Talk:Taric/@comment-125.60.241.233-20120616131504/@comment-50.103.5.55-20120625213709

''Chalice on the other hand gives you tons of mana regen with AP as well as buffing your mr. Of course as a support you really will never reach chalice. ''

Chalice (of Harmony) grants zero AP and is fairly cheap.

(Athene's Unholy) Grail grants 80 AP, and is fairly expensive.

Nashors Tooth grants everything Taric wants at a lower cost than Grail, but Grail builds off of Chalice so it scales up better, albeit, more slowly (Since Taric doesn't have to buy Stinger).

There are advantages and disadvantages to either item, and to be honest, they're pretty close. If you play On-Hit Taric as support (basically Phage+Nashors; plays similar to Support-Leona) you will eventually aim to build Nashors. If you play Heal+Stunbot Taric, you build Chalice, and eventually aim to build Grail.

Wards are going to be involved in either build (since Grail is more expensive anyway) as support.