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Taric
Patch 16.2.1
SupportDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Facilitate a 'death ball' strategy. Stay grouped with your team, use on your primary initiator, and land a multi-man to negate the enemy's primary damage source while you out-sustain them with resets.
Playstyle
A defensive Warden-Enchanter hybrid that thrives in prolonged brawls and counter-engage scenarios. You function as a 'battery' for your team, converting basic attacks into healing and crowd control resets.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Infinite sustain in combat via and resets
- + is the most powerful counter-engage tool in the game, nullifying entire ultimate rotations
- +Dual-casting through allows you to peel for your backline while simultaneously stunning for your frontline
- +High base armor and passive makes you naturally resilient against AD-heavy compositions
Weaknesses
- -Crippling mana issues if you cannot constantly trigger on targets
- -Easily kited by high-mobility champions or long-range poke like Ezreal or Xerath
- - has a massive 2.5s delay; if timed poorly, your team dies before it procs
- -Missed leave you with no pressure for a long window early game
Abilities
Your engine. Every spellcast gives 2 fast autos that reduce all basic ability cooldowns. Never cast a spell without following up with these two hits—it is how you keep and available.
Heals based on charges. Every hit grants a charge. In a fight, you want to cycle Ability -> Auto-Auto -> -> Auto-Auto to maximize throughput.
Links you to an ally. Passively grants both of you armor. When you use an ability, it also fires from the linked ally's position. Keep this on your primary engage or the carry being dove.
A delayed linear stun. This is your only CC. You can aim it from yourself or your partner. Use it to follow up on your tank's engage or to stop a diver mid-dash.
After a 2.5s delay, makes all nearby allies invulnerable. The hardest ultimate to time. You must predict the 'burst window' and start the channel before the heavy damage actually lands.
Teamfight Role
Frontline Enchanter/Peeler
Stand near your carries but close enough to the enemy to hit them. You must auto-attack *anything* (champions, minions, or even wards) to keep your resetting your heals and stuns.
If your team has a heavy diver (like Hecarim or Jax), them and focus on landing from their position to create an engage rather than waiting for the enemy.
Combos
Standard Brawling Cycle
-> Auto x2 -> -> Auto x2 -> -> Auto x2
The fundamental loop. By weaving autos between every cast, you reset your cooldowns so quickly that and are almost always available.
The Flash Stun
-> Flash (during the 0.75s windup)
Buffer your stun first. Right before the beam fires, Flash onto the enemy. This gives them zero time to react compared to Flashing then pressing the button.
Ultimate Protection
(on diver) -> -> -> Auto x2
Used when your tank initiates. You cast so it lands as they dive deep, then use through them to layer CC while the invulnerability kicks in.
Max Sustain
(at 2+ charges) -> Auto x2 -> -> Auto x2 ->
The fastest way to pump out raw healing. You only need 2 charges of to make the rotation efficient; don't wait for 4-5 charges in a life-or-death fight.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | If you start and land it, your allows you to win almost any 1v1 or 2v2 melee trade. |
| Level 4 | With 2 points in , your healing-to-mana ratio becomes highly efficient for sustained skirmishes. |
| Level 6 | completely changes the lane dynamic. You can now dive towers or survive any all-in attempt. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 has a lower cooldown, allowing you to force teamfights around every major objective spawn. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can hit wards to proc . If an enemy drops a ward in a fight, use it to reset your cooldown faster.
- • doesn't just block damage; it blocks the execution of spells like Urgot R or Pyke R if the invulnerability is active.
- •The range of is very long. You can help an ally in the jungle while you are in lane by casting or from their location.
- •Do not spam at 5 charges. Using it at 2 charges after every proc is more mana efficient and provides more total healing over 10 seconds.
- •The visual indicator can be deceptive; the hitbox is slightly wider at the very end of the beam.
- •If you are being chased, cast and walk in a straight line. The delay often catches enemies who try to sidestep too early.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using as a panic button at 5% HP.→The 2.5s delay means you or your ally will die before the invulnerability starts. Use it at 60-70% HP when the enemy commits.
- ✕Casting abilities without auto-attacking in between.→You will run out of mana in seconds and your cooldowns will stay high, leaving you useless after one rotation.
- ✕Tunnel-visioning on the partner's stun.→You might miss a crucial stun from your own position that could have saved your ADC from a nearby threat.
- ✕Over-focusing on 5-charge heals.→You lose out on the frequent cooldown reduction provided by cycling more often with lower charge counts.
- ✕Picking Taric into heavy poke/disengage comps (e.g., Janna, Ezreal).→You will never get in range to auto-attack, meaning you'll have no cooldown resets and zero impact.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached