Taric vs Elise
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Elise
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Taric: Tear of the Goddess, Locket of the Iron Solari, Fimbulwinter, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Knight's Vow, Thornmail, Bandlepipes, Randuin's Omen.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Elise's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Human Form: When Elise's abilities hit an enemy, she gains a dormant Spiderling.Spider Form: Basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and restore health to Elise.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 12s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 12s | 12s | 3s |
| 9 | 6s | 12s | 12s | 3s |
| 11 | 6s | 12s | 12s | 3s |
| 16 | 6s | 12s | 11s | 3s |
| 18 | 6s | 12s | 10s | 3s |
Playing as Taric
Tips to maximize your impact
- Two autos after each spell
Weave in two autos after each spell: Bravado (passive) empowers them with bonus magic damage, and each one lowers your cooldowns.
- A second angle with your bound ally
Bind to an ally with Bastion (W): while they stay close, all your spells also cast from them, Dazzle (E) included, which gives you a second stun angle.
- Heal with all your charges
Cast Starlight's Touch (Q) when its charges are full: it consumes them all to heal nearby allies, for the same 60 mana cost.
- Cast your ult before the burst
Cast Cosmic Radiance (R) as soon as the teamfight is coming, not at the last moment: the invulnerability only kicks in after a delay, and only for nearby allies.
Playing against Elise
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Step up after a missed Cocoon
Step up when her Cocoon (E) misses you: it's her only stun, on a 12 to 10 second cooldown.
- Don't stay low near her bite
Don't stay in melee range at low health: in spider form, Venomous Bite (Q) lunges at you and deals damage based on your missing health.
- Ward the way into your lane
Ward the path between her jungle and your lane: when she ganks, Cocoon (E) stuns you from range as soon as it hits.
- Drag the game out
If you survive her first minutes, play for time: Elise is strongest early and loses impact once everyone has their items.
Other Taric matchups
Patch 16.21.1