Taric Rework VU

Dalk·4/9/2015, 4:49:51 PM·5 votes·7,509 views

Hey so I just wanted to get some of my opinions out about what they could do with Taric. This is an opportunity for anyone to talk about what they think he could use or look like.

I think Taric looks great with his hammer and shield but I think he would also look great and perhaps more simplistic and strong with just his large hammer.

I think Riot should try to make him look a little more strong! As in buff!

I'm sure they will make him proportionate but right now his hands and feet are huge.

I feel his ult is lack luster in a way that you don't see much of your impact of the game. Yeah you are helping a bunch with all the stats but you don't really feel like you're helping. I think they could fix that in his ult by adding some sort of CC to it perhaps or just something. He does smash the ground aroundbhim to me I imagine it being a knock up of some sort.

I do love Taric and think he works the way he is but I just can't wait for what they're going to do to him!!!

Please comment if you will. :) thanks!

13 Comments

SirPacifista4/9/2015, 5:16:19 PM2 votes

Are you out of your mind? Then he wouldt look like a ********** we all love to punch, he would look asian, and nobody would have any reason to focus and kill him out of fun.

(Hope you will understand my comment as funny and not as a reasonable one. Of course a new rework should come, the Taric skin now looks terribly and your post seems legit and i would love to see him like that ingame, so +1)

Apollocliptic4/9/2015, 6:57:12 PM2 votes

Taric skins do suck, I like the functionality of the champ, but it is lacking so much. He has no mobility and his stun often wears off faster than it takes to land, so by the time you see it hit the enemy has killed your adc and run to the turret.

I see why the stun is slow to land, but it is so short, it should last a bit longer (0.5 seconds?) I have often thought that his ultimate should be a knock up, then though, it would be overpowered, he'd be like bard, a super strong and effective ultimate, with no other skills to help him out inbetween. His real weakness is that he can't chase or effectively peel, when I play as him, I often just beat on the enemy adc trying to kill mine, and watch as they are shocked by how much damage this "support" is dealing, but once they kill the adc, they escape, even with flash and stun, he can't chase, and his stun is so weak he cant stop them. Because he is melee, he needs to get close, so your adc usually runs away, out of your heal range and even out of aura sometimes.

His ultimate plus w means with a graves or jynx, its instant kill, and the low CD make it effective, but I think he needs to close distance. A speed buff or mini dash might do it, but otherwise he just needs a longer stun.

His heal seems fine, buffing it seems too much (speed buff on his heal would break that one skill)

His W is already complicated enough, knowing when and how to use it can destroy enemies or youself

his passive works as is and shouldn't be modified either

this leaves his ulimate and his stun. If his ultimate is made stronger, it doesn't help his kit, just makes him a kind of nuke that needs allies to be effective (trust me + 70 ad and ap late game is strong enough) adding a knock up would be great visually and make it more useful, but it doesn't need it, he needs something more reliable than an ultimate, leaving his stun

there's no sense in his stun having a speed or dash mechanic, so all that's left is a passive ability or longer duration. (it would be nice if he smashed the ground and a fissure travelled to the enemy target resulting in a knock up, same mechanics except more time to reach target and synergy with other champs - plus it would look cooler than a sparkle to the face, and make more sense considering his weapon) Besides longer duration, a passive that cause slow to nearby enemies (did he have a similar skill in the past but got nerf'd, or am I thinking of another support tank... oh there is a similar one in Dota2 lol) anyway, if his q passively slowed enemies near him, improving his peel and chase (once he gets close), OR if it had a slow mechanic that laster after the stun (not as great synergy with his kit, but better) I think his other skills would supplement him towards a higher pick rate

some kind of slow mechanic on his Q, and/or a knock up instead of a stun (with higher stun duration) that simple change would make taric effective in my opinion

Dalk4/9/2015, 5:20:06 PM1 votes

Haha yes I can tell! Not saying these would be the skins or something but they definitely look better than what he has now! :)

Solidair34/9/2015, 5:57:33 PM1 votes

As cool as Chinese splash Taric looks, I don't think he looks old enough to fit with Taric. To me, Taric is in his early to mid 30's maybe, as opposed to younger 20's. I like his demeanor in his NA splash art. He looks like a man who has been to war, a veteran, if you will. He has a calm about him that I think is important to, maybe even central to his character. He has control due to years of discipline from training with his Earth magic, and he is very strong. I do hope these are traits he keeps with his coming VGU.

Togekiss244/9/2015, 6:43:07 PM1 votes

The problem is that making Taric "buff" is that it isn't really Taric. He's a spacy, ethereal kind of dude who leaves his origins and motives a mystery to people. He's not particularly sociable and doesn't seem to inherently have a ruthless disposition the way Garen or Darius has. Kind of like a mystical, gem-obsessed version of Spock.

Making him into some war-torn brute would make him generic and kill his unique personality.

Sirsir4/14/2015, 3:25:51 PM1 votes

If Taric gets a voice change who will duo bot with Ezreal?