Blade's Drow

The build

This is a build-only guide of what I found is the most efficient way to play Drow. This is NOT a solo-mid guide - lane only.

The starting items are a little risky due to the lack of regen, however offer the smoothest transition into the early and mid game. Play cautiously while not ignoring enemy champions (Drow should be harassing asap) and you should be dealing a decent amount of damage mid-game, as opposed to other carries/semi-carries.

Early game choices are pretty self explanatory, with boots and the wraith band allowing you to remain aggressive through the early and mid-game. The elvenskin is a pre-requisite for Yasha, and gives you a little agility boost until then.

Entering the mid game, power treads give the biggest advantage out of all the tier-2 boots (spec'ing agility) although Phase Boots and Boots of travel are situational, but not preferred. Yasha is the best item for mid-game Drow, providing agility and haste. While Crystalys pumps up the damage and gives passive crit.

Late game is where Drow should shine, provided you didn't have a ****py mid-game. Daedalus should be showing you some insane crits - which your illusions from Manta's passive will also benefit from. Manta should round Drow off nicely, providing a nice all-round stat gain.

While many items are situational, these three should satisfy most common situations. The butterfly giving raw dps and evasion, the cuirass giving extra survivability, and the shadow blade making you a ganking-machine.

Thanks for reading, any suggestions welcome.
- Blade