Taric rework idea

I like the concept of Taric, I even tried him in the jungle recently (turns out his clear Heath is decent and with shatter his clear speed is actually ok...)

Just like support Taric though he is very much a one trick pony. Turn up with a targeted stun smash an area around him with 2 buttons and hope it's enough. His ultimate to me is insanely boring. That is his biggest problem IMO.

I was thinking of ways to make him more varied and his ultimate a bit more exciting.

I actually don't mind his qwe. So I'll focus on his ult and potential extras.

Perhaps he could be adapted in a victor/Kha kind of way. When he levels up his ultimate for the first time he picks a gem. Ruby, Emerald, Diamond or Saphire. Depending on which he picks his Shatter and ultimate change.

Ruby: damage buff from shatter and ult (though ruby sight stone is a health based item. Also thought that with this he should get +1 stack on ruby sight stone ward charges as an extra fluff thing) Emerald: health buff from shatter and ult Diamond: Armour buff from shatter and ult Saphire: AP buff from shatter and ult

The ult buff could be passive buffs and the shatter an active part of the spell (alongside the armour debuff for nearby enemies).

additionally the ultimate itself could be a nasus/renek style ult. It could turn him into a Gem guardian (think golem). Increase his stats (armour and health significantly), make him more of a melee bruiser type etc. But also reset shatters cooldown. On recast of shatter he explodes and returns to normal form doing increased damage in a larger AOE.

Thoughts?