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TFT Draven

Noctoboo·8/24/2019, 1:23:20 AM·2 votes·704 views

Draven is too overpowered for this mode. I've tried everything, from building all Thornmail on a tank, to Glacials, everything I build I literally cannot kill this guy in most cases. The only other champ that can kill him is Blitz, sometimes. I don't want to build Blitz every game just to counter that one Draven each game though. It's frustrating not being able to counter him otherwise. I've seen so many Draven in the corner, Guinsoo's Rageblade, added with rapid Firecannon, you might as well call it quit's honestly, unless the AI get super lucky with attacks and you somehow manage to kill the 6 people protecting him before his attack speed goes off.
Yes I realize this game is all about luck, it's RNG but I've seen this combo so many times. Every single game at least two people try to build this combo. All I want is a small nerf, or maybe make him a 5 coin legendary champion so he's harder to get. Even with all that in mind, I've seen ONE star Draven kill off a whole team that had 3 star champions. [sg-ahri-1]

2 Comments

Cräfty8/24/2019, 2:03:45 AM2 votes

Draven is not OP. He needs items to come online. A Draven without items is pretty meh, imho. He shines the most with Imperial + blademaster buff. Without a good synergy for him, his power is just your average 5 cost unit power, nothing too crazy. I actually believe Swain is more of a problem than Draven, tbh, with all the damage and healing he does. And that's why he's getting nerfed, next patch.

Jinx , on the other hand, was too OP because she was too powerful even without her primary synergies, which are Hextech and Gunslinger. You could throw in Jinx 2 star, in any comp, and she will work, even if she doesn't get any buff from any trait or doesn't have any good items on her. That's why her nerf in patch 9.16B was heavier than Draven's nerf. You can't do that with Draven, however, since he needs specific items and synergies to make him work properly.

Draven is supposed to be a carry. He's supposed to deal lots of damage, that's what he does best. But to do that, some conditions need to be met, first. Jinx, however, can work in any comp with a good frontline, with very minimal requirements.

And to counter Draven is simple: You need either Red buff or item 3165 , and you need good positioning of your team so that once the 1 or 2 enemy frontliners, that are in front of Draven, die, you get access to him immediately after to disable his healing (if he has any) and kill him fast. Also, you need to consider using units that can access the enemy backline in some way. Units like Chogath AurelionSol Blitzcrank Ashe Gnar MissFortune and assassins, etc. Even 2 star Poppy Lulu RekSai can help you out by disrupting Draven's dps for a bit.