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| − | '''Threat''' is a measure of an NPC's aggression towards a player. Each NPC has a threat table, and the character at the top of the list is usually the target of its aggression. In-game, this is known as having [[Aggro]] from that particular NPC. The NPC will attack that character if possible, unless another character manages to change the NPC's target. See the [[Aggro]] page for more information on how this targeting behaves. |
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| + | | image = Cairne Bloodhoof TCG.jpg |
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| + | | name = Cairne Bloodhoof |
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| + | | titles = <High Chieftain>, Earthmother's Chosen<ref>[[World of Warcraft Trading Card Game]]: [[Worldbreaker]], ???/???</ref> |
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| + | | gender = Male |
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| + | | character = [[Tauren chieftain|Chieftain]] (WC3); [[Hunter]], [[Scout]] (RPG); [[Warrior]] (TCG) |
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| + | | race = Tauren |
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| + | |creature=Humanoid |
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| + | | affiliation = The [[Horde]], Confederated Tribes of the Tauren |
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| + | | faction = Horde |
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| + | | occupation = Grand Chief of the Tauren,{{Citation needed}} Chieftain of the [[Bloodhoof tribe|Bloodhoof]], Chieftain of the United Tauren Tribes<ref>{{ref book |author=Arthaus |title=[[Shadows & Light]] |isbn=9781588469731 |pages=34}}</ref><ref>{{ref book |author= Bennie, Scott |coauthors= Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch |title= [[Horde Player's Guide]] |isbn= 9781588467720 |pages=149}}</ref> |
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| + | | location = [[High Rise]], [[Thunder Bluff]] |
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| + | | status = Alive, {{C-inline}} Deceased |
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| + | | health = 5,578,000 |
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| + | | relatives = [[Elder Bloodhoof]] (ancestor), [[Tamaala]] (lifemate), [[Baine Bloodhoof|Baine]] (son) |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''Cairne Bloodhoof''' is the Chief of the united tribes of the [[tauren]], chieftain of the [[Bloodhoof tribe|Bloodhoof]], and leader of [[Thunder Bluff]]. Allying with the [[Horde]] upon its arrival on the shores of [[Kalimdor]], Cairne stands today as one of its wisest and most venerated leaders. He wields the [[Bloodhoof Runespear]]. |
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| + | Cairne is voiced by voice actor William Bassett. |
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| − | == Changes to threat levels == |
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| − | Several abilities and effects increase a character's threat level against a mob. Note that the effective amount of threat generated can be modified by talents and spells. See the Threat Tables below for details. |
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| + | == Biography == |
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| − | Basic NPC attacks on a player do not modify threat; a character being attacked is neither gaining nor losing threat from it. However, some NPCs have special moves that affect threat. |
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| + | [[File:Cairne-WC3.jpg|frame|left|Cairne Bloodhoof in Warcraft III.]] |
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| + | The fearless and wizened leader of the Bloodhoof Tauren, Cairne lived near the shores of the [[Great Sea]] in the [[Barrens]]. |
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| + | Cairne is a peerless warrior and a wise leader of his ancient people. Though slowed somewhat by the weight of age, Cairne still possesses great strength and valor. This great hearted giant knows that his people are in grave danger of extermination from the marauding centaurs. However, he has never given up hope of one day finding a way to lead his people to a new land where they can make their home and live in peace.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]] Manual |pages=145}}</ref> |
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| − | Damage is the most basic form of threat generation. Threat measurements are normalized so that 1 point of damage generates 1 point of threat. |
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| + | However, between the [[centaur]] [[Centaur Marauders|marauders]]' savage attacks on his people and their hunting of local game to near extinction, Cairne planned to relocate his tribe to the verdant lands of [[Mulgore]]. But with centaur attacks growing more and more frequent, Cairne knew that on the open plains they would not be able to defeat them, and he quickly began to lose hope. |
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| − | Many abilities generate additional threat that is not tied to their effect (damage dealt, buffs, debuffs). The bonus threat values are listed below. |
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| + | Things changed when Cairne met [[Thrall]], the young [[warchief]] of the new [[orc]]ish [[Horde]], and, watching him battle and destroy a group of centaurs who had been attacking a [[tauren]], he became intrigued with their nobility and savagery. When Thrall told him that they came to look for their destiny, Cairne directed him to the north, where there was an Oracle. |
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| − | Threat caused by beneficial effects is divided amongst all NPCs that are aware of the character. This global threat applies to heals, bonus threat from buffs (such as [[Battle Shout]] or [[Arcane Brilliance]]), and power gains (such as a [[Mana Potion]] or [[Rage Potion]]). |
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| + | Thrall reported seeing an army of centaur going north, and Cairne quickly left to defend his village. Thrall brought his followers with him, and followed Cairne to defend the village. After defending against wave after wave of centaur warriors, Cairne told Thrall of his plight, and Thrall vowed to protect the caravan of Tauren as they crossed the barrens to Mulgore, in exchange for the location of the [[Medivh|Oracle]]. |
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| − | Healing threat is global, and is normally .5x of the amount healed. Healing effects cause no threat if the target is already at full health. |
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| + | Cairne and Thrall managed to evade and defeat the centaur marauders, and finally made it to Mulgore. Cairne told Thrall that the Oracle was within [[Stonetalon Peak]], and bid him good luck. |
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| − | Example: Player 1 is involved in combat with 5 mobs. Player 2 (priest) heals Player 1 for 1000 health, and has no threat reduction talents. A 1000 heal generates 500 threat, however that 500 threat is split amongst the 5 mobs. Each of the 5 mobs now has 100 threat towards Player 2. |
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| + | Upon arriving at Stonetalon, Thrall was surprised to find that Cairne had sought him out, and pledged to repay the debt they owed Thrall and the Horde. Cairne enlisted the [[wyvern]]s to help them, and helped to free them from the harpies. He then helped to claim the peak from the [[human]]s so that they could enter freely. However, [[Jaina Proudmoore]] entered first. |
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| − | If a power gain (Rage/Mana increase) shows up in the combat log, the effect usually counts as a buff with bonus threat attached to the event. There are no Energy-increasing effects that appear to cause bonus threat. Normal power regen does not generate threat. Normal health regen also does not generate threat. |
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| + | Cairne and Thrall split upon entering the bowels of Stonetalon, and Cairne found an enchanted spirit stone that would activate an ethereal bridge towards the [[Medivh|Oracle]]. When they found the [[Medivh|Oracle]], Cairne and Thrall found Jaina already there. All three spoke to the Oracle, who told them that they must all ally if they wished to defeat the [[Burning Legion]]. The three hesitantly agreed. |
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| − | For debuffs and attacks, any bonus threat is divided amongst the affected targets. For example, the bonus threat of [[Cleave]] is divided between the 2 targets of the attack, while the bonus threat of [[Sunder Armor]] is applied directly to the target of the attack. Some attacks (such as [[Thunder Clap]] and [[Searing Pain]]) have a threat multiplier instead of a bonus threat value. |
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| + | Cairne's wisdom and strength, and the power of his tauren warriors, helped Thrall to reclaim [[Grom Hellscream]]. In a combined effort, the sorcery of all three races were needed to purge the [[demon]]ic influence from Hellscream. United in arms, Cairne pledged the loyalty of his race to the Horde, and together, they managed to defeat the [[Burning Legion]] once again. |
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| − | == Tank threat bonus == |
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| − | Classes that are designed to fulfill a tanking role now gain additional threat when they are in that mode. This mode is triggered by Death Knights with Frost Presence active, Druids in Bear Form, Paladins with Righteous Fury active, and Warriors in Defensive Stance. |
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| + | Cairne helped the orcs establish their new nation of [[Durotar]] before bidding them farewell and leaving to take his own people to a new land in [[Mulgore]]. There, they established a strong defense against the centaurs and [[harpy|harpies]] who harassed them. Several months later, however, Cairne's son, [[Baine Bloodhoof]], was captured by centaurs. Cairne feared the worst, and slipped into a lethargic depression. His followers scrambled to lead their people adequately, but they were no substitute for Cairne's wisdom. His second, [[Tagar (tauren)|Tagar]], tried to help Cairne, but Cairne would not hear of it. Tagar feared that without the leadership of Cairne, the tauren would not last long. |
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| − | Bear form doesn't specify that it increases threat, but the threat increase is there. Catform also has the same reduced threat that rogues have, however it too is not listed on the tooltip. |
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| + | When [[Rexxar]] and [[Rokhan]] arrived to ask Cairne for the tauren's assistance in the coming battle against [[Admiral Proudmoore]] and his [[Kul Tiras]] forces, Cairne told them to leave him and tell Thrall that he had died. Tagar told the heroes of Baine's capture, and they quickly left to investigate his disappearance. With the help of [[Bovan Windtotem]], they recovered Baine and returned him to his happy father. |
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| − | While in tanking mode, the character's threat is further multiplied by 1.43x. This was done in order to simplify threat modifying buffs, and allowed for the removal/change of [[Blessing of Salvation]] and [[Tranquil Air Totem]]. |
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| + | [[File:Cairne Bloodhoof TCGWB.jpg|thumb]] |
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| − | == In-game threat values == |
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| + | Cairne, overjoyed, told Rexxar that not only would he pledge the service of his people to Thrall once more, he would be returning himself. He joined with Rexxar's band of warriors and returned to [[Dustwallow]], and then helped to repel Proudmoore's forces. Victorious, they then took the fight to the humans and ended Proudmoore's reign of hatred. Cairne returned to his people and his son in Mulgore. |
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| − | With the release of v3.0, WoW now provides the players with threat values on your target. These values are normalized differently: they are 100x damage done instead of 1-to-1. This is most likely done to optimize for integer calculations, rather than slower floating-point math. For the purposes of this article, all the values shown still use the 1:1 normalization for simplicity. |
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| + | Cairne also recognized that the nomadic traditions of tauren society were a danger to the survival of the people. There were few tauren, and their wandering lifestyle meant that they would be vulnerable to attacks by centaur, quilboar and other races. With the help of the Horde, Cairne secured the grasslands of Mulgore as a permanent home for the tauren, and constructed their first city high atop [[Thunder Bluff]]. |
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| − | == Threat tables per class == |
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| − | {{ood|See the note below. Confirmed that some paladin abilities are missing. Possibly other classes as well.}} |
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| − | '''Threat auras''' affect the threat value of all abilities under their jurisdiction of effect that are used while the threat-modifying aura is active (which is always, in the case of passive modifications). '''Threat-modifying abilities''' have a direct effect on the threat level of one or more characters. All damaging abilities generate threat equal to 100% of the damage done (before modifiers), so any threat listed for a damaging ability is assumed to be "bonus" threat on top of the baseline threat from the damage caused. |
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| + | {{elink|type=blizzplanet|link=http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/508/|desc=World of Warcraft - Tauren Lore:}} |
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| − | An increase in threat by X% is equal to multiplying the current modifier (which begins at 1.0) by (1 + X%/100); for example, a threat increase of 20% would be a multiplier of 1.20. Likewise, a decrease in threat by X% is a multiplier of (1 - X%/100); a threat decrease of 30% would be a multiplier of 0.70. |
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| + | [[File:Cairne Wei.jpg|thumb|Cairne Bloodhoof by ''Wei Wang'']] |
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| + | '''Cairne''' is dedicated to serving his people and to watching over their safety in an ever-darkening world. An outstanding warrior, Cairne is considered one of the most dangerous creatures alive. Despite his strength and valor, he is a gentle soul who longs only for the peace and tranquility of the open plains. It is rumored that if he could lay the responsibilities of chieftain on another, Cairne would leave Thunder Bluff in an instant and retire to the wilds. Many believe that he is training his son, Baine, to take his place as chieftain one fateful day.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[World of Warcraft]] manual |pages=184}}</ref> |
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| + | Cairne Bloodhoof employs only tauren [[holy strider]]s, out of respect of their long heritage. Although his demeanor does not suggest a covert mind, Cairne does not disclose how many holy striders he employs, only that they are all tauren. [[Perith Stormhoof]], a notable holy strider works only for Cairne Bloodhoof and keeps many of his leader’s secrets (even secrets [[Thrall]] doesn’t know).<ref>{{ref book |author= Kiley, Ellen P. |authorlink= Ellen P. Kiley |title=[[Lands of Mystery]] |isbn=9781588467843 |pages=196}}</ref> |
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| − | Threat modifiers (such as [[Defensive Stance]]; not direct value changes, such as [[Feint]]) stack multiplicatively when calculating the threat for an ability affected by more than one modifier. The final threat modifier for an ability is determined by multiplying all the active modifiers together; if the previous two examples were active simultaneously, the total threat caused would be 1.00 (baseline) * 1.20 * 0.70 = 0.84, or 84% of the threat that you would have caused without multipliers. |
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| + | Cairne is the spiritual leader for the tauren tribes in Kalimdor. He has an incredibly strong connection with the environment and deeply respects both the elemental forces and the natural beasts of the wild. |
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| − | '''NOTE:''' The Threat system was heavily overhauled for [[Wrath of the Lich King]] and [[Patch 3.0.2]]. The numbers in these tables have been updated to the extent of understanding that community research has achieved so far; any pre-Wrath values that have not been verified or updated for the post-3.0 game are currently ''italicized'' to indicate that their values may be incorrect or outdated. Also, be aware that many ability pages have not been properly updated for the post-Wrath values and may contradict the values in this table. |
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| + | Cairne is an extremely wise individual, but his lumbering demeanor often comes across as ponderously slow to members of other races. He always prefers to contemplate problems before acting to try to solve them, and frequently meditates for several days in a row without interruption. However, when he does decide to act, Cairne can rarely be deterred from his path. He fights with incredible passion, but is never out of control. He prefers to observe his enemies before fighting them so that he can more fully understand their strengths and weaknesses. |
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| − | Finally, note that the in-game threat meter (introduced in Wrath) does not use the decimal notation the table does; instead, the baseline modifier is considered to be 100. For example, causing 100 damage would cause (100 * 1.0) = 100 threat by this page's system. The in-game threat meter, however, would consider 100 damage as causing (100 * 100) = 10000 threat. Likewise, the 80% threat modifier of [[Battle Stance]] would be 0.8x for all threat caused, while the in-game threat meter would consider all threat to be multiplied by 80 while in Battle Stance. |
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| + | Cairne has a very trusting attitude toward orcs and greatly respects their newly shamanistic culture. Night elves are likewise regarded positively because of their strong connection with the woodland environment. However, he usually avoids humans, dwarves and goblins; and if they must be dealt with, he tends to treat them in a patronizing manner. Cairne believes that the spiritual eyes of these races have not fully opened yet, and that members of these races are, in essence, children who are still learning and must be coddled. He has great disdain for the arcane practices of high elves and deeply resents their abandonment of the natural ways.<ref>{{ref book |author=Arthaus |title=[[Shadows & Light]] |isbn=9781588469731 |pages=35}}</ref> |
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| − | ! colspan="2" | Threat Auras |
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| − | | Damage caused || 1.0 |
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| − | | Healing caused || 0.5 * healing done (overheal not counted) |
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| − | | [[Frost Presence]] || 2.0735 |
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| − | | [[Blood Presence]]<br>[[Unholy Presence]] || 0.8 |
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| − | | [[Subversion]] (3pt talent) || extra .92/.84/.75<br>(while in Blood or Unholy Presence) |
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| − | | [[Bear Form]] || 2.0735 |
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| − | | [[Feral Instinct]] (3pt Talent) || No longer affects Bear Form threat. |
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| − | | [[Cat Form]] || 0.71 |
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| − | | [[Druid_Talents#Improved_Tranquility|Imp. Tranquility]] (2pt Talent) || 0.5/zero for [[Tranquility]] |
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| − | | [[Druid_Talents#Subtlety|Subtlety]] (3pt Talent) || .90/.80/.70 (Restoration spells) |
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| − | | [[Druid_Talents#Nature's Reach|Nature's Reach]] (2pt Talent) || .85/.70 (Balance spells) |
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| + | ==In World of Warcraft== |
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| − | | class="hunter" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Hunter''' |
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| + | [[File:Cairne Bloodhoof.jpg|thumb|Cairne Bloodhoof in WoW.]] |
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| + | '''Cairne Bloodhoof''' is a level ?? faction leader located on the [[High Rise]] in the [[tauren]] city of [[Thunder Bluff]].{{coords|60|52|Thunder Bluff}} |
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| − | | [[Misdirection]] || Next 3 attacks increase target's threat instead |
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| + | He starts the quest {{questlong|Horde|16|Rites of the Earthmother}}. |
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| − | | [[Arcane Subtlety]] (2pt Talent) || .80/.60x for offensive Arcane spells |
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| − | | [[Burning Soul]] (2pt Talent) || .95/.90x for offensive Fire spells |
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| − | | [[Frost Channeling]] (3pt Talent) || .96/.93/.90x for offensive Frost spells |
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| + | He ends the quest {{questlong|Horde|60|The Feast of Winter Veil}} ([[Feast of Winter Veil]]). |
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| − | | [[Righteous Fury]] || 2.534 (all Holy-[[Magic_schools_%28WoW%29|school]] abilities)<br>1.43 (all non-Holy actions) |
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| − | | [[Improved Righteous Fury|Imp. Righteous Fury]] (3pt Talent) || No longer affects Righteous Fury threat. |
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| − | | [[Blessing of Salvation]] || Removed from game. |
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| − | | [[Innate Ability|Passive Reduction (Healing)]] || 0.5 (all healing done)<br>(on top of baseline healing modifier) |
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| − | | [[Fanaticism]] (3pt Talent) || .90/.80/.70 (all actions)<br> |
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| − | (disabled when [[Righteous Fury]] is active) |
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| + | Cairne honors members of the Horde who attain the title of [[The Loremaster|Loremaster]] by delivering to them their {{loot|epic|Loremaster's Colors}}. |
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| − | | [[Shadow Affinity]] (3pt Talent) || .92/.84/.75 for Shadow spells |
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| − | | [[Silent Resolve]] (3pt Talent) || .93/.86/.80 for Holy and Discipline spells |
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| + | See [[List of Thunder Bluff NPCs]]. |
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| − | | [[Rogue#Passive_Threat_Reduction|Passive Reduction]] || 0.71 |
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| − | | [[Tricks of the Trade]] || All attacks increase target's threat instead |
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| + | ===Tactics=== |
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| + | Thunder Bluff is a very easy city to get into to. It can be underguarded by Horde players so you do not always have to worry about them. Get the entire raid onto an elevator and go up. However, if word of incoming Alliance raids reaches the Horde, it is likely that shamans and balance druids will blow players off the platforms, making it much much more difficult to get to him. Run straight for the giant totem pole in the center and run up it to Cairne's rise. go to the center of the little amphitheater and AoE all the guards that you pulled. Then pull and kill Cairne. |
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| − | | class="shaman" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Shaman''' |
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| − | | [[Elemental Precision]] (3pt Talent) || .90/.80/.70x for Fire, Frost and Nature spells |
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| − | | [[Healing Grace]] (3pt Talent) || .95/.90/.85x for healing spells |
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| − | | [[Spirit Weapons]] (1pt Talent) || .70 (all attacks) |
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| − | | [[Tranquil Air Totem]] || Removed from game. |
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| + | Cairne isn't as difficult to deal with as the other Horde bosses, Cairne has several knock back attacks that he will use on the tank as well as a random charge. The main tank should immediately run behind Cairne, The rest of the raid should filter out, but must not go beyond the first set of tents, as if Cairne charges them he will run back to his tent and reset. |
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| − | | [[Destructive Reach]] (2pt Talent) || .90/.80 for Destruction spells |
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| − | | [[Improved Drain Soul|Imp. Drain Soul]] (2pt Talent) || .90/.80 for Affliction spells |
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| − | | [[Master Demonologist]] (5pt Talent) || Imp effect no longer modifies threat. |
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| + | Without the worry of a reset Cairne is a really simple fight and can be downed without much resistance. |
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| + | [[File:Cairne totems.jpg|thumb|Cairne Bloodhoof after Patch 4.0.1.]] |
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| − | | class="warrior" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Warrior''' |
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| + | * '''Cleave:''' Inflicts 110% of normal melee damage to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets. |
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| − | | [[Defensive Stance]] || 2.0735 |
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| + | * '''Mortal Strike:''' Inflicts 200% weapon damage and leaves the target wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 5 sec. |
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| + | * '''Thunderclap:''' Inflicts 1407 to 1593 Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and slowing their movement by 60% for 8 sec. |
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| − | | [[Defiance]] (3pt Talent) || Removed from game. |
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| + | * '''Uppercut:''' Inflicts normal damage plus 50 to an enemy, knocking it back. |
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| + | * '''Warstomp:''' Inflicts Physical damage to nearby enemies, knocking them back and stunning them for 6 sec. |
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| − | | [[Tactical Mastery]] (3pt Talent) || 1.21/1.42/1.63 ([[Bloodthirst]] and [[Mortal Strike]])<br> |
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| − | | [[Battle Stance]]<br>[[Berserker Stance]] || 0.8 |
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| − | | [[Improved Berserker Stance|Imp. Berserker Stance]] (5pt Talent) || extra .98/.96/.94/.92/.90 in Berserker Stance |
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| − | | [[Vigilance]] (talent) || target: extra 0.9<br>caster: gains remaining 0.1 as own threat |
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| + | During the [[Elemental Unrest]] invasion, Cairne defends the main mesa of [[Thunder Bluff]] from attacking elementals. |
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| − | | Power Gain (Mana) || Base threat is 0.5x Mana gained (only certain effects) |
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| − | | Power Gain (Rage) || Base threat is 5x Rage gained (only certain effects) |
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| + | ==Death== |
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| + | {{main|The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm}} |
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| + | [[File:Cairne's death.JPG|thumb|Cairne is defeated by Garrosh in a duel to the death.]] |
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| − | | [[Rune Strike]] || x1.75 damage |
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| + | Cairne, though impressed with [[Garrosh Hellscream]]'s ability as a commander after visiting [[Warsong Hold]] in Northrend, opposes his selection as Thrall's replacement, and makes his feelings known to the outgoing Warchief; the old friends bitterly part ways as Thrall leaves for Outland, both leaders refusing to budge on their positions. |
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| − | | [[Death and Decay (death knight ability)|Death and Decay]] || x1.9 damage |
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| − | | [[Icy Touch]] || x7 damage |
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| + | Upon receiving word from the owl [[Hamuul Runetotem]] sent, that the new Warchief sanctioned the killing of innocent druids (actually carried out by orcs loyal to [[Twilight's Hammer clan|Twilight's Hammer]]), Cairne issues a ''mak'gora'', challenging Garrosh for leadership of the Horde. Garrosh accepts, but adds the caveat that the combat would not be the non-lethal combat sanctioned by Thrall, but by the old laws - to the death. Cairne agrees, and the combatants meet in the arena in Orgrimmar. |
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| − | | class="druid" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Druid''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Cower (Druid)|Cower]] || -3474 (rank 6) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Demoralizing Roar]] || +61 - divided amongst targets |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Faerie Fire]] || +638 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Growl]] || Sets threat equal to NPC's primary target |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Lacerate]] || +515 innate; 0.5x threat on initial and periodic damag |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Mangle|Mangle (Bear)]] || Causes normal threat (1x damage done) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Maul (ability)|Maul]] || +422 (rank 10) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Swipe (Bear)]] || Base threat is 1.5x damage |
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| + | Each combatant is allowed one weapon and no armor. Cairne takes up his Bloodhoof Runespear, while Garrosh carries [[Gorehowl]], the axe that belonged to his father, [[Grom Hellscream]]. The weapons are blessed by shaman; Gorehowl is blessed by [[Magatha Grimtotem]], who seems approving of the new Warchief. At first gaining the upper hand, the Runespear is shattered by Gorehowl and Cairne takes a glancing slash in the chest. Cairne suddenly becomes faint and unable to raise what remained of his Runespear to defend himself, and he realizes that Magatha has poisoned Garrosh's weapon. Cairne's last thought is a lament - that he, who had lived with honor, would die betrayed, just as the howling axe of Hellscream slices into his neck. The tauren leader dies before he even hits the ground. |
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| − | | class="hunter" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Hunter''' |
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| − | | [[Disengage]] || No longer reduces threat. |
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| − | | [[Distracting Shot]] || 110, and functions as a temporary taunt, like [[Challenging Shout]]. |
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| − | | [[Feign Death]] || Removed from threat lists of all enemies (resistible) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Cower (pet)]] || -360 (rank 6) to pet |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Growl (pet)]] || +1234 base (rank 9) to pet, scales with pet attack power and level |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Intimidation]] || ''+580 to pet'' |
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| − | | [[Furious Howl]] || ''+?? to pet'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Scorpid Poison]] || ''+5 to pet'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Screech]] || ''+?? to pet'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Thunderstomp]] || ''+?? to pet'' |
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| + | The moment Cairne died, Magatha orders the [[Grimtotem tribe]] to take over Thunder Bluff and the surrounding towns, murdering everyone who stood in their way. Baine, Cairne's son and heir, manages to escape, and with the aid of Garrosh and [[Gazlowe]], leader of the goblins of [[Ratchet]], retakes Thunder Bluff and exiles Magatha and the surviving Grimtotems. Baine is formally installed as leader of Thunder Bluff and chieftain of the tauren. |
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| − | | class="mage" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Mage''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Polymorph]] || ''+??'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Counterspell]] || ''+500 (300 with 2/2 Arcane Subtlety)'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Invisibility]] || Reduces threat vs. all enemies by 33% every 1 second for 3s<br/> |
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| − | Removed from all threat lists upon becoming invisible |
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| + | Cairne's remains are placed upon a pyre along with the shattered debris of his Runespear. Thrall returns from Outland to mourn him, regretting that he parted on bad terms with his friend. He weeps for the loss of a future lifetime of his friendship, his kindness, wisdom, and humor. Thrall speaks to the wind, hoping that Cairne's spirit hears him, to tell him that Cairne and the tauren were always the heart of the Horde - their true spiritual center, of forgiveness, compassion, and guidance. Thrall places his hand reverently on Cairne's now peaceful brow, to say a final goodbye to his old friend, and took with him the smallest piece of Cairne's Runespear to forever remember him and be in touch with his heart. The fragment was etched with a single rune, whose meaning did not escape Thrall - "healing". |
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| − | | class="paladin" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Paladin''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Righteous Defense]] || Sets threat equal to friendly target being attacked<br /> |
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| − | Affects up to three NPC's attacking the friendly target |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Hand of Reckoning]] || Sets threat equal to highest threat among all players. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Divine Intervention]] || Removed from threat lists of all enemies |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Hand of Salvation]] || Reduces target's threat by 2% every 1 second for 10s |
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| + | ==Cataclysm== |
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| + | {{cata-section}} |
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| − | | class="priest" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Priest''' |
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| + | Cairne will be removed in ''Cataclysm'' (following his death in ''The Shattering''), succeeded by his son Baine. |
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| − | | [[Binding Heal]] || ''-??'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Fade]] || ''-1500 (rank 7) for all enemies (temporarily)'' |
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| − | | [[Holy Nova]] || This ability causes no threat. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Mind Control]] || ''+??'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Mind Flay]] || ''+??'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Power Word: Shield]] || ''+?? (rank 12)'' |
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| + | [[File:Thrall & Cairne saving babies.jpg|thumb|Cairne holding a rescued blood elf baby.]] |
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| − | | class="rogue" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Rogue''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Feint]] || ''-1050 (rank 6)'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Vanish]] || Removed from threat lists of all enemies. |
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| + | Prior to the announcement of Cairne's death, the Story & Lore panel of [[BlizzCon 2009]] showed an artwork of Cairne and [[Thrall]] rescuing babies is shown, [[Chris Metzen]] described it as: "so bad ass".<ref>{{ref web|url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdvT0yPsvHk&feature=related|title = Blizzcon 2009 - Preview Panel Part 4: Upheaval|accessdate = 2009-08-25|author = [[Chris Metzen]]|work = Youtube video|language = English}}</ref> |
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| − | | class="shaman" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Shaman''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Frost Shock]] || Causes extra threat (amount undetermined) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Wind Shock]] || -X threat (amount undetermined) |
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| + | ==Quotes== |
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| − | |- |
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| + | [[File:Cairnebloodhoof.JPG|thumb|Cairne Bloodhoof]] |
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| − | | class="warlock" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Warlock''' |
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| + | ===Warcraft III=== |
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| − | |- |
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| + | *I am Cairne, chief of the Bloodhoof tauren. You [[Orc|greenskins]] fight with savagery and valor. I am intrigued. |
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| + | *Our debt to you orcs can only be repaid with blood. We've come to help you reach the Oracle. However, those [[human|metal-clad pinkskins]] look like trouble. |
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| + | *Ha! There's no need to coddle me, [[Thrall|boy]]. I may be old, but I'm not helpless. |
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| + | *(to [[Rexxar]]) Now, you said that your warchief was in trouble – that the Horde needed the tauren once again. Well, Thrall did much for us in his time, and we will not fail him. My warriors will rendezvous with the warchief upon the battlefield, but I will be returning with YOU! |
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| + | ===World of Warcraft=== |
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| − | | [[Searing Pain]] || ''Base threat is 2.0x damage done'' |
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| + | ====Greetings==== |
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| − | |- |
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| + | *We Tauren have always held a great respect for the ways of the Earthmother. |
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| − | | [[Siphon Life]] || ''This effect causes no threat.'' |
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| + | *I am Cairne, chief of the Bloodhoof Tauren. |
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| − | |- |
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| + | *Take heart young one, the Earthmother is near. |
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| − | | [[Soulshatter]] || Reduces threat by 50% for all enemies within 50 yards (resistible) |
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| + | *Ish-ne-alo por-ah, may the Earthmother smile upon you. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Anguish]] || ''+632 (rank 3) to pet'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Soothing Kiss]] || ''-165 (rank 4) to pet'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Suffering]] || ''+885 (rank 6) to pet'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Torment]] || ''+632 (rank 7) to pet'' |
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| + | ====Aggro==== |
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| − | |- |
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| + | *For honor! |
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| − | | class="warrior" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Warrior''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Battle Shout]] || +78 (rank 9) - divided amongst targets |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Cleave]] || +225 (rank 8) - divided amongst targets |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Commanding Shout]] || +80 - divided amongst targets |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Demoralizing Shout]] || +63 (rank 8) - divided amongst targets |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Devastate]] || +5.0% [[attack power]]<br /> |
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| − | No longer applies [[Sunder Armor]] threat. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Disarm]] || ''+104'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Hamstring]] || ''+181 (rank 4)'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Heroic Strike]] || +259 (rank 13) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Heroic Throw]] || threat = 1.5 * damage caused |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Revenge]] || +121 (rank 9) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Improved Revenge]] || ''+25'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Shield Bash]] || +36 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Improved Shield Bash]] || ''+??'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Shield Slam]] || +770 (rank 8) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Improved Spell Reflection]] || Reflected damage causes threat for reflecting ally. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Sunder Armor]] || +(345 + 5.0% [[attack power]]) (rank 7) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Warrior Taunt|Taunt]] || Sets threat equal to NPC's primary target |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Thunder Clap]] || threat = 1.85 * damage caused |
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| − | |} |
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| − | |} |
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| + | ====Raid wipe==== |
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| − | == Stacked threat auras == |
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| + | *The attackers have fled! Strength and honor to the Horde! |
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| − | Threat auras stack in a multiplicative fashion. A common but wrong assumption is that due to this mechanic, threat reduction effects provide less benefit the more a player has; in fact, threat reduction is always equally powerful, no matter how much a player has. |
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| + | ===WoW TCG=== |
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| − | Example: You are a Paladin casting a heal (threat is normally .5x healing done). For healing, Paladins also have an innate threat reduction (.5x). Consider that Righteous Fury is active (1.9x threat generated on Holy spells), which also means the game considers you in tanking mode (1.43x on all actions):<br /> |
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| + | *Ha! There's no need to coddle me, boy. I may be old, but I'm not helpless.<ref>{{ref tcg|set=Drums of War|number=159}}</ref> |
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| − | Your healing threat would be: .5 * .5 * 1.9 * 1.43 = .679x healing done. |
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| + | ==Patch changes== |
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| − | == Threat modifying items == |
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| + | *{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Deceased. Replaced by Baine Bloodhoof as faction leader.}} |
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| − | === Items === |
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| + | *{{Patch 4.0.1|note=Updated with a new model.}} |
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| − | {| class="darktable" |
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| + | *{{Patch 3.0.2|note=Updated for level 80.}} |
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| − | |+ {{wotlk-inline}} Northrend items |
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| + | *{{Patch 2.0.1|note=Updated for level 70.}} |
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| − | ! Class || Item || Effect |
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| + | *{{Patch 1.7.0|note=Racial "Leaders" have been strengthened, and are now worth slightly less honor.}} |
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| − | |- |
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| + | *{{Patch 1.4.0|note=Cairne Bloodhoof is now a little more talkative.}} |
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| − | | Warrior || {{item|icon=|Glyph of Barbaric Insults}} || Your [[Mocking Blow]] ability generates 100% additional threat. |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | Warrior || {{item|icon=|Glyph of Vigilance}} || Your [[Vigilance]] ability transfers an additional 5% of your target's threat on you. |
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| − | |} |
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| + | ==References== |
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| − | {| class="darktable" |
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| + | {{reflist}} |
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| − | |+ {{bc-inline}} Outland items |
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| − | ! Item || Effect |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Grace of Earth}} || -640 Threat ~ 30 Yards, 5min cooldown |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Hypnotist's Watch}} || -720 ~ 30 Yards, 5min cooldown |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Jewel of Charismatic Mystique}} || -1075 ~ 30 Yards, 5min cooldown |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Muck-Covered Drape}} || -473 Threat |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Prism of Inner Calm}} || Reduces threat from your harmful critical strikes |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Timelapse Shard}} || -901 ~ 30 Yards, 2min cooldown |
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| − | |} |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| − | {| class="darktable" |
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| + | <!-- Read http://www.wowpedia.org/Wowpedia:External_links before posting your links here. |
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| − | |+ Classic items |
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| + | Links that do not conform to the rules will be DELETED. |
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| − | ! Item || Effect |
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| + | Repeat violations may result in a BAN. |
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| − | |- |
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| + | Have a nice day. :) --> |
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| − | | {{loot|epic|Bloodfang Armor}} 5 part set bonus || 25% improved Feint Threat reduction |
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| + | {{elinks-NPC|3057}} |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{loot|epic|Nemesis Raiment}} 8 part set bonus || Reduces the threat generated by your Destruction spells by 20%. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | {{loot|epic|Bonescythe Armor}} 6 part set bonus || Reduces the threat from your Backstab, Sinister Strike, Hemorrhage, and Eviscerate abilities by 8% |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{loot|epic|Vestments of Faith}} 6 Part set bonus || -10% |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Black Amnesty}} || -540 Threat |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Fetish of the Sand Reaver}} || Reduces the threat you generate by 50% for 20 sec |
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| − | |} |
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| + | {{Succession|None|'''[[Tauren|Chieftain of the united tribes of the Tauren]]'''|[[Baine Bloodhoof]] {{cata-inline}}}} |
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| − | === Enchantments === |
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| + | {{Succession|Unknown|'''[[Bloodhoof tribe|Chieftain of the Bloodhoof tribe]]'''|[[Baine Bloodhoof]] {{cata-inline}}}} |
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| − | {| class="darktable" |
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| − | |+ {{wotlk-inline}} Northrend Enchants |
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| − | |- |
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| − | ! Slot || Enchantment || Effects || Source |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | Back || {{loot|enchant|Enchant Cloak - Wisdom}} || Reduce threat slightly and increase Spirit by 10. || [[Enchanting]] (440) |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | Hands || {{loot|enchant|Enchant Gloves - Armsman}} || Increase threat caused by 2% and increase parry rating by 10. || [[Enchanting]] (435) |
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| − | |} |
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| + | {{Main characters}} |
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| − | {| class="darktable" |
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| − | |+ {{bc-inline}} Outland Enchants |
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| − | |- |
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| − | ! Slot || Enchantment || Effects || Source |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | Back || {{loot|enchant|Enchant Cloak - Subtlety}} || Decrease threat from all attacks and spells by 2%. || [[Enchanting]] (300) |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | Hands || {{loot|enchant|Enchant Gloves - Threat}} || Increase threat from all attacks and spells by 2%. || [[Enchanting]] (300) |
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| − | |} |
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloodhoof, Cairne}} |
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| − | === Potions === |
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| − | {| class="darktable" |
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| − | |- |
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| − | ! Item || Effect |
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| − | |- class="alt" |
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| − | | {{item|icon=|Shrouding Potion}} || -1500 ~ 30 Yards |
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| − | |} |
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| + | [[es:Cairne Bloodhoof]] |
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| − | === Gems === |
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| + | [[fr:Cairne Sabot-de-sang]] |
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| − | {{:Threat reduction gems}} |
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| + | [[pl:Cairne Bloodhoof]] |
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| − | |||
| + | [[Category:Tauren]] |
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| − | == Known bugs == |
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| + | [[Category:Quest givers]] |
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| − | Some threat reduction abilities are also affected by threat reducing auras. |
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| + | [[Category:Major characters]] |
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| − | |||
| + | [[Category:Lore characters]] |
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| − | Example: Rogues have .71x threat as an innate ability. Feint reduces threat by -800. However, the innate threat reduction affects feint, which causes it to remove only 568 threat. |
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| + | [[Category:Game characters]] |
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| − | |||
| + | [[Category:City bosses]] |
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| − | == Additional notes == |
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| + | [[Category:Thunder Bluff NPCs]] |
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| − | * Being noticed by an aggressive NPC does not generate any threat. This behavior places that character on the NPC's threat list, but with a threat value of 0. |
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| + | [[Category:Unique voices]] |
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| − | * Threat doesn't decay (passively degenerate over time) unless a specific encounter is designed that way. |
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| + | [[Category:Children's Week]] |
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| − | * A character's threat level is reset if the character leaves combat with the mob (dies, moves far enough away). |
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| + | [[Category:Legends]] |
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| − | * A character's threat level cannot be negative. |
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| + | [[Category:Scouts]] |
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| − | |||
| + | [[Category:Hunters]] |
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| − | == References == |
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| + | [[Category:Warriors]] |
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| − | * {{blizzEUforumlink|topicid=92309409|sid=1|subject=60-70 Threat values list|datetime=2006-12-06 23:28:25 UTC| author=Lavina {{title|Essence of the Blade}} [[Server:The Venture Co Europe|The Venture Co]]}} |
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| + | [[Category:Racial classes]] |
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| − | * Kenco <Unity>. [[Kenco's research on threat|''Some Threat Values and Formulas'']]. [http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t9258-kenco_guide_threat/] |
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| + | [[Category:World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm characters]] |
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| − | * Oohla (Frostmane/EU). [[Formulas:Oohlas Spreadsheets|''Actual threat per rage and threat per sec'']]. |
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| + | [[Category:Deceased characters]] |
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| − | *[http://www.tankhard.com/ Tanking Blog] |
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| − | |||
| − | [[fr:Menace]] |
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| − | [[Category:Formulas and game mechanics]] |
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| − | [[Category:Tanking]] |
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Revision as of 19:28, 23 November 2010
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The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.3a.
|
 Cairne Bloodhoof | |
|---|---|
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| Title | <High Chieftain>, Earthmother's Chosen[1] |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Tauren (Humanoid) |
| Class | Chieftain (WC3); Hunter, Scout (RPG); Warrior (TCG) |
| Affiliation(s) | The Horde, Confederated Tribes of the Tauren |
| Occupation | Grand Chief of the Tauren,[citation needed] Chieftain of the Bloodhoof, Chieftain of the United Tauren Tribes[2][3] |
| Location | High Rise, Thunder Bluff |
| Status |
Alive,  Deceased |
| Relative(s) | Elder Bloodhoof (ancestor), Tamaala (lifemate), Baine (son) |
Cairne Bloodhoof is the Chief of the united tribes of the tauren, chieftain of the Bloodhoof, and leader of Thunder Bluff. Allying with the Horde upon its arrival on the shores of Kalimdor, Cairne stands today as one of its wisest and most venerated leaders. He wields the Bloodhoof Runespear.
Cairne is voiced by voice actor William Bassett.
Biography
Cairne Bloodhoof in Warcraft III.
The fearless and wizened leader of the Bloodhoof Tauren, Cairne lived near the shores of the Great Sea in the Barrens.
Cairne is a peerless warrior and a wise leader of his ancient people. Though slowed somewhat by the weight of age, Cairne still possesses great strength and valor. This great hearted giant knows that his people are in grave danger of extermination from the marauding centaurs. However, he has never given up hope of one day finding a way to lead his people to a new land where they can make their home and live in peace.[4]
However, between the centaur marauders' savage attacks on his people and their hunting of local game to near extinction, Cairne planned to relocate his tribe to the verdant lands of Mulgore. But with centaur attacks growing more and more frequent, Cairne knew that on the open plains they would not be able to defeat them, and he quickly began to lose hope.
Things changed when Cairne met Thrall, the young warchief of the new orcish Horde, and, watching him battle and destroy a group of centaurs who had been attacking a tauren, he became intrigued with their nobility and savagery. When Thrall told him that they came to look for their destiny, Cairne directed him to the north, where there was an Oracle.
Thrall reported seeing an army of centaur going north, and Cairne quickly left to defend his village. Thrall brought his followers with him, and followed Cairne to defend the village. After defending against wave after wave of centaur warriors, Cairne told Thrall of his plight, and Thrall vowed to protect the caravan of Tauren as they crossed the barrens to Mulgore, in exchange for the location of the Oracle.
Cairne and Thrall managed to evade and defeat the centaur marauders, and finally made it to Mulgore. Cairne told Thrall that the Oracle was within Stonetalon Peak, and bid him good luck.
Upon arriving at Stonetalon, Thrall was surprised to find that Cairne had sought him out, and pledged to repay the debt they owed Thrall and the Horde. Cairne enlisted the wyverns to help them, and helped to free them from the harpies. He then helped to claim the peak from the humans so that they could enter freely. However, Jaina Proudmoore entered first.
Cairne and Thrall split upon entering the bowels of Stonetalon, and Cairne found an enchanted spirit stone that would activate an ethereal bridge towards the Oracle. When they found the Oracle, Cairne and Thrall found Jaina already there. All three spoke to the Oracle, who told them that they must all ally if they wished to defeat the Burning Legion. The three hesitantly agreed.
Cairne's wisdom and strength, and the power of his tauren warriors, helped Thrall to reclaim Grom Hellscream. In a combined effort, the sorcery of all three races were needed to purge the demonic influence from Hellscream. United in arms, Cairne pledged the loyalty of his race to the Horde, and together, they managed to defeat the Burning Legion once again.
Cairne helped the orcs establish their new nation of Durotar before bidding them farewell and leaving to take his own people to a new land in Mulgore. There, they established a strong defense against the centaurs and harpies who harassed them. Several months later, however, Cairne's son, Baine Bloodhoof, was captured by centaurs. Cairne feared the worst, and slipped into a lethargic depression. His followers scrambled to lead their people adequately, but they were no substitute for Cairne's wisdom. His second, Tagar, tried to help Cairne, but Cairne would not hear of it. Tagar feared that without the leadership of Cairne, the tauren would not last long.
When Rexxar and Rokhan arrived to ask Cairne for the tauren's assistance in the coming battle against Admiral Proudmoore and his Kul Tiras forces, Cairne told them to leave him and tell Thrall that he had died. Tagar told the heroes of Baine's capture, and they quickly left to investigate his disappearance. With the help of Bovan Windtotem, they recovered Baine and returned him to his happy father.
Cairne, overjoyed, told Rexxar that not only would he pledge the service of his people to Thrall once more, he would be returning himself. He joined with Rexxar's band of warriors and returned to Dustwallow, and then helped to repel Proudmoore's forces. Victorious, they then took the fight to the humans and ended Proudmoore's reign of hatred. Cairne returned to his people and his son in Mulgore.
Cairne also recognized that the nomadic traditions of tauren society were a danger to the survival of the people. There were few tauren, and their wandering lifestyle meant that they would be vulnerable to attacks by centaur, quilboar and other races. With the help of the Horde, Cairne secured the grasslands of Mulgore as a permanent home for the tauren, and constructed their first city high atop Thunder Bluff.
BlizzPlanet World of Warcraft - Tauren Lore:
Cairne Bloodhoof by Wei Wang
Cairne is dedicated to serving his people and to watching over their safety in an ever-darkening world. An outstanding warrior, Cairne is considered one of the most dangerous creatures alive. Despite his strength and valor, he is a gentle soul who longs only for the peace and tranquility of the open plains. It is rumored that if he could lay the responsibilities of chieftain on another, Cairne would leave Thunder Bluff in an instant and retire to the wilds. Many believe that he is training his son, Baine, to take his place as chieftain one fateful day.[5]
Cairne Bloodhoof employs only tauren holy striders, out of respect of their long heritage. Although his demeanor does not suggest a covert mind, Cairne does not disclose how many holy striders he employs, only that they are all tauren. Perith Stormhoof, a notable holy strider works only for Cairne Bloodhoof and keeps many of his leader’s secrets (even secrets Thrall doesn’t know).[6]
Cairne is the spiritual leader for the tauren tribes in Kalimdor. He has an incredibly strong connection with the environment and deeply respects both the elemental forces and the natural beasts of the wild.
Cairne is an extremely wise individual, but his lumbering demeanor often comes across as ponderously slow to members of other races. He always prefers to contemplate problems before acting to try to solve them, and frequently meditates for several days in a row without interruption. However, when he does decide to act, Cairne can rarely be deterred from his path. He fights with incredible passion, but is never out of control. He prefers to observe his enemies before fighting them so that he can more fully understand their strengths and weaknesses.
Cairne has a very trusting attitude toward orcs and greatly respects their newly shamanistic culture. Night elves are likewise regarded positively because of their strong connection with the woodland environment. However, he usually avoids humans, dwarves and goblins; and if they must be dealt with, he tends to treat them in a patronizing manner. Cairne believes that the spiritual eyes of these races have not fully opened yet, and that members of these races are, in essence, children who are still learning and must be coddled. He has great disdain for the arcane practices of high elves and deeply resents their abandonment of the natural ways.[7]
In World of Warcraft
Cairne Bloodhoof in WoW.
Cairne Bloodhoof is a level ?? faction leader located on the High Rise in the tauren city of Thunder Bluff.[60, 52]
He starts the quest 
[16] Rites of the Earthmother.
He ends the quest [60] The Feast of Winter Veil (Feast of Winter Veil).
Cairne honors members of the Horde who attain the title of Loremaster by delivering to them their [Loremaster's Colors].
See List of Thunder Bluff NPCs.
Tactics
Thunder Bluff is a very easy city to get into to. It can be underguarded by Horde players so you do not always have to worry about them. Get the entire raid onto an elevator and go up. However, if word of incoming Alliance raids reaches the Horde, it is likely that shamans and balance druids will blow players off the platforms, making it much much more difficult to get to him. Run straight for the giant totem pole in the center and run up it to Cairne's rise. go to the center of the little amphitheater and AoE all the guards that you pulled. Then pull and kill Cairne.
Cairne isn't as difficult to deal with as the other Horde bosses, Cairne has several knock back attacks that he will use on the tank as well as a random charge. The main tank should immediately run behind Cairne, The rest of the raid should filter out, but must not go beyond the first set of tents, as if Cairne charges them he will run back to his tent and reset.
Without the worry of a reset Cairne is a really simple fight and can be downed without much resistance.
Cairne Bloodhoof after Patch 4.0.1.
Abilities
- Cleave: Inflicts 110% of normal melee damage to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.
- Mortal Strike: Inflicts 200% weapon damage and leaves the target wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 5 sec.
- Thunderclap: Inflicts 1407 to 1593 Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and slowing their movement by 60% for 8 sec.
- Uppercut: Inflicts normal damage plus 50 to an enemy, knocking it back.
- Warstomp: Inflicts Physical damage to nearby enemies, knocking them back and stunning them for 6 sec.
Elemental Unrest
During the Elemental Unrest invasion, Cairne defends the main mesa of Thunder Bluff from attacking elementals.
Death
- Main article: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm
Cairne is defeated by Garrosh in a duel to the death.
Cairne, though impressed with Garrosh Hellscream's ability as a commander after visiting Warsong Hold in Northrend, opposes his selection as Thrall's replacement, and makes his feelings known to the outgoing Warchief; the old friends bitterly part ways as Thrall leaves for Outland, both leaders refusing to budge on their positions.
Upon receiving word from the owl Hamuul Runetotem sent, that the new Warchief sanctioned the killing of innocent druids (actually carried out by orcs loyal to Twilight's Hammer), Cairne issues a mak'gora, challenging Garrosh for leadership of the Horde. Garrosh accepts, but adds the caveat that the combat would not be the non-lethal combat sanctioned by Thrall, but by the old laws - to the death. Cairne agrees, and the combatants meet in the arena in Orgrimmar.
Each combatant is allowed one weapon and no armor. Cairne takes up his Bloodhoof Runespear, while Garrosh carries Gorehowl, the axe that belonged to his father, Grom Hellscream. The weapons are blessed by shaman; Gorehowl is blessed by Magatha Grimtotem, who seems approving of the new Warchief. At first gaining the upper hand, the Runespear is shattered by Gorehowl and Cairne takes a glancing slash in the chest. Cairne suddenly becomes faint and unable to raise what remained of his Runespear to defend himself, and he realizes that Magatha has poisoned Garrosh's weapon. Cairne's last thought is a lament - that he, who had lived with honor, would die betrayed, just as the howling axe of Hellscream slices into his neck. The tauren leader dies before he even hits the ground.
The moment Cairne died, Magatha orders the Grimtotem tribe to take over Thunder Bluff and the surrounding towns, murdering everyone who stood in their way. Baine, Cairne's son and heir, manages to escape, and with the aid of Garrosh and Gazlowe, leader of the goblins of Ratchet, retakes Thunder Bluff and exiles Magatha and the surviving Grimtotems. Baine is formally installed as leader of Thunder Bluff and chieftain of the tauren.
Cairne's remains are placed upon a pyre along with the shattered debris of his Runespear. Thrall returns from Outland to mourn him, regretting that he parted on bad terms with his friend. He weeps for the loss of a future lifetime of his friendship, his kindness, wisdom, and humor. Thrall speaks to the wind, hoping that Cairne's spirit hears him, to tell him that Cairne and the tauren were always the heart of the Horde - their true spiritual center, of forgiveness, compassion, and guidance. Thrall places his hand reverently on Cairne's now peaceful brow, to say a final goodbye to his old friend, and took with him the smallest piece of Cairne's Runespear to forever remember him and be in touch with his heart. The fragment was etched with a single rune, whose meaning did not escape Thrall - "healing".
Cataclysm
Cairne will be removed in Cataclysm (following his death in The Shattering), succeeded by his son Baine.
Cairne holding a rescued blood elf baby.
Prior to the announcement of Cairne's death, the Story & Lore panel of BlizzCon 2009 showed an artwork of Cairne and Thrall rescuing babies is shown, Chris Metzen described it as: "so bad ass".[8]
Quotes
Cairne Bloodhoof
Warcraft III
- I am Cairne, chief of the Bloodhoof tauren. You greenskins fight with savagery and valor. I am intrigued.
- Our debt to you orcs can only be repaid with blood. We've come to help you reach the Oracle. However, those metal-clad pinkskins look like trouble.
- Ha! There's no need to coddle me, boy. I may be old, but I'm not helpless.
- (to Rexxar) Now, you said that your warchief was in trouble – that the Horde needed the tauren once again. Well, Thrall did much for us in his time, and we will not fail him. My warriors will rendezvous with the warchief upon the battlefield, but I will be returning with YOU!
World of Warcraft
Greetings
- We Tauren have always held a great respect for the ways of the Earthmother.
- I am Cairne, chief of the Bloodhoof Tauren.
- Take heart young one, the Earthmother is near.
- Ish-ne-alo por-ah, may the Earthmother smile upon you.
Aggro
- For honor!
Raid wipe
- The attackers have fled! Strength and honor to the Horde!
WoW TCG
- Ha! There's no need to coddle me, boy. I may be old, but I'm not helpless.[9]
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Deceased. Replaced by Baine Bloodhoof as faction leader. - Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Updated with a new model.
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Updated for level 80.
- Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Updated for level 70.
- Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): Racial "Leaders" have been strengthened, and are now worth slightly less honor.
- Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Cairne Bloodhoof is now a little more talkative.
References
- ^ World of Warcraft Trading Card Game: Worldbreaker, ???/???
- ^ Arthaus. Shadows & Light, 34. ISBN 9781588469731.
- ^ Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 149. ISBN 9781588467720.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Manual, 145.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft manual, 184.
- ^ Kiley, Ellen P.. Lands of Mystery, 196. ISBN 9781588467843.
- ^ Arthaus. Shadows & Light, 35. ISBN 9781588469731.
- ^ Chris Metzen. Blizzcon 2009 - Preview Panel Part 4: Upheaval (English). Youtube video. Retrieved on 2009-08-25.
- ^ World of Warcraft Trading Card Game: Drums of War. Blizzard Entertainment. 159: Cairne Bloodhoof.
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