Taric's abilities and mechanics have evolved significantly throughout League of Legends' history. Here's a comprehensive overview of his previous abilities and combat systems.

Innate Abilities Evolution

Gemcraft (Latest Version)

• After using an ability, Taric's next basic attack deals bonus magic damage (20% armor)
• Reduces all cooldowns by 2 seconds
• Not triggered by active items or summoner spells

Previous Gemcraft Iterations

• Version 2: Basic attacks dealt 2% maximum mana as bonus magic damage (doubled against champions)
• Version 1: Basic attacks restored 7.5% of damage dealt as mana

Core Abilities

Imbue

• Heals target ally and Taric
• 40% increased healing when self-cast
• Can target allied minions

Shatter

• Passive: Grants bonus armor while off cooldown
• Aura: Nearby allies gain 12% of Taric's armor
• Active: Deals magic damage to nearby enemies and reduces their armor

Dazzle

• Fires prismatic sphere at target enemy
• Stuns target and deals magic damage
• Damage increases up to 50% based on proximity

Radiance (Latest Version)

• Deals magic damage to nearby enemies
• Grants bonus attack damage and ability power
• 10-second aura sharing 50% of bonuses with allies

Original Radiance

• Toggle ability consuming mana per second
• Provided self-healing
• Granted bonus attack damage aura to nearby allies

Notable voice lines include references to gems and their properties:

• "Emerald for insight"
• "Opal for harmony"
• "Ruby for vigor"
• "Sapphire for divinity"
• "Gems are truly, truly, truly outrageous"

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