Cairne Bloodhoof with a totem weapon and a totem harness on his back.
A Thunderous Brave with a totem weapon in the War of the Thorns.
Tauren totems are both a weapon and a building used by the tauren.
They are also called totem poles and represent a link to the tauren's past. The carvings provide a focus for shamanic arts or illustrate stories of famous events or heroic tales,[1] becoming symbols of triumphs and trials of the warrior they are given to.
The unique pair of massive wooden totems strapped to the backs of tauren braves are a common but impressive sight. When a brave falls in a battle, a member of their family makes their mark on the totem, adding a new life to the story.[2]
Weapon[]
When roused, tauren are fierce fighters and use their mighty totems to smash their enemies into the dust of the plains.[3]
"Tauren" units use totems as weapons in battle.
In Warcraft III.
Cairne Bloodhoof, Tagar Bloodhoof, Tauren Warriors, Melgromm Highmountain, Muln Earthfury, Maruut Stonebinder, Olin Umberhide, Masha Cliffwalker, Cliffwalker Braves and Thunderous Braves use an unobtainable totem weapon. Taunka Banthok Icemist, Wartook Iceborn, Brave Storming Sky, Chieftain Ashtotem and Taunka'le Braves are also seen with totem weapons.
After Cairne's death, his son Baine took up his enormous totem as his own.[4] As all of Cairne's weapons were blessed by a shaman, this would allow the totem to strike and harm incorporeal spirits as if they were any solid opponent.[5]
In the RPG[]
If this massive weapon looks like it's an intricately carved tree trunk, that’s because it is. The tauren prefer to spend their time decorating and meditating on their totems, but they are also perfectly willing to hit foes over the head with them. Said foes quickly learn the error of disturbing a meditating tauren.[6]
Spiritwalkers can use tauren halberds and tauren totems.[7]
The Blackgore Totem is a famous totem.
Harness[]
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War Harnesses as item reputation rewards with Highmountain Tribe: 
[Bloodtotem War Harness], 
[Highmountain War Harness], 
[Rivermane War Harness] and 
[Skyhorn War Harness].
[Highmountain Harness] chest piece part of the Heritage of Highmountain the heritage armor for the Highmountain tauren.
The regular tauren heritage armor will also have a totem in the cloak slot.
Tauren chieftain with a totem harness on his back in Warcraft 3.
Baine Bloodhoof with a totem harness on his back.
Unequipped totem harnesses seen in the Valley of Wisdom.
Unequipped totem harnesses in Kiro's Harness.
Mayla Highmountain with a Highmountain War Harness on her back.
Tauren Earthshaker in the Ruins of Lordaeron.
Tauren totem part of the tauren heritage armor.
Tauren Chieftain in Warcraft III: Reforged.
Structure[]
Building in the Third War[]
- Main article: Tauren Totem (Warcraft III)
The tauren totem is a building for the Orcish Horde in Warcraft III, where the tauren are trained.[8]
The proud, noble tauren, having allied with the orcish horde, reside here and hone their abilities through contact with their spirit totems. This structure allows the mighty tauren to make use of the Pulverize ability, a technique that damages enemy forces and adds a unique tool to the tauren's already wide-ranging arsenal.[9]
Concept art.
Tauren Totem building.
Other[]
Tauren totem doodads in Warcraft III.
Thunder Bluff in Warcraft III.
In World of Warcraft, tauren totems are often found in tauren lands, but not generally as a structure with a use, just as decorations. The flight path in Thunder Bluff is inside a giant totem.
Thunder Bluff with totem buildings.
Totems can also be found among taunka structures.
Thunder Totem the capital city of the Highmountain tauren.
Highmountain tauren totem in the Orgrimmar Embassy.
Big tauren totems frame Mulgore.[2]
Notes[]
- Totems are also used by other races as structures. Trolls use bat-like totems as a decoration. Furbolgs use totems as part of their settlements as a decoration. Wildhammer dwarves have a totem in Kirthaven.
Gallery[]
Tauren totem from the WoW cinematic intro (also used as a weapon in the cinematic).
Icon of the Earth Mother is the racial icon of the tauren.
Tauren shown carrying a totem weapon (in the right of the image).
Tauren shown carrying a totem weapon (in the left of the image).
Tauren totem weapon in the Townhall.
Cairne Bloodhoof in Warcraft Arclight Rumble.
- Tauren shaman totems
Tauren shaman totems (used by all Horde shamans before patch 3.3).
Highmountain tauren shaman totem.
Highmountain tauren shaman totem in art.
Tauren totem object in Dalaran, a more modern model of the tauren shaman totem.
- Heroes of the Storm
Tauren Banner and Tauren Warbanner added in update 2.0.
Tauren totem on a Healing Fountain model used in the Alterac Pass battleground.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 127
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor, pg. 84
- ^ Warcraft III manual, pg. 26
- ^ The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm, pg. 290
- ^ The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm, pg. 20
- ^ Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 134
- ^ Magic & Mayhem, pg. 49
- ^ Warcraft III manual, pg. 45
- ^ Warcraft III manual, pg. 29