How to win lane as Warwick against Riven · 52.47% win rate over 507 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Level 1 you out-sustain her before her Q charges and combo come online. |
| Level 2 | Riven | At 2 her Ki Burst stun and Broken Wings burst start out-trading you. |
| Level 3 | Riven | Full-charge level-3 Riven out-bursts and out-mobilities you hard. |
| Levels 4-5 | Riven | Her Valor shield and Q dashes let her dodge your commit through 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Riven | At 6 she Valor-dashes out of Infinite Duress and R-executes you low. |
| First item | Riven | Her first item makes the Q-W-R combo a clean one-rotation kill. |
| Two+ items | Riven | Late-game Riven's mobility and burst stay ahead of your all-in every fight. |
Level 1 you edge her with passive sustain before she has her combo online, so contest the first wave. It's the only phase you're favoured — don't overstay it.
The full Warwick 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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