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There Is No One Universal Draven BuildDraven’s builds aren’t set in stone like other ADCs. For example, Sivir must go for the Essence 30% CD builds, and Jinx always has to rush Runaan’s and IE. Draven, on the other hand, doesn’t have a one-size-fit-all build like that. The most important thing is to choose which items to rush, depending on the situation. His final build sure may look the same as any other ADCs, but Draven is unique. The fact that he has to catch his axes, maximizing sustain to absorb damage as he deals damage, lets him have much more diverse builds. Let’s quickly go over which items go well with Draven, and when and how you should get those items.Items Draven Should Get When Enemy APs are Getting Scary Early Game[Mercurial Scimitar]First off, rush Scimitar first if enemy APs have CCs and look to be scary at the same time. Draven becomes a no effective damage champ when he fails to catch his axes. No matter how shiny your items are, if the enemy stops you from catching the axes, the item efficiency suffers massively. Therefore, Draven has to build Scimitar early against a CC heavy comp to nullify the slows and CCs to better catch the axes. It helps sustainability because it also has Lifesteal. But it doesn’t synergize as well with other items, so consider you options carefully before rushing it.[Maw of Malmortius]Build Maw if APs are getting big, but don’t have that many CCs. It’s an item for AP nukers who can one shot Draven before he could even deal any damage to life steal. Absorb the AP bombardment with this Item, you can fight the enemy to massively Life steal with the Life Line effect. Usually, I choose this item first when I happen to play Mid Draven over ADC Draven.When to Get Youmuu’s or Cleaver[Youmuu’s Ghostblade][The Black Cleaver]When your team has many AD champs like Camile, Jayce, or Rengar, Cleaver is a good choice in helping the team’s damage. With 30% CD, giving up axes becomes easier as Spinning axe CD decreases. It can prevent getting picked off for being so squishy and allows quickly kiting and escape when caught[The Bloodthirster]Bloodthirster for Draven?This is the best item on Draven. Bloodthirster provides high AD, Life steal, and safety through a bit of extra shield, and the power increases in longer games. To Draven, the effects are even better and more efficient. That’s why Draven frequently builds a Bloodthirster as their 1st or 2nd item when all the other ADCs build it mid to late game. The reason Bloodthirster synergizes so well with Draven is because it augments the Spinning Axe damage by providing high attack damage. Since Draven has to be close to the enemies for his being an in-boxer ADC, in which he has to risk his Health as he deals damage, the Bloodthirster shields during fights help Draven sustain and live a little longer. The most important part is that it has 20% Life steal. Draven can utilize this high life steal better than other ADCs. Draven’s amount of Life steal is on a different level. Draven’s Spinning Axes apply the life steal effects—leveling up Q skills greatly enhances the amount of life steal. When he has his Q maxed, he life steals about twice as much as the other ADCs. Because of this characteristic, if the enemy is not able to quickly finish off Draven with Life steal items, he can deal sustained damage as he life steals and won’t die like a zombie. Bloodthirster shields help greatly in preventing Draven to be picked off. Every stat of Bloodthirster just really synergizes well with Draven, which is the reason why Draven must build Bloodthirster. Show the enemy how terrifying it is to heal from near death to full HP if they don’t one shot Draven.Once Draven gets a Bloodthirster, he alone can take control of Dragons because of his high damage and life steal. If time allows, take a Dragon by yourself. Being able to take a Dragon on your own greatly helps out your team.[Rapid Firecannon] VS [Phantom Dancer]About Draven’s attack speed Item ChoiceDraven’s attack speed item is either Rapid Firecannon or Phantom Dancer. Double attack speed items aren’t the most efficient on Draven, so he normally just gets one attack speed item to aid himself to catch the axes. Berserker’s alone works just fine in the early game, but it’s good to build one attack speed item in the mid to late game. Now then, which attack speed item should we go with?Rapid FirecannonFirst off, Rapid Firecannon helps and acts as a good poking ability when it comes to Draven dealing significant AA damage on enemies. Although Draven’s range is 550, Draven can use this Rapid Fire to deal a high damage poke to the enemy down from afar when both teams try to look for a fight. Furthermore, it helps Draven to hold onto the double spinning axes before a teamfight starts. Spinning both axes before a fight starts still remains a difficult proficiency test, even for the most experienced Draven players. You have to somehow manage and keep on spinning the axes using your surroundings or Q CDs. Rapid Fire greatly helps out your axe management when you run into situations like these.Phantom DancerEven though Rapid Fire is so efficient, you have to sometimes choose the Phantom Dancer over the Rapid Fire. Because of the way Draven fights, he faces the opponent and fights head on in most cases. This is when Phantom Dancer becomes amazingly effective for Draven. 12% damage reduction every fight helps Draven tank a little more damage and prevents him from getting one shotted as he tries to deal more damage. It also makes it possible for him to life steal in combat to attract more aggro as he survives longer than he normally would. Phantom Dancer is an attack speed item, but it is such an insurance item for Draven. Therefore, Phantom Dancer is better in an explosive teamfight, whereas Rapid Fire is better in a gridlock situation to keep the axes spinning. So choose and build an attack speed item depending on the situation. One thing to remember is that you have to have hit the enemy at least once to activate the damage reduction effect. Remember to hit the enemy once before you start fleeing.[Youmuu’s Ghostblade]What does Youmuu mean for Draven?It’s an Iconic item to snowball. Draven gains a huge amount of gold on kill with his passive, which makes it possible for him to get a lot farther ahead than the enemy team and quickly end the game after accumulating all the leads. Because of this, Draven’s win rate before the 25-minute mark is sitting on 60%. Youmuu becomes a huge help to Draven since it provides the valuable movement speed out of combat and high AD increase, active effect, and lethality. Youmuu’s is a big deal in trying to snowball the early to mid game. It’s also a very cheap item, which means you’ll be able to complete it early, and killing just becomes much easier after getting the Youmuu. Therefore, if the game stalls out, it only gets hard for the Draven who has the worst time trying to survive in a teamfight. If you’d like to prevent this from happening, building Youmuu early will help you snowball and close out games early.[Infinity Edge]Infinity Edge to Draven?It’s an item that exemplifies the terror of the Draven’s axe damage. When an already strong Draven gets an IE, the enemy backlines easily crumble in 2-3 hits. But IE on Draven can have polarizing results. IE’s stability is significantly lower than that of the other items, so you need to make sure that you’re that much ahead than everyone else in the game when you decide to get the item. It’s true that IE is a very strong item, but it could sometimes backfire on Draven.