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Riven vs Urgot

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Riven must leverage her high early agency and mobility to pressure Urgot and deny him a calm scaling lane.
This matchup is a snowball vs scale fight; Riven should seek cooldown advantages to win short trades and snowball side-lane pressure.

Trading pattern

Trade by chaining (Q), (W), and (E) quickly to burst before Urgot can retaliate with (E) or passive legs.
Punish Urgot after he uses (E) or when his passive legs are on cooldown by engaging immediately.
Avoid extended trades if your mobility cooldowns are spent or if Urgot still holds (E) to flip you.

Danger windows

Respect Urgot’s (E) flip and shield cooldown; engaging into it can lead to lethal countertrades.
Be cautious when Urgot’s passive legs are active around you, as they amplify his damage output.
Avoid fighting when Urgot has (R) ready and you are near execute health thresholds without your ultimate.

Early game

Use early waves to poke and trade short combos when (E) and passive legs are on cooldown.
Avoid committing when (E) flip and shield are available to prevent being punished.
Prioritize hitting level 6 with some chip damage on Urgot to enable lethal all-ins.

Power spikes

At level 6, bait Urgot's crowd control and then use (R) to convert chip damage into kills.
After your first haste/damage item, increase trade frequency to pressure Urgot’s cooldown windows.
Respect Urgot’s level 6 (R) execute threat by not dropping too low before you have your full combo ready.

Win conditions

Use cooldown sequencing and animation-canceled combos to punish Urgot’s key cooldowns and snowball early leads.
Deny Urgot scaling by maintaining lane pressure and forcing him to miss farm or take unfavorable trades.
Reach level 6 with prior chip damage to execute lethal all-ins with (R), then transition to side-lane pressure and skirmishes.