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Dark Horses: Everywhere Draven

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Welcome to Dark Horses, where we dive deep into League’s roster in search of sleeper picks on the cusp of waking up. In this special edition, we’re sharing our adoration for Draven. This muscle-bound marksman is ready to take off in any role—whether you’re talking support, jungle, top, mid, ultra-mid, ultra-ultra-top, or raid boss.

Welcome to the League of Draven

As a marksman, Draven’s blend of movement speed and pure damage make him the obvious choice for some good old fashioned bot lane beatdowns. But the Glorious Executioner is more than just damage tuned to the key of whirling axes; he’s a Draven-size-fits-all solution to every problem on the Rift.


Mid

Aside from more unconventional tanky picks, most mid-laners are about as tough as vanilla yogurt. Draven’s unreal early, mid, and late-game damage help him burst down any champ who calls mid home. Abyssal Scepter? More like abysmal scepter. Because you’re doing bad. Because Draven keeps killing you.


Jungle

Farming one camp at a time may be the best plan for weak-in-the-knees traditional junglers, but this is Draven’s world. And in Draven’s world, jungle camps get cleared in bulk. By lining up Draven’s global ultimate in just the right position (see below), you can easily clear 3-5 camps with one cast. And if your ultimate isn’t doing enough damage to kill camps, try buying more items.


Top

If you’re choosing top, you’re clearly the most mechanically-skilled and important member of your team. Pick Draven here and use your superior button-mashing to bully your farm-crazed opponent straight into Tilt Town. Nasus farms minions, Draven farms Nasus…es. Nasusis. Nasi. Whatever.

Tip: Top laners are already trapped in a world of lonely, existential, “Does anything I do matter” angst. Spam Draven’s taunt ad nauseam to expedite their descent into madness.


Support

Much like Alistar or Braum, Draven’s intimidating physical presence should be enough to keep enemy ADCs and supports in check. What Draven lacks in useless attributes like armor and health regen, he more than makes up for with raw power and big muscles. Just one look at the Glorious Executioner and your opponents will likely 1) surrender immediately (this feature is enabled when Draven is in a match) or 2) hide in another lane for the rest of the match. Plus, if you score First Blood with a support Draven, the game automatically awards you three wins.


Where Draven Mid, Support, Jungle, and Top Struggles







Crucial Items for Your Draven Mid, Support, Jungle, and Top Build



Head out there and give Draven mid, support, jungle, and top a try; you’d be an insane person if you didn’t.

466 Comments

TyceCarey960 votes

All of the children, asleep in their beds, While visions of spatulas, danced in their heads

It was a day full of joy, a day full of cheer, Our great Leader Urf, Was finally here

But as we awoke, And started the day, The great one was absent, He just never came

The sky is now black, and all hope is gone, Oh Rito how could you, What have you done

ravenlockk353 votes

Logged on and agreeing. Adding my voice. Much disappointment. No URF to rejoice.

Crozz22 votes

the site looks so great it took time we can all tell we all all love draaaaaaaaven but miss the manatee we knew so well

CobraAttack2320 votes

And so we shall wait For that fateful day, Where we can all be mates, And the manatee comes out to play.

IreliaCarrlesU10 votes

But the dragon does not make us feel so well, urf can fly thru the seas, and make our hearts swell.

U replied to the thread, but did not rhyme. i have foiled your attempt, to waste all our time.

so go back to mid lane, with your massive stuns, the true and faithful wait for urf, and its fun.

Zeffs235 votes

The manatee is gone but we now have a clue; A voice saying "draaaven" this much is true. Our Urf has been stolen this april fools day Draven how could you? Return him post haste.

Zakarov180 votes

Why Rito why?! I've been waiting a year. To play URF, of course, full of laugh and cheers. How disappointing now would've been perfecting timing. God dammit now even I am rhyming!!!

TheFunEndsMEOW60 votes

Middle is missing Top and bottom too Could they be ganking? Oh, Draven Pentakill~

Babysit Laners109 votes

Urf is gone, but do not be sore Riot will bring him back, of this im sure. But until then, Draven will do, I just hope it does'nt last more than a year or 2 :(

Guiotine17 votes

This is old information, we've known it for months. Please pay attention, though I don't like to be blunt. URF will return this year, not once but twice! So sit back and enjoy this joke, it's really quite nice.

TW Raze45 votes

Oh RIto, pls heed our cries, item 3070 stream down, every player's eyes. You promised URF would be release twice, How hard is it, to make it three times?

TyceCarey37 votes

Well, I stayed up waiting for URF, It didn't come, in my state of depression and sleep deprivation i wrote a poem, went to sleep, woke up to a URF themed poetry slam in the comments section. And i have never been happier.

SlushieDee22 votes

Our manatee friend has left us this day, But he will return, stronger than before, We want more our spatulas than axes to play, But thwarted by Draven, who we'll adore nevermore.

Big Bad Evil Guy114 votes

RIOT PLEASE I TOLD MY BOSS I WAS SICK TODAY 7 MONTHS AGO, JUST GIVE US URF FOR ONE DAY PLEASE

nopressure0067 votes

Dude. Get to work or get fired. Caught. I friggin knew there was no "7 month disease"...and your name shouldve tipped me off before i even hired you. argh!

AwesomeChad105 votes

instead of "crucial", you should've said "critical" items item 3031 . Damn riot, your pun game is off. Draven

Draykonslayer6 votes

There's no need to Phreak out about it

XthFormHaseo87 votes

"To Draven or Not to Draven, That Is The Draven" - DravenDraven

JRobin3155 votes

"To Draven or to Draaaven" - DravenDraven

fixed that for you ;)

Redrum Rogue75 votes

Really? No URF? You messed up this time Riot.

Shadowpx73 votes

Rito knows they fucked up after reading all the comments.. rip.

cvIddXsQkO53 votes

URF OR 10K RP PLZ

SirCatStalker51 votes

URF!!!!! RITO PLZ!

Pykerino44 votes

This is either a poorly tasted troll. Or a someone needs to get fired.

AITR IM LOGN LWN18 votes

Hey, what day is it?

EcIıpse41 votes

URF please RiotNami TahmKench Corki

Pulsefire Seph38 votes

I hope this is a joke, and we will get URF mode.

Xephos036 votes

I bet this is all a joke and URF is behind it all. :D

AITR IM LOGN LWN18 votes

Didn't you hear about how you'll be getting a semi-random Special Game Mode every weekend, and URF will be in the rotation, so you'll get URF a couple of times in a year instead of being on april 1st?

Rulanil38 votes

Which sounds great... until you realize that those two times a year will amount to about 4 days as opposed the that last couple of two week long urf parties.

LzhWintraded35 votes

Give me urf or give me death! why would you break tradition? and fire whatever moron told you this would be a better idea...

Spess Mehreens34 votes

The jokes on you, Rito hates you. Shaco

gragaaaaaaas33 votes

Where's dat URF?

Fox Bani32 votes

pls URF

ShrektangIe 30 votes

sad item 3070 Draven item 3070 no URF

luzz28 votes

Logged to comment also.... see the problem is this, we have waited all year for urf, not that we want it couple times a year... yep that's what we been asking... the thing is... we played and supported rito... if your gonna do the rotating queue, so be it, but start it with urf, then change it. It's that easy. You made a joke that become a phenomenon.... and now you give it to us and then take it back.... sort of a bad parent. RITO were not happy..... I say if there's no urf, then boycott RITO for a week. Then they may listen.

jDdEOkdXbp28 votes

I agree LETS RIOT AT RIOT STUDIOS! NOBODY PLAY LEAGUE UNTIL THEY GIVE US URF AND 5K RP EACH!summoner 11 Draven summoner 11

Majordomo Frag27 votes

Yes yes, the League of Draven meme is all well and good, but where is Urf mode? You failed us this April fools day Riot Games.

IPv425 votes

RIP URF, time to go play something else.

ownagemeansme24 votes

Its my birthday and one of my favorite gifts is urf.... why you do this rito. Urf is the best..

Kojouro22 votes

There once was a little Draven as happy as could be, He awoke to the day where he could Ultra Rapid Fire his skills, And thus fell to the ground with tears in his eyes, As all hope was lost, for the savior URF was no where to be found.

FROZENDANGER19 votes

If you don't want to give us URF..then atlas give us a way to disable the draven heads...its useless,annoying and stupid...all it does is distract me and causes lag...i don't think i can play this way until April 3rd

OG Awesome19 votes

up vote this comment if you think Urf > draveeennn

Ravalyn18 votes

I've never been more disappointed in Riot...

Amizar18 votes

Welcome children, gather round as I tell you a story. The children rejoiced as they woke from their sleep, For Riot's great joy was the first thing they'd see.

Riot pulled a fast one (but not a fast game mode) I refreshed and refreshed, oh why won't my game load? Oh, what a tragedy, what an awful surprise! The masses of League could not believe their eyes.

Usually on April Fools, we would get such a surprise, Riot really screwed us I'll tell you no lies. Fear crept into our hearts as we inwardly cried.

Do you know what you've done? Do you know how we feel? Rage and regret turned our nerves to cold steel. Anger and hatred boiled within our souls, Very angry comments typed out by trolls. Everyone disappointed, with no more to lose, Not funny at all, no one is amused.

big boss neon14 votes

Braum

Astroclaus14 votes

This type of shit really ticks me off.

C9 N0thing13 votes

BRING BACK URF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DONT WANT THIS DRAVEN!!!!!!!!

Voleidin10 votes

What the heck? I expected URF. Rito you've let me and the majority of the players down. This is bullcrap

Senpãí9 votes

Hello.....? It's me...... I've been wondering was it all a joke are you hiding under the scene..... they say times suppose to heal ya but i cant wait any longer.... Hello riot..... can you hear me? Im in Missouri more like misery my life is not complete without my love..... I need it back..... I've waited all damn year to have you prank me like that?.... So hello from the players sideeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee id like you to know how we striiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive we just want our urf back u dont gotta be so rudeeeeee and i know it sounds a biiiiit crude but you knoooowww.....item 3070

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