Matchup of the Day

Kayle vs. Riven (Top Lane)

A detailed breakdown of the lane, from early game to late.

Winrate: 42.2%Patch 15.1983 Matches

Matchup Win Rate

42.2%

Gold Diff @ 15

-522g

Gold Diff @ End

+45g

Average KDA

5/6/4

Master Tier Analysis

Your Win Condition

Survive until six Kill her at first item or level 11

General Strategy

Q>E max Take fleet for movement speed You can go PTA for aggressive trades in lane or lethal tempo for scaling if you are more confident about spacing her Farm with Q and E pre six Space her by 2 of her Qs when her cooldowns are up

Trading Patterns

Trades are always losing if she gets on you You must space her so she has to use all of her mobility spells to get on you If she runs at you use fleet, Q, and W to get away. Give farm in this lane just make sure she doesn’t freeze on you since you are unable to break the freeze yourself Most Rivens love to hard trade at levels 1 and six. When you get to lane ward the bush near you so she cannot trade onto you easily. Level six be careful of her using nimbus cloak and flashing onto you with ult to surprise you and burst you before you can ult.

Wave Management

You want the wave on your side so you can freely farm without getting engaged on.

Their Win Condition

Hard trade with Q Use ult to burst you when you are mispositioned

Build & Rune Breakdown

Match Flow Visualization

Kayle

Combat Stats

Riven
5/6/4KDA7/6/5
38%Kill Participation38%
42%Win Rate58%

Damage Dealt @ 15 min

Kayle
4,951
Riven
6,422

Damage Dealt @ End

Kayle
18,666
Riven
18,833

Damage Taken @ End

Kayle
18,833
Riven
18,666

Who wins this matchup?

Kayle
Riven
Skill Matchup

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