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Riven vs Swain

Riven vs Swain in Mid: who wins more often?

Across 42 ranked games in Mid, Riven beats Swain in 52% of them.

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 ahead by 193 gold.

Riven at 15:00

Typical gap to Swain, from 42 games that reached 15:00.

Does Riven counter Swain?

Even on the count: Riven lands at 52% over 42 games. Neither pick wins the lane alone, so take the side you play better and use the rows below to see which early spots swing this one, then play your first ten minutes around them.

Your Riven game plan against Swain

In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:24 and level 6 lands around 5:36. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.

Riven in Mid: the items that actually get built

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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