Cairne: Tauren Chieftian

Introduction

Welcome! To my third guide on DotaFire! This time I'll be focusing on the hero Tauren Chieftan. One of my favorite heroes from the first Dota, and should be released relatively soon. When he was created in 6.60, Cairne was in AUTOKILLEVERYONETHENWIN-tier, but unfortunately he received a bit of a nerf. Even now, he still imo dominates teamfights and is held in the highest regard as an insane initiator. Hopefully with the help of this guide i can help you to understand the role and responsibilities which is bestowed upon you as Cairne. As like all myy guides, they are built off of my own personal experience and ideas, please respect the fact thank: im better than you and stuff so im right. (lol jk<3) leave some positive criticism in the comments and up-vote!

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Insanely long range initiation skills.
• One of the strongest team-buffing aura in the whole game.
• 5 second stun
• All skills synergies great with each other.

• Quite mana dependent.
• Necessary channeling for first skill: Echo Stomp
• Earth Splitter quite easy to dodge if cast before Echo Stomp
• Natural Order's effect radius is just 250.
• Low Stats gain.
  

Echo Stomp

Type: Targets:

Active Enemy Units

The spirit and Tauren Chieftain both deal 80 damage in the area, the Spirit dealing magical damage and the physical form dealing physical damage. Unconscious enemies will wake if they get hit. If the spirit is separated from you, it will still perform its part of the spell.

• The damage dealt the True Form is Physical, and the Damage by the Spirit Form is Magical.
• Cast time is 1.4 seconds.

Ancestral Spirit

• Bonus Movement Speed: 1% per creep + 5% per Hero
• Bonus Damage: 3/6/9/12 per creep + 10/20/30/40 per Hero