Talk:Taric/@comment-5196742-20120721200643/@comment-4659726-20120721232716

Using it for Q cooldown = most tarics do that. We are talking about how the return on the % mana per damage isn't high enough for auto attacks. Not to mention that in lane it is pretty terrible. 191 base AD if you add in lvl 3 ult and max level (you won't be building AD trust me). That is 14 mana...If it is TRUE damage. And obviously it won't be because it is reduced by physical defense first.

The amount of damage you put out to try and keep the enemy off your carry is really negligible as your main utility is to lower your Q cooldown and lower their armor with shatter so your carry can melt them faster.

As for in lane? lvl 6 109 damage if they have no resists...8mana returned. And again, most people run armor in bot lane. So the mana returned really isn't all that noticable.

In short, it is common sense to protect your carry as support taric by auto attacking the guy/shattering the guy trying to jump on your carry. However, your passive really isn't helping at all because of it's low return rates. You only auto attack for the Q cooldown so you can throw out more heals.