User blog comment:Dj0z/AP on supports - quick analysis/@comment-1618239-20120508163902/@comment-5045559-20120508201842

I do realize Taric's strength, that's why he's number 1 in that list. However he doesnt have a guaranteed-whole-team heal like soraka's, which makes her the real bugger in a teamfight if given some AP since she can be responsible for so much low hp survivals imo.

Janna does that too but it's much more due to the half-screen knockback than the xtra health obtained from the AP, at least when i see her played.

With just an item like Nashor's and the chance to hit stuff, i guess Taric could possibly sustain a whole push all the way to the nexus with enough AP, but that's if others dont instaclean minions and champs before him (cdr and mana regen both come from his hammer hitting things), which they'll most likely do in a push.