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Elite Tauren Chieftain is a legendary neutral minion card, from the Legacy set.

Other versions

How to get

The Golden copy of Elite Tauren Chieftain is uncraftable and cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or opened from card packs.
TypeSourceQualityCount
Card packsOpen one of these card packs:
Wild Pack
Regular1 (random)
CraftingCraft a Regular copy for 1600 DustRegular1
Custom Purchase a ticket or virtual ticket to Blizzcon 2013 for $39.99.[1] Golden 1

Related cards

I Am Murloc
Power of the Horde
Rogues Do It...

Notes

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  • Elite Tauren Chieftain is most notable for the outrageous and unprecedented visual and audio effects upon playing the card. Each of the Power Chord cards also feature unique sounds and animations.
  • Elite Tauren Chieftain is the second promotion card to be added to the game. Similar to the first promotion card, LegacyGelbin Mekkatorque, this card brings a strong element of RNG to the game, adding an unpredictable and potentially game-changing element to the match. Its battlecry is also notable for providing an equal advantage to each player, rather than favouring the player who played it.
  • LegacyRogues Do It... is a spell with two steps: first, it damages its target, queuing and resolving triggers; then, it draws a card, queuing and resolving triggers.


Sounds

Play
  • ▶️ SFX_PRO_001_EnterPlay.wav <summon sound>
Trigger
  • ▶️ ETC Stage Stinger Murloc.wav <triggering sound>
Attack
Death

Trivia

  • Elite Tauren Chieftain summoning features one of the most extensive animations in the game, at the time of its addition rivalled only by LegacyTwisting Nether. The individual Power Chords were also the first spells to be added to produce significant ongoing sounds during their target selection stage; rather than simple effects such as the sound of a spell preparing to be cast, short pieces of music, featuring drums, bass and lead guitar, are played repeatedly until a target is chosen. Some of the card's animations and effects can be seen here.
  • Elite Tauren Chieftain is a real-life band comprised of Blizzard employees, known for performing their own hard-rocking material with lyrics set in the Warcraft universe. Elite Tauren Chieftain often perform at BlizzCon and have released several singles. They also feature in-game in Shattrath City, at the Darkmoon Faire and in Blackrock Depths' Blackrock MountainCoren Direbrew. See Elite Tauren Chieftain on WoWpedia for details.
    • Elite Tauren Chieftain's entry theme is sampled from I Am Murloc itself.
  • Elite Tauren Chieftain has the exact same Rarity, Cost, Attack and Health as the debug card DEBUG. The two cards also share the exact same ID (682).
  • The three drummers mentioned in the card's flavor text reference the following collectible cards: LegacyNovice Engineer, LegacySen'jin Shieldmasta, and LegacyRagnaros the Firelord.
  • Elite Tauren Chieftain is featured two more times in later expansions: As Madness at the Darkmoon FaireE.T.C., God of Metal in Madness at the Darkmoon Faire, and as the main character of Festival of Legends, Festival of LegendsE.T.C., Band Manager.
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    Patch changes

    • Forged in the Barrens logoPatch 20.0.0.77662 (2021-03-25):
    • Journey to Un'Goro logo Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04):
      • Moved from the Promo set to the Hall of Fame set.
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.4217 (Closed beta, 2013-12-10):
      • Now reads: Battlecry: Give both players the power to ROCK! (with a Power Chord card) (previously: Debug text)
      • Name is now Elite Tauren Chieftain (previously: DEBUG).
      • Flavor text now reads: "He's looking for a drummer. The current candidates are: Novice Engineer, Sen'jin Shieldmasta', and Ragnaros the Firelord." (previously: no flavor text).
      • Is now elite.
      • Artist is now Samwise Didier (previously: no artist).
      • Is now collectible.
      • Golden card unlock requirement is now: "Awarded at BlizzCon 2013." (previously: no special unlock requirement).
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.3890 (Closed beta, 2013-10-02):
      • Is no longer collectible.
    • Hearthstone logo Patch 1.0.0.3388 (Alpha, 2013-06-22):
      • Added.

    References

    External links

  • PlayHearthstone
  • HSReplay.net
  • Hearthpwn
  • OutOf.Cards
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