Tauren Chieftain - Cairne Bloodhoof

Posted by lionel319 @ Tue 29 Sep, 09, 12:18AM under Sentinel Hero
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Here is the suggested skill build:

C. Skill Build

1. anCentral Spirit
2. echo sTomp
3. anCentral Spirit
4. echo sTomp
5. anCentral Spirit
6. earth splittEr
7. anCentral Spirit
8. echo sTomp
9. echo sTomp
10. Natural order
11. earth splittEr
12. Natural order
13. Natural order
14. Natural order
15-24. Attribute Bonus
16. earth splittEr

Brief explanation to skill builds:

1. anCentral Spirit , you definitely need this first. The extra bonus damage is awesome, not to mention it helps you harras while at the same time, farm in your lane.

2. echo sTomp will be the next spell to be maxed. Together with your anCentral Spirit, you can start roaming the map and help in ganks once you have both spells at (when u are at level 2).

3. I really don't see any reason why Natural order should not be taken first instead of Attributes. 80% reduction in magic+physical resistance in insane! Get this first instead of Attribute bonus.

4. earth splittEr is taken every time when available. There shouldn't be much debate on this one.

C. Item Build

Recommended Item Build:

Starting items:
1. Bottle

Mid Game (CORE) items:

1. 2 x Bracers
2. Bottle
3. shoe
4. teleport scroll

Late Game FINAL Items:-

1. 2 x Bracers
2. Bottle
3. Power Threads
4. teleport scroll
5. Battle Fury

Explanation to item builds:

1. Bottle is taken as your 1st item before u leave the fountain. You are a ganker. You should be travelling and roaming around the map instead of farming in a lane. Collecting runes is part of your job description.

2. You really need that 2 x bracers for survivability.

3. The final item, Battle fury, is my choice. You are not a pure dps hero. You don't have the speed to kill, but u DO have the huge surge in damage with your anCentral Spirit . That's the reason we get this item. U just hope that once you unleash all your spells, no body is gonna focus fire on you, and you can keep dishing out insane splash damage for the next 8 seconds.

D2. Walkthrough by game stages:

D2a. Early game: (Level 1-5)

Get a Bottle. Go to mid lane with a partner. You need a partner because most of the time, you won't be at your lane, your partner should be there to soak up all the experience and last hit, while you are suppose to check for runes and help in ganks when needed.

D2b. Mid-Late game: (Level 6-25)

Basically, there's not much difference in your playing style once you've get your ulti. You main role is to initiate in a battle/ganks, unleash all your spells, and rush in to dish out insane splash damage.

E. Combo

Now here's the bread and butter part of the entire guide. This section/skill is what makes or break you as an effective Tauren Chieftain player.

Let's be honest. Tauren is a hero which:-
- doesn't really need items to be effective.
- needs help from team mates to be effective
- and thus, needs to gank often with team mates.

Here's how you pull out your combo:-

Hide in somewhere which can not be seen/found by your enemies .....

1. click anCentral Spirit at a strategic location. You want your spirit to appear in a place whereby it will stun most of the enemies when u do you stun. It has a 1000 range, so, you don't need to walk up close to you enemies. You can always hide behind trees and cast it right away.

2. once u see your spirit, immediately cast your echo sTomp. You must make sure that at the 1.4second cast time, you shouldn't move, or be disabled, or else your echo sTomp will be canceled.

3. once you pulled off your stun, immediately cast your earth splittEr towards the direction of the enemies. You DO NOT have to walk towards them, just cast. It has a 1600 range. DO NOT worry about whether it will his your enemies, as it will SURELY hit them (if your team mates are not noob, and that they do not awaken your enemies by hitting them), because the stun last a freaking 5 seconds.

4. Once you've casted your earth splittEr, DO NOT WAIT!! Run towards your enemy and DO NOT HIT your enemy ...... yet. Wait until your earth splittEr has exploded, then only start hitting the enemy. By this time, your spirit should have merged 2-become-one with you, allowing you to have insane bonus damage.

Sometimes, you do not even need your ulti to gank. You are still a very effective ganker with only your anCentral Spirit and echo sTomp. An INSANELY 5 second stun is perfectly synergistic with a lot of team mates. Here're just a few to be named. The possibilities are huge. I'll leave that for you guys to explore it yourself. A very good anCentral Spirit and echo sTomp 5 second stun combo is perfect for:-

1. Enigma to slowly walk up and position himself for a perfect Rose + Black Hole combo
2. Witch Doctor's Maledict + Ward.
3. Twinhead Dragon's Ice Path + Breath Fire.
4. Shadow Priest's Weave.
5. Faceless Void's Cronosphere.

..... and the list goes on and on ......

F. Summary

Here are the DOs and DON'Ts ........

DONT
- be a farmer. Let your team's dps be the farmer.
- move when you are doing the dancing stance during your echo sTomp.
- hit the enemies that is being stunned before your ulti hits them
- be afraid to die.

DO
- gank often
- be the initiator in ganks and team battles
- always cast your anCentral Spirit first. The bonus damage is what makes u a scary bastard.
- always RUN into the battle field once your ulti is casted. You want the enemies to be under your Natural order AOE.