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Riven vs Garen

What is Riven's win rate vs Garen?

In Mid, Riven wins 53% against Garen across 47 observed ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Riven behind by 575 gold.

Riven at 15:00

Typical gap to Garen, from 46 games that reached 15:00.

Does Riven counter Garen?

Too close to call. Riven sits at 53% over 47 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Garen as Riven

The median first death in this lane comes at 4:18; the level 6 spike lands around 5:29. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Riven build in Mid?

The most-finished Riven core is Umbral Glaive, Endless Hunger, Death's Dance: 62.9% across 679 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Axiom Arc (1,904 games).

Skill plan: Riven players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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