Talk:Gragas/@comment-24944427-20140515110112/@comment-5286338-20140521003619

I pick Gragas support against engage supports like Leona, Tresh or Alistar. And so far I pretty much always won the laning phase.

The Q is really good poke. I have some early AP through runes, which makes it deal 100-150 magic damage depending on how long the barrel stays on the ground. If the ADC is mobile, I'll activate it earlier, if not, I wait until they reach the edge. It's also a great way to slow down your enemies, offensive and defensive. It can hit multiple targets and can be used to kite enemies. The W deals a decent amount of damage, especially against tanky opponent since it scales with health. W-E-AA is a good poke combo. You dash into the enemy and auto attack. Gragas should be able to shrug of the opponents damage with his damage reduction and after that he can sustain himself with his passive. His W can also be used to stop enemies engage. Often you can just use it to stun the enemy who jumped onto you, deal some damage and retreat, if the enemy ADC isn't too close. If he is close you bump him and after the stun slow him with the Q. It makes it really hard for the enemy to engage. Oh and it's of the best skills to interrupt a Lee Sin dash to your ADC. And his ulti is a pretty amazing disengage tool as well. Can knock back everyone at once, ADC, support, jungler... And of course it can also be used to stop the enemy from escaping. One of the best ways to use it, is, to throw it between the enemy support and enemy ADC. This way, they will be far apart.

I won't say anything about the Taric Part because I don't see a point in comparing them and I like Taric anyway.