How to win lane as Master Yi against Riven · 47.72% win rate over 285 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Riven | Riven's level 1 Q mobility and trade stats beat you outright. |
| Level 2 | Riven | Her Ki Burst (W) stun comes online at level 2 for guaranteed trades. |
| Level 3 | Riven | At level 3 her full Q-W-E combo lets her all-in and win. |
| Levels 4-5 | Riven | Through level 4 her shielded burst still overwhelms your poke. |
| Level 6 | Riven | At level 5 her R spike keeps her kill pressure over yours. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first item plus Highlander (R) makes the fight a skill duel. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late game your sustained DPS and R resets out-scale and delete Riven. |
Riven dominates levels 1-4: her Broken Wings (Q) mobility, Ki Burst (W) stun, and Valor (E) shield let her engage and win every trade, and you have no sustain answer to her shielded burst. Farm carefully, respect her all-in the moment her Q is charged, and don't die repeatedly.
The full Master Yi 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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