I rock the force of nature for the passive. Like I said, it's a tank build, and the extra regen from FoN helps him survive pretty well. Remember, this isn't an aura Taric, it's a tank Taric. He can push them turrets without creep waves, and the extra HP you get from that Force of Nature can make those blasts minuscule.

While people may not seem to want to focus him, they will start doing so when you stun out opposing carries and start spamming healz on allies.

The Randuin's is an item I usually work towards, but I've found that most teams I've solo queued against have a Tryndamere, Yi, Ashe, Xin Zhao, etc. who are trying desperately to train wreck the tank when he's dropping heals and stuns left and right.

Also fixed the skill order. Thanks for letting me know. :D

You can't max your W that fast in a normal game. Right now you have it maxed at level 8, not possible. I agree with Jebus about grabbing a Randuin's. Thornmail is circumstancial. For Twitches, Ashe's, Teemo's, Trynd's. The ASPD characters.

They're both good items - it depends on the composition of the enemy team and your own team. Sure, if your team is full of ranged carries, grab an Aegis to increase damage output as well as survivability.

As for the build itself, I recommend grabbing Randuin's Omen out of that Heart of Gold instead of Thornmail - Randuin's effect helps in team fights more than Thornmail, considering that you don't get focused all that much.

I think Aegis of the Legion is better than Force of Nature