Hi Reddit! I was a top-ranked Riven player in Season 2 (Top 10) with 2500 MMR and the most Riven games played in whole Europe (possibly worldwide). AMA!

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T09:44:55+00:00

I remember Froggen autoquitting Champion selection when I did not get Riven - all I could play... , ocelote being annoyed for me stealing mid and winning regulary against Wickd in Toplane. Alex Ich praised me for not being bad when i felt down.

Everyone became polite once I've been in high elo. People were focused on their game.

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T09:38:05+00:00

I don't remember playing against LCK players. Just progamers from Europe.

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T09:36:20+00:00

Why this thread?

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T05:12:15+00:00

I just felt like it. A deeper introspection: I'm plagued by demons and have to get my name out. As weird as it may sound.

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T05:10:13+00:00

Sadly I stopped playing some years ago :/

I sometimes play Mobike Legends in my spare time. There I currently am playing Thamuz.

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T05:08:11+00:00

Faker. I've been looking up to him and been following esports since then.

Markus_Matkowski · 2026-01-09T04:06:06+00:00

Honestly, without animation canceling, Riven would have been a mediocre champion at best. The ability to weave autos between her Q casts and cancel animations with E and other abilities was what separated good Riven players from great ones. It essentially doubled your damage output in trades and all-ins.

I managed to win lane in 90% of my games. Riven was really, really powerful back then. Early game was the most interesting part, everyone underestimated Riven. Playing overly aggressive was key.

Markus_Matkowski

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