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Riven vs Aurelion Sol

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Riven must leverage her early agency to pressure and deny Aurelion Sol's scaling by forcing fights before he completes key items.
Control the wave to create space for short trades and punish Aurelion Sol's cooldowns, avoiding giving him a passive lane state.
This is a snowball vs scale matchup where Riven aims to snowball early leads into side-lane pressure and burst skirmishes.

Trading pattern

Initiate trades with (E) shield, chain (Q) and (W) for burst, then disengage before cooldown downtime.
Exploit windows when (Q) and (W) are on cooldown by committing to short combos.
Avoid trading when mobility or stun is down, as extended fights favor Aurelion Sol's poke and waveclear.

Danger windows

Riven is vulnerable after expending (Q) and (E) as mobility and shield are down; avoid trades then.
Beware of Aurelion Sol's poke when (W) or third (Q) miss, reducing crowd control and burst potential.
Exercise caution when Aurelion Sol reaches item spikes that increase his chase and waveclear threat.

Early game

Use level 1-3 to aggressively trade with (Q), (W), and (E) combos before Aurelion Sol has his full kit.
Punish Aurelion Sol's low early game agency by forcing cooldown trades and denying safe farm.
Avoid extended trades after using mobility and shield until cooldowns refresh to prevent retaliation.

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) unlocks lethal execute potential; bait enemy cooldowns before all-in.
First haste/damage item improves combo frequency; use this to contest waves and pressure Aurelion Sol's cooldowns.
Respect Aurelion Sol's item spikes (Rylai's completion and ultimate upgrade) by playing safer and avoiding extended trades.

Win conditions

Use cooldown sequencing and animation-cancel trades to build an early lead and deny Aurelion Sol safe scaling.
Snowball by converting chip damage into level 6 all-ins with (R) for lethal burst.
Apply side-lane pressure and force Aurelion Sol into reactive play, preventing him from reaching his late-game power spikes.