How to play it
- Press early
Garen is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Cut the healing
Riven sustains — Chempunk Chainsword on your first back.
- Don't chase
Riven escapes faster than you — take farm and towers instead of running.
- Physical resistance
Riven deals physical damage — Death's Dance as your 2nd or 3rd item.
When you are in danger
- Full HP or back off
Riven's burst kills from half HP. No trades under 60%, and buy Death's Dance early.
Items that answer Riven
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Riven
- Buy armor items like Plated Steelcaps or Thornmail
- Pick up a spell shield like Edge of Night to block his burst
- Don't sit low HP in his range — he can one-shot you
- Don't extend trades — he wins long fights
How to play as Garen
- Q (Decisive Strike) cleanses slows + grants MS — use to engage or escape
- Lean on Perseverance — back off 8 seconds and you heal massive HP
- Time E (Judgment) on tanks after Black Cleaver shreds their armor
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Garen · ■ RivenLevel 1
- Health660 / 690
- Attack damage64 / 64
- Armor52 / 46
- Magic resistance38 / 38
- Attack speed0.80 / 0.80
- Movement speed350 / 345
Level 5
- Health1172 / 1170
- Attack damage86 / 78
- Armor75 / 64
- Magic resistance48 / 46
- Attack speed0.87 / 0.87
- Movement speed350 / 345
Level 15
- Health2452 / 2370
- Attack damage141 / 114
- Armor133 / 109
- Magic resistance74 / 66
- Attack speed1.05 / 1.05
- Movement speed350 / 345
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.