Taric vs Milio Counter Pick

An even reading, and honestly so: across 503 games on patch 16.13.1 Taric sits at 49.3% into Milio, which computes as Even rather than a counter in either direction. Both champions exist to keep somebody else alive, and the difference is the method.

Range separates them immediately. Milio operates at 525 to Taric’s 150, so he never needs to stand where Dazzle lands, and Cozy Campfire even extends the attack range of allies inside it. His damage is magic, aimed at a champion carrying only 28 base magic resistance, but at 48 base attack damage and 560 health he is fragile — 2,056 at level 18 against Taric’s 2,328 — so any engage that reaches him ends the fight.

Breath of Life is the ability keeping this level. It heals and removes crowd control from allies in range, stripping the value out of a landed Dazzle stun at the moment that value is highest. Cosmic Radiance is the counterweight, because invulnerability cannot be healed through or cleansed away, and Bastion’s passive armour holds for as long as it stays attached. Taric’s Starlight’s Touch charges come from Bravado-empowered attacks, so he has to walk into range to build them, which is the recurring cost of a 150-range enchanter. Milio’s full kit is on the Milio champion page.