How to win lane as Riven against Locke · 56.47% win rate over 1,013 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Riven | Your level-1 Q auto-cancels let you out-trade his pressure and dash away from the response. |
| Level 2 | Riven | At 2 your early Ki Burst stun and dash mobility keep you firmly ahead in every exchange. |
| Level 3 | Riven | Level 3 your full Q-E-W combo out-trades him and cancels his E dash — trades are yours on demand. |
| Levels 4-5 | Riven | Through 4-5 your shield eats his burst and your dashes deny any all-in he attempts. |
| Level 6 | Riven | At 6 your R and Q mobility let you dash clean out of Purgatory's radius — his ult threat is muted. |
| First item | Riven | At first item your shield-heavy burst out-damages his setup window before it completes. |
| Two+ items | Riven | Late your Q and R mobility hard-counter his need to stick a squishy target — the duel stays yours. |
This lane is yours at every stage — play it like it. Q auto-cancels out-trade his Silver Stake pressure from level 1, the level-2 Ki Burst stun locks in your pattern, and the full level-3 Q-E-W combo both out-damages him and cancels his E dash. Trade on every cooldown cycle and stack an early lead.
The full Riven vs Locke 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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