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Draven

Glorious Executioner · Combat-win draw aggro

Fury domainFury
Chaos domainChaos

Draven rewards clean combat wins with cards, so aggressive Fury/Chaos decks can keep pressure without emptying their hand immediately.

Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days

Where Draven Stands Right Now

Tier

A

Midrange

Meta share

1.5%

84 tracked decks

Top 8s

3

across 17 events

Match record

60%

114W – 76L

CN / West share

2.4% / 1.1%

3 / 0 top 8s

The engine

What Draven Rewards

Glorious Executioner · printed ability

“When you win a combat, draw 1. (You win if only your units remain after combat.)”

Draven rewards planning; the Legend ability helps you turn sequencing and card flow into better battlefield decisions.

How it plays

The Game Plan

The plan is to engineer combats where only your units remain. Every won combat can draw a card, so cheap attackers, Might boosts, and protection effects become a draw engine when the math is right.

Strengths

  • Draws from winning combat
  • Excellent pressure when ahead
  • Turns combat tricks into card advantage

Watch Outs

  • Draw engine fails if fights trade evenly
  • Needs favorable combat math
  • Can be contained by sturdy blockers

Turn by Turn

  1. 1Early: present attackers that force the opponent to block before their board is ready.
  2. 2Midgame: use Fury/Chaos tricks to make combats one-sided so Draven replaces the card spent.
  3. 3Late: keep only the pressure lines that still win combat; reckless trades stop the draw engine.

New to this Legend? Pick Draven if you want aggressive games where the reward for good attack math is another card, not just a point.

Proven lists · from our tournament database

What Winning Draven Looks Like

The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.

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S3 Tianjin Regional Open · 2026-06-07 · 56 cards

Legend (1)

  • Draven, Glorious Executioner1

Units (23)

  • Jhin, Murderous Artist3
  • Overzealous Fan3
  • Tideturner3
  • Darius, Trifarian2
  • Evelynn, Entrancing2
  • Ferrous Forerunner2
  • Kai'Sa, Survivor2
  • Noxus Hopeful2
  • Vex, Apathetic2
  • Baron Nashor1
  • Draven, Showboat1

Spells (14)

  • Stacked Deck3
  • Cleave2
  • Rebuke2
  • Ride the Wind2
  • Star-Crossed2
  • Falling Star1
  • Hard Bargain1
  • Switcheroo1

Gear (3)

  • Spinning Axe3

Runes (12)

  • Chaos Rune6
  • Fury Rune6

Battlefields (3)

  • Forbidding Waste1
  • Star Spring1
  • The Arena's Greatest1

Also putting up results: MGC.Hideyoshi (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07) and 葱油饼 (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07).

The Cards Doing the Work

Riftbound Gear: Spinning Axe. [Quick-Draw] (This has [Reaction]. When you play it, attach it to a unit you control.) [Equip] [C] ([C]: Attach this to a unit you control.) [Temporary] (If this is unattached, kill it at the start of its controller's Beginning Phase, before scoring.)

Card advantage · 3x

Spinning Axe

“[Quick-Draw] (This has [Reaction]. When you play it, attach it to a unit you control.) [Equip] 1 Power ( 1 Power: Attach this to a unit you control.) [Temporary] (If this is…”

Riftbound Unit: Jhin, Murderous Artist. [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) [Ganking] (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.) When I move, [Add] [1][A]. (Abilities that add resources can't be reacted to.)

Positioning · 3x

Jhin, Murderous Artist

“[Deflect] (Opponents must pay 1 Power to choose me with a spell or ability.) [Ganking] (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.) When I move, [Add] 1 Energy 1 Power.…”

Riftbound Unit: Tideturner. [Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].) When you play me, you may choose a unit you control at another location. Move me to its location and it to my original location.

Positioning · 3x

Tideturner

“[Hidden] (Hide now for 1 Power to react with later for 0 Energy.) When you play me, you may choose a unit you control at another location. Move me to its location and it to my…”

Your first build

How to Start Playing Draven

Draven has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.