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Riven

The Exile

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About Riven

Riven, The Exile, is a assassin, fighter, and skirmisher champion in League of Legends played in toplane on Summoner's Rift. Riot released Riven on September 14, 2011 in Patch 1.0.0.125. Riven uses melee attacks and deals physical damage.

Riven has 17 skins in 14 skin lines. Riven has waited 1025 days for a new skin, the 8th longest wait of 173 champions. See every champion's wait

Gameplay style

Riven fills the assassin/fighter/skirmisher role with melee attacks, mostly in toplane.

Riven deals physical damage and casts abilities with no resource cost. Assassins like Riven look for quick picks on low-health carries such as marksmen and mages.

Riven's story

Once a swordmaster in the warhosts of Noxus, Riven is an expatriate in a land she previously tried to conquer. She rose through the ranks on the strength of her conviction and brutal efficiency, and was rewarded with a legendary runic blade and a warband of her own. However, on the Ionian front, Riven's faith in her homeland was tested and ultimately broken. Having severed all ties to the empire, she now seeks to find her place in a shattered world, even as rumors abound that Noxus itself has been reforged...

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Official Champion Spotlight

See Riven's abilities and gameplay in the official League of Legends Champion Spotlight.

Learning Riven

Here is what Riven does well and where this assassin, fighter, and skirmisher champion struggles.

Champion strengths

  • High burst damage potential
  • Good balance of damage and durability
  • High solo kill potential
  • Strong dueling potential

Champion weaknesses

  • Vulnerable to crowd control
  • Can be kited by ranged champions
  • Relatively squishy in team fights
  • May struggle against true tanks

Riven costs 2400 BE or 880 RP. Riven sits in Riot's standard price tier, which holds the majority of the champion roster.

Riven has not been on sale since March 1, 2026.

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