Taric Pro Builds - How to Play Taric in Season 14
Taric – the Shield of Valoran – is a great Support that is usually played on position Support. Taric can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Support in this LoL Taric guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.
Taric has a win rate of 67% and pick rate of 0.1%. There is a ban rate of 0%. Although a great champion, winning with Taric is not a given. You need to have the right Taric build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many Taric probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Taric players need to win.
Latest Taric probuilds
Here a quick view on the latest Taric probuilds on position Support.
How to play Taric
We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Taric is strong, but if you ran into 
Zyra or 
Vel'Koz you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Taric Support pro build will help you with that.
Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Taric. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Taric builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.
Items for Taric
Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Taric. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like 
Yuumi or 
Renata Glasc can also influence your buying decisions.
Since Taric is a powerful Support you should start with 
Health Potion, Health Potion, and 
World Atlas. Your starter trinket should be 
Oracle Lens. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are 
Ionian Boots of Lucidity. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:
Locket of the Iron Solari
Winter's Approach
Fimbulwinter
Taric abilities and summoner spells
Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Taric. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.
During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Taric. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is 
Flash and 
Ignite.
You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Taric abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with 
Dazzle. Then you should continue with 
Starlight's Touch, followed by 
Bastion. An order for abilities of Taric up to level 10:
| Level | Key | Champion Spell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Dazzle |
| 2 | R | Starlight's Touch |
| 3 | R | Bastion |
| 4 | R | Starlight's Touch |
| 5 | R | Dazzle |
| 6 | R |  Cosmic Radiance |
| 7 | R | Dazzle |
| 8 | R | Dazzle |
| 9 | R | Dazzle |
| 10 | R | Bastion |
Most effective Taric runes selection
For an effective Taric build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Taric. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Shield of Valoran: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.
In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Taric are for primary 
Resolve and for secondary 
Precision. As the keystone rune on Taric most pros pick 
Guardian.
For your primary path – Resolve – choose these runes on Taric:
- Guardian
Revitalize
Font of Life
Second Wind
For your secondary path – Precision – choose these runes on Taric:
Presence of Mind
Legend: Haste
Champions that counter Taric
As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Taric. There are champions that counter Taric. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Zyra for instance is strong against Taric and has a win rate of 60%. Another dangerous counter is Vel'Koz.
When your opponent counter picks Taric in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.
Space Groove Taric is one of the 7 available skins for Taric.
Conclusion
Many people are looking for Taric pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Taric into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Taric guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Taric will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.
When you build Taric in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Cosmic Radiance. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Taric build.
Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Taric will grow. Once you mastered Taric – the Shield of Valoran – you will rule the rift.
