@Riot Let's talk about the Draven change
Let's discuss the new addition to Draven' passive
If Draven kills 6 minions in a row without dropping an axe, he gains 2 extra Adoration stacks
For the sake of this thread let's refer to it as DRA (Draven's Rubbish Addition) After some tests, let me show you what DRA actually do.
- Each minion kill gives you a 6 sec window. (same as the cd on spinning axe)
- Once you reach 6 stacks of DRA it grants 2 Adoration stacks and reset the counter.
- If a minion die, to causes other than Draven, all DRA stacks are lost, including allied summoners.
So what does that actually mean for Draven?
- DRA only lasts 6 sec, from the moment of the minion death
- Not enough to be useful from one minion wave to the next.
- Q is reset when catching axes as well, which is usually 0.75 sec after the minion dies, so you're awarded a full second less because of attack animation, travel time of the attack, and the time it requires to move and pick up axes.
- The minion deaths must be caused by Draven, if they die to natural causes (other minions) or friendly champions all DRA stacks are lost.
- Minion wave often only consists of 6 minions, which means you have to get all of them in order to receive an extra 2 stacks.
- This feels like a noob trap, as you would be afraid of missing out of 2 measly stacks, when you would make it up by hitting something and catching the axes twice (usually the enemy).
- DRA is reset upon reaching 6 stacks.
- Should you be fortunate to actually reach this, it resets.
**Conclusion: ** The conditions are so harsh that it turns into more of a noob trap than an actual fallback pattern, and quite misleading with the short description. I was under the impression I had to focus on not dropping axes and would be rewarded for doing so, not worry about missing CS and competing against my own team. Completely useless on other game modes.
I would very much like to know, is this intended behavior?
PS. The icon sucks, if anything I want the old Icon from Wicked Blades back to avoid confusion, not a miniature of the Whirling Death.
was buyable on SR. Because it would effectively give him his old passive back.