Talk:Taric/@comment-24241164-20141006232853/@comment-8468980-20141011190301

"thoughts?"

Taric isn't unique in that he could be played solo lane. Most supports can fill a counter / lane stuffer role for solo lanes. Lulu, old Soraka, and Janna are probably the most memorable and effective. The reason why you don't often put them there is due to their poor item scaling and weak selfish facets in their kits.

Old Soraka and Lulu worked well most recently because they mitigated enemy damage almost entirely and pushed a lane super safely. Their scaling didn't matter too much because they had the enemy tower down in no time and kept their laning opponent away from farm.

If they wanted to make Taric a solo laner, they'd have to remove his support aspects almost entirely. Things like his armor aura, his damage stat aura, his ally heal, and resistance debuff would need to be toned down significantly or removed. He's being reworked along with a VU next so his kit will see some changes but my guess is that they'll preserve the support aspects. Who knows, maybe they'll screw up the balance aspects and he'll be both!