Beyond just visuals, Taric's kit is functional, but plagued with problems. He burns mana so damn easily, his mana regen is awful, and his healing is now hugely outdone by Soraka. Very few team compositions can now use him, AFAIK.
Another rework, Riot? Taric's got the record for "most remakes" so far, unless I'm mistaken.
Marthian1 votesYeah definitely a rework. Free click stun, and his W and R have hidden power/go unappreciated by allies/no great indication why you are doing less to someone.
Incognonymous1 votesI believe he is in the rework queue again, but let's be real. He's behind champs who have been there since like season 2. Unless he gets prioritized it'll be years. I actually like this current incarnation of Taric. Probably the most functional aura tank in the game, even if the niche itself is very under appreciated.
darkdill1 votesHe is certainly functional in this iteration, but has several problems that hold him back. First and foremost is his constant mana burnouts, and his low base mana regen means Chalice of Harmony doesn't work as well as it should on him.
I'd love it if Gemcraft restored mana equal to (or greater than) the bonus damage when he hits Champions with it.
Incognonymous1 votesTotally. His kit rewards comboing with the CD reduction passive, but he can barely utilize it without going OOM. Riot's never been consistent with their mana gates though. I like to jungle Taric (if I miss out on support), as odd as that sounds. Blue, jungle items, and utility masteries let him sustain and do pretty consistent damage in the course of clearing.
Kuroi861 votesHe's already slated for a full rework, not just kit retuning.
TheI3igDaddy1 votesEven though I don't want to say it, his mana issues are kinda necessary since he could build a ton of CDR and then spam spells all day due to his passive. You could pretty much lock down whoever you wanted if you stun - auto - heal - auto - shatter- stun over and over and over.