General concensus on jungle Taric?

Government1·Feb 20, 2015·2 votes·651 views

I've been using it a good bit so far this season, and I think it's a strong alternative to some common junglers you see, especially if you aren't very good at the game like me. The targeted stun is extremely useful late game when the more popular champs really get their mobility going, and all your auras and shreds power-up up your more-capable allies better than other junglers. I've always thought double-support comps were super strong too. Anyone else playing jungle Taric competitively?

9 Comments

Government1Feb 22, 20152 votes

Just hit Gold 3 with jungle Taric. It's pretty good!

TalamareFeb 20, 20151 votes

I played Jungle Taric a bit, Sadly I found it ineffective. His ganks were a little too slow, and did not provide enough damage.

Late game, neither the stats nor cc he provides is sufficient.

Government1Feb 20, 20151 votes

His early game damage is very poor, I agree. For a gank to work you need a teammate who can chain CC, and who preferably has ignite. Red buff is also important. If you get counter-ganked, you get reamed pretty hard. He is able to gank at lvl 3 with full health though.

I do disagree about late game though. With max CDR you can effectively stun-lock someone, something I don't think any other champion can do besides maybe Leona. Furthermore, you're shredding 30-40 armor, giving your teammates 30-40 armor, and giving 35 AD/AP, plus a heal for 400. I think that's really significant and is some of the most reliable peeling in the game. You can duel just about anybody late game, especially if they're AD. You can catch Kalista.

TalamareFeb 20, 20151 votes

Even with 40% CDR you can't stun lock, at best you can throw out a second stun about 3 seconds after the first. That is assuming you manage to auto attack between your spells. In the heavy mobility, that might prove difficult.

Taric is sadly too weak at the moment, which is sad because I love the guy. However Riot intentionally completely destroyed him. They reduced his average ratio's into a 1/3rd of what they used to be.

Imagine if Katarina's abilities were reduced to 1/3rd next patch.

Drunk RummateFeb 20, 20151 votes

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Imagine if Katarina's abilities were reduced by 1/3rd next patch.

Then she would be balanced kappa

Government1Feb 20, 20151 votes

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Even with 40% CDR you can't stun lock, at best you can throw out a second stun about 3 seconds after the first. That is assuming you manage to auto attack between your spells. In the heavy mobility, that might prove difficult.

Taric is sadly too weak at the moment, which is sad because I love the guy. However Riot intentionally completely destroyed him. They reduced his average ratio's into a 1/3rd of what they used to be.

Imagine if Katarina's abilities were reduced by 1/3rd next patch.

Seeing that the stun lasts 1.6 sec at max rank, I think being stunned again only 1.4 sec after the last one by the same champ is about as close to a stun lock as you can get in this game. They aren't getting away without blowing flash. You're right though that you need perfect cycling which is impossible to do if you're trying to chase down an an enemy from max stun range. If you're peeling and can point-blank stun, however, you have much more success. I've found I've lost a ton of games as J. Taric when I try to dive the enemy carries, whereas my team often crushes fights if I stay back to protect the carry.

Government1Feb 20, 20151 votes

Won my last 3 jungle rankeds with Taric! Definite strength is being able to chain CC for easy picks.