The Taunka Reputation Guide

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  • Author: DanielD
  • Date: September 21, 2022
  • Updated: September 22, 2022
  • Expansion: WotLK Classic

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.

Status
Additional Reputation
Required
Neutral
0
Friendly
3000
Honored
6000
Revered
12,000
Exalted
21,000

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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Quest
Taunka Rep
Other Rewards
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
(4gold86silver at lvl 80)
250 rep with Warsong Offensive
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3
25,150 XP
9gold40silver
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4 or
r5
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
(2gold40silver at lvl 80)
250
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
10
2,000 XP
(24silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4 or
r5
25,150 XP
9gold40silver (or 12gold43silver at lvl 80)
10
2,000 XP
(24silver at lvl 80)
10
2,000 XP
(24silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
350
25,150 XP
9gold40silver (or 12gold43silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
10
2,050 XP
49silver50copper at level (80)
10 rep with Warsong Offensive
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
150
15,250 XP
3gold90silver (or 7gold56silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4 or
r5
25,150 XP
9gold40silver (or 12gold43silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
25,400 XP
10 (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
Quest
Taunka Rep
Other Rewards
10
2,050 XP
(49silver50copper at level 80)
10 rep with Warsong Offensive
150
15,250 XP
(3gold66silver at lvl 80)
150 rep with Warsong Offensive
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,300 XP
(4gold86silver at lvl 80)
250 rep with Horde Expedition
250
20,300 XP
(4gold86silver at lvl 80)
250 rep with Warsong Offensive
500
30,750 XP
(11gold7silver at lvl 80)
500 rep with Horde Expedition
150
15,250 XP
(3gold66silver at lvl 80)
150 rep with Warsong Offensive
10
2,050 XP
(49silver50copper at level 80)
10 rep with Warsong Offensive
Quest
Taunka Rep
Other Rewards
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
26,200 XP
11gold80silver (or 27gold52silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
25
5,200 XP
(2gold49silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
250
20,950 XP
5gold90silver (or 18gold47silver at lvl 80)
Quest
Taunka Rep
Other Rewards
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
25,150 XP
9gold40silver (or 12gold43silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
10
1,250 XP
(7silver80copper at level 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
350
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
10
2,000 XP
(24silver at level 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
10
2,000 XP
(24silver at level 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
10
2,000 XP
(24silver at level 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
350
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
250
20,300 XP
5gold (or 9gold86silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
350
25,400 XP
10gold (or 16gold9silver at lvl 80)
250
Choice of:
r1 or
r2 or
r3 or
r4
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver at lvl 80)
250
20,100 XP
4gold70silver (or 7gold10silver 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.

 

About the Author

DanielD

An avid reader of sci-fi, fantasy, and history. Believes disagreement should mean discourse, not flame wars. Still searching for that next game that grabs him the way (those mimics in) Dark Souls did.
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