Taric Splash Art
Taric

Taric Support

the Shield of Valoran
Win Rate: All Roles 53.2% | as Support 53.8%
Pick Rate: All Roles 1.3% | as Support 1.2%
Ban Rate: 0.2%
Analyzed: 6280 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.17 (25.17)
Support ARAM

Taric Support Guide

A+ Tier

Taric is incredibly strong in Support with a 53.8% win rate (#1 among Support champions), compared to 53.2% win rate across all roles. Excellent meta pick for ranked. Taric remains underpicked 1.3% overall pick rate and 1.2% usage in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.17 (25.17)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 6280 ranked games. This champion is primarily played in this role - 94.8% of games. Optimal build starts with Plated Steelcaps, rushing Locket of the Iron Solari, Winter's Approach, and Knight's Vow. Taric has weak vision control - 0.79 wards/min (#46 among supports). Averages 2.8 KDA (#14 among Support champions). Rarely banned at 0.2% (170th place). Recommended runes: Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, (Inspiration) + Conditioning, Revitalize, (Resolve). In-game, the recommended max order is E > Q > W. Taric Support is strong against Nautilus, Blitzcrank, Thresh, and weak against Nami, Milio, and Karma.

Taric Roles

Taric

  • Support
    (Support - 94.8%) 5955 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 8353 ARAM games

Taric Support Stats

53.8%
Win Rate (Role)
94.8%
Support (Role Rate)
0.2%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
1.7
Kills/Game
6.1
Deaths/Game
15.5
Assists/Game
0.79
Wards/Min
1.38
CS/Min
284
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 30.9%
Magic: 58.3%
True: 10.73%

Overall Champion Matrix

Taric Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
54.5% Win Rate 55.1% Pick Rate3282 games

Highest Win Rate
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
74.4% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate6 games

Taric Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
53.8% Win Rate 82.2% Pick Rate4894 games
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.5% Win Rate 42.4% Pick Rate2523 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
56.5% Win Rate 19.6% Pick Rate1166 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
53.2% Win Rate 18.7% Pick Rate1112 games
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Winter's Approach
Winter's Approach (2400 gold) 550 Health
500 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Awe
Gain Health.
Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
Landing Attacks and Abilities grant 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Fimbulwinter at 360 max Mana.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
69.5% Win Rate 14.5% Pick Rate863 games
Final Build
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
33.0% Win Rate 16.8% Pick Rate999 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
75.2% Win Rate 0.3% Pick Rate18 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
74.9% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate6 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.7% Win Rate 9.5% Pick Rate566 games
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
59.9% Win Rate 1.0% Pick Rate57 games
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
85.3% Win Rate 1.4% Pick Rate85 games
Final Build
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
99.2% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate333 games
Other Items
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
400 Mana
20 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress
Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
99.9% Win Rate 11.2% Pick Rate665 games
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
49.5% Win Rate 11.1% Pick Rate658 games
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
99.2% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate333 games
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
0.0% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate332 games
Navori Flickerblade
Navori Flickerblade (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Transcendence
Attacks reduce Basic Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
98.1% Win Rate 5.5% Pick Rate328 games
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
99.0% Win Rate 5.5% Pick Rate325 games

Taric Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Resolve
Conditioning
Conditioning

Conditioning

After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magi…

Revitalize
Revitalize

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

54.0% Win Rate 59.2% Pick Rate3526 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.5% Win Rate 9.9% Pick Rate591 games

Taric best with

Malzahar Synergy Champion
+6.0%
Malzahar
Malzahar
Vayne Synergy Champion
+5.4%
Vayne
Vayne

Taric Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > Q > W
54.2% Win Rate 32.4% Pick Rate1930 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
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W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
75.9% Win Rate 2.4% Pick Rate140 games

Countered by Taric

Nautilus - countered by Taric
+9.4%
Nautilus
Nautilus
Blitzcrank - countered by Taric
+4.5%
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank
Thresh - countered by Taric
+3.5%
Thresh
Thresh
Alistar - countered by Taric
+5.3%
Alistar
Alistar

Taric Counterpicks

Nami - effective counter against Taric
-4.6%
Nami
Nami
Milio - effective counter against Taric
-4.0%
Milio
Milio
Karma - effective counter against Taric
-3.8%
Karma
Karma
Braum - effective counter against Taric
-3.3%
Braum
Braum
Pyke - effective counter against Taric
-1.1%
Pyke
Pyke
Lulu - effective counter against Taric
-1.1%
Lulu
Lulu

Taric Support Lane Matchups

Taric
+9.4%
Nautilus

Taric vs Nautilus
Taric
+4.9%
Leona

Taric vs Leona
Taric
+3.5%
Thresh

Taric vs Thresh
Taric
-1.1%
Lulu

Taric vs Lulu
Taric
-4.6%
Nami

Taric vs Nami

Taric lore:

Taric is the Aspect of the Protector, wielding incredible power as Runeterra's guardian of life, love, and beauty. Shamed by a dereliction of duty and exiled from his homeland Demacia, Taric ascended Mount Targon to find redemption, only to discover a higher calling among the stars. Imbued with the might of ancient Targon, the Shield of Valoran now stands ever vigilant against the insidious corruption of the Void.

Taric tips:

  • The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
  • Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
  • Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

Playing Against Taric

  • Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.
  • Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric abilities description:

Bravado
P
Bravado (passive)
Spellcasts empower Taric's next 2 basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage, reduce his spell cooldowns, and attack in quick succession.
Starlight's Touch
Q
Starlight's Touch (Q)
Heals nearby allied champions based on charges stored. Bravado-empowered attacks grant a charge of Starlight's Touch.
Bastion
W
Bastion (W)
Passively increase the Armor of Taric and any allied champion with Bastion.

Actively shields an ally and grants them Bastion for as long as they remain near Taric. Taric's spells also cast off the ally with Bastion.
Dazzle
E
Dazzle (E)
Taric readies a beam of starlight that, after a brief delay, deals magic damage and stuns enemies.
Cosmic Radiance
R
Cosmic Radiance (R)
Pulses cosmic energy onto nearby allied champions after a delay, making them invulnerable for a short duration.

Taric Skins and Splash Arts

Default Taric Default Taric
Emerald Taric Emerald Taric
Armor of the Fifth Age Taric Armor of the Fifth Age Taric
Bloodstone Taric Bloodstone Taric
Pool Party Taric Pool Party Taric
Taric Luminshield Taric Luminshield
Space Groove Taric Space Groove Taric
Fatebreaker Taric Fatebreaker Taric