Great guide. It helped me start up again after not playing Taric for more than a year. voted +1.

I pick almost the same masteries, except i go for the +9 % hp/mana regen instead of +4 armor and +2 MR, since during laningphase i get very little mana from passive (gemcraft).

I try to pick a lane with caitlyn (stun + trap + peacemaker = ownage) and always go for a HP-pot and a mana manipulator (builds into Soul Shroud), to help her with mana for harassing.

Also, if on blue team (bottom left) and jungler starts blue-buff, me and cait go kill our twin-golems. Gives both of us half a level and cait gets 60 g. I tank anfter her pull, and then go home for heal and a "free" ward, while cait gets even further ahead of enemy lane because of solo xp. When enemy hits lvl 2, im just about to do so as well, and cait is already lvl 3, putting out traps and spamming peacemaker lvl 2.
- It has proven beneficial until now.

I was especially happy about your discussion of zoneing - only time that didn't work was against nunu and nasus - until our jungler came down and raped them :D

- I hope you don't mind the long reply.
/Kaerf

p.s. in "counter-cons" you mention you use chalice - i think you need to reformulate or remove that :)

I love how this support guide is amazing!!! I'm jesus-like with this build (you know a savior) thank you

Great build!!! Went first game 6/3/27

Great guide, it really helped me enjoy playing taric.

Perhaps my wording was a bit unclear, however, if you use it on someone else, (say it heals for 100) it will heal you and another person for 100. But if you use it on only yourself, it will heal for 140. Meaning the total healing done is greater if used on another person. 200 vs. 140

Yep, I'm sure

hey! hello, i didnt read the entire guide yet but it seems really good, however i have something to ask you, are you sure that the philosopher stone and the heart of gold stacks toguether??? because their passive says that are "unique passive" so i think that it doesnt, can you tell me if i am wrong?

yeah, rly good guide..! just played the first time taric and got 0/1/32 and a lategame win..

Told you i will and here it is!it works wonders

Loved the guide,the display,not a single mega wall of text,really informative and simple to understand,these guides make my eyes so happy!Actually a really good build,im trying it in my next match and ill post the results,keep up the good work!

I think the current changes to the meta game call for a more aggressive role in support characters. I tried this build recently, and the babysitter build kinda sucks now. Everything is so much more fast paced, and taric needs to have some kind of threat in a team that will make him worthy of notice. Would you take a look at/try out these experimental builds I came up with to see if they're appropriate for the current meta? http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/experimental-tanky-dps-taric-builds-135543

": A decently strong heal on a medium cooldown, it can really deplete your mana early though. It is always preferable to heal another person as it will heal 200% compared to 140% on just yourself. "

You may want to re-read the ability, it is more effective when Taric uses it on himself. You have it backwards.

Also, I'm not sure where you got the "200%" increase to the heal, or the "140%" increase. It's simply 40% more effective when he casts it on himself.