Talk:Draven/@comment-4068613-20151125052118/@comment-4068613-20151127163746

I've gotten used to playing Draven without much CDR. I was acclimated to playing him with the easy mana (and small lifesteal) from reaver, but I guess I can just double up on Doran's Blades and go for IE instead.

Essence reaver gives a LOT of stats, but the inadequate mana restore and delayed CDR is comparing itself to the huge chunking power from IE. IE may not be as powerful a rush item as it used to be, but it's still the best at deleting the enemy in the fewest hits possible, Draven's whole Modus Operandi. You'll notice the increase in damage output even more evidently upon finishing a big crit item like Rapid Fire Cannon.