Support Tank Champion

Taric is the Aspect of the Protector, excelling as a front-line support who provides healing, shields, and ultimate protection for his team while engaging enemies.

Core Abilities Overview

Passive (Bravado): After using abilities, enhances next two basic attacks and reduces ability cooldowns by 1 second per hit.

Q (Starlight's Blessing): Heals Taric and nearby allies. Stores charges based on ability level. Bravado attacks add charges.

W (Bastion): Links to an ally, granting them armor and allowing abilities to cast from their position.

E (Blinding): Projects a stun beam in target direction, damaging and stunning enemies.

R (Cosmic Radiance): After delay, grants invulnerability to nearby allies.

Optimal Skill Order

1. Start E (Blinding)
2. W (Bastion)
3. Q (Starlight's Blessing)
4. Q to level 2
5. Max E
6. Max Q
7. Max W
8. R at levels 6/11/16

Build Path

Starting Items:

• Steel Shoulderguards
• 2 Health Potions

Core Items:

• Evenshroud
• Plated Steelcaps/Mercury Treads
• Winter's Approach
• Knight's Vow

Situational:

• Zeke's Convergence
• Redemption
• Thornmail
• Frozen Heart

Key Strategy Tips

• Use Bravado attacks to reduce ability cooldowns
• Connect Bastion to ADC during laning phase
• Time stuns with ally engages
• Position ultimate to cover maximum allies in teamfights
• Weave auto-attacks between abilities to maximize passive

Synergies Best paired with immobile ADCs who need protection and melee champions who can utilize his Bastion link effectively.

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