Garen vs Riven in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her Q combo chunks you in short trades to set up her R one-shot — don't walk up without your cooldowns. 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 · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPRIVENthe Exile

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect her burst

Her Q combo does short bursty trades to drop you low for her R one-shot — if you don't have cooldowns, don't walk up.

All-in a wasted E

If she wastes E, post-6 you can one-shot with Ignite Q-E-R — Flash in to close the gap if she's around 70% HP.

Kite with Q

Q's move speed is all your damage — kite backwards and start your spin as you move away from her combo.

✕ DON'T

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Never let the wave sit on her side — it gives her the space to run you down with her R and Q combo.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

SORCERYoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 53% WR - 1.2k games

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

MAXE→Q→W

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