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Centaur Warrunner

Centaur Warrunner: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Durable, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.8% win rate in pubs and a 5.3% pick rate.

Centaur Warrunner is a master of both inflicting and absorbing damage. Leading the charge into battle, he stomps to stun his enemies, and instantly counters their every attack. His stampede speeds his allies in both fight and flight, quickening the pace of the carnage.

Meleeposition 3 (offlane)DurableInitiatorDisablerNukerEscape
49.8%Win rate · all pubs
5.3%picked in 1 of 19 games
53.6%Turbo · 117,851 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Centaur Warrunner

Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms

1What to build?

Start
Gauntlets of StrengthRing of ProtectionIron BranchTangoFaerie FireCirclet
Laning
Wind Lace8′Helm of the Dominator9′Magic Wand11′
Core
Lotus Orb18′Heart of Tarrasque20′Blink Dagger20′

Core items in order: Lotus Orb (around minute 18), Heart of Tarrasque (around minute 20), Blink Dagger (around minute 20).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Hoof StompDouble EdgeRetaliateRetaliate
Maxed by level
Retaliate
lv 7
Hoof Stomp
lv 10
Double Edge
lv 15
Stampede
lv 17
11+15 Movement Speed16+10 Strength18-25s Stampede Cooldown

Max Retaliate, then Hoof Stomp, then Double Edge.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Troll Warlord, Chaos Knight and Lifestealer; easiest: Muerta, Sand King and Shadow Fiend.

All 120 opponents →

4How much to farm?

523606686

Half of the players on this hero farm under 523 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 686.

5Common mistakes by role

Died with gold in pocketEnemy took the runesAegis without buildings

Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.

AI coach

Compare your Centaur Warrunner match with this cheat sheet

The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.

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Mistake guides for the mid and offlane role

Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.

AI coach

A review of your Centaur Warrunner game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Centaur Warrunner benchmark: 523 GPM for an average player, 606 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Lotus Orb by minute 18, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 46.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′
Gauntlets of Strength · 92%Ring of Protection · 87%Iron Branch · 82%Tango · 41%Faerie Fire · 25%Circlet · 21%
Starting
Wind Lace8′41%
Helm of the Dominator9′96%
Magic Wand11′42%
Lotus Orb18′35%
Heart of Tarrasque20′87%
Blink Dagger20′97%
Soul Ring20′34%
Aghanim's Shard28′66%
Shiva's Guard34′46%
Black King Bar34′48%
Aghanim's Scepter38′30%

Skill build

27% of 93 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Hoof Stomp
  2. 2Double Edge
  3. 3Retaliate
  4. 4Retaliate
  5. 5Retaliate
  6. 6Stampede
  7. 7Retaliate
  8. 8Hoof Stomp
  9. 9Hoof Stomp
  10. 10Hoof Stomp
  11. 11T
  12. 12Double Edge
  13. 13Stampede
  14. 14Double Edge
  15. 15Double Edge
  16. 16T
  17. 17Stampede
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+15 Movement Speed
  • Lvl 16+10 Strength
  • Lvl 18-25s Stampede Cooldown
Hoof Stomp

Hoof Stomp

без цели, мгновенная

After a brief windup, Centaur Warrunner slams the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemy units. During the delay, he is disarmed but can move.

Pros max it by level 10

Double Edge

Double Edge

на цель, по области

Centaur strikes a mighty blow at melee range, damaging both himself and a small area around the target. Deals extra damage based on your strength. Centaur cannot die from Double Edge.

Pros max it by level 15

Retaliate

Retaliate

пассивная

Centaur counters all attacks, dealing damage back to the attacker. Returns a fixed amount plus a percentage of your strength. Deals half damage to towers.

Pros max it by level 7

Stampede

Stampede

без цели, мгновенная

Centaur leads all allies into a vicious charge causing them to move through units at max speed and slow any enemy units they trample. Trampled enemies take damage based on Centaur Warrunner's strength. Each enemy can be trampled once.

Pros max it by level 17

Horsepower

Horsepower

пассивная · innate

Centaur Warrunner gains 40% of his strength as bonus movement speed. This Movement speed bonus does not stack with bonuses from boots.

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Work Horse.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Double Edge.
Gains Retaliate Aura25+1s Hoof Stomp Duration
+45 Retaliate Damage20-25s Stampede Cooldown
+10 Strength15+30% Double Edge Strength Damage
+4 Health Regen10+15 Movement Speed

Matchups

Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games

All opponents · 120 →

Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.

Who to pick against Centaur Warrunner: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.

Gold per minute
523606686
Experience per minute
7028961,072
Last hits per minute
6.98.29.7
Hero damage per minute
497709978

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
47484950515253545550.8Heraldpick 4%51.0Guardianpick 5%50.7Crusaderpick 5%49.8Archonpick 6%49.7Legendpick 6%49.4Ancientpick 5%48.4Divinepick 4%53.6Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Guardian (51.0% wins) and wins 53.6% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 98% of games. Pros usually build Lotus Orb, Heart of Tarrasque and Blink Dagger by minute 20. It struggles most against Troll Warlord, Chaos Knight and Lifestealer and has the easiest time against Muerta, Sand King and Shadow Fiend.

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