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Elderwood Draven & Maokai

Also called Draven Maokai Fast 9 · Elderwood Fast 9

Fast 9High Win %Carried by Draven & Maokai

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 6 days·Updated 27 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTC·Difficulty Medium

ATier
#4.27Avg Place
51.5%Top 4 %
21.5%Win %
4.2%Play Rate
68,699Games, 6 days
Grade by day
  1. A since 17 Oct

Final board

The board at level 9, where most of its games end, from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. Press a level to see the board on the way.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
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Level 9 is placed by TFT Codex, not measured; the other levels stand by our rule. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.

5Draven★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Kraken's Fury
  • Deathblade
carry
5Gnar★★
5Ivern★★
or
  • Lux
  • Sentinel
5Kennen★★
  • Thief's Gloves
  • Edge of Night
5Maokai★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
carry
5Taric★★
4Amumu★★
4Ezreal★★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Last Whisper
2Alistar★★
or
  • Hecarim

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Draven

How to play this

When
You hold Giant's Belt and B.F. Sword, and nobody else in the lobby is on Draven or Maokai.
  • #4.07 alone27% of games
  • #4.27 with one other40% of games
  • #4.46 with two or more34% of games
Others on Draven or Maokai in the lobby, over 77,886 games of this patch at all ranks.
Items
Slam Kraken's Fury first (Recurve Bow + Negatron Cloak): of Draven's most played build, the item its boards placed best with, #3.90 over 109,508 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:Giant's Belt ×3B.F. Sword ×2Negatron CloakRecurve BowChain VestNeedlessly Large RodTear of the Goddess
Level
Level to 9. Its games also end at level 8 (4%) and level 10 (18%). Level 9 around 5-1: about 33 rolls (66 gold) to 2-star Draven; about 54 if three copies of each are on other boards. model Finishes at level 9.1 on average. Boards at its levels average 3.45 across every comp; this one averages 4.27, 0.82 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
Carries

Draven 3★ on 0% of boards

DeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's Fury Deathblade, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury

#3.77 over 13,109 games at all ranks

Maokai 3★ on 0% of boards

Gargoyle StoneplateSpirit VisageWarmog's Armor Gargoyle Stoneplate, Spirit Visage, Warmog's Armor

#3.43 over 4,975 games at all ranks

Stage by stage

Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.

Stage 2 Level 4 plan

Play Rek'Sai, Xayah, Alistar and Hecarim.

Draven's items go on Xayah until Draven comes in at level 9.

Maokai's items go on Hecarim until Maokai comes in at level 9.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Rakan and Varus.

Stage 4 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.8 when they go out in stage 4.

Add Draven, Gnar, Ivern, Kennen, Maokai, Taric, Amumu and Ezreal; sell Rakan, Rek'Sai, Varus, Xayah and Hecarim.

78% of its games end at level 9.

Stage 5 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.9 when they go out in stage 5.

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 9.3 when they go out in stage 6.

Its games end around round 5-7 on average, with 7 gold left.

Which version?

Four comps play Elderwood around Draven. They share the three below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.

Every version plays
EzrealDravenor Ivern
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AElderwood Draven & Maokai
#4.27 avg51.5% top 468,699 gamesFast 9
Carried by Draven & Maokai
Only this one plays
Maokai

Ranked games, last 6 days, Diamond+. A dashed portrait is a flex slot: many of its games play another unit there.

No tier yet fewer than 400 games in 6 days   Not graded played too rarely to grade

Board at every levelthe board level by level, with its traits and the options its games play

The board at every level from 4, with what each level adds and sells. From level 9 up it is measured over 213,377 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned. Each level’s options are this patch’s.

84%978%1018%
Lv 4planRek'SaiXayahAlistarHecarim32Maokai’s items on HecarimDraven’s items on Xayah
Lv 5planRakanRek'SaiXayahAlistarHecarimAddedRakan3222Maokai’s items on HecarimDraven’s items on Xayah
Lv 6planRakanRek'SaiVarusXayahAlistarHecarimAddedVarus32222Maokai’s items on HecarimDraven’s items on Xayah
Lv 7planRakanVarusXayahAlistarHecarimAmumuRek'SaiAddedAmumu3222222Maokai’s items on AmumuDraven’s items on Xayah
Lv 8planAlistarAmumuEzrealXayahRakanVarusSorakaHecarimAddedEzrealSorakaSoldRek'Sai42222221Maokai’s items on AmumuDraven’s items on Xayah
Lv 978%DravenGnarIvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealAlistarAddedDravenGnarIvernKennenMaokaiTaricSoldXayahRakanVarusSorakaHecarim111132222
Lv 1018%DravenGnarIvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealAlistarLuxAddedLux1111132222Optionsall: #1.63 · 63% won · 10,080 gamesLux#1.5566% won · 4.1kAlune#1.5864% won · 647Ashe#1.5864% won · 412

Not a reroll comp: nothing is 3-starred on even 1 board in 5.

How these rows are made

Level 9 and up are the boards this comp’s games ended on. Riot’s match data keeps only that last board, so the levels below are planned by one rule from this comp’s own units and traits and Riot’s shop odds, and marked plan — how the rule works. Hover a trait badge for what it does. Under a measured level, its options: what its games put in the slots past that level’s core, best placed first, with average place, win rate and games beside the level’s own. All of them went out at that level, so none is flattered by having got further. The board draws the first, in a gold ring; the most played is named among them.

Item builds, measuredthe carries’ three-item builds, with average place and games

The carries’ most played three-item builds this patch, with the placement of the games they were built in.

ChampionBuildAvg PlaceGames
DravenDeathbladeDeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#3.7713,109
DravenGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeInfinity EdgeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#3.887,706
DravenDeathbladeDeathbladeGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeInfinity EdgeInfinity Edge#3.842,798
MaokaiGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateSpirit VisageSpirit VisageWarmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor#3.434,975
MaokaiBramble VestBramble VestGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateWarmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor#3.401,770
MaokaiGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateWarmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor#3.561,584

Components to hold Giant's Belt ×3, B.F. Sword ×2, Negatron Cloak ×2, Recurve Bow ×2, Chain Vest, Needlessly Large Rod, Tear of the Goddess

Variationswhat close versions add or leave out, and how they placed

Other boards this comp ends on, over the last 14 days. Each row is a version’s usual final board and what it plays instead of this comp’s own board at that level.

Lv 9DravenGnarKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealSentinelAlistar4.34avg place20,799 gamesPlaysSentinelInstead ofIvern
Lv 9DravenGnarIvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealHecarim4.42avg place5,425 gamesPlaysHecarimInstead ofAlistar
Lv 9DravenGnarIvernKennenTaricAmumuEzrealHecarimAlistar6.00avg place1,976 gamesPlaysHecarimInstead ofMaokai
Lv 9AsheGnarIvernKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealAlistar5.57avg place1,776 gamesPlaysAsheInstead ofDraven
Lv 9DravenGnarKennenMaokaiTaricAmumuEzrealAlistarOrnn6.12avg place1,351 gamesPlaysOrnnInstead ofIvern
Augments that fitby trait and by our rule; no augment has a number of its own

What each augment grants, set against what this comp measured: the same rule the overlay uses when it reads the three on offer. A measured line is the comp’s own placement at a trait level; a line by rule is a fact about the comp, such as the damage its carry is built for.

MeasuredThe comp’s own placement at a trait’s levels, beside the augments that give the trait.

#3.16

Elderwood 7: averages 3.16 here, against 4.21 at Elderwood 3 (167,695 boards)

#3.38

Lunar 4: averages 3.38 here, against 3.62 at Lunar 2 (3,927 boards)

#3.77

Primal 2: averages 3.77 here, against 3.91 at Primal 4 (8,651 boards)

#3.50

Blackthorn 2: averages 3.50 here, against 4.01 at Blackthorn 4 (3,123 boards)

#3.06

Fae 4: averages 3.06 here, against 4.38 at Fae 2 (1,400 boards)

#4.06

Flora Fatalis 2: averages 4.06 here, against 4.26 at Flora Fatalis 1 (13,763 boards)

1 more measured line

#4.25

Rapidfire 3: averages 4.25 here, against 4.82 at Rapidfire 2 (1,480 boards)

Levelling and economy

By ruleSuits this comp: it averages level 9.13, so levelling is the plan (213,377 boards)

Birthday PresentBuild A BudGoing LongGolden GambleGolden Gamble+Golden Gamble++Hard CommitHedge FundInvestment Strategy IILevel Up!Lucky GlovesLucky Gloves+
65 moreLuxury SubscriptionMoney MonsoonPrismatic DestinyPrismatic Destiny+Shimmerscale EssenceShopping SpreeThe Trait TreeThe Trait Tree+Urf's Grab BagAdvanced LoanAdvanced Loan+Big Grab BagBirthday ReunionBooster PackBooster Pack+Booster Pack++Clear MindCluttered MindConstruct a CompanionExclusive CustomizationExplosive GrowthExplosive Growth+Gold DestinyGold Destiny+Hard BargainHeroic Grab BagHeroic Grab Bag+Heroic Grab Bag++HustlerInfinity ProtectionInvestment Strategy ILate Game ScalingMalicious MonetizationMax BuildMoney HungryMoney Hungry+Patient StudyPilferSlammin'Slammin'+Solo LevelingSpeedy Double KillSpreading RootsSpreading Roots+The Golden DragonTime SkipCalled ShotCaretaker's AllyCognitive TaxCognitive Tax+ExpeditionFeeling LuckyForge A FriendGood For Something IIron AssetsKick StartKingslayerLate Game SpecialistOne, Two, Five!Pandora's BenchSilver DestinySilver Destiny+Silver Destiny++Silver SpoonYoung and Wild and Free
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15)

By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 9.13 (213,377)

Commerce CoreInvested+Invested++Prismatic TicketUpward MobilityCalculated LossCognitive OverloadEpic RolldownEpochEpoch+Trade SectorTrade Sector+
3 moreCrafted CraftingPatience Is A VirtueRecombobulator

Riot’s match-v1 data does not report which augments a player took, so no augment has a number of its own on this page or anywhere else on the site. The augment reference lists what each one grants.

Other comps in its lobbiesthe comps it placed clearly worse or better beside

How this comp placed in lobbies that held each comp below, against its own 4.28 average over 77,886 games of this patch at all ranks. Sharing a lobby is not a fight between two boards: part of each gap is the rest of the lobby, so read it as how it placed, not why. How we pick them.

Struggles against

Placed 0.26 worse on average in lobbies with Juggernaut Ashe (1,927 games)

Does well against

Placed 0.25 better on average in lobbies with Elderwood Mama Beak & Hecarim (1,608 games)

Questionswhat people search for about this comp, answered from this page

What people search for about this comp, answered from the numbers on this page.

How do you play Elderwood Draven & Maokai in TFT Set 18?

Fast 9. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 9.3 on average. Its games end most often at level 9 (78%).

What items does Draven need?

Its most played build this patch is Deathblade, Guinsoo's Rageblade and Kraken's Fury: #3.77 over 13,109 games.

Is Elderwood Draven & Maokai good in patch 18.5?

Graded A in Diamond+: average place #4.27 and 52% top 4 over 68,699 Diamond+ games in the last 6 days. At all ranks it averages #4.28 over 77,886 games.

Is Elderwood Draven & Maokai contested?

Yes, contest costs it: with nobody else on Draven or Maokai it placed #4.07 (27% of games), with one other #4.27 (40%), with two or more #4.46 (34%), over 77,886 games of this patch at all ranks.

More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played

At the top of the ladder

The newest boards of this comp from the players on our leaderboard, best placed first. A name opens that player’s games, board and items included.

  1. #1OTK Bastida#DUMMYChallenger · EUW · 1,515 LP · level 9 · 2026-10-27
  2. #1whyyoumadpro#EUWChallenger · EUW · 1,795 LP · level 9 · 2026-10-26
  3. #1Zounderkite#1405Challenger · TR · 1,856 LP · level 10 · 2026-10-26
  4. #2geolo69#EUNEChallenger · EUNE · 1,786 LP · level 9 · out at 6-4 · 2026-10-26
  5. #2crocodile tears#ppyChallenger · VN · 1,579 LP · level 10 · out at 7-2 · 2026-10-26
  6. #3Kurapika#0213Challenger · LAN · 1,522 LP · level 9 · out at 6-1 · 2026-10-26

Traits

Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Bounty Seeker1Emerald Aspect1Greenfather1Old Growth1Elderwood3next 5Brawler2next 4Executioner2next 3Inferno2next 3Juggernaut2next 4

What each tier of this comp’s own traits was worth on its boards. The small number under each average is how many boards sat at that tier.

TraitPlacement at each tier
Brawler24.04179,03143.761,510
Elderwood34.21166,02653.4823,69473.161,669
Executioner24.14162,64633.6921,99743.283,775
Inferno23.99168,25034.5716,14753.202,17072.38136
Juggernaut24.09189,28444.322,146

By bracket

Diamond, Master, Grandmaster and Challenger against the whole sample. Each board carries the tier of its own player where the sampler held it.

BracketGamesAvg PlaceTop 4 %Win %
Diamond+68,699#4.2751.5%21.5%
All ranks77,886#4.2851.3%21.3%

Trend

Avg Place on each of the last 6 days. The bars are scaled to the range shown, so the shape is the comparison and the figure under each bar is the day.

Also played

Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.

CompTierShared unitsAvg PlaceGames
Riftbeast Elder Dragon & DravenS6#4.23103,583
Juggernaut Draven with Ezreal—6#6.3577
Elderwood Ezreal & Maokai with Ivern—6#6.2066
Juggernaut Draven with Krug—6#5.9264
Juggernaut Ashe—5#4.136,545
Inferno Draven—5#5.19759
Executioner Ezreal—5#4.66352
Elderwood Draven—5#6.21267