@Meddler BOND OF STONE!

AxF Hero LVL 4·Jan 23, 2017·7 votes·931 views

Can we plz have it either reworked completely or removed because it is the most useless keystone currently. If you look at most sites, the recommended build will not include bond of stone except for possibly nunu. I would want this removed because it is the most boring keystone to play and has little impact. If we can have a replacement for Bond of Stone, we can possibly put nunu back somewhere into the jungle. An idea I have is that it improves the trinkets for example Warding totem can stack to 3 or sweeping lens has an even smaller cooldown.

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khorneyJan 23, 20172 votes

bond of stone is trash and really only taric is the only tank supp that will use it becuase he has 0 dash for CotC proc. But i main taric and i run with windskeepers blessing, how ever bond of stone is great if you wush Knights vow, But besides him and the occasional jungle there is really 0 point in building it on anyone else

S0NAJan 23, 20172 votes

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bond of stone is trash and really only taric is the only tank supp that will use it becuase he has 0 dash for CotC proc. But i main taric and i run with windskeepers blessing, how ever bond of stone is great if you wush Knights vow, But besides him and the occasional jungle there is really 0 point in building it on anyone else

Taric 100% runs CotC... What do you mean he has "0 dash"

Only person who might still run Bond is Braum, and even then it's arguable.

BastionKrossJan 23, 20172 votes

I don't run CoC on my Taric. I play him toplane, though.

Two reasons:

CoC is getting nerfed (again) next patch. This results in making diving that deep into the resolve tree a waste of stats for most champs. CoC was worth investing heavily into the resolve tree for as it was strong enough to make up for lackluster masteries you have to take to get it. This will most likely not be true after next week.
Taric can only proc it with his E, and since it's an AoE stun if you aim it correctly the CoC proc often goes to waste. Taric already has tons of shields and heals as long as he's using his passive, so he doesn't need another one. I found that running Fervor is better, since you need to be auto attacking constantly as Taric. Both for shorter CDs and as his passive is the main source of his damage.

AxF Hero LVL 4Jan 23, 20172 votes

Even if you don't take CoC grasp is still a viable option for him

BastionKrossJan 23, 20172 votes

It is. In fact, that's what I was using until a few weeks ago when a helpful Taric main gave me the idea to go Fervor.

Grasp was basically a "this sucks the least" situation. In the end, it has several things about it that just aren't optimal for Taric. It takes so long to proc, even for the gem knight. Four seconds is a hell of a long time in a teamfight. And even then, what are you using it for? Sustain? Taric has plenty of that. Damage? Fervor does more in those four seconds than Grasp will, and it does even more in the next four seconds if you get there. And of course, you're going down a different tree, which is an improvement.

That being said I still put points into the resolve tree; pretty much exclusively for Fearless. That extra burst of tankiness when you're building up fervor stacks is just great. If that were to be nerfed or removed, I'd probably go down cunning for the mana regen of Meditation and Dangerous Game instead. In fact, I'm still tempted to once in a while.

AxF Hero LVL 4Jan 23, 20172 votes

Sounds like fun

khorneyJan 24, 20171 votes

umm your wrong, there is 0 reason to run Cotc. braum has jump, and can slow....taric has neither . i run windskeepers and that is arguably better.

AxF Hero LVL 4Jan 23, 20171 votes

Pray that lord meddler will come