Kayle Top performs well against Riven (54.0% win rate) based on 491 games. This matchup works well for Kayle players.
View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Kayle Top vs Riven Top in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.
Balanced meta clash: Kayle (3.4%, 25th place out of 62 Top champions) regularly faces Riven (3.8%, 21st place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Meta strength confirmed: Kayle's superior tier rating (S vs B+) translates into a solid 54.0% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Kayle ranks 7th in win rate among Top champions. Optimize for consistency: Press the Attack paired with Absorb Life (50.0% win rate, 81.9% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Nashor's Tooth > Lich Bane > Rabadon's Deathcap with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Riven.
Lane dominance: Kayle not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (8.12/min vs 7.27 for Riven). This 0.85 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Kayle dominates both win rate (54.0%) and damage output (797 vs 774/min, 2nd among Top). The 23 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Kayle wins the matchup (54.0%) despite a lower KDA (1.70 vs 1.80). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.
The Kayle versus Riven matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.
The magic damage that Kayle deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Riven deals mainly physical damage (93.28%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.
An important advantage of Kayle is higher farming statistics (ranked 1st among role champions) (versus 10th for Riven), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (1.8 versus 1.7) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.
Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Kayle player to maintain constant pressure on Riven, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.
Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …
Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…
Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…
All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …
Increases attack speed by 10%
Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power
Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18
Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …
Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…
Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…
All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …
Increases attack speed by 10%
Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power
Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18
