Learning goals
- Identify weapon name.
- Identify positive stats.
- Identify negative stats.
- Identify rank and roll count.
- Identify polarity and Mastery requirement.
- Avoid judging from one stat alone.
Explanation
An unveiled Riven has several parts: exact weapon, positive stats, negative stat, rank, roll count, polarity, Mastery requirement, weapon disposition, compatibility, and fit with the weapon's actual build. Positive stats can include damage, multishot, critical chance, critical damage, status chance, elemental damage, speed, reload, magazine, projectile speed, punch through, melee range, combo duration, or utility stats. A negative can be harmless, painful, or build-breaking depending on the weapon.
What should I do?
Read the Riven in a fixed order: exact weapon, positives, negative, rank, roll count, polarity, Mastery requirement, disposition, compatibility, and whether the stats fit the weapon's role.
Common mistakes
Avoid these Riven mistakes before spending Kuva, Platinum, or valuable inventory space.
- Ignoring the exact weapon name.
- Ignoring the negative stat.
- Ignoring roll count.
- Ignoring polarity and drain.
- Judging by one big number.
- Assuming every damage stat is equally useful.
- Assuming every negative makes the Riven unusable.
Key Takeaways
- Reading the whole Riven is the first defense against bad decisions.
Practical task
Complete reading is the first defense against bad Riven decisions.
- Pick one unveiled Riven.
- Write the weapon name.
- Write every positive stat.
- Write the negative stat if present.
- Write rank and roll count.
- Write polarity and Mastery requirement.
- Decide whether the Riven looks Build-Relevant, Maybe Useful, Mostly Unclear, or Likely Bad.
You can explain every visible part of the Riven.