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Draven
Patch 16.2.1
BotDifficulty
Very Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Win lane decisively, secure at least one early kill to cash in stacks, and use that gold lead to end the game before the enemy team's frontline becomes too tanky to shred.
Playstyle
Draven is an aggressive lane bully who relies on gold acceleration. You play to dominate your lane, stack , and cash out for massive leads. If you aren't fighting, you're falling behind.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Highest level 1-3 damage output of any ADC with
- +Extreme gold scaling through allowing for 2-item leads
- + provides infinite move speed and attack speed as long as you catch axes
- + is one of the best basic ability self-peel tools in the game
Weaknesses
- -Telegraphed movement; enemies know exactly where you must move to catch
- -High mana consumption if you spam without catching axes
- -Losing stacks on death makes you a high-priority target for ganks
- -Requires much higher mechanical focus than other ADCs just to maintain basic DPS
Abilities
Adoration stacks are your lifeblood. You get them from catching and killing minions. On a kill, you consume all stacks for gold. If you die, you lose 75% of them. Never take a 1-for-1 trade if you have high stacks.
Your main damage source. You can have two spinning at once, but you can actually juggle three or more with high attack speed. The axe lands where you were moving the moment it hit the target. Control the drop zone to stay mobile.
Gives a burst of MS and AS. Catching a axe resets the cooldown. In a fight, you should be pressing almost every time you catch an axe to stay fast and lethal.
Throws axes in a line, knocking enemies to the side. Use this to cancel dashes (like Leona E or Lee Sin Q). The slow it provides is vital for landing extra autos.
A global execute. It deals physical damage and returns to you. Most importantly, it executes enemies based on your stacks. Use it to snipe low-HP targets or secure a cash-out from long range during a skirmish away from yous.
Teamfight Role
High-Damage Front-to-Back Carry
Focus on whoever is closest while keeping your axes spinning. Use to reposition constantly. Your high single-target damage should be used to melt the enemy frontline first.
If an enemy carry is within execute range, prioritize landing the ultimate to secure the kill and the gold, regardless of who you are currently auto-attacking.
Combos
The Bread and Butter
Auto -> move to catch -> Auto
Standard trade. Use the MS from to reach the axe drop site and immediately use the reset to chase or retreat.
The All-In Chase
-> Auto -> -> -> Auto ->
Pop for speed, hit them with a high-damage . Use to slow them and stop their escape. Use the reset to keep up and finish with .
Displacement Cancel
(during enemy dash) -> -> Auto
Defensive combo. Time to hit an enemy mid-dash. This interrupts their movement, allowing you to use to distance yourself and return fire with .
The Ultimate Cash-Out
Auto -> -> (manual return)
When an enemy is low, hit them with a auto, then immediately fire . Reactivate early so the return hit and the execute logic from trigger instantly.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | With active, no ADC can out-trade your raw auto-attack damage. |
| Level 2 | Unlocking allows you to stick to targets and catch axes more reliably for repeated trades. |
| Level 3 | Having provides the safety needed to all-in without being easily punished by the enemy support's engage. |
| Level 6 | The execute threshold on combined with its base damage makes you a lethal threat to anyone below 40% health. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Control your axe landing: click where you want to go the instant after your leaves your hand.
- •You can have two axes active and a third one 'ready' in the ability slot; use this to never run out of damage.
- • grants a massive MS boost—use it to dodge skillshots even if you don't intend to trade.
- •Your can interrupt channels like Katarina R or Galio W if timed correctly.
- •If you're about to die and have a lot of stacks, use globally to try and get a kill elsewhere to save your gold.
- •The execute on only triggers when the axes pass through the enemy; double-tapping the return can proc it faster.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Running into dangerous areas just to catch a axe→You get hit by easy skillshots (like Blitzcrank Q) because your pathing is predictable.
- ✕Spamming when you aren't catching axes→You will run out of mana in seconds, leaving you with zero mobility and no damage.
- ✕Not tracking stacks vs enemy health→Missing out on 'free' kills because you didn't realize would execute the target.
- ✕Playing too passive early→Draven is a 'win-now' champion; if you go even in lane, you're actually losing due to your kit's reliance on gold leads.
- ✕Holding only for engage→You have no way to stop a jungler from jumping on you, resulting in lost stacks and a death.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached