Next in our series of champion spotlights is former knight Taric, the Shield of Valaran. Taric has probably been the least popular champion of the set so far, which I think overshadows how fun he can be to play and versatile to deck-build around. One thing to know before you play him: he will only ever have 1 "support" mechanism active, so if you go into an attack with him at L1 then he and his supported ally won't be invulnerable even if he then levels mid-attack. If you really want him and his ally to be invulnerable, try to level him before committing your attack. With that in mind, here are 4 decks that showcase his potential.
You can always find the latest Taric decks in our deck listing!
SilverFuse's Lee Sin + Taric OTK
It's ironic that right after the patch notes hinted at a possible "major update for Lee Sin", players have discovered new synergies with him in Targon. L2 Lee Sin + Might was a powerful but inconsistent combo in the previous expansion. Gems and Zenith Blade seems like a much more reliable variation, and Taric provides midgame pressure as well as an alternative win condition. We briefly showcased Hyped's version of this deck last week; here's SilverFuse's take which drops Arbiter of the Peak for Star ShapingBADCARDNAME and squeezes in a couple of Bastion.
BruisedByGod's Taric + Fiora
The other Taric combo that's been growing in meta popularity lately is Taric + Fiora. We showcased Mogwai's take on this archetype for Labor Day; here's a slightly different build from BBG.
Charm3r's Taric + Vi Assembly Bot Medarda
Here's a fun little deck from Charm3r that utilizes Gems to juice Vi and Assembly Bots. 3x Jae Medarda provides a cheap draw mechanism to look for answers including the 1x Sumpworks Map.
SilverFuse's Taric + Braum Braum's Goats
Finally for our "just for fun", here's a themed deck from SilverFuse. Honestly this combo has a lot of potential, but with all the Hush, Sunburst, and Culling Strike in the meta right now it's very vulnerable to a sudden tempo loss.
Comments
It's too late for me to add to the article, but here are 2 similar very interesting Fizz + Taric + Jack, the Winner decks provided to me from Beejsbj over on reddit:
Taric was the last CotM Champion I bothered to get, and I haven't really given him a spin yet. Thanks for showing me somewhere to start!
Am I the only guy who gets strong "ONiK Medhiv" vibes from this Taric dude?
Taric definitely went there first =D
I'll believe it! since I don't really know anything about Runeterra or the game it's based from