The Taunka Reputation Guide

Welcome to Warcraft Tavern’s Reputation Guide for The Taunka in Wrath of the Lich King Classic! In this guide, we’ll go over all the ways you can gain rep with The Taunka faction, and explain how they’re related to the other Horde Expedition sub-factions. We’ll also cover the best way to reach Exalted with this faction.

As with most Horde Expedition sub-factions (which include The Sunreavers, The Hand of Vengeance, and The Warsong Offensive), there are no Faction Rewards to be gained from The Taunka. However, half of sub-faction Reputation counts towards Horde Expedition rep, so reaching Exalted in two of the four Horde Expedition sub-factions (or the equivalent rep gain spread out over all four sub-factions) is required for reaching Exalted with the Horde Expedition.

_{Trivia: The Taunka are an ancient relative of the modern Tauren, and were believed long-extinct until they were found by Garrosh Hellscream’s forces upon their arrival in Northrend.}

How to Reach Exalted With The Taunka

This section serves as a TL;DR for the rest of the guide

In brief: Complete all the available Taunka quests, finish the Argent Tournament and keep doing the dailies, and run heroic dungeons without a tabard on.

You’ll get 18,725 rep from doing all of the Taunka quests, which isn’t even half of what you need to reach Exalted. While there are no Taunka-specific dailies, you can gain Taunka rep by doing the Argent Tournament Daily Quests that reward Sunreaver rep once you’ve maxed out your Sunreaver rep. You’ll get Horde Expedition rep from the dailies at that point, and half of Horde Expedition rep earned will also count towards the sub-factions, including the Taunka.

You can also earn The Taunka reputation by running Heroic Instances without a tabard. (H)Utgarde Keep and (H)Utgarde Pinnacle, or (H)Azjol-Nerub and (H)Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom are both excellent choices. Both pairs of dungeons are fairly quick to clear, and each pair has entrances near each other (to save travel time). Optionally, you can also avoid killing the bosses and then exit/re-enter the instances after killing the trash in order to earn even more rep each day.

Gaining The Taunka Reputation

There are a limited number of ways to gain reputation with The Taunka. You can do their quests (which are generally picked up in Frosthold), including a single daily, and you can run level 80 instances / any Heroic dungeon. You can also earn The Taunka rep by gaining reputation with the other Horde Expedition factions (The Sunreavers, The Hand of Vengeance, The Warsong Offensive). You’ll receive Taunka reputation at a rate of 50% of whatever rep you gain with those factions.

The Taunka Quests

There are a total of 80 quests that grant reputation with The Taunka. All are non-repeatable, and can be found across Northrend — the quest list below is organized by zone.

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Borean Tundra

Quest	Taunka Rep	Other Rewards
A Courages Strike	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
A Proper Death	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Across Transborea	250	20,300 XP (486 at lvl 80) 250 rep with Warsong Offensive
Blending In	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
Breaking Through Group	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 25,150 XP 940
Cleaning Up the Pools	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Defeate the Gearmaster	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 or r5 25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
Fallen Necropolis	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Find Bristlehorn	250	20,100 XP (240 at lvl 80)
Master the Storm	250	470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Neutralizing the Cauldrons	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
Report to Steeljaw’s Caravan	10	2,000 XP (24 at lvl 80)
Return with the Bad News	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 or r5 25,150 XP 940 (or 1243 at lvl 80)
Ride to Tuanka’le Village	10	2,000 XP (24 at lvl 80)
Sage Highmesa is Missing	10	2,000 XP (24 at lvl 80)
Scouting the Sinkholes	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Shatter the Orbs!	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
Shrouds the Scourge	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
Souls of the Decursed	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Stop the Plague	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
The Bad Earth	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
The Collapse	350	25,150 XP 940 (or 1243 at lvl 80)
The Doctor and the Lich-Lord	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
The Fall of Taunka’le Village	10	2,050 XP 4950 at level (80) 10 rep with Warsong Offensive
The Heart of the Elements	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
The Horn of the Elemental Fury	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
The Power of the Elements	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
The Spire of Blood	150	15,250 XP 390 (or 756 at lvl 80)
The Sub-Chieftans	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 or r5 25,150 XP 940 (or 1243 at lvl 80)
We Strike!	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
Weakness to Lightning	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
What are they up to?	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Words of Power	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)

Dragonblight

Quest	Taunka Rep	Other Rewards
A tauren	10	2,050 XP (4950 at level 80) 10 rep with Warsong Offensive
Blood oath	150	15,250 XP (366 at lvl 80) 150 rep with Warsong Offensive
chains of	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,300 XP (486 at lvl 80) 250 rep with Horde Expedition
Into the	250	20,300 XP (486 at lvl 80) 250 rep with Warsong Offensive
Return of	500	30,750 XP (117 at lvl 80) 500 rep with Horde Expedition
Strength of Ice	150	15,250 XP (366 at lvl 80) 150 rep with Warsong Offensive
The Taunka and the Tauren	10	2,050 XP (4950 at level 80) 10 rep with Warsong Offensive

Grizzly Hills

Quest	Taunka Rep	Other Rewards
Or maybe	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
An Intriguing	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
Bringing Down	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 26,200 XP 1180 (or 2752 at lvl 80)
Deciphering	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
From the ground up	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
Oneward to camp	25	5,200 XP (249 at lvl 80)
The Damaged Journal	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
The Horse Hol	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
The Runic Pro	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
The Unexpec	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)
We have the p	250	20,950 XP 590 (or 1847 at lvl 80)

Howling Fjord

Quest	Taunka Rep	Other Rewards
Alpha Worg	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 25,150 XP 940 (or 1243 at lvl 80)
Burn Skorn	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Camp Winterhoof	10	1,250 XP (780 at level 80)
Dealing with	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Demolishing Group	350	25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
Find Sage MIst	10	2,000 XP (24 at level 80)
Gjalerbron Attac Plans	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
Gruesome but	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Hasty prep	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
Help for camp winterhoof	10	2,000 XP (24 at level 80)
March of the giants Group	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
Materin the runes	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
necro overlord mez	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
of keys and	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
rivenwood cap	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
skorn must fall!	10	2,000 XP (24 at level 80)
sleeping giants	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
stop the ascens	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
suppressing the	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
the artifacts of steel	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
the book of runes	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
the cleansing	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
the conqur	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
the frostwyrm Group	350	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
the lodestone Group	250	20,300 XP 5 (or 986 at lvl 80)
the rune of command	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
the slumb	350	25,400 XP 10 (or 169 at lvl 80)
the walking dead	250	Choice of: r1 or r2 or r3 or r4 20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)
towers of certain doom	250	20,100 XP 470 (or 710 at lvl 80)

The Taunka Dungeons

You can also earn Taunka rep by killing mobs in dungeons — the four regular level 80 instances in Northrend will all grant you spillover rep with the four Horde Expedition sub-factions (The Taunka, The Sunreavers, The Hand of Vengeance, and The Warsong Offensive) You can do 5 an hour of:

• Utgarde Pinnacle
• The Culling of Stratholme
• The Oculus
• Halls of Lightning

All Wrath heroic dungeons will also grant rep with the Horde Expedition factions. You can run these dungeons like normal, or you can kill the mobs and leave the bosses alive, then exit and re-enter the instance to clear the mobs again. Here are all the dungeons that, when run as a Heroic, will give rep with the Horde Expedition factions:

• Utgarde Keep
• Utgarde Pinnacle
• The Nexus
• The Oculus
• Halls of Stone
• Halls of Lightning
• Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom
• Azjol-Nerub
• Dark-Tharon Keep
• Gundrak
• The Violet Hold
• Caverns of Time: Culling of Stratholme
• Trial of the Champion
• Forge of Souls
• Pit of Saron
• Halls of Reflection

Remember: If you’re trying to gain Taunka rep in dungeons, remove any tabard you’re wearing before you start the dungeon.

The Taunka Reputation Rewards

There is no Taunka quartermaster, as there are no item rewards for this faction! However, doing The Taunka quests does also give you reputation with the Horde Expedition, who have a quartermaster and plenty of items to sell once you’ve earned enough reputation with them.