Talk:Taric/@comment-24621775-20151020170253/@comment-26231232-20151023071541

Well, it's duration is pretty short (1.6 seconds max, that's 1 second flat with Merc Treads), it doesn't carry a lot of damage, even at point blank (it does less damage the farther away you are from your target), and it doesn't have outstanding range. So, at this point, there's no reson to throw it away. On old Sion there was that huge burst, so that targetted stun became a mechanic that was toxic to the game, and, as such, was be removed. But Taric doesn't have that kind of burst, even if he builds full AP you still have armour scalings on his W and his passive, which will be neglected if you do build full AP. So, why not keep it? All other champions already have tons of skillshots, so Taric has that uniqueness.

And in the right settings, Dazzle is very effective. The problem is, those right settings seem more to be a 1v1 bruiser rather than a full tank support, and not many people seem to realise that. As a support, he is lackluster: a lot other champions do what he does better. As a top laner, though, I don't think he is.