How to play Taric
Taric – the Shield of Valoran – is based on our LoL Support Tier List on patch 14.12 a A-Tier
Support champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier,
Taric has a win rate of 52.3%, a pick rate of 1.6%, a ban rate of 0.2% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the
Support is in a good spot in the current meta of season 14. If you want to learn how to play Taric on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is mechanically simple to play in LoL. This Taric guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Taric. The upcoming LoL Taric Support Build is the most popular build picked by many Pros.
Pregame Build
In champion select you need to choose your Taric runes and summoner spells. The best Taric Support Runes 14.12 are
Inspiration as the primary path and
Resolve as the secondary path. The most supportive
Taric keystone rune is
Glacial Augment.
Flash and
Heal are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Taric Build the most.
Item Build on Taric
The starter items for the best Taric Build on patch 14.12 are Health Potion,
Health Potion,
World Atlas, and a
Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular
Taric items are
Winter's Approach and
Fimbulwinter.
Mercury's Treads are the most bought
Taric boots by Pros. This Taric Build will exorbitantly increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.
Taric Abilities
At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability Dazzle on
Taric. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise
Dazzle into
Bastion and at last
Starlight's Touch.
Dazzle is a very strong ability of
Taric in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called
Bravado and there is no need to set it manually on a Taric Build.
![Bravado](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fpassive%2FTaric_Passive.png&w=128&q=75)
![Starlight's Touch](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FTaricQ.png&w=128&q=75)
![Bastion](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FTaricW.png&w=128&q=75)
![Dazzle](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FTaricE.png&w=128&q=75)
![Cosmic Radiance](/_next/image?url=%2Fstatic%2Fspell%2FTaricR.png&w=128&q=75)
Spellcasts empower Taric's next 2 basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage, reduce his spell cooldowns, and attack in quick succession.
Biography
Read Taric's bioTaric is host to 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 of Demacia, Taric climbed Mount Targon to find redemption, only to discover a higher calling among the stars. Imbued with the might of a celestial being, the “Shield of Valoran” now stands ever vigilant, against any who would threaten the people of this world.
Available Taric Skins
Besides the Taric build you can select a skin for Taric. The best Taric skins you can find below.
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_0.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_1.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_2.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_3.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_4.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_9.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
![Taric](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddragon.leagueoflegends.com%2Fcdn%2Fimg%2Fchampion%2Fsplash%2FTaric_18.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Explore
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Featured Video: Downfall
To ascend the Mountain, I had to let go... -
Short Story: The Uninvited Guest **
I look out across the once-verdant field, now scarred and ruined by the toil of battle. -
Featured Video: Taric: Login Theme
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Featured Link: Champion Insights: Taric, the Shield of Valoran