Lethality Riven Build

Lethality Riven Build.

Lethality Riven build with runes and items. Lethality Riven guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Lethality Riven build in League of Legends Patch 14.23!

Updated: 2024-05-15 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Serrated Dirk should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Riven ability Broken Wings should be leveled first.
Q
Riven ability Valor should be leveled second.
E
Riven ability Ki Burst should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
The Collector should be final item in your build.
Serylda's Grudge should be final item in your build.
Profane Hydra should be final item in your build.
Youmuu's Ghostblade should be final item in your build.
Hubris should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Lethality Riven Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How to play

General
  1. You build Lethality and wait for a moment to strike enemy squishes.
  2. Snowball / Mark is a crucial cooldown for playing this build. Do not waste it or even wait to hit the enemy at point-blank range to ensure hit (so you follow them, if they Flash).
  3. If an enemy team is full of tanks or bruisers, rush Serylda's Grudge or even Lord Dominik's Regards early (sometimes even #2). Black Cleaver is also an alternative. The key is to adapt to the enemy team.

Tips and Tricks

Riot
  1. Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.
  2. Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Skill Order

  • Riven [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Broken Wings
  • Riven [object Object] ability.
    W
    Ki Burst
  • Riven [object Object] ability.
    E
    Valor
  • Riven [object Object] ability.
    R
    Blade of the Exile

Items

Starting items
Serrated Dirk item.
Rush this
The Collector item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good items
Youmuu's Ghostblade item.
The Collector item.
Opportunity item.
Profane Hydra item.
Voltaic Cyclosword item.
Spear of Shojin item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
OK items
Umbral Glaive item.
Axiom Arc item.
Edge of Night item.
Counter items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Mercurial Scimitar item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Serpent's Fang item.
Executioner's Calling item.
Anti tank items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Black Cleaver item.
Lord Dominik's Regards item.
Good defensive items
Maw of Malmortius item.
Death's Dance item.
Anti poke items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Warmog's Armor item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
The Collector item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Profane Hydra item.
Youmuu's Ghostblade item.
Hubris item.