Taric Rework?

Rammus Soup·1/2/2016, 11:15:38 PM·3 votes·1,007 views

Let me start by saying I love playing Taric. I love menacing enemies and taunting them with presence. Taric is that champion. I can put myself under a turret, between enemies and allies, and keep enemies from engaging to save their own turret. What I love about Taric is how his presence in team fights is a game changer. Even by standing there. With Taric's Q, Imbue, and item 3401 and item 3222 - Taric can tank, OR with Radiance activated, and Shatter on its passive- he can use Q-FOTM-MC on an ally tank... say that DrMundo jungle. Taric is practically the best support champion for solo queue.. say what you want, it's my opinion.

However, recent champion updates are leaving the gem man lack-luster. And gems don't lack luster. I have an idea of how a Taric rework could go, while maintaining Taric's intended gameplay.

Passive- Gemcraft Upon casting an ability, Taric summons a gem onto the field and his next basic attack gains additional magic damage. If Taric collects a gem, the cooldowns of his abilities are lowered a few seconds. Any player other than Taric may collect these gems as well. If any player other than Taric collects a gem, they gain a Gem Stack. Upon visiting the shop, Gem Stacks are converted into gold, the amount of gold gained is lowered if shop is visited upon death.

Q- Imbue active- Taric tosses an enchanted emerald at target ally, healing the ally and Taric for an amount of health. The gem will bounce off the target and land a few units away. Alternatively, Taric may cast Imbue on himself to heal only himself for a larger amount of health. If Taric targets himself with Imbue, he doesn't toss a gem- and instead all of his abilities cooldowns are reduced as if he had collected a gem.

W- Shatter passive- Taric summons a diamond aura. Taric an nearby allies gain additional armor based on Taric's current armor. Additionally, basic attacks against Taric have a chance to drop a gem. active- Taric shatters his diamond aura, damaging enemies in a small AOE and lowring their armor and movement speed for a short time. When Taric activates Shatter, he summons a couple gems. While the diamond aura is down, Taric and allies do not gain the armor buff.

E- Dazzle active- Taric tosses an enchanted opal at target enemy, the opal bounces off and lands onto the field, and the targeted enemy becomes stunned for a short time.

Ultimate- Radiance active- Taric slams his hammer to the ground, dealing magic damage in an AOE. For 10 seconds, Taric has increased Ability Power, and Attack Damage- and shares a % of each with nearby allies. Additionally, Taric has an increased chance of summoning gems from incoming attacks while Radiance is active. Also, Taric summons more gems by activating Shatter while Radiance is active.

Sooooo.. What do you think? I'm currently on a 7-game win streak with Taric, so I understand how some people may feel about changing him. Let me know in the comments.

7 Comments

Gilded Bark1/3/2016, 12:19:24 AM3 votes

"Gems, gems are truly outrageous. They are truly, truly, truly, outrageous."

-Taric

iliasforce41/3/2016, 1:05:15 AM2 votes

I love taric i main taric!i dont want his gameplay to change!he needs sone visual update only.cant wait for his rework

wishbone251/3/2016, 3:58:03 AM2 votes

the most underestamted champ in all leage and when you make him drop like a nuke team fights GG all !! :)