Tauren

[e][h] Tauren

Unit Information

Built From:

Tauren Totem

Requirements:

• Fortress
• War Mill

Cost:

 300  100  39  5

Hit Points:

1300

HP Regeneration:

0.25 (always)

Armor:

3 (9)

Race:

Orc

Classification:

• Tauren

Bounty Awarded:

38 - 54

Sleeps:

no

Formation Rank:

0

Sight:

1400 / 800

Acquisition Range:

500

Level:

5

Selection Priorty:

4

Movement

Speed:

290

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, Ward Chance : 25% Full Damage : 20/60 Full Radius : 250 Half Damage : 10/30 Half Radius : 350 Notes : Upgrade Pulverize increases the damage to 60.

Resistant Skin
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target Reduces the duration of negative spells and renders the unit immune to certain spells.
Effect : Resistant

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

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

Arcanite Melee Weapons

Cost : 200 225  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 : 225 200  Research Time:  75 Requires : Stronghold Armor Bonus : 4

Arcanite Armor

Cost : 300 325  Research Time:  90 Requires : Fortress Armor Bonus : 6

Quotes

Quotes
Built	Selected	Move	Attack	Warcry	Annoyed
May my ancestors watch over me.	Bring it on! I am able to help. How now?	For the tribes! Immediately. Well done.	Death to the enemies of the Horde! Death to the enemy! Start running!	(Roars)	Do not push me or I will impale you on my horns. Da Bulls. Got milk? There's a lot at steak here!" Hey, what are these letters burned on my ass? Olé. (smashing china) Sorry.

• Tauren's quotes (video and sound on Reforged) - YouTube video.
• Tauren's quotes (video and sound on Frozen Throne) - YouTube video.

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
2.0.3	2025-07-17	Piercing damage against Heavy armor decreased from 100% to 90% Pulverize can now target Wards
2.0.2	2025-04-16	Tauren cost increased from 280/80 to 300/100. Tauren now have Resistant Skin.
1.36.2	2024-06-04	Tauren movement speed increased from 270 to 290
1.36.1	2023-11-20	Tauren build time reduced from 44 to 39 seconds.
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