Darius vs Riven in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: respect her Q mobility — she dodges your Q with it, so E her Q3 to lock the all-in. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPDARIUSthe Hand of Noxus

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPRIVENthe Exile

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Catch her Q3

After 6 you only win the all-in if you E her Q3 — otherwise she just dodges your Q with one of her abilities.

Punish her early

Short-trade and out-sustain her early, then ask for ganks — most Rivens don't run Flash, so early is her weakness.

E + Q to land it

Hold your Q as long as possible, then E + Q her to guarantee it hits — thrown raw, she just dodges it.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never throw your Q raw at her — she dodges it with a dash; always E + Q so it's guaranteed to land.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

GHOST

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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