Former leaders of the Horde Former leaders of the Horde . Former Warchiefs . Vol ' jin ( Former Warchief of the Horde , Former Leader of the Darkspear Trolls ) The shadow hunter Vol ' jin , son of Sen ' jin , chieftain of the Darkspear Trolls , and rightful ruler of the Echo Isles , was a staunch ally of former Warchief Thrall . After the Echo Isles were conquered by the traitorous sorcerer Zalazane , he resided in Orgrimmar at the side of the Warchief , later fighting alongside him during the Battle for the Undercity . After years of exile , Vol ' jin led an attack to retake the Echo Islands to end Zalazane ' s evil rule and retake the lands that Thrall had promised them . Following Garrosh ' s defeat in the end of " Mists of Pandaria " , he assumed the role of Warchief for The Horde . During the attack on the Broken Shore he was pierced in the abdomen by a fel spear . Badly injured , he was taken back to Orgrimmar where he communed with the Loa who gave him a name , and as he drew his last breath in Grommash Hold , he named the new Warchief : Sylvanas Windrunner . Garrosh Hellscream was the son of Grom Hellscream and former chieftain of the Warsong Clain . With the reopening of the Dark Portal , Garrosh was invited into the Horde by Thrall himself , quickly advancing to the position of personal adviser of the Warchief . Garrosh led the Horde Troops into Northrend and was given the position of acting Warchief in Thrall ' s absence . Garrosh was well known for his fierce hatred of the Alliance and frequently expressed his desire for the Horde to go to war with its rival faction . Garrosh is the main antagonist of Mists of Pandaria and the secondary antagonist of Warlords of Draenor . Thrall ( birthname Go ' el ) , son of Durotan was the Warchief of the restored Horde and ruler of the red land of Durotar in Kalimdor . Before the Cataclysm , he was Warchief of all the Horde , but temporarily gave leadership to Garrosh in order to lead the Earthen Ring ' s effort Farseer Nobundo against the Twilight ' s Hammer cult and elemental imbalance afflicting Azeroth caused by the awakening of Deathwing . After Garrosh ' s tyranny was overthrown , Thrall renounced his claim on the title of Warchief and instead gave the position to his close friend and ally , Vol ' jin . Former Leaders of the Horde Races . Sen ' jin ( Former leader of the Darkspear tribe ) Sen ' jin and his Darkspear lived in relative peace until they came under attack by Kul ' Tiras marines , murlocs and the Naga forces led by the Sea Witch . He saw a vision of a young orc who would save his people , and that vision came true when Thrall ' s orcish Horde landed on the island the Darkspear called home . They formed an alliance and agreed to help each other . After a fierce battle in which he was slashed by a Murloc under Underworld Minions as part of a sacrifice , Sen ' jin was wounded and was about to meet his demise . With his dying breath , Sen ' jin implored Thrall to take his people from the island and save them from destruction . His role as leader was filled by his son , Vol ' jin . Cairne Bloodhoof was the Chief of the united tribes of the Tauren , chieftain of the Bloodhoof tribe , and leader of Thunder Bluff . Allying with the Horde upon its arrival on the shores of Kalimdor , Cairne stood as one of its wisest and most venerated leaders . He wielded the shaman - blessed Bloodhoof Runespear . He was slain in a botched duel with Garrosh at the hands of Magatha Grimtotem . Other Notable Leaders . Orcs . Rexxar ( Champion of the Horde , Former Chieftain of the Stonemaul ) Rexxar assisted the Horde throughout its creation and travel to Kalimdor . He soon joined the Stonemaul clan of Ogres and eventually challenged their Warlord for a duel to decide who should rule . Rexxar won , and led the clan until he himself appointed a new leader , Mok ' Morokk . He then left the clan to once again live within the wilds . Rexxar is still an influential warrior of the Horde and brings the Stonemaul clan honor ( unintentionally ) . Dranosh Saurfang , often called Saurfang the Younger , was the son of Varok Saurfang and nephew of Broxigar . His mother ' s identity is not known . Dranosh was very much like his father and uncle , a fierce warrior to the end . After he fell to Frostmourne at the Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate , he was raised in undeath by the Lich King and brought to Icecrown Citadel , where he bars the path of any champions seeking to lay siege to his new master ' s fortress . Grommash " Grom " Hellscream was the chieftain of the Warsong Clan , and best friend and chief advisor to Warchief Thrall . He was the first orc who drank the blood of Mannoroth , thus binding the Horde to the Burning Legion — and he would eventually pay the ultimate price to free himself and his people from the curse . He is the father of the Traitor Warchief Garrosh Grom acts as a key protagonist during Warcraft 3 and functions as the main antagonist of Warlords of Draenor . Neeru was the secret leader of the Burning Blade clan who resided in Orgrimmar ' s Cleft of Shadow as a Warlock trainer . He worked in conjunction with the Searing Blade in Ragefire Chasm . When his treachery was brought to light and the leaders of the Searing Blade were killed , he remained in the Cleft of Shadows and pretended to know nothing of the events that had unfolded . He was killed by Garrosh ' s Kor ' kron when they purged the warlocks from Ogrimmar . Karga Rageroar is the leader of the Rageroar clan , which is currently assaulting Northwatch Hold . It is revealed in the quest Silencing Rageroar , that the helm Karga wears was fashioned from the scalp of Tolliver Houndstooth ' s brother , who died following an orcish attack on their ship as they and other Gilnean refugees attempted to reach safety . Karga is eventually killed by Alliance players sent by Northwatch to break the siege . Overlord Krom ' gar was the leader of the Krom ' gar , the Horde forces in Stonetalon Mountains after the Cataclysm . His second in command was General Grebo . He oversaw the delivery of " The Bomb " into Stonetalon , and planned to expel the Alliance from Kalimdor , no matter the cost . He was directly responsible for the deaths of High Chieftain Cliffwalker ' s family . He was " dismissed " by Warchief Garrosh because of his dishonorable tactics , such as the bombing of Thal ' darah Grove , which ultimately led to a Pyrrhic victory and brought shame to the Horde Serving Overlord Krom ' gar , this paranoid general was certain that Thal ' darah Grove was housing a Night elf super - weapon . When High Chieftain Cliffwalker sent his son to investigate the Grove , Grebo confronted the boy and murdered him , but he was clumsy enough to leave his [ Krom ' gar General ' s Insignia ] at the scene of the crime . He was killed by High Chieftain Cliffwalker when he attacked the chief for " treachery " after the chief confronted him for his crimes . His death resulted in the murder of Cliffwalker ' s family and the burning of Cliffwalker Post by Krom ' gar ' s forces . Trolls . Primal Torntusk ( Former leader of the Revantusk tribe ) Primal Torntusk personally fought in the Second war and fled to the to the coast of the Hinterlands after the war and helped established Revantusk Village . Sometime before joining the New Horde her mate Elder Torntusk was captured by the the Vilebranch tribe and held at Jintha ' Alor . With her mate free and now in charge of the village , Primal Torntusk has gone to lead their warriors against the wicked Vilebranch tribe . She ' s found at a camp she captured near the entrance to the city . Jor ' kil was the apparent leader of the Shatterspear trolls in Darkshore . Shortly after joining the Horde he is killed by a Night elf attack . It is unclear who now leads the Shatterspear Tribe . Forsaken . Grand Apothecary Putress ( Former Grand Apothecary of the Royal Apothecary Society ) Putress was one of the most valuable members in the fight against the Scourge , actually finding a cure to the Plague of Undeath . He was also essential in the creation of the New Plague . He later betrays the Horde and sides with the Burning Legion . Lord Vincent Godfrey is a renegade nobleman from Gilneas who opposed his king , Genn Greymane , after discovering that Genn and many of his people had been afflicted with the worgen curse . After committing suicide rather than acknowledge a worgen as his lord , Godfrey ' s body was recovered and reanimated by the Forsaken , but after turning on them as well , he fled into the abandoned ruins of Shadowfang Keep , where he and his followers remain . Trollbane was once the Prince of the human kingdom of Stromgarde . He was then killed and raised into undeath by the Forsaken and attempted to reclaim Trol ' kalar for his new family in the Horde . Soon he reclaimed his throne inside of the city and claimed independence from the Horde . He was killed by the Deathlord of the Knights of the Ebon Blade after the Legion invaded . Others . Varimathras ( Former Arch Lord of the Undercity ) Varimathras is a Nathrezim in the service of the Burning Legion . He was forced into allying with the Forsaken , under the direct control of Sylvannas Windrunner , in exchange for sparing his life after he and his brothers were overcome by her undead forces . Though he swore allegiance to Sylvanas , Varimathras remained loyal to the Legion and eventually staged a coup for control of the Undercity . He was also in charge of the Deathstalkers He was appointed leader of the Stonemaul by Rexxar . Mok ' Morokk displayed strength when Rexxar was their leader , but soon after Rexxar ' s departure , Mok ' Morokk fell prey to temptations of power . Rather than lead , he demanded . He did not serve his people but rather expected them to serve him . When the black dragonflight attacked them in Stonemoul Village , Mok ' Morokk led the clan to Brackenwall Village . While some expected that the ogres would take an action against the dragons , no counterattack happened . He ruled until an adventurer of the Horde drove him out and he fled . The clan now seeks a new leader .