Tauren

[e][h] Tauren

Unit Information

Built From:

Tauren Totem

Build Time:

44

Hotkey:

T

Requirements:

• Fortress
• War Mill

Cost:

280 80 5

Hit Points:

1300

Armor:

3 (9)

HP Regeneration:

0.25 (always)

Level:

5

Race:

Orc

Sight Range:

1400 / 800

Acquisition Range:

500

Classification:

• Tauren

Selection Priorty:

4

Formation Rank:

0

Movement

Speed:

270

Turn Rate:

0.5

Move Type:

foot

Collision Size:

48

Cargo Size:

1

Icon

Combat

Damage:

30 - 36 (33 - 57)

Range:

100

Weapon Type:

normal

Cooldown:

1.9

Targets:

• ground
• structure
• debris
• item
• ward

Mighty warrior. Can learn the Pulverize ability. Attacks land units.

Tauren are the most powerful ground melee unit. Use Shaman's Bloodlust to make Tauren even more powerful. Typically you will want to research Pulverize after you have trained three Tauren or as soon as your Tauren are enroute to the enemy, whichever comes first.

Tauren benefit greatly from Shamans' Bloodlust, and can be resurrected by Spirit Walkers using Ancestral Spirit (provided their corpse is available).

Spells & Abilities

Pulverize
	Cast Type : Passive  Ability Type:  Physical Target Type : No Target  Damage Type:  Universal Pulverize gives the Tauren a 25% chance of dealing area of effect damage on their attacks.
Targets Allowed : Ground, Enemy Chance : 25% Full Damage : 20/60 Full Radius : 250 Half Damage : 10/30 Half Radius : 350 Notes : Upgrade Pulverize increases the damage to 60.

Unit Inventory (Orc)
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target Allows the unit to carry 2 items.
Item Capacity : 2 Notes : Items cannot be used by the unit and are dropped, if the unit dies.
Upgrade: Backpack (Orc)
Cost : 50 25  Research Time:  20 Researched at : Great Hall Requirements : Voodoo Lounge

Upgrades

Pulverize Damage Increase

Upgrades the totem carried by Tauren, increasing the damage of their Pulverize ability. Researched at : Tauren Totem  Hotkey : P  Cost : 100 175  Research Time:  40 Requires : Fortress, War Mill New Damage : 60 Old Damage : 20

War Mill

Steel Melee Weapons

Increases the melee attack damage of Grunts, Raiders and Tauren. Researched at : War Mill  Hotkey : M  Cost : 100 75  Research Time:  60 Damage Dice Bonus : 1

Thorium Melee Weapons

Cost : 150 175  Research Time:  75 Requires : Stronghold Damage Dice Bonus : 2

Arcanite Melee Weapons

Cost : 200 275  Research Time:  90 Requires : Fortress Damage Dice Bonus : 3

Steel Armor

Increases the armor of Grunts, Raiders, Troll Batriders, Tauren, Headhunters, Wind Riders and Demolishers. Researched at : War Mill  Hotkey : A  Cost : 150 75  Research Time:  60 Armor Bonus : 2

Thorium Armor

Cost : 225 225  Research Time:  75 Requires : Stronghold Armor Bonus : 4

Arcanite Armor

Cost : 300 375  Research Time:  90 Requires : Fortress Armor Bonus : 6

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.36.0	2023-05-09	Tauren Pulverize Damage Increase research cost reduced from 100/225 to 100/175 gold/lumber.
1.31.0	2019-05-28	Tauren now start with a reduced Pulverize that deals 20 damage. Upgrade Pulverize lumber cost reduced from 250 to 225 lumber. The Pulverize upgrade has been changed to “Upgrade Pulverize,” which increases the damage of Pulverize to 60.
1.30.0	2018-08-08	Pulverize now requires War Mill. Tauren now requires War Mill.

References

http://classic.battle.net/war3/orc/units/tauren.shtml