Yes! I have not gotten the chance to play since the release of new items, but based on what I've read redemption would complement Taric's kit very well. Just make sure when buying this not to exceed your CDR cap!

Hey, glad you liked the guide!

Brand and bard are both skillshot-based poke supports. Practicing your reaction time will get you far against these two champions.

For bard, try your best not to position yourself in a way that will get you stunned. The stun on his Q works only if it hits something else after (or before) hitting you. This means it can be activated by a wall, your ADC, or even a minion. Stay away from the walls when possible, and avoid lining yourself directly up between or behind your ADC or a minion (relative to bard).

Brand has a more diverse way of poking, but most of the time he'll save his Q (the straight line skillshot) until after he's hit you with another ability. Brand can be difficult to deal with because he has an incredibly long range on his W. His two primary combos when poking will be W > Q or E > Q. Although his stun combo relies on hitting his Q after another ability, remember that he can also toss out a fireball here and there just to proc his spellthief's. I advise you to try to get familiar with the range of all of Brand's abilities, and this is probably best done by playing Brand himself. As a last note, when you see brand use his all-in combo with his ultimate, try your best use your own ultimate in order to counter his passive explosion effect.

Best of luck!

Sona can be a pretty tough support to play against because she has so much poke as well as good sustain. The only advice I can give when playing against Sona is to be mindful of your positioning in relativity to where she is. Learn the range of her Hymn of Valor and try to stay just out of range. If you see her use it while your ADC or you are in range, try to throw up a shield before it can land.

Other than that, just heal up to sustain yourself through the laning phase. Sona has no escapes, so she's a pretty easy kill if you're able to catch her without summoners, so asking your jungler to come gank is a good idea too.

When playing Taric, I used to prefer FotM, but I eventually switched over to the Eyestone. He already has a shield from Bastion and he will usually have another one from Locket; another shield from FotM may be excessive.