Tauren Chieftain ( Warcraft III ) These elder Tauren warriors lead their Tribes in daily life as well as in battle . Ceremoniously decked with the ancient totems of their Tribes , Chiefs uphold the honor and simplicity of Tauren culture . When roused by battle , the gigantic Chiefs employ enormous warblades which are capable of tearing through solid trees with one mighty swipe . The Chiefs are fascinated by the Orc s , especially their young leader , Thrall . The Chiefs see an opportunity to help the Orcs return to their traditional roots by providing a strong example of honor and courage through all Tauren warriors . Hero names . Marn Thunderhorn , Tygore Dusthoof , Tam Windtotem , Durn Harpyslayer , Kam Ghoststeer , Kel Stonebull , Mull Stormhoof , Grok Bloodhorn , Malar Plainstrider , Taur Runetotem , Marn Thunderhoof Information . The Tauren Chieftain ( Marn ) is useful for both War Stomp and Endurance Aura . Due to the Tauren Chieftain ' s large size many players have difficulty controlling him . They don ' t understand how to use him correctly and fail to use him to his full potential . The key is to either keep Marn away from the enemy , toward the rear of the battle , or to rush him straight into the middle of the enemy then use War Stomp . Whenever he becomes " stuck " use War Stomp to clear some room . Top players have excellent success with Marn . War Stomp is a great ability . At its highest level War Stomp stuns for as long as 5 seconds and does 75 damage . This can allow your other units to pick off defenseless units before they can recover from the stun . Shockwave is also useful against lines of enemy units , including weak units such as ranged units and spellcasters . It takes some skills to use it effectively and to the maximum effect . The Endurance Aura is especially helpful to both Orcs and allied units . In large team games the Endurance Aura can have a noticeable effect . Reincarnation is also useful to bring the Tauren Chieftain back to life after he has died . This saves the cost of reviving him . For point spending strategies players often pick War Stomp first followed by Endurance Aura . If you ' re a Shockwave fan you can try Shockwave and Endurance Aura . A more rare combination can also be used with Shock Wave and War Stomp although you ' re unlikely to have enough Mana for both . The Tauren Chieftain ' s Endurance Aura can actually help Peon s mine Gold more efficently , and harvest Lumber faster . Spells and abilities . Shock Wave . Shockwave has a damage cap of roughly 12 units affected . Note that this limit will not typically be reached except in team games . Area of Effect Width : 25 Cast Shockwave on lines of workers mining Gold . Try to cast Shockwave on any troops that are lined up . War Stomp . For the best results move into a pack of enemy units then use War Stomp to hit them all . War Stomp can be used to reveal nearby Shadowmelded units . Endurance Aura . The Endurance Aura is very helpful to the Orcs and especially helpful to allied units in large team games . Reincarnation ( Ultimate ) . Reincarnation can allow Marn to take a lot of damage and die on purpose because he can come back to life again . It can also of course allow him to come back to life when he dies by mistake . Reincarnation can save the cost of reviving the Hero . If the enemy has clearly won and is waiting for Marn to Resurrect they may kill him again very quickly . When you come back the second time and find yourself surrounded you may wish to use a Scroll of Teleport to get away since you cannot resurrect again . You only receive experience from killing the Tauren Chieftain if he does not use his Reincarnation ability .