TheShy is one of the best top laners in the history of League of Legends in general and LPL in particular. Currently, “Shy ca” is still performing quite well. Although there are times when he has “thrown games” along with the WBG team, whenever he switches to “serious mode”, almost no top laner in LPL Spring 2022 can compare with him.
In addition, TheShy is also known as a player with a wide champion pool. The League of Legends community is used to seeing TheShy utilize many marksman-type champions in the top lane or champions with high damage. However, TheShy can also perform well with tank matchups, as seen in this LPL Spring 2022 season. Numerous times, “Shy ca” has effectively used tanks like Malphite and Sion to bring victories to Weibo Gaming.
However, according to TheShy’s assessment, one of the champions that used to be his “go-to” is now no longer suitable and even “too trash”, which is Riven. According to TheShy’s former teammate Ning, in a conversation with “Shy ca” about League of Legends, WBG’s top laner remarked that the champion Riven is now “too trash”, and TheShy confirmed to Ning that he would no longer use this champion.
Indeed, although Riven is a champion that can deal good burst damage, her skill set is outdated compared to the current meta of League of Legends. Moreover, due to her fragility, Riven also struggles to survive in team fights for too long without many items. As a result, in early skirmishes, this champion from Noxus is almost completely “useless”.
TheShy’s comments may still not be enough to alert Riot about how “useless” Riven has become in League of Legends today, but it does indicate a reality: there are too many champions that are gradually being “neglected” and Riot seems uninterested in addressing. Now, for Riven to make a comeback in League of Legends and the professional scene, Riot probably needs a serious overhaul for this champion.