Dota 2 Centaur Warrunner hero guide
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First off, Centaur Warrunner is a unique hero in Dota 2. With his abilities, he can both start and tank; he can single handedly help determine the result of any match. Because of this, we will analyze the items, appropriate facets and counterpicks which would help Centaur Warrunner become a true WARRIOR and help the team win.
Facets for Centaur Warrunner
While picking facets for Centaur Warrunner, it is crucial to maintain the focus on his physical strength as well as his fight initiation power. Facets are available in Dota 2 so that players can be creative as they can to also play differently rather than just one brute force way. This article will shed light on the most befitting features for a ‘Centaur Warrunner’ and aide in explaining how best they can be used in a battle.
Key Facets for Centaur Warrunner:
Horsepower It is an active ability that gives him Mobility. It significantly increases movement speed, thanks to the added Strength bonus, making it ideal for engaging enemies or pursuing them over distance. Centaur although having low mobility normally, Centaurs Max Movement Speed increased to 600.
In Counter-Strike, the Centaur character has been upgraded and further improved in a unique twist he inflicts retaliation for the hits he sustained for the last 6 seconds. This makes Centaur’s abilities never to get out of reach by the enemies and enables him to melt enemies back who had hit him.
Facet | Hero | Tier | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Change | Ban Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horsepower | Centaur Warrunner | A | 54.22% | +0.40% | 68.27% | +0.12% | 0.32% |
Counter-Strike | Centaur Warrunner | B | 50.60% | +0.20% | 31.73% | +0.05% | 0.25% |
Centaur Warrunner Skills
Centaur Warrunner has a variety of skills that assist him on initiation to turns the fights in his favor and take down any of his enemies. His Hoof Stomp ability is one of the best in the game as he uses it to disable his enemies and takes a lot of them down around his area. Double Edge does kickback a portion of it’s damage to the centaur but can resolve the issue by making the centaur more powerful increasing his Strength. Retaliate gives him a reasonable option by reflecting some of the damage sustained. Last but not the least, his ultimate ability ‘Stampede’ is a deadly one as all his allied characters assist him in protecting him while in level 3 all of them rush through the enemies dealing an enormous amount of damage thanks to Centaur’s Strength.
Skill Build for Centaur Warrunner
In order to reach the ‘end game’ potential of Centaur Warruner, it is very important to upscale the skills in the appropriate manner. Start off with the essential skill Hoof Stomp and level it to full for you to have better control with a longer duration in team fights. Progressively turn your focus towards Double Edge to better your pest control in hand to hand interactions. If enemies are able to endure your blows, consider upgrading Retaliate so that you can do more damage to enemies over the course of the conflict. At every opportunity, please do advance your Stampede as it enhances the mobility of all the heroes on your team which allows for better engages from the team or better disengages from terrible team fights.
Talent Build for Centaur Warrunner
Level 10: +20 Movement Speed. This talent helps Centaur initiate fights and move around the map faster.
Level 15: +30% Double Edge Strength Damage. Increases melee damage greatly.
Level 20: +45 Retaliate Damage which further enhances your capacity to damage the attacker in the reverse order.
Level 25: +0.8s Hoof Stomp Duration which continues to enhance controls for every team fight.
Item Build for Centaur Warrunner
When fighting against enemies as Centaur in the battlefield, getting the itemization right can be the difference between life and death. Always start with Gauntlets of Strength and Circlet to increase your attributes in the lane. After that move to Bracer to improve basic stats and survive a little bit longer. Centaur depends on Blink Dagger a lot making all sorts of initiations easy. Getting to mid game, you can try out pipe to decrease some magic damage and use crimson guard to lessen physical damage.
While in the late game Aghanim's shard gives your abilities a boost and shivas guard gives you extra control of the map and slows enemies down. Not only that but Black King Bar also prevents you from taking any magic damage but Refresher Orb enables you to use your abilities two times which becomes crucial in team fights.
Countering Centaur Warrunner
While Centaur Warrunner is very tanky and can start fights with their very wide skill set, there are some heroes that can still counter him pretty easily. Knowing those counterpicks may be the key to dominate the game.
Centaur Warrunner is Strong Against
Hero | Centaur Warrunner Advantage |
|---|---|
Drow Ranger | With a range of sniping ability’s it is almost impossible for Centaur to keep the drow ranger at bay as, using Stampede allows him to run right up to them and attack. |
Sniper | With the use of blink dagger and the stampede ability, wiping out sniper easily becomes possible as, in order for him to attack he has to keep his distance. |
Juggernaut | When Omnislash is available to him, Hoof Stomp manages to stun the Juggernaut which is counter-productive while forcing him into disadvantage fights. |
Luna | One of his abilities, Retaliate, allows Centaur to take on Luna's damage as it returns some of the damage she caused, especially in the longer engagements. |
Spectre | In all scenarios, Spectre has been defeated, centaur is quite a hunter and has been able to escape and fights controlling her ability to deal maximum damage with Haunt. |
How to Counter Centaur Warrunner
Hero | Centaur Warrunner’s Weakness |
|---|---|
Viper | Viper's Nethertoxin nullifies the Centaur Warrunner ability Retaliate to lessen his damage reflection and aid in shielding against intensity. |
Lifestealer | Centaur is able to outlast Lifestealer by using Rage which neutralizes the power of Hoof Stomp while also allowing himself to heal whilst fighting with Centaur. |
Outworld Destroyer | Astral Imprisonment also permits Outworld Destroyer to cut off Centaur during council fights making him less useful as an initiator and more-so a tank towards the team. |
Slardar | Corrosive Haze depletes Centaur the armor which makes him suffer from the attacks inflicted by the enemy team. |
Anti-Mage | Ultimately, Anti-Mage outmatches him as his abilities require more mana which makes him weak in this scene and against Centaur's mana void which nullifies Centaur's ultimate ability. |
These tables feature the collection of heroes that Centaur Warrunner is strong against and also the ones that are a threat to him. Knowing these match-ups are important for drafting purposes and winning games of Dota 2.
Conclusion
Centaur Warrunner is a hero that, thanks to his abilities and survivability, is able to change the course of any match in Dota 2. Learning his strategies and mechanics’ will enable you to command the battlefield, set up for important fights, and tank damage for your team. When Centaur Warrunner is combined with the proper items, understood in all of his aspects, and the ways to beat opponents are known, then his full potential will be unleashed and victory is yours to claim.
