Talk:Taric/@comment-65.209.38.240-20120530113231/@comment-209.237.253.48-20120601090954

I generally go Philosopher Stone, Merc Treds, Heart of Gold and Aegis of the Legion first (ovbiously it takes some time to get that, but still, reasonable starters). After that I go for aura items that support the team well. I feel that as support Taric your role is more support/tank rather than damage so I put less emphasis on AP (it does not increase the length of your stun, the armor your w grants your allies, or the AD and AP your q gives them). I will upgrade Philo and HoG into Reverie and Iron Locket (I like the small shield and the health regen aura it provides, again, more auras). The last two items (which I may get before or after upgrading the other two) will be situational. If there are quite a few AP people I may get WotA, or if there are more AD people maybe Zeke's. If it is neutral maybe Soul Shroud unless there are enough champs that do not use mana. If I need to be more tanky, I will pick an appropriate item. The last two items are most flexible. First four are fairly core I feel.