Champion Stats
| Role | Support / Tank |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 675 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Taric
Low elo players fundamentally do not disengage when Taric casts his ultimate. They see the golden sparkles falling from the sky and keep fighting, wasting every cooldown on invulnerable targets while their own abilities go on cooldown. By the time the invulnerability ends, your team has killed half of them. They also don't respect Taric's E (Dazzle) angles—the stun casts from BOTH Taric AND his tethered ally, meaning you can stun the enemy backline from completely unexpected angles. A smurf abuses this by tethering to a diver and stunning carries from screens away while being completely safe.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
Start E (Dazzle). Hide in the lane brush. When the enemy walks up to the wave, walk forward and stun them. The key is your passive (Bravado): after casting any spell, your next two auto-attacks deal bonus damage and reduce your basic ability cooldowns. So the pattern is: E (stun) > Auto > Auto (passive used) > E comes back faster > Auto > Auto. Taric's Level 1 dueling is possibly the strongest in the entire support pool because he can chain stuns and auto-attacks infinitely. You can legitimately beat most ADCs 1v1 at Level 1 if they try to fight you.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'Armor of the Fifth Age Taric' (Pink Taric) is the only skin. Just kidding, 'Luminshield' is cool too. But Pink Taric with the deep V-neck is the smurf uniform.
When They Ban Taric
Backup Pick: If Taric is banned,
Braum protects slightly worse.
Rakan engages well.
Renata prevents death.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Glacial Augment (Control) or Guardian (Tank). Presence of Mind (Precision secondary) is MANDATORY because you run out of mana. Manflow Band works too.
Skill Priority
Order:
E → Q → QQ (2 points) > E Max. You need points in a spell to maximize passive resets.
Mastering Taric's Kit
Starlight's Touch. Heals allies. Uses charges. Autos recharge it. Spam this in fights.
Bastion. Passively increases Armor. Active: Shields ally and Tethers to them. Taric's spells cast from BOTH him and his tethered ally.
Dazzle. Beam stun. Fires from Taric AND Tethered Ally. Aim it carefully!
Cosmic Radiance. After 2.5s delay, makes all nearby allies Invulnerable for 2.5s. Game winning button.
Matchup Tips
Synergy. Pick Taric WITH Yi. The Yi-Taric funnel is legendary.
Hard. Black Shield stops stun. She binds you. You struggle.
Annoying. Plants block pathing. Poke hurts. All-in her at 6.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop wasting mana! Taric is one of the most mana-hungry supports in the game. Spamming Q (Starlight's Touch) with only 1 charge drains your mana pool instantly for almost no healing value. Only use Q when you have 2+ charges or when your passive is ready to reset cooldowns with auto-attacks. Save your mana for E (stun) and R (ultimate) which actually win fights. Also, TIME YOUR ULTIMATE PROPERLY. Cosmic Radiance has a 2.5-second delay before the invulnerability applies. You need to cast it BEFORE the damage hits, not during. If you wait until your carry is at 10% HP, the ultimate will finish channeling after they're already dead.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge Vel'Koz or Xerath. Poke mages ruin you. You can't heal through poke mana-efficiently, and you can't reach them to stun.
Teamfight Role
In teamfights, W your engager (Hecarim/Yi/Malphite). When they go in, cast E to stun through them. Press R as the fight starts to time the invulnerability for the clash. Spam Q-Auto-Auto-W-Auto-Auto to reset cooldowns and heal everyone.
The 'Disrespect' Build
Jungle Taric. Ghost + PTA. You run at them, stun them, and beat them down with infinite attack speed resets. Surprisingly effective duelist.
Power Windows
Level 6 (Invulnerability). Tear of the Goddess (Mana fix). Late game (Unkillable team).
Tilt Factor
Spam jokes about 'Gems'. The Pink Taric skin tilts homophobic players (sadly true) or just looks ridiculous while beating them down.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.2 | Jan 24, 2024 | BUFF | E buffed |
| V12.17 | Sep 8, 2022 | ADJUST | E buffed, Base stats nerfed |
| V12.11 | Jun 8, 2022 | BUFF | Q buffed, E buffed |
| V12.10 | May 25, 2022 | BUFF | Base stats buffed |
| V11.14 | Jul 8, 2021 | BUFF | Q buffed, E buffed, Base stats adjusted |
Safety Tips
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