Taking bets that Draven will be nerfed next patch

MrWasjig·1/13/2017, 4:31:15 PM·35 votes·2,580 views

Was Draven really struggling that much? Okay looking at champion.gg (which is still showing 6.24 data, yay!) his win rate dipped hard mid game so fair enough he wasn't doing as well as he could.

But this is Draaaaaaaaaven we're talking about here, and if you look at his win rate by player experience, it rockets up with experience.

Look all I'm trying to say is, I'm worried about getting a Xin Zhao situation again. He gets a buff while ostensibly in a rough patch, but next patch is instantly nerfed again because it pushed him over the edge.

Prove me wrong? And please do because I worry when it comes to a situation like this. Put my fears at ease that this buff was a good idea. Or heck, if you think similar to me, gimme your reasons they might be different.

32 Comments

RivetAce1/13/2017, 6:34:50 PM8 votes

His Q got a 5-30 damage buff depending on your AD, and he got a bit more mana mid game. How is that breaking him?

ShaolinToilet1/13/2017, 5:11:34 PM4 votes

Since when is a 52 percent win rate high for mains?

Saianna1/13/2017, 10:33:51 PM3 votes

I'm gonna bet it'll be:

-3 AD

LordGeovanni1/14/2017, 7:38:33 AM2 votes

draven should have been nerfed this patch

RookPusher1/13/2017, 6:35:41 PM2 votes

Give it two. The garbage players are all over him this patch. I got a draven two days ago that, as Bard, I slapped around like he was a newb.

dominusx1/13/2017, 4:39:28 PM2 votes

yeh draven is so strong when he gets killed before he even gets to throw an axe because cait mf and tw oneshot him outside his range lmfao. oh he can use a skillshot to peel for himself? Vayne funny. i'm glad he is strong and sure as fuck glad if he becomes meta clear strenghts and weaknesses super strong if played right while also semi useless but with a chance of comingback if he falls behind. Unlike the other adcs who just kill everything in sight unless dived 5 times in the 1st 10mins. Plus he takes a LOT of kfn skill unlike all other adcs except Jhin who also takes skill.

Unlucky471/14/2017, 6:22:36 AM2 votes

This is what they did with vayne. Buffs for no reason, sees mistake, reverts buff.

Papa Andrei1/14/2017, 12:23:07 PM1 votes

20 SHEKELS! I bet you 20 Shekels he will be nerfed.

Shekels is fun to say.

SHEKELS

Ultimatian1/13/2017, 7:29:37 PM1 votes

According to op.gg he sits at around a 53% win rate with his play rate sky rocketing to about 19%. So ye he's definitely dominating the meta now. If this trend continues we'll most likely be seeing a nerf on him.

iamthegoatofwar1/14/2017, 12:19:35 AM1 votes

Mean while draven mains when an assassin gets in their face

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7fLnNRAFky0/Uy8QVvxmdWI/AAAAAAAAB8w/lYQHls_0DQo/s1600/6c0.png

xelaker1/14/2017, 5:42:20 AM1 votes

I don't think he needed the buffs all that much, his lower winrate was due to his higher difficultly, not mana issues and minion ad...

Dessem1/14/2017, 10:27:29 AM1 votes

According to OP.GG, which already uses 7.1 data, Draven's winrate still goes from 56% earlygame (2nd highest ADC) to 46% at 40+ minutes (13nd lowest). It's still a significant drop it looks like. Overall winrate's risen by 2% on OP.GG.

Hm, this is just EUW data though.

EDIT: Draven's only beaten by Ziggs in winning before 25 minutes.