Yasuo vs Riven Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Mid, this is Yasuo versus Riven — a fighter/assassin hybrid against a fighter/assassin hybrid. Over 776 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Yasuo closes out 42.7% of them. Sitting 7.4 points below the 50% line marks Riven as a genuine problem pick for Yasuo.
Wind Wall (W) and Blade of the Exile (R) are usually what decide a trade between Yasuo and Riven. The pressure spikes when Last Breath and Blade of the Exile come online together. Flow against None — the sustain maths are not symmetrical here.
Both champions are melee (Yasuo at 175, Riven at 125), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
This is a physical-versus-physical exchange between Yasuo and Riven. The stat sheet reads 590 HP and 32 armour for Yasuo against 630 and 33 for Riven. Level 18 armour lands at 110 for Yasuo and 108 for Riven. Riven also hits harder before items — 64 AD to 60. Yasuo moves quicker at base (345 against 340), which shows up on roams.
Data here updates on its own rather than sitting as a fixed snapshot taken on 16.13.1.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Riven has the statistical edge. Yasuo wins 42.7% of the recorded games.
42.7% from Yasuo's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
776 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Yasuo build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Yasuo build page.