My name is Dealersz, I've been playing league of legends since mid season 2

I started maining Draven in season 7 up until now, and hit Challenger on 2 accounts in season 11, and peaking over 1000lp in Season 12

I have also been the #1 Draven in the world according to league of graphs

I have over 2000 ranked games and know the champions limits to the fullest, and in this guide I will show you how to play Draven properly

I stream almost daily at Twitch so if you enjoy high quality Draven gameplay you are always welcome to join in

Pros

- Strong laner
- Heavy AD damage
- Very hard to stop once ahead
- Decent mobility

Cons

- Vulnerable to CC
- Very hard to master
- Bad from behind
- Relies on cash in
- Short range

Draven is a strong laner already but with Hail of Blades he becomes even stronger. Hail of Blades allows for better trades in lane than Conqueror and also suprises enemies outside of lane with the short burst of attack speed it gives. How to utilize Hail of Blades most effectively is by having 2 Spinning Axe's and activating a third once you proc it

Lethal Tempo on Draven is a replacement for Conqueror in my opinion, it's stronger in lane if you get to stack it and utilize the range and attack speed it gives, but Conqueror is way stronger in late. I don't have too much experience with Lethal Tempo but I am guessing it's good the same games Conqueror is good, so basically vs tanks or melee champs where you can get in a lot of autos

As of latest patches, there has been a lot of discussions about what runes to use and I want to comment on it. I would recommend going Hail of Blades when you have an engage support. So for example something like Nautilus or Pyke, basically something that allows you to proc your Hail of Blades several times. I would recommend going Lethal Tempo if you have an enchanter as support, or anything that will make you go into extended fights so you can get more value of it. At the end of the day its up to YOU to decide which rune will give you the most value since every game is different. Personally, I play with Lethal Tempo in ALL my games

In patch 13.14, riot made a lot of changes to Mythic items. Before you had a lot of things to choose between, but now I would only recommend Infinity Edge as your mythic item. This mythic provides the most damage which is what Draven wants. There has been a lot of discussion about Trinity Force being a good item on Draven and I'd like to share my thoughts on it. If you're not an experienced Draven player Trinity Force could suit you, this item provides a lot of utility and stats which turns Draven into a noob-friendly champion and allows you to make more mistakes than usual. However, a good Draven player will benefit more from building Infinity Edge. I also think Youmuu's Ghostblade can be viable if the enemy has a lot of squishy targets.

Viable Mythics

Infinity Edge should be your core item for Draven, gives the most damage out of any build and is really solid

Trinity Force is not something I personally recommend but some people have success with it. Always go Presence of Mind if building this item

Youmuu's Ghostblade is good when enemy have very few tanks or are just squishy in general. Lets you snowball hard and R has really high damage

On patch 13.14 Riot decided to change Infinity Edge into a mythic item. This was a pretty huge change and it now means that you can build it second item and make use of the passive. A lot of people are confused on what to build, so I thought I would make some rules you can follow to decide if your build is viable or not

1. You should always build lifesteal no matter what items you decide to buy. This means that either Immortal Shieldbow or Bloodthirster will be essential in your build path.

2. You should always have a Mythic item in your build, and it should be either built first, second or third, never fourth. Infinity Edge, Trinity Force,and Youmuu's Ghostblade are the viable mythics as of patch 13.14

3. You should always buy a defensive item later on in the game. This has way more value than having another offensive item. Maw of Malmortius, Guardian Angel and Immortal Shieldbow are some examples

BONUS: I strongly believe Essence Reaver is a very strong item for Draven and can be built most games, however, it is not a necessity

As long as you follow these 3 simple rules above, you'll be good to go

There's been a lot of debate and confusion whether The Collector or Essence Reaver is better for Draven as his second item, I can say that there is no real answer to that question because both items are good in their own ways, every game is situational and you should build accordingly.
What I can say though is Essence Reaver is better in MOST games and here's why

Pros

- Cheaper
- Infinite mana
- More damage with unique passive
- Higher gold efficiency
- Insane spike early

Cons

- Bad build path
- Less damage without unique passive
- Loses value the longer the game goes

Pros

- Better build path
- Stronger snowballing
- More damage on normal autos and R

Cons

- Overall bad item
- Expensive
- Very bad gold efficiency
- Bad into tanks
- Hard to utilize unique passive in some games

Essence Reaver is of higher value for Draven in most games, it gives you a really good early spike once you have completed the item, the damage output is higher than The Collector throughout the game even with less AD due to the unique passive Essence Reaver provides, with Ingenious Hunter the unique passive is amplified, allowing you to proc it even more. However, The Collector is useful if you are snowballing really hard, it allows you to gain more gold with the kills you're picking up. It's also a nice item to have vs squishy teams. Essence Reaver falls of later on in the game, the mana it gives is no longer needed since you're high enough level to sustain without it, and The Collector becomes stronger due to everyone in the game being high level with more hp, making you being able to utilize it's unique passive. So as a closure, I'd recommend buying Essence Reaver in games where you're not insanely ahead, and at 6 items selling it for The Collector

Flash should always be your first pick on Draven. However, you should switch between Heal Exhaust and Cleanse depending on what you need

Take Heal vs long range or if you don't need Exhaust or Cleanse

Take Exhaust vs assassins or high burst damage dealers to survive

Take Cleanse vs hard CC. Cleanse also allows you to play more aggressive without being punished

Q - Spinning Axe

Draven's main ability, the axes always goes in the direction you are facing after auto attacking. The mana cost (45) stays the same at all levels. You can have 2 Spinning Axe's and activate a third to get 3 auto attacks of with Hail of Blades. If your axes are running out and you are forced to take poke to keep them alive, do that. Draven has more sustain than any other ADC with Doran's Blade so when you are laning, value your mana more than your HP.

W - Blood Rush

When Draven catches a Spinning Axe, Blood Rush cooldown is refreshed. The mana cost decreases (40-35-30-25-20) after leveling up this ability. Mana cost is high early so only use when necessary. Blood Rush gives attack speed and movement speed so use when trading or catching up to enemies. Blood Rush grants Ghost which allows you to pass through other units

E - Stand Aside

Stand Aside First Knocks Back and then Slows for (20%-25%-30%-35%-40%) depending on level. Has high cooldown so only use when it's needed. If thrown and hit on the right side of your target, it will knock your target to the left and vice versa. Use this to position your target where you want it. When using Stand Aside and hitting an enemy, it counts as an Airborne. During Airborne enemies can not move, attack or use abilities. You can use this this to your advantage. For example, if you're facing an Ekko with low HP and he is ready to ult, you can use Stand Aside and an auto attack to finish him of before he gets the chance to use his ultimate. Stand Aside can also be used to cancel certain abilities, for example Pantheon W or LeBlanc W

R - Whirling Death

Whirling Death is a global ultimate. This means you can use it to kill people across the map. Always when ulting long distances, recast your ultimate right before it's about to hit an enemy to make it harder to dodge. Keep in mind that the axes deal 8% less damage for each enemy hit, down to a minimum of 40%, however, damage fall of resets after reversing direction. Also keep in mind that your ultimate is an execute, if the enemy targets HP is lower than your stacks, Draven will execute them

This playstyle should be used when you're vs an easy matchup, Ezreal, Kai'Sa, Vayne, Sivir are all easy to deal with and you should apply as much pressure as you can. Look for trades at all times, push them into tower and punish them for every cs they take. Try to take as many plates as you can and also the tower as early as you can. If done successfully, you should have a huge gold lead due to the cs and plate advantage you got. Remember that you don't always have to kill your opponent to win lane. This playstyle is the hardest to pull of but the most rewarding. Keep in mind that you have to keep track of the enemy jungler at all times. Does the enemy toplaner have Teleport? Does their midlaner have Teleport? What does your team have to help you?

You should have a more passive playstyle if you're under threat. Such as facing Samira and Nautilus with Elise as their jungle should be an indication to play safe. If you decide to play aggressive into a lane like this you are most likely going to fail, or die many times, which is probably the worst thing you can do on Draven. however, just because enemy team has kill pressure on you does not mean you can't win lane. But if you still don't manage to get an advantage, and you can't seem to find openings to kill your opponent or gain a lead, try to go as even as possible. You can still be useful if you find a way to consume your adoration stacks League of Draven later on in the game

Teamfighting with Draven is pretty straight forward. It all comes down to kiting your axes the right way and not dropping them. You should also try to hit Whirling Death on as many targets as possible or to finish someone low off. Also to identify threats in teamfights, who can CC you? Who can kill you instantly?