MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Riven
How often does Vladimir beat Riven in Top?
Vladimir into Riven in Top: 49% observed win rate across 538 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 Vladimir behind by 197 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -197
- CS: +7
- XP: +232
Typical gap to Riven, from 533 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Riven?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 49% over 538 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Riven: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 65% across 245 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 35% across 293.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 245 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 293 |
| First blood | 62% | 271 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 180 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 284 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 69% | 111 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 77% | 57 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:41. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's Top build, with receipts
Into Riven specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 54.3% over 129 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Vladimir core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 58.7% across 1,376 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (5,947 games).
Skill plan: Vladimir players max Q first and take Q at level 1.