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Taric Support build & stats

SupportTank B 409 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.6%
Pick rate
1.5%
Ban rate
0.3%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
2,300 gold
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
2,500 gold
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing
2,300 gold
7,100 gold
50.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
55.0% 20 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Guardian
Guardian

Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
58.3% 12 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Taric

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Taric wins 52.6% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (409 games).
  • Most common core: Knight's Vow → Frozen Heart → Locket of the Iron Solari — 60% win rate over 5 games.
  • Take Glacial Augment as keystone: picked in 66% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Shen (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Tahm Kench (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Taric is an early-game champion: 58% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 41% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
38.5% WR
26 games · 6% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
55.0% WR
20 games · 5% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
53.8% WR
13 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
56.0% 6% (25)
50.0% 1% (6)
50.0% 1% (6)
45.8% 12% (48)
25.0% 1% (4)
16.7% 3% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Guardian
Guardian

Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
20.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
Glacial Augment Hextech Flashtraption Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Bone Plating Unflinching
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
40.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
Glacial Augment Magical Footwear Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Conditioning Revitalize

Keystones

  • Glacial Augment Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies. 38.6%11% pick
  • Guardian Guardian Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield. 65.0%5% pick
  • Unsealed Spellbook Unsealed Spellbook Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps. 60.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 46.3%10% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 38.1%5% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 58.3%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PBravado

    Spellcasts empower Taric's next 2 basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage, reduce his spell cooldowns, and attack in quick succession.

  • QStarlight's Touch

    Heals nearby allied champions based on charges stored. Bravado-empowered attacks grant a charge of Starlight's Touch.

  • WBastion

    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.

  • EDazzle

    Taric readies a beam of starlight that, after a brief delay, deals magic damage and stuns enemies.

  • RCosmic Radiance

    Pulses cosmic energy onto nearby allied champions after a delay, making them invulnerable for a short duration.