RivenMatchups

General: He wins if he hits his full all in combo onto you and he loses if you get to all in him with one or more of his spells down. He also wins if he manages to outsustain you with his Perseverance passive. You win early game really hard as you can easily kite his all in trades. Lane gets harder once he has Stridebreaker as it will be much harder to kite him. Once you have enough haste, you can trade to bait out his spells and force all ins way more often with Q delay.

Tips:

• Try to force out his spell level 1 with your third delayed Q Broken Wings and look to all in him if he walks up while it is still down.

• When he uses his Q Decisive Strike on you, block it with the Disengage Combo and kite away from him.

• Punish his cooldowns hard, especially his long W Courage cooldown (22s).

• Remember, you win all ins if he doesn't have everything. If he combos you but doesn't hit his E Judgment and still chases you, you can turn the fight and win it if your Q Broken Wings is up.

General: He wins if he can poke you down with his Qs The Darkin Glaive or if you keep fighting him over a longer period where he manages to fully stack his passive Cultivation of War. He loses if you either burst him down quickly in an all in or manage to disengage after using your full combo. Once you have enough haste, you can force all ins more heavily with Q delay. Try to bully him early before he gets too tanky, because then he will be almost impossible to kill quickly.

Tips:

• Look to level 1 bush cheese all in him if he walks up.

• Keep in mind that his Q2 The Darkin Glaive cancels your third Q Broken Wings cast.

• Avoid getting hit by his spells for free. Always use your dashes to dodge them or bait them.

• When his Q The Darkin Glaive is on cooldown, look for all in trades when he walks up.

• When he uses his R Grim Deliverance during an all in, you can precast your R2 Wind Slash to where you know he will land, as he has no way of dodging it. You also want to avoid getting hit by his R Grim Deliverance circle at all costs.

General: He wins if he can poke you down or burst you with his empowered spells, especially his W Ruthless Predator. He loses if you all in him when he has no fury or cooldowns and you are healthy enough to survive his burst. You win pretty hard level 1 until he gets a bounce. Afterwards, this lane becomes very hard. Once you have enough haste, you can force all ins heavily with Q delay. Do not rush Axiom Arc in this matchup unless you get really fed. Sundered Sky and Plated Steelcaps are a better standard buy here.

Tips:

• Always take Bone Plating in this matchup. Without it, you can never walk up to the wave when he has 50+ fury and his W Ruthless Predator ready.

• Look to level 1 bush cheese all in him. This is your best chance at winning this lane. If you succeed, you can snowball the lane from there.

• Remember that his empowered W Ruthless Predator breaks your E Valor shield and damages you through it. You never want to use your E Valor in that case unless you have Bone Plating ready and are trying to bait his fury.

• Never let him proc your Bone Plating for free without him having to use either his empowered Q Cull the Meek or W Ruthless Predator. If he gets your Bone Plating without investing 50 fury for it, it is a bad outcome. Instead, try to force his 50 fury and one of his empowered spells with your Bone Plating.

• Look to extend the trade into an all in until he uses his E Slice and Dice to get out. If he does not use his E Slice and Dice, you should win the all in if you have enough health. However, if he does use it, look to all in him once your spells are back up and while his E Slice and Dice is still on cooldown.

General: He wins fights if he hits his Q The Darkin Blade sweet spots, and he loses if you dodge them. You can easily one shot him with your all ins early, before he gets armor. Afterwards, your all ins usually won't kill him, so keep that in mind.

Once you have enough haste, you can trade and force all ins way more often with Q delay.

Tips:

• Use your dashes to dodge his Q The Darkin Blade sweet spots and W Infernal Chains pull (especially his Q2 and Q3).

• Never walk up to him with no dash ready if his spells are up.

• Keep in mind that his cooldowns are very high early, so he is not much of a threat.

• Always keep track of his E Umbral Dash cooldown, as his Q The Darkin Blade is very predictable and easy to dodge without it.

General: He wins if he can fight you over a longer period and stack his Hemorrhage passive fully, he loses if you can kill him quickly in an all in. You usually need to poke him once or twice with a good short trade before you can kill him in an all in, however, once he gets armor, you usually need more than that unless his E Apprehend is down. Once you have enough Haste, you can force all ins heavily with Q delay if you know you have enough damage to kill him quickly.

Tips:

• Don't all in him straight away level 1, try to get a good trade with your Q Broken Wings first, and all in him when he is around 80% health with no Bone Plating.

• Play for short trades unless you have enough damage to burst him.

• Avoid being next to him with no spells up, as he will beat you up really hard.

• Be very careful when his Ghost is up, as it gives him immense kill pressure, especially on his side of the lane.

• You can trade with him when he uses his Q Decimate, as he locks himself in his own animation and cannot use another spell meanwhile (tanking the non-sweetspot is always fine).

• Try to bait his E Apprehend while short trading, and look to fight or all in him while it's on cooldown (24s).

• When all inning, try to Q Broken Wings through him to dodge his E Apprehend if it's up, and only use your Q3 Broken Wings when his E Apprehend is down.

General: He wins if he can poke you down with his spells. He loses if you can get on top of him and all in him. You win early pretty hard as long as you dodge his spells. He can become unkillable eventually if you do not get a good lead on him.

Once you have enough ability haste, you can trade and force all ins heavily with Q delay.

Tips:

• Look to level 1 bush cheese all in him right away.

• Dodge his Q Volcanic Rupture and E Searing Charge with your dashes.

• Make sure to NEVER W Ki Burst during his W Bellows Breath duration. Always W Ki Burst after his channel ends.

• Avoid standing next to walls unless you are trying to bait his E Searing Charge.

• When all inning him, try to use your Q Broken Wings or E Valor to dash over his W Bellows Breath and save your W Ki Burst to cancel his R2 Call of the Forge God recast.

General: You win all ins if you can get on top of him before he gets armor. You lose if he pokes you down or once he gets armor. If you do not get a good lead on him early, you will never be able to kill him.

Tips:

• Look to level 1 bush cheese all in him.

• Try to really bully him during his weak early levels. You should always outtrade him if you hit everything.

• You can tank all of his spells, it does not matter; you simply stat check him. If he ever uses his Q Seismic Shard randomly on you, just block it with your E Valor.

General: He wins if he can poke you down with his W Empower. He loses if you can get on top of him and all in him without him being able to interrupt your Q Broken Wings combo with his E Counter Strike. Ability haste is key, as you need Q delay often to bait his E Counter Strike.

Tips:

• Try to bait his E with your third Q Broken Wings cast. If he uses his E Counter Strike, your Q Broken Wings will be up well before his E Counter Strike, so you can push and potentially all in him during this window. Otherwise, you have to respect him level 1, as he is much stronger.

• You only want to all in him when his E Counter Strike is down or if he randomly uses it when your Q Broken Wings is up or about to come up, so try to bait out that spell first.

• Always have spells ready when his E Counter Strike is up to dodge it. Try to fight him near your tower, as not only can you run him down there, but you can also use your E Valor offensively to block his W Empower.