How to Play Taric Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: E > Q > W
First item: Locket of the Iron Solari13.0 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −198
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 82.5%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 27.3%

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Taric Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Taric Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Taric wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Taric's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Taric hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Taric can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Taric can start or win.
13.0 min
First item at 13.0 min
Locket of the Iron Solari is done — Taric's first real damage or durability spike.
22.4 min
Two items at 22.4 min
Locket of the Iron Solari + Winter's Approach: the window to group and take objectives.
40 min
Strongest in games of about 40 minutes
Taric wins 57.8% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Taric Support Laning Plan

Taric scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Taric Support is 198 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 43% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 83% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 27%. Taric averages 0.04 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Taric win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead82.5%
Ahead66.0%
Behind40.4%
1,000+ gold behind27.3%

Taric Mid and Late Game

What Taric does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Taric out-wards most champions (percentile 87): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Taric heals a lot (percentile 84): extended fights and sieges favor Taric.
Taric brings crowd control (percentile 84): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Taric wins 4.3 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Taric is not a damage carry (2/100): don't take fights expecting Taric to win them alone.
Taric falls behind in CS (20/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

These expert Taric tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Taric games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Taric and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Taric performance.

Taric is able to soak a lot of damage, making them much more viable in the frontline taking damage to protect less tanky teammates.
Taric tends to have a lower vision score than other champions. Make sure you are working to place wards and clear enemy wards.
Taric has a high rate of healing compared to other champions. They may be good at exchanging hit trades in lane or before teamfights since they can recover through self-healing.
Taric has a much higher late game win rate than their early game win rate. Take advantage of this by spending the early game farming and avoiding unneccessary fights.
Taric has more base armor than most champions, which makes them excellent in the early game against attack damage type enemies.
Taric has more mana regen than most champions, making their playstyle optimal for aggressive trades in lane.

Playing Taric

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.

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How to Play Taric FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Taric power spike?

Taric's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 13.0 min.

Can Taric come back from behind?

Taric wins 40% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 349 games), against 66% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Taric games, but it is not decisive.

What is Taric's first item?

Most Taric players finish Locket of the Iron Solari first, at a median of 13.0 minutes.

How do you play Taric Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Taric wins by playing to these strengths: control vision; take long fights and sieges; start fights with crowd control.

Taric How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes