Talk:Taric/@comment-5196742-20120721200643

Well, the last little conversation on Taric's passive got a bit drawn out, but I present this to consider; His ultimate does give him 70 bonus Attack Damage at level 16. I personally play Taric as a bruiser-support. That's not to say I try and go take on the AD carry by myself or anything - I still stay relatively near to my own AD carry to protect them. But a Taric that doesn't utilize both his actual passive and the passive effect on his heal (Reduced cooldown) is honestly just a bad Taric. If you take the time to, pardon the cliche, BE A MAN, you can level out respectable amounts of damage with his R+W combo, land extra damage from his stun due to proximity, and throw out enough heals in a fight to make Soraka jealous.

So get in there! Don't be afraid to fight! If someone's charging at your AD carry, fight them! You're naturally tanky, have armor shred to make your carry stronger, and a notable amount of burst. The more you fight, the more you provide. Taric is the exact opposite of a passive support in team fights.