Madred's Bloodrazor on Riven

Question

Normally you should play Riven totally on AD ( since all her Spells stack with AD ). But I was just wondering - when I play vs a tanky team with many HP ( Warmogs and stuff ) I usually go for Madred's Bloodrazor when I play AD Carry ( e.g. Ashe ), because of the 4% Dmg from the max. health.

Now my question is - would it be reasonable to go for Madred's Bloodrazor with Riven too? Because normally you wouldn't try to get Rivens Attack Speed up... If no Bloodrazor, what would be another option for her against targets with much HP ?

Asked by Toby

Answer

Why you shouldn't use Madred's Bloodrazor on Riven:

• Riven scales badly with bonus attack speed, because she should aim to attack only after every ability use. This means not only bonus attack speed from Razor is wasted, but also you won't be using Razor efficiently, since the item procs do scale with attackspeed.
• Riven has no magical attacks, and thus has no need to use Magic Penetration/Reduction. Which means Razor procs will hit enemies full Magic Resistance, making the item even worse.

What to do instead:

• Stack AD. Riven has great AD scaling, and you can always use more of it. Remember that it also makes your shield stronger!
• Stack Lifesteal. Since Riven's passive-boost on autoattacks counts for lifesteal, this can make enormous difference, especially in 1v1. Also, lifesteal scales with the AD you're already stacking. Stacking Bloodthirsters can be legitimate tactic on Riven. If you want advantage earlier in the game, stacking Doran's Blades is also very good.
• Don't forget some Armor Penetration/Reduction. Brutalizer gives good flat bonus for early game, plus some AD and some CDR. For late game, Last Whisper gives percentage-based bonus, and yes - more AD!
• If you are in a teamfight: don't focus the HP stacking opponents - go for the squishies instead. Other people in your team should be better prepared for clearing out the tough guys later (maybe even by having the Bloodrazor, if they can use it better and if the situation warrants it).

Answered by Delf

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