Draven

Draven, the Glorious Executioner, is a playable character from Riot Games' 5v5 online action real-time strategy game League of Legends. In the game's lore, Draven is a loud, flashy, and egomaniac executioner who turns his kills into bloody spectacles. He hails from the militaristic country of Noxus and is the younger brother of Darius, a Noxian general wielding a massive battle axe.

Hero Skills (as of March 2022) [Passive] League of Draven [Q] Spinning Axe [W] Blood Rush [E] Stand Aside [R] Whirling Death
 * Catching [Spinning Axes] and killing enemy units grants stacks of [Adoration]. If Draven kills an enemy hero, he will consume all [Adoration] stacks for bonus gold. If Draven dies, he loses a large number of stacks.
 * Readies a [Spinning Axe], dealing bonus damage in the next attack. The Axe will bounce off to a nearby location. If Draven positions himself in the Axe's landing spot, he will catch it and automatically ready another [Spinning Axe]. Draven can carry up to two [Spinning Axes] at a time.
 * Gives a short burst of movement speed and attack speed. Catching a [Spinning Axe] refreshes its cooldown, enabling this skill to have constant uptime if Draven keeps catching axes.
 * Throws two axes in a line, shoving all enemies to the side. Deals minor damage and slows enemies hit.
 * Ultimate skill. Draven throws two massive axes that travel throughout the map, dealing heavy damage to all enemies hit. When the axes reach the end of the map, it hits an enemy hero, or the player re-activates the skill, the axes reverse direction and return to Draven, allowing them to deal damage a second time.

Gameplay-wise, Draven is a high-risk, high-reward ranged carry who is exclusively played on the bottom lane. True to his narcissistic personality, Draven is a character that demands constant attention from both his player and his support, lest he fall behind and become a liability for his team. In return, he provides one of the biggest "snowballing" potentials in the game; if a skilled Draven player is given early kills and items, they can quickly take over the game in their team's favor as his axes take off increasingly bigger chunks of his enemies' health bar, sometimes even killing them in one shot.

In this wiki, Draven is best remembered for his exploits in GameFAQs, where he became arguably the most infamous competitor of all time after he won Character Battle IX in 2013 off of a brigading campaign from the official League of Legends subreddit. If we consider his traits, this is a massive win for him since he gets exactly what he wants: glory, notoriety, and a legacy.

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