Taric Weapon Teased?
Taken from reddit place but brought here to have some lore discussion on it. TL;DR League event had picture stands where you could take pictures with champion weapons, chief among them being Leona's sword/shield, Diana's blade, Panth's spear/helmet and Taric's....uh....
Ok first and foremost I preferred the hammer because it fit his paladin-style theme. That said, I can't imagine paladin of earth is something they're going to stick with so it makes sense that they'd retire the hammer. Along with this as a gem-scrounger he's likely mining the gems from Targon himself with just his weird axe thing.
What I do find interesting is that it seems like a combination of axe-staff. The gem at the top makes me think of Viktor's staff with the hexcore while the bladed edges seem more for cutting through rock than people. This might mean they're doing something along the lines of giving Taric a shield-and-staff (With bladed edges) as opposed to a giant man-cleaver. I think that'd be cool because, you know, we have staff-users and magical people with mystic weapons but never something like a staff that doubles as a beat stick. You could even argue this is more cleric-like as clerics often are depicted using blunt staves and heavy, one-handed maces.
So what do ya'll think? Losing the hammer too much or could this be a cooler/more interesting direction?
