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Spells:
Flash
Clairvoyance
Ability Order
Bravado (PASSIVE)
Taric Passive Ability
Introduction
The stats that Taric need are:
1) Mana regen - we get this from Greater seal of replenishment
2) Attack damage / Attack speed -
Greater Mark of Attack Damage
3) Magic resist -
Greater Glyph of Magic Resist
Since he really doesn't need anything else, i get
Greater Quintessence of Gold for extra gold.
You can also get a
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power for a bit stringer heals or
Greater Quintessence of Health if you have problems surviving early enemy bursts.
If you feel like your hammer is just something you use to stand straight in the brush and don't plant on hitting anyone with it, you might get
Greater Mark of Magic Resist instead of the attack damage one.
1) Mana regen - we get this from Greater seal of replenishment
2) Attack damage / Attack speed -

3) Magic resist -

Since he really doesn't need anything else, i get

You can also get a


If you feel like your hammer is just something you use to stand straight in the brush and don't plant on hitting anyone with it, you might get

There are 3 main parts of my build:
1) I rush
Mana Manipulator, allowing my ad carry to use her spells a bit more. It really shows especially with
Caitlyn,
Corki or
Graves.
2) I follow up with gold generators, such as philosopher's stone and
Heart of Gold. I don't get kage's lucky pick since i feel there are more useful items and i would lack inventory space if i got it.
3) Next, i get
Soul Shroud instead of
Aegis of the Legion. Now why the hell would you do that, man?! It's simple, Taric already has
Shatter aura for armor, so getting an item that gives even more armor is not that strong. The point to consider here is: Do i want my carry to have more mana and cooldowns, or do i want it to have some magic resist and 8 more damage from aegis? I think the mana regen is more worth it, since i can rush it and get aegis later, should it be needed.
1) I rush




2) I follow up with gold generators, such as philosopher's stone and

3) Next, i get



Now if you get
Soul Shroud, you will be more efficient in longer teamfights, since you will not only provide the +10% CDR aura, but also +12mana/5 aura, which will help your caster big time. Plus you can heal more often.
I think
Aegis of the Legion is a very good item, but having
Soul Shroud just feels more useful and is my priority. You probably should get
Aegis of the Legion when the enemy team has more champions dealing magic damage, like phoenix stance
Udyr +
Brand +
Cho'Gath. Against a more physical damage oriented team get
Soul Shroud.

I think












As every dedicated support, you gotta buy wards and kill the enemy ones. Here's a few tips on doing that well:
- In late game, always have an
Oracle's Elixir. You don't really need more items, it's imperative to maintain map-awareness with your wards and limit the enemy's by clearing as many of their wards as possible. To put it this way: You have your own personal warding war against the enemy support. Whoever manages to come on top and ward the map while denying wardage of the enemy will win a huge advantage for his team.
-But the enemy support has
Oracle's Elixir! Warding is a waste of gold, i want my items! Now you are a support, and you are good even with few items. If the enemy has oracle, get one too! If the enemy kills your wards, do the same to him! If you see your wards dying in some spot, go replant them, the enemy is likely to think that area has been cleared of wards and will not look there again for some time. Always remember, vision is vital for catching enemies out of position or properly deciding where your team can fight. By warding you are helping your team a lot.
- In late game, always have an

-But the enemy support has

Using your heal (
Imbue)
You want to keep your ally at high health using imbue on them whenever they get hurt. The only exception might be a situation when your ally is low on health, you are low on mana, and a fight is imminent. It largely depends on the situation, but a stun with
Dazzle is generally better than refreshing a little health with
Imbue.
Using your passive (
Gemcraft)
In an all-out fight, try hitting the enemy champions, or if you cannot, at least hit enemy minions to refresh your cooldowns and make yourself more useful.
If the enemy minions are pushing and you are low on mana, hit some of the more healthy ones to regain some mana. Remember not to screw up you carry's last hits, so only hit the nearly full hp minions and only when you really need that mana or when the enemy minions are pushing (meaning there are more enemy minions and damaging a few won't push your lane).
Using your stun (
Dazzle)
If there is a stunner support against you, don't stun first unless your jungler is ganking. Most of the time the first stun flyes, the enemy carry jumps away, your carry jumps in, fires barely a shot and then the enemy stuns your carry. And because everyone is in place, he lands more shots than your carry did. In a stun vs stun situation you should watch out and only stun 2nd or when the enemy carry is close to you and your carry has some burst damage & getaway.
Using your armor aura (
Shatter)
Hit
Shatter every time you engage after your stun. You lose some armor, but the armor aura you provide is unaffected and you will reduce the enemy armor, giving your carry harder punch. Be careful when farming minions with this while being alone in lane - then the missing armor can hurt.
Using your ultimate damage & AP aura (
Radiance)
Always hit radiance in big battles. If you can, get close to many enemies and hit
Radiance and
Shatter right after. Then get the HELL OUTTA THERE and try to stay alive, because you are a walking armor, damage and AP aura. If you cannot get to the enemy champions to pop your
Radiance, just use it anywhere - as a support, it's damage will not be that great and your allies will benefit from the aura much more than from the initial damage.

You want to keep your ally at high health using imbue on them whenever they get hurt. The only exception might be a situation when your ally is low on health, you are low on mana, and a fight is imminent. It largely depends on the situation, but a stun with


Using your passive (

In an all-out fight, try hitting the enemy champions, or if you cannot, at least hit enemy minions to refresh your cooldowns and make yourself more useful.
If the enemy minions are pushing and you are low on mana, hit some of the more healthy ones to regain some mana. Remember not to screw up you carry's last hits, so only hit the nearly full hp minions and only when you really need that mana or when the enemy minions are pushing (meaning there are more enemy minions and damaging a few won't push your lane).
Using your stun (

If there is a stunner support against you, don't stun first unless your jungler is ganking. Most of the time the first stun flyes, the enemy carry jumps away, your carry jumps in, fires barely a shot and then the enemy stuns your carry. And because everyone is in place, he lands more shots than your carry did. In a stun vs stun situation you should watch out and only stun 2nd or when the enemy carry is close to you and your carry has some burst damage & getaway.
Using your armor aura (

Hit

Using your ultimate damage & AP aura (

Always hit radiance in big battles. If you can, get close to many enemies and hit



Remember what you are - you are a walking set of auras. Armor, AD, AP, CDR, mana regen, if you got
Aegis of the Legion then even more AD and resists. This makes you really annoying for the enemy team and turns you into a high-priority target. It is more important to stay alive and provide the bonuses to your team than to land a shatter, or hit enemies with your mighty hammer and regain some cooldowns to stun a bit sooner again.
This reason alone is why i am building Taric with tanky items and it also determines my "luxury" items. Ask your teammates which aura they need - and get it. Taric is a versatile champion and he can benefit from any aura in the game.
Zeke's Harbinger,
Will of the Ancients,
Aegis of the Legion,
Abyssal Mask.. you name it, you can use it. Now the fun part is that if you get 6 auras, you can basically just try to stay alive and land 1 good stun in a teamfight.. and you are being a huge benefit to your team by just running around.

This reason alone is why i am building Taric with tanky items and it also determines my "luxury" items. Ask your teammates which aura they need - and get it. Taric is a versatile champion and he can benefit from any aura in the game.




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