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Poppy
Poppy
75%
25%

vs

50.0%
Taric
Taric
44%
56%
Very tankyHeavy CCStrong engageHigh sustain

Build vs Taric

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Fimbulwinter
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5vs Hybride

Summoner spells

41267%
41433%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Unending Despair
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PoppyPoppy
TaricTaric
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Taric's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Bravado (P)

Spellcasts empower Taric's next 2 basic attacks to deal bonus magic damage, reduce his spell cooldowns, and attack in quick succession.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
33s15s16s–
63s15s16s3m
93s15s16s3m
113s15s16s2m30
163s15s14s2m
183s15s12s2m

Playing against Taric

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

His R has a visible 2.5s delay: burst the targets BEFORE the invulnerability triggers.

2

R's invulnerability is centered on Taric: if allies move away from him, they aren't protected.

3

His E stun is slow and predictable — side-step or dash to avoid it.

4

Taric is weak against poke: harass him from range since he can only heal with Q (limited mana) and needs to be in melee.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026