Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

Regular

Set:	Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
Type:	Hero
Class:	Warrior
Health:	40
Artist:	Glenn Rane

Flavor text

The tauren chieftain has ample wisdom, leadership experience... and enemies.

External links

Data page • Hearthpwn

The subject of this article is part of Book of Heroes.

For the collectible card in Classic set, see Cairne Bloodhoof.

For the boss minion in Book of Heroes, see Cairne Bloodhoof (boss).

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof is the fifth boss in Warrior's Book of Heroes adventure.

Hero Power

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Player's hero

Special cards

Boss

Player

Decks

The below classes are listed purely for reference, and have no effect on the boss' use of the cards during the battle.

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof			Garrosh Hellscream
Class	Card	Quantity	Class	Card	Quantity
Boss	Baine Bloodhoof	1	Boss	Might of Hellscream	2
	The Runespear	1		Warsong Commander	2
Warrior	Into the Fray	2		Warsong Peon	2
	Execute	2		Clan Trainer	2
	Warpath	2		Warsong Axe	2
	Bloodsworn Mercenary	2		Malkorok	1
	Feat of Strength	2	Rogue, Warrior	Cutting Class	2
	Bloodhoof Brave	3	Warrior	Upgrade!	2
	Brawl	2		Playmaker	2
Warrior, Paladin	Commencement	2		Arathi Weaponsmith	2
Neutral	Acidic Swamp Ooze	2		Kor'kron Elite	2
	Tauren Warrior	3		Armored Goon	2
	Kodorider	3		Deadly Arsenal	2
	Sunwalker	3		Bloodboil Brute	2
			Neutral	Captain Greenskin	1
				Frostwolf Warlord	2

Notes

• Boss starts with Beram Skychaser and equipped Runespear while the player starts with Magatha Grimtotem and equipped Gorehowl. After Beram and Magatha bless the weapons, they leave the board, and the weapons are destroyed.
• The player always draws the cards on first ten turns in next order:
  • Turn 1 - Upgrade!
  • Turn 2 - Might of Hellscream
  • Turn 3 - Playmaker
  • Turn 4 - Warsong Peon
  • Turn 5 - Cutting Class
  • Turn 6 - Captain Greenskin
  • Turn 7 - Armored Goon
  • Turn 8 - Kor'kron Elite
  • Turn 9 - Warsong Commander
  • Turn 10 - Deadly Arsenal
    • If any of these cards were got on mulligan or drawn earlier using other cards, the player will draw a random card instead on respective turn. The cards above may be one of these randomly drawed cards; it leads to another random draw at turns 1-10 accordingly.

Strategy

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Dialogue

Before match

Garrosh Hellscream (present)

Thrall's advisors had promised to support me, but instead they turned on me the moment the Warchief was gone.

One of them, Cairne Bloodhoof, was so bold as to challenge me to a Mak'gora… a duel for leadership of the Horde.

Introduction

Garrosh Hellscream

Have you come to fight me, old bull?

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

Earth Mother guide my blows...

Start of Game

Magatha Grimtotem

I give you a great blessing.

Beram Skychaser enhances Cairne's Runespear

Magatha Grimtotem smears a poison on Garrosh's Gorehowl

Beram Skychaser leaves the battle

Magatha Grimtotem is placed to the player's hand

Emote Response

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

I fear we may not find an agreement outside of battle.

Hero Power

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

For honor!

Ishne'porah!

Respect our ways.

Idle

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

If only you were as skilled at listening as you are attacking.

Thrall saw only his fondness for you, not who you truly are.

You should learn from your elders, not fight them!

Turn 2

Garrosh Hellscream

Well played. It would seem it's just your wits that are slow.

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

You are not so clever as you think.

Turn 4

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

I fight for more than myself. I fight for the future of the Horde.

Garrosh Hellscream

Hah!

Turn 6

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

I have lived my whole life with honor. You may trust my counsel.

Garrosh Hellscream

I think you mean "cowardice." And I do not trust it at all.

Death

Garrosh Hellscream

The great Cairne Bloodhoof has fallen! Think again before questioning me!

But wait... wasn't that almost TOO easy?

Defeat

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof

Destruction is easy. Creating something that lasts is a true challenge.

Lore

This section uses content from Wowpedia.

Cairne Bloodhoof was the Chief of the united tribes of the tauren, chieftain of the Bloodhoof, leader of Thunder Bluff, and the final wielder of the Bloodhoof Runespear. Allying with the Horde upon its arrival on the shores of Kalimdor, Cairne stood as one of its wisest and most venerated leaders, until his unfortunate death in a duel against Garrosh Hellscream, the new Warchief of the Horde.

Each combatant is allowed one weapon and no armor. Cairne takes up his Bloodhoof Runespear, a sacred weapon of the Bloodhoof chieftains, 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.

Trivia

• The artwork for this boss comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Drums of War" series, for the card Cairne Bloodhoof.

Gallery

Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof, full art

Patch changes

• Patch 19.0.0.65614 (2020-11-12): Added.

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