League Classic · Season 3 · Taric

Support Taric build & runes

Taric buildsSupport Taric this buildAP Taric rank STop Taric rank C

Classic vs modernClassic Taric predates the 2016 visual & gameplay update: Imbue is an instant-cast heal (not a channel), Shatter is an armor-shred nuke that restores mana, Dazzle is a straightforward AoE stun, and the ultimate is a flat team damage-aura buff rather than the current gem-empowered ability system.

Item build path

Starting items level 1 · 475 gold to spend

Faerie Charm + 2

Sight Wards +

Health Potion365 g

Faerie Charm + 2

Sight Wards + 2

Health Potions400 g

Wards support his gem armor tanky engage lane.

First back first recall

Philosopher's Stone +

Sightstone

Core build order buy in this order · ~12,550 g full build

Mercury's Treads1,200 g

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Ruby Sightstone1,600 g

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Aegis of the Legion1,350 g

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Locket of the Iron Solari2,500 g

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Frozen Heart2,900 g

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Randuin's Omen3,000 g

Situational adapt to the game

Aegis of the Legionteam aura and early tankiness

Sunfire Capedurability and sustained AoE damage

Mercury's Treadsvs magic damage and CC

Shurelya's Reveriespeed to land his stun engage

Skill order & spells

Skill orderE > W > Q > R

SpellsFlash + Exhaust

Rune page (Season 3)

9× Greater Mark of Magic Penetration+7.8 Magic Pen

9× Greater Seal of Armor+12.7 Armor

9× Greater Glyph of Magic Resist+12.1 Magic Resist

3× Greater Quintessence of Armor+12.8 Armor · alt: Gold per 10

Best duos & synergies

Corkidouble armor shred + stun setup

TwitchDazzle holds them for Spray and Pray

Ezrealstun guarantees skillshots

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Standard Season 3 page — stun tank. Hover any mastery for its name.

Counters & matchups

Who this pick beats and who beats it — pick your lane with the matchup in mind.

✓ Strong against

Sorakashatter armor shred out-trades her sustain

Lulugem tankiness soaks her poke then all-in

Blitzcranktanky Taric survives hook and stuns back

Vaynestun lock kills her before she tumbles

Miss Fortunearmor aura and stun shut down her poke-heavy lane

✕ Struggles against

MorganaBlack Shield blocks Dazzle

Jannadisengages your stun window

Sonapoke you can't answer

Alistarout-engages his slow stun start

Leonabulkier engage out-trades his poke

Quick tip: Dazzle-W trades win lane; your armor aura + shatter shred makes your whole team hit harder — outrageous, truly.

Key combo

Dazzle (E) stun → Shatter (W) armor-shred aura → Imbue (Q) heal → autos, Radiance (R) for AD/aura in the fight

Power spike & playstyle

Spikes at 6 and with early armor; a tanky lane-bully support whose point-and-click Dazzle stun enables all-ins from level 3—strong early, durable late.

Other builds

Taric’s other builds

% is versus Support Taric · how the letters are measuredEvery build →

AP Taric →Same role, different buildSupport · AP burst · 14,955 g

Damage rankSout-damages 8 of 9 support builds

Combo+autos1,095+134%

Burst891+191%

Auto DPS68+27%

Eff. HP5,412-47%

Sorcerer's Shoes

Rod of Ages

Rabadon's Deathcap

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Abyssal Scepter

Void Staff

Skill E > W > Q > RMasteries 21/0/9Summoners Flash + ExhaustStart Faerie Charm + 2 Health Potions + 2 Sight WardsRunes Magic Penetration marks · Flat Armor seals · Flat Ability Power glyphs · Flat Ability Power quints

Dazzle and Shatter both carry large ability power ratios, so the point-and-click stun that made him a support becomes the opener of a burst combo.

In lane. A stun that cannot be dodged followed by a Shatter behind real AP simply wins the level-two all-in against any bottom lane pairing.

Late. Imbue's heal and Radiance's aura are what make Taric worth a slot at twenty-five minutes, and this build spent that gold on damage instead.

Not modelled in this number: Frenzy (10% AS for 2s after a crit — not static), Summoner's Insight, Meditation, Mastermind.

Show the damage math

Ability	How it is calculated	Raw	After resists
Q Imbue?no damage found	no direct damage in this model
W Shatter rank 5	210 base + 0.12 × 71 armour + 0.2 × 71 armour + 0.6 × 520 AP	545	532 −2% after MR
E Dazzle rank 5?	one figure from the 3.13.1 tooltip	368	359 −2% after MR
AA Auto-attack	78.7 per hit × 0.86 attacks/sec	79 / 165	68 dps

Level 18AD 127AP 520Target 1,900 hp · 75 ar · 50 mrAfter pen 64 ar · 4 mr

Combo 891 + 3.0 s autos 204 = 1,095, 47% of target HP.

Only the QWE rotation is counted.

Top Taric →Played out of positionTop Lane · Bruiser · 14,680 g

Damage rankCout-damages 2 of 16 top lane builds

Combo+autos613+31%

Burst323+5%

Auto DPS97+81%

Eff. HP13,006+27%

Ninja Tabi

Sunfire Cape

Atma's Impaler

Warmog's Armor

Randuin's Omen

Frozen Heart

Skill E > W > Q > RMasteries 0/21/9Summoners Flash + TeleportStart Cloth Armor + 5 Health PotionsRunes Armor Penetration marks · Flat Armor seals · Magic Resist glyphs · Flat Health quints

A point-and-click stun, a self-heal on Q and an armour aura on W make him one of the few Season 3 champions who simply cannot be beaten in a melee trade.

Into AD bruisers. Shatter's armour aura plus Ninja Tabi means their trade damage is halved before Imbue even heals it back.

Into ranged or AP tops, and in any game where the team needed him bottom — his stun is far more valuable protecting a carry than winning a side lane.

Not modelled in this number: Unyielding, Block, Defender, Summoner's Insight, Wanderer, Meditation, Mastermind.

Show the damage math

Ability	How it is calculated	Raw	After resists
Q Imbue?no damage found	no direct damage in this model
W Shatter rank 5	210 base + 0.12 × 356 armour + 0.2 × 356 armour + 0.6 × 0 AP	324	216 −33% after MR
E Dazzle rank 5?	one figure from the 3.13.1 tooltip	160	107 −33% after MR
AA Auto-attack	115.2 per hit × 0.84 attacks/sec	100 / 200	97 dps

Level 18AD 175AP 0Target 1,900 hp · 75 ar · 50 mrAfter pen 75 ar · 50 mr

Combo 323 + 3.0 s autos 290 = 613, 17% of target HP.

Only the QWE rotation is counted.

Guide

How to play Taric in League Classic

Taric brings honesty to bot lane: no tricks, just a point-and-click stun and auras that make your duo statistically better at the game. Dazzle-W trades chunk hard, and his armor aura plus Shatter's armor shred swings both sides of the damage equation at once. Manage mana — everything he casts is expensive — and spike on Sightstone-Aegis like every tank support. In fights, stun the highest-value reachable target and stand where your auras cover both carries. Outrageous, reliable, and quietly game-winning.

FAQ

Taric in League Classic

What is the best Taric build in League Classic?

The standard build is Support Taric: Mercury's Treads, Ruby Sightstone, Aegis of the Legion, Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen. Skill order E > W > Q > R, summoner spells Flash + Exhaust. Taric also has 2 measured off-meta builds: AP Taric, Top Taric.

What runes and masteries does Taric use in League Classic?

Marks: Magic Penetration. Seals: Flat Armor. Glyphs: Magic Resist. Quintessences: Flat Armor / Gold per 10. Masteries: 0/21/9 — stun tank.

Is Taric good in League Classic?

Taric is rated B-tier support in the launch consensus (score 33/100 across 4 published rankings). Strong into Soraka, Lulu, Blitzcrank, Vayne, Miss Fortune; struggles against Morgana, Janna, Sona, Alistar, Leona.

What does Taric start with and build first in League Classic?

Open with Faerie Charm + 2 Sight Wards + Health Potion or Faerie Charm + 2 Sight Wards + 2 Health Potions. Wards support his gem armor tanky engage lane. First back: Philosopher's Stone + Sightstone. Then build in order: Mercury's Treads → Ruby Sightstone → Aegis of the Legion → Locket of the Iron Solari → Frozen Heart → Randuin's Omen.

Editorial build based on documented Season 3 (2013) meta. Counters and duos are historical projections rather than live win-rate matchup data. (Tier ranking above does mix in live data where sources publish it — see the tier list for details.)

Support tier list ← Consensus tier list