Draven Re-work Idea!
TLDR: 1. Change draven's W to a short range jump towards location that will jump him over small walls (just like caitlyn's snare except forwards towards direction not backwards) which is able to jump over small walls. If he goes over an axe location while jumping he catches that axe and refreshes cooldown.
2. Make draven an energy based champion that refunds some energy upon catching an axe.
Draven, the master of hitting like a f*cking truck.
I main draven when I ADC, and I really enjoy him as a champ however IMO he feels sort of lack luster as a champion when compared to other ADC's. By lackluster I don't mean underpowered or anything, but like, mobility and mana costs. Now obviously if you catch like every single axe mana is alright, but man, W soaks up mana so fast and hard it's basically overwhelming. Its soo easy to run out of mana on him.
Neways, I think the changes I am proposing could/would make draven a competitor and actually add a unique skill based dynamic to him. There's only 2 things about draven you would have to change to make my idea happen.
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Draven's W. Atk speed and move speed steroid that refreshes on catching an axe. My idea here is to completely rework this ability so instead of a attack speed steroid it would make draven dive towards target direction and allow him to dive over very short walls (just like nidalee's jump). If he dives by an axe that is returning to him (or dives over the cursor on ground) he could snatch the axe from the air it out of the air and it would also refresh his W's cooldown (same as it does). I believe this dive mechanic would give him much needed mobility and put him up to par with other ADC's. Not to mention it would also give him the mobility needed to catch axes (I miss a-lot of axes in lane just because minion block and it angers me)
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Make draven into an energy champion. I mean, cmon, think about it, he's an energy champion for sure. He doesn't cast magical abilities, what he does do, is he throws and catches axes like a motha f***ing viking. Also he could get energy refunded if he catches an axe.
Conclusion. Making him an energy based champion would be a very unique & dynamic choice for ADC. W turned into a dive that can catch axes in air would grant him needed mechanics and mobility. How draven would manage his energy and utilizes his dives would separate the good from the bad draven players. Also being able to dive and catch axes while they are mid air would allow for much needed utility other than having to wait 2 seconds to catch the axe. It would give the player more control and the ability to make some plays.
That's all I got. Thank you and have a nice day.