Talk:Taric/@comment-24971427-20170224124713/@comment-26203093-20170224135746

I never go orthodox builds but you've got to look at your team and the enemy's with taric. In some setups he's practically a stun bot, and barely gets to even touch the enemy. Other times, he's right in the middle of the slap fight. The slap fights are what he wants and is his brand of optimal support situation. For that is what I usually build, and there I've found rod of ages, and wit's end to be extremely useful. I won't say they have immediate priority, but taking a second look on taric I've found the amount his heal scales with AP is surprisingly high.

And the mana cost is something you can turn into an advantage with ROA, getting an extra 25 per cast of Q. You're sacrificing a lot of mana for it, but when you're desperate for health, it's good. It also manages mana so much better than any other item on him in my experience.

I'm the kind of dick that would rather go deadman's, knight's vow, and even ghost just to run in with the engager. That passive is just too core to his kit in my experience.