How to win lane as Garen against Riven · 55.05% win rate over 3,973 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Garen | Riven cannot cancel your level-1 Q silence, so you win the first trade. |
| Level 2 | Garen | At level 2 your Q lockout still shuts down her Broken Wings before she ramps. |
| Level 3 | Garen | Levels 3-5 you spin E on a silenced Riven who cannot dash away. |
| Levels 4-5 | Garen | Even at 6 you can silence-into-R execute her low base health. |
| Level 6 | Garen | Before her item spike your sustain and lockout keep you ahead. |
| First item | Riven | At first item Riven's R and item burst let her trade over your Q. |
| Two+ items | Riven | Late, her dashes and shields kite your slow and control extended fights. |
You dominate levels 1-5: Riven cannot pre-6 cancel your Q silence, so land it, spin E Judgment, and she is locked out of Broken Wings and her E dash for the whole trade.
The full Garen vs Riven report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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