1. Intro
2. Skills
3. Skill Build
4. Item Build
5. Strategy
6. Enemies
7. Replays

1. Intro Hi. My name is Maria, i`m from Russia, 19 years old and I played DOTA about half year.
This is my 1st guide to Tauren Chieftain. I don`t write about story and others, only for deal.

Sry for my bad English (: So… let`s start.

2. Skills

Ancestral Spirit [C]


Level 1 - 120 Damage. 3 Attack Damage per creep, 1% speed per creep, 10 Attack Damage per hero, 5% speed per hero.
Level 2 - 160 Damage. 6 Attack Damage per creep, 1% speed per creep, 20 Attack Damage per hero, 5% speed per hero.
Level 3 - 200 Damage. 9 Attack Damage per creep, 1% speed per creep, 30 Attack Damage per hero, 5% speed per hero.
Level 4 - 240 Damage. 12 Attack Damage per creep, 1% speed per creep, 40 Attack Damage per hero, 5% speed per hero.

Duration: 8 seconds
Cooldown: 19
Manacost: 110
Casting Range: 1000 units

Echo Stomp [T] Stun, no comments.


Level 1 - Knocks out units for 2 seconds.
Level 2 - Knocks out units for 3 seconds.
Level 3 - Knocks out units for 4 seconds.
Level 4 - Knocks out units for 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15
Manacost: 100/115/130/145
AoE: 500 units

Natural Order (Passive)


The Tauren Chieftain uses wisdom gathered throughout the ages to reduce everything to it's most basic level. Removes base Magic and Physical resistance.

Level 1 – 20%
Level 2 - 40%
Level 3 - 60%
Level 4 - 80%

Earth Splitter [E]


Using his mighty axe, the Tauren Chieftain rends the very earth itself, sending a jagged crack under the feet of his enemies. After several seconds the earth implodes, sending his foes tumbling inwards. Any unit caught in the implosion will take damage based on their maximum life and have their speed slowed for a short time. Implodes after 3 seconds. Deals 35% of a unit's maximum HP.

Level 1 - 30% Maim for 3 seconds duration.
Level 2 - 40% Maim for 4 seconds.
Level 3 - 50% Maim for 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 100
Manacost: 175
AoE: 325 units (width) / 2400 units (distance)

3. Skill build

1) Ancestral Spirit
2) Echo Stomp
3) Ancestral Spirit
4) Echo Stomp
5) Ancestral Spirit
6) Earth Splitter
7) Ancestral Spirit
8) Echo Stomp
9) Echo Stomp
10) Natural Order
11) Earth Splitter
12) Natural Order
13) Natural Order
14) Natural Order
15) Stats
16) Earth Splitter
17) Stats
18 - 25) Stats

4. Item build

Starting Items:



all 599 gold

Or u can take this:






for 349 gold, and get Magic Wand later

On line use you AS (Ancestral Spirit) to take damage your enemies to lower his hp and kill creeps. Maxed out your Ancestral Spirit and Stomp. After the 2 lvl u can try deal first blood with your opponent like other stunners/dmgers (Sven, Slardar, Ursa, etc)

After you have some gold get next items

Phase Boots very important item for Tauren. See 5. Strategy.

Ok. In a ideal at lvl 16-18 u need have this minimal items.





or if u have enemies stunners/disablers you need to get this first


Later you get this


And ideal build is







Turen as tank have small hp, there Heart Of Tarrasque is very need for him, and also give you more damage.
Look like this.


5. Strategy

So, let`s get strategy for this build.
TC is versatile hero. He is melle, but have very good skills for distant attack. Some pics for good game strategy.

AS good for kill low hp heroes which are trying to escape or lights enemy in fog.


Also you can begin gank used AS + ES and give you opponents chanse to kill enemies.


This is human psyhology. Try to cast your Ancestral Spirit behind enemy hero. In mostly, enemy trying to escape from your Echo Stomp and run back. After this cast Earth Splitter and press Phase Boots. Phase boots gives you 12% move speed and you can walk through creeps to your target. Ancestral Spirit give you + damage, move speed. If you cast and stuns right enemy has very small chances to escape.

When the battle begins from the many players (5x5), dont try to tanking first if you have small hp, or have chance to be stunned/disabled (cooldown BKB, or without ultimate). If you are disabled, you can help your team to do kills. As you very dangerous hero, in all battles enemies want try do to disable/kill you first.

If you alone and need to escape from enemies, you can use Earth Splitter. Cast skill to way you want to escape and run on them. Enemies who chasing you get slowed and damaged or returned.

6. Enemies
As i said upper. Silencers, disablers is first heroes who can kick your ... without any problems. Also dangerous heavy invis/damage/dps hero as Mortred, Traxex, Gondar.

7. Replays
Need to take 1-2 from many many replays (: To be later...

So, i u can seeing my vision of the build Tauren as killer. I tested this build in many many games, and this is better than others. Yes, this build has many variables, as take Linken Sphere or something else. If you want add something get post on forum or PM.

Thank you. Bye bye.