Talk:Riven/@comment-4977390-20130225202841/@comment-785467-20130226051701

Even in League of Warmog's, Phage/Frozen Mallet is pretty much the only standard item that Riven would want to make her tanky. Stacking AD is still her best option, mainly because of her E. Anything else is situational. I tried Warmog's though. While it makes her survivable, the drop in damage is just not worth it.

What I found myself doing lately is maxing out W and E first, so that I can use them for outsustaining HP stackers. After Brutalizer, I build Ravenous Hydra since it gives both hp regen and life steal.

You don't really need much CDR on Riven beyond the +10% from Brutalizer/TBC or Spirit of the Elder Lizard. Her cooldowns are short enough that unless you're trying to spam all her abilities to burst someone down, she's gonna have one up almost all the time. It's also enough to keep a max stack of Runic Blade almost every time. I developed the habit of doing space Q when I'm traveling anywhere.