How to win lane as Yorick against Riven · 46.45% win rate (1,154 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Her mobility dodges your cage and burst kills the Maiden. Wall to peel, short-trade, and scale to split push.
Track: Riven's W — Ki Burst (11–7s cooldown). Her engage CC. Bait it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Riven.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Riven | Riven's Q-dash-stun all-in crushes your no-ghoul early, handing her the lane. |
| Level 2 | Riven | Her mobility and animation-cancel burst out-trade you before ghouls stack. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Even windows exist only when her Q charges and shield are fully spent. |
| Levels 4-5 | Riven | Levels 4-5 are hers: Ki Burst stuns every 9s and Valor shields. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is hers: Blade of the Exile adds range and one Wind Slash. |
| First item | Riven | First item is hers, but the cage blocks Valor — she cannot dash it. |
| Two+ items | Riven | Late, Riven's dashes kite your ghouls in the open, favoring her outside your cage. |
Riven is a hard lane bully: Broken Wings on 13s and Ki Burst on 11s let her all-in before ghouls form. Dark Procession blocks movement, so Valor does not dash through it. Farm with Last Rites and trade only once her charges and shield are down.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick 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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Riven, slightly — Yorick wins 46.45% of 1,154 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Riven has a small statistical edge (53.55% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Riven has the slight edge (Yorick wins 46.45%), though it stays close.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Riven.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts her healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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