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i mean if this is the part that upsets you about this guide how'd you make it past runesEye of the aspect has an interesting quality compared to every other support item. While every single support item increases its gold output going from stage one to stage two, only the targon line upgrades your gold output, and it does so while also increasing your ability to safely get procs. In addition, the upgrade itself is more gold efficient than the other upgrades BEFORE you get into the increase to gold generation. By not fully upgrading it you're sacrificing a really good advantage that falls off the longer you go without upgrading it.If you're on coin duty, do what you'd normally do and only upgrade the support item once.More often than not Mercs are going to beat out your other shoe options.are only really useful if you're the one being focused, and in situations where other supports would roam and takeyou're better off sticking in lane and drawing enemies into 2v3-4's that they'll lose.Chalice is a cheap and easy fix for Tarics big two early problems: low mr and heavy mana consumption. in addition to that, BOTH upgrades are really good on Taric and are something you'd want nearly every game.the biggest mistake riot has ever done is put this under "situational Items" instead of core items. You're going to want knights vow in literally every single game. it's 2200 gold of stats Taric loves and when stuck on your bastion target will let you get away with some really crazy stuff.Ah, the age old question. a question that many a Taric main has spent sleepless nights pondering the solution to.gives you a bit more oomph with the ability power going to yourandin addition to the bonus healing for dealing damage which is something you should be doing on Taric, whilegives you a Whopping 20% increased healing and shielding power, in addition to a cleanse. So what'l it be? whats the better pick to always build?Well neither are the always pick. that's kinda the point of chalice. In general, you're going to want to choose based off of the enemy team, more specifically the enemy bot lane's cc. if you're into a lane with aor anid say almost always go it with Mikael's, but that's not every lane. i definitely wouldn't pick it into alane or anything where you're not expecting to face hard cc often. Essentially, you want to pick based off of the cc you're expecting to run into. if you're expecting a lot then Mikael's, otherwise Athene's is gonna win out.If you're on coin duty, you're getting Mikael's. even if theres no other cc on the team.Ardent's an interesting item, because you'd imagine you get it for the team or your bastion target, but nope. It's for you. It's cheap, good stats, and Taric will pretty much always have the buff up. In addition, there is the bonus of his heal can apply to the entire team giving them all the buff but that's not important since this isn't season 7.Iceborn gauntlet is a tricky one to put on here, because IBG to Taric is the same asto. it's one of those items you'd at first think would be core considering your first look, but overall it's really not a good general pick. Thats not to say Redemption is a never build, but it's far more situational than anything else on here. You buy ibg in one specific situation: they are a full AD team, your team is ahead, and YOU have a lot of the kills in the lane. The powerspike it gives you is MASSIVE but will leave your carry a bit out in the cold (Pun intended.) Icebornes main power is that the slow lets you keep a spell rotation going and pretty much enables you to become a serious threat to anyone you manage to hit a stun on.Locket is a solid item despite all the nerfs. It's a great way to finish off a build and adds a bit more defensive stats to cap off an offensive build. why is it under offensive then? because it's cheap and works more in favor of an aggro taric than a defensive taric. I'll cover using the active under the ult section.Zeke's is a nice, simple addition to Taric's gameplay and kit, though with some small catches. zekes is best gotten if you have a bruiser or melee carry that's doing well on your team, in which case you're going to put it on them and stick around them.On first blush Gargoyle is gonna seem pretty odd as a buy for Taric, but gargoyle has an interesting interaction with Taric that goes a bit overlooked:scales with his HP. Because of that, a well timed gargoyle stoneplate active can double the healing that Starlight's touch can put out, which can make a MASSIVE difference in saving an ally.Redemption is a fantastic item overall and while I dont knock anyone who builds it on Taric nor do I think i'ts bad, it's not an item I build to often. The specific stats you want from it you can get better from a mikaels, and most of the time the advantages that redemption gives aren't going to be as useful on taric as they are on other supports. Even then, there are some situations where against a heavy AOE team you're going to want it, and in those situations it's definitely a good grab. I'll cover using the active with the ult section.