Draven with double axes and W attack & movement speed buffs can pressure the enemy hard at Level 2. Casting W right before catching an axe will reset the cooldown on W to maximize the attack & movement speed buffs and dish out damage.

Draven’s auto has a slow projectile speed. Even when Draven’s in front of the turret, once Draven throws his auto and backs off, Draven does not get any Turret Aggro. Abusing this advantage, he can apply some huge pressure on the enemy ADC trying to farm CS hugging the turret.

When axes bounce to an unintended place while chasing an enemy, you have to become a decisive Draven player who knows to give up that axe. It’s very hard to give up an axe, Draven’s baby, but as you become more proficient with him, this happens more often. Make it a point to practice deciding when to give up that axe. The video below shows the player giving up an axe because the axe bounced to the back while farming CS, and another one because the axe bounced to the side while chasing an enemy. This Draven knew he’d miss the kill if he went for the axe, so he gives up the axe and flashes forward for the kill. Meanwhile this Draven seems to know the Ultimate utilization tips that I’ll explain later in the guide. He saved the ult to use it just when the enemy is walking by the wall, so there is absolutely no way to dodge the ult when Draven delivers burst damage to the enemy.

(2) When you want to bait out enemy skills

Draven not only gives up his axe when it bounces randomly while chasing an enemy, but also to bait out enemy skills on purpose. Enemies usually try to harass Dravens by poking or throwing major CC abilities to the location where the axe is landing. Using this against the enemy, play as if you’re always going to drop at least one axe. You can always recharge the axe by pressing Q again. Discarding one still doesn’t change the fact that you have 2 spinning axes. Practicing this might be what all it requires to play Draven. Proficiency in giving up axes... will get you up to a higher Elo.

Using this method lets you chase enemies easily with the sudden boost of movement speed and lets you attack faster with the sudden boost of attack speed buff. Since Draven’s W is off cooldown, you can easily walk out when you need to.

Auto-E-Auto-R

When the enemy gets hit by E, Draven can definitely get an auto off. This Combo uses that point to suddenly deal burst damage. Once you start a trade by autoing the enemy, the enemy will try to flee to get away from Draven. Right when the enemy is sitting on the edge of Draven’s auto range, auto attack and throw your E to stun and slow the enemy. After that, you can get more autos off than you could have. Originally in situations like this, Draven fidgets a little when he throws E because of its cast time, making his next auto to take a bit longer. However, the auto-E-auto combo allows Draven to get two hits on an enemy that is out of Draven’s Attack Range. Because of this, the enemy will run low on health, and if Draven ults, it could mean a kill. The video below shows baiting out Malzahar’s Exhaust, Jinx’s Heal and Flash because of this combo. Always remember to auto-E-auto when you’re looking for a kill.