Tauren (playable)

This article is about the playable race. For the tauren lore, see Tauren. For the in-game faction, see Thunder Bluff (faction).

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Character classes	Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior
Main language	Taurahe
Secondary language	Orcish
Starting zone	Camp Narache, Mulgore
Racial leader	[[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:tauren |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Tauren}}{{#if:Male|_Male}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Cairne Bloodhoof
Capital	Thunder Bluff
Racial mount	[[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:kodo |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Kodo}}{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Kodo

The tauren of Thunder Bluff are one of the playable Horde races in World of Warcraft. Originally consisting of numerous scattered tribes, the tauren people came together under the banner of the Bloodhoof tribe and, after receiving their aid against the marauding centaur, found fast friends in the newly arrived orcs.

Tauren begin their journeys in the Red Cloud Mesa, an area of rolling plains atop the high cliffs in southern Mulgore. Their adventures through the zone will eventually lead them to Thunder Bluff, which is also their capital city. The mount of choice for tauren is the kodo. They speak Taurahe as a main language, and Orcish as a second.

For the Horde, the druid class is exclusive to the tauren.

Background

Creation screen description

Always the tauren strive to preserve the balance of nature and heed the will of their goddess, the Earth Mother. Recently attacked by murderous centaur, the tauren would have been wiped out, save for a chance encounter with the orcs, who helped defeat the interlopers. To honor this blood-debt, the tauren joined the Horde, solidifying the two races' friendship.

Opening cutscene

Once a nomadic people, the tauren roamed the endless plains of the Barrens, hunting the mighty kodo. Scattered across the land, the wandering tribes were united only by their common hatred for their sworn enemy, the marauding centaur. Seeking aid against the centaur, the great chieftain, Cairne Bloodhoof, befriended the savage orcs, who had recently journeyed to Kalimdor. With the orcs’ help, Cairne and his tribe were able to drive back the centaur and claim the grasslands of Mulgore for their own. Upon the windswept mesa of Thunder Bluff, Cairne built a refuge for his people. Over time, the scattered tribes united under a single banner.

Though the noble tauren are peaceful in nature, the rites of the Great Hunt are venerated as the heart of their spiritual culture. As a tribesman of Mulgore, you must test your skills in the wild and prove yourself in the Great Hunt.

Character

Classes

• Druid
• Hunter
• Shaman
• Warrior

Racial traits

War Stomp - 0.5 sec cast - 2.5 min cooldown
Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
Cultivation - passive
Herbalism skill increased by 15.
Nature Resistance - passive
Nature resistance increased by 10.
Endurance - passive
Total Health increased by 5%.

Videos

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Patch changes

• File:Expansion logo mysteriesofazeroth.png Patch 1.17.2 (2024-11-01): War Stomp’s cooldown increased from 2 minutes to 2.5 minutes.