So with Taric's rework coming up I have to ask. Will he be gatting a traditional skin?

vladtet909·Apr 4, 2016·59 votes·6,091 views

I'm just curious because Taric is going through what is essentially a full re-launch, and is being changed almost completely style wise.

Now I know Riot has changed the way they do reworks in the past couple of years, but Taric has always been known as the hammer and shield wielding, gem shattering, outrageous character we all know and love. And I can accept that he's going to be changed, I'm looking forward to it in fact.

But I'm still curious, after all Sion didn't get a traditional skin and IronStylus did say he was getting a Sion level rework so I don't know. But I do remember couple of Rioters commenting over the past two years saying that Taric would most likely be getting a new skin(s) to go along with his rework.

What ever Riot decides to do with him I'll know I'll still play Taric regardless.

40 Comments

OverpoweredSoapApr 4, 201612 votes

Riot no longer plans on making traditional skins, sadly.

GaleWinUnleashedApr 4, 201612 votes

Perhaps something similar to Gangplank's once-Classic skin that is now called Captain Gangplank. A skin that is closely tied to his lore, but changed due to certain events. In Taric's comic, he sheds most of his knightly armor during the climb, perhaps to leave behind an old life, or merely to drop excess weight for the ascent. Whatever the case, he's not being ret-conned so hard that he never wore armor at all, like how Trundle completely lost the diseased hero troll thing.

Taric's new direction looks like it can actually be a transition from his current form, rather than losing everything that he was.

sp441Apr 4, 20165 votes

No, because Riot has stopped doing that.

And honestly, in the case of Taric, it would be quite pointless, since he's still fairly loyal to the original character. Sure, he has discarded his armor, shield, and hammer, but I'd argue that those were not central to him as a character.

VerukaApr 4, 201627 votes

Fairly loyal to original character? His lore has completely changed. I'd say that's the exact opposite of fairly loyal to original character. His GEM armor, his shield, his hammer were directly relevant to his old lore.

Yeah, I might be a little bitter about it. I'm sorry.

[zombie-nunu-tears]

vladtet909Apr 4, 20168 votes

I have to agree his lore did change completely from what we know now, but until we get the full story we won't know just how much he has changed. Other than his appearance and what we learned in the comic.

VerukaApr 4, 20164 votes

The fact that he's Demacian now is a pretty big change. :( His whole lore was almost romantic, and now it's gone.

I am excited to see the changes, though.

LemurKickApr 4, 20161 votes

But Taric has always been Demacian? http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Taric/Background

VerukaApr 4, 20166 votes

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But Taric has always been Demacian? http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Taric/Background

Uh.. No? Taric was never Demacian. It has never really been said (to my knowledge) where Taric was from.. just that he was taken from his world faraway by a summoning spell and deposited onto Runeterra. Your wiki link is obviously being updated to the new lore, which is why it says WIP (work in progress).

A piece of his original lore -

There is a form of magic unknown to many Runeterrans and discredited by the few who are even aware of its existence. It is the magic of the earth, drawing power from the resonance of crystals and gems. Taric, the Gem Knight, is Runeterra's sole practitioner of this form of magic, having been erratically summoned to Runeterra from a faraway world. Taric became a wandering knight, renowned across his homeland as a guardian of the just until the day a spell of summoning grabbed him from his home and deposited him on Runeterra. Though disoriented and confused at first, he now feels that the continent of Valoran is in need of someone like him.

CatastropApr 4, 20164 votes

He was a somewhat of a celebrity among Demacians which is what I think he was referring to.

VerukaApr 4, 20164 votes

He was referring to the wiki link saying that his birthplace is Demacia.. which was updated when the comic came out.

but yeah, he was a celebrity among all of Valoran because of his style and GEMS.

GreenLoreApr 4, 20162 votes

Well I'd say a knight-themed skin for him would make sense considering that he even looses his knight armor in the beginning. So it could serve as both a traditional skin and a "pre-story"-skin.

And well,he still has gems on his armor and its been speculated that he grows a shield entirely out of gems from his free hand.

Emperor TimeApr 4, 20164 votes

I really like new Taric. He looks way more human.

EROTIC RAID BOSSApr 5, 20162 votes

his old lore was extremely terrible.

hes still a gem magic paladin type dude with a hammer though

TheEvilQueen135Apr 4, 20167 votes

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No, because Riot has stopped doing that.

And honestly, in the case of Taric, it would be quite pointless, since he's still fairly loyal to the original character. Sure, he has discarded his armor, shield, and hammer, but I'd argue that those were not central to him as a character.

i mean kinda got a "traditional" skin but it was just labeled "captain" gangplank... maybe they'll do something like that

My Waifu VanillaApr 5, 20161 votes

That is my guess.

SkiasApr 5, 20161 votes

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No, because Riot has stopped doing that.

And honestly, in the case of Taric, it would be quite pointless, since he's still fairly loyal to the original character. Sure, he has discarded his armor, shield, and hammer, but I'd argue that those were not central to him as a character.

He's pretty much pulled a Cecil Harvey and dumped the old heavy armor for the paladin approach.

sp441Apr 5, 20161 votes

...SHIT. That's a good observation.

GaleWinUnleashedApr 5, 20161 votes

But... But Taric wasn't ~~Batman~~ a dark knight at first :/

SkiasApr 5, 20161 votes

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But... But Taric wasn't ~~Batman~~ a dark knight at first :/

A disgraced knight climbs mt ordeals and sheds his armor to embrace light...

EeyoreApr 5, 20164 votes

They released a Traditional Gangplank skin - but they just desguised it behind an event. They could easily do a Pre-Targon skin for Taric, since he visually takes off his old armor and discards it during his new lore - his old appearance is still canon.

sp441Apr 5, 20162 votes

Not really. Captain Gangplank still looks very different to Classic Gangplank. A more proper Traditional Gangplank would be a living version of his Ghost skin.

Solidair3Apr 4, 20165 votes

No, They stopped doing thise a while back.

NightOfLightApr 5, 20165 votes

I was wondering if we could get something similar to captian gangplank for him even if it does not come with a new voice over. Like one before he climbed the mountain and one after

SukishooApr 4, 20162 votes

All we know so far as a "new"-ish skin for him will be that Emerlad will be getting an actual theme to it rather then being a Recolor like it currently is.

But he'll probably get a new skin eventually but not right away with the relaunch.

Forbidden SirenApr 4, 20162 votes

Perhaps Emerald will be an homage to old Taric since it's just Taric's default skin (currently) but green.

Linna ExcelApr 4, 20162 votes

It's a good question, however I think riot hates doing traditional skins now.

angery poutApr 4, 20162 votes

Riot's confirmed that there won't be anymore Traditional skins.

The reason is because with every rework that comes out after Poppy's, Riot is redoing splashes and all of the skins (including base skin.) Community as a whole would rather get improved visual effects across the board over one reference to what the champion used to be.

Gnart Even CloseApr 5, 20162 votes

i mean, either way he will still be truly outrageous. unfortunately, i bought bloodstone taric instead of armor of the fifth age taric, so i hope that one will look good too. even though nothing will ever be as fabulous as pink taric

Blue Moon WolfApr 5, 20162 votes

I think it would be great for them to do this. I'm really going to miss the heavily armored Taric we are all used to, so it would be nice to have that as an option, even if he keeps the mace in that skin. Besides, By the looks of things he only has 3 skins. This would be an easy way to shell out a 4th skin for him.

invisiblecat1Apr 5, 20162 votes

They should release another skin for him since he is a VERY old champion and only has 3 skins

Gora TApr 5, 20162 votes

Once Riot said that his emerald skin would likely be a new skin since it was just a recolor. I think that's what they meant with "New skin".

Solarious28Apr 5, 20161 votes

I think a cool legendary skin for Taric would be a texturally updated and cleaner version of his original look in which he'd have brand new animations that a different from his original and updated classic skin, and it could be called "Traditional Taric."

The Last BalladApr 5, 20162 votes

I still want a Opal Taric. So sparkly...

Solarious28Apr 5, 20161 votes

I'd personally like him to have a skin with new effects for every gem stone lol

AbyssphereApr 5, 20161 votes

Traditional won't happen ever again. This has been confirmed.

TheSlogsApr 5, 20161 votes

Who would even want a traditional skin. The entire point of Taric is that he is they gayest and most fabulous champion next Ezreal. Now we don't have to live that just through VO and fan art, but through the actual character and how he looks. This is a rework that should have minimal complaints about the lack of a traditional skin.

CrazedPorcupineApr 5, 20161 votes

Taric won't be getting a Traditional Skin, but he WILL be getting a new skin most likely. Taric hasn't had a skin since Bloodstone, and so they've likely been working on a skin in tandem with the update. Much like Fiora and her update, and GP and his.

KnalxzApr 5, 20161 votes

Riot had some sad words about the Traditional skins. If I recall correctly they said they didn't like the min general because they were a memory of what was changed and something about the VO and some talk about direct issues with character changes.