Centaur Warrunner counter and synergy picks
Pick Centaur Warrunner with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 50.4% to 57.6% or against Wraith King to increase win-rate to 57.4% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.2% | |
4.9% | |
4.7% | |
4.2% | |
3.6% | |
3.0% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.5% | |
2.5% | |
2.4% | |
2.3% | |
2.1% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Mist Coil provides Centaur with sustain so he can make use of Retaliate and to keep spamming Double Edge in order to do damage proactively. Appart from providing a strong dispel, Apothic Shield also soaks the self damage from Double Edge.
Fortune's End can set up Hoof Stomp and provides a low cooldown dispel for Centaur, while Fate's Edict can mitigate Double Edge's self damage, allowing Centaur to get of up to 2 free casts before it runs out. Purifying Flames and Rain of Destiny (Aghanim's Shard upgrade) provides him with much needed sustain to keep using Double Edge and Retaliate, while False Promise gives him another strong dispel and a save.
Ink Swell is amazing for both setting up Hoof Stomp and as a follow-up to it. Sould Bind causes both the affected targets to be within Hoof Stomp's AOE and to apply Double Edge to them.
Stampede provides Juggernaut with much needed mobility in order to make sure he gets on top of any high priority targets to attack them or more importantly to connect his cruicial, but low cast range Omnislash. Healing Ward is amazing for Centaur due to Rawhide and his high base strength gain.
Stampede provides WK with much needed mobility in order to make sure he gets on top of any high priority targets and can connect his Mortal Strike. Wraithfire Blast is amazing for both setting up Hoof Stomp and as a follow-up to it. Stampede can be used globally after Reincarnation to get WK out of a dicy situation.
...counter items [up-to-date]
A core item that provides armor as well as extra damage output.
A core item that allows you to initiate fights with Hoof Stomp and have more versatility with Stampede usage.
A core item to become significantly more tanky against magic damage.
A core item in the mid to late game for Centaur to significantly improve your tankiness and damage output with Double Edge.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.1% | |
6.6% | |
4.9% | |
4.8% | |
4.2% | |
3.8% | |
3.8% | |
3.6% | |
3.4% | |
3.3% | |
3.3% | |
3.1% | |
3.1% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Centaur's abundance of AOE damage can easily clear Phantom Lancer's Illusions troughout the entirety of the game, which is his core farming and fighting tool. He struggles to stay on Centaur to damage him as Retaliate and Double Edge can clear his Illusions with ease, while Hoof Stomp provides a lockdown that can get him killed.
Stampede allows Centaur and his entire team to close the gap on Sniper and get on top of him. Hoof Stomp provides solid lockdown and Double Edge's Magic damage isn't mitigated by his high armor. Since the majority of Sniper's damage is from attacks Retaliate is able to cause significant damage to him.
Stampede allows Centaur and his entire team to close the gap on Windranger during Windrun. Hoof Stomp can lock her down and Double Edge can do signifact damage as she has low Strength gain. Retaliate makes it hard for WR to use Focus Fire on Centaur as she usually runs out of HP before he does.
Stampede allows Centaur and his entire team to close the gap on Muerta and get on top of her. Hoof Stomp provides solid lockdown and Double Edge's damage is able to damage her even during Pierce the Veil. Since the majority of Muerta's damage is from attacks Retaliate is able to cause significant damage to her.
Stampede allows Centaur and his entire team to close the gap on Drow and get on top of her. Hoof Stomp provides solid lockdown that can interrupt Multishot and Double Edge's Magic damage isn't mitigated by her high armor. Since the majority of Drow's damage is from attacks Retaliate is able to cause significant damage to her.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.9% | |
-6.7% | |
-6.7% | |
-6.2% | |
-5.1% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.7% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Rage/Unfettered can be used to soak/dispel Hoof Stomp and Double Edge. Aghanim Scepter allows LS to Infest any retreating with Stampede targets and stay on top of them. His abudance of sustain trough Feast, which scales with Rawhide and Open Wounds can easily result in a situation where LS completely outheals Centaur's Retaliate and total damage output.
Reincarnation makes it difficult to all in WK with Stampede as he'd have an extra life to spare. Wraithfire Blast can lock down any retreating with Stampede targets so WK can stay on top of them. His abudance of sustain trough Vampiric Spirit can easily result in a situation where WK completely outheals Centaur's Retaliate and total damage output.
Blade Fury can be used to greatly mitigate the damage and Crowd Control of Hoof Stomp and Double Edge. Omnislash and Swiftslash (Aghanim's Scepter upgrade) allows Juggernaut to stay on top of any retreating with Stampede targets. His abudance of sustain trough Healing Ward and his Blade Dance Lifesteal talent can easily result in a situation where Juggernaut completely outheals Centaur's Retaliate and total damage output.
Hoof stop has a relatively long cast point and can be dodged with both Sleight of Fist and dashing to a Remnant. Ember's biggest asset however is that he can root multiple targets with Searing Chains during Stampede for almost the entirety of it's duration.
Blubber provides a dispel for Hoof Stomp's stun, Double Edge's slow (Aghanim's Shard Upgrade) and Stampede's slow. Dead in the Water (Aghanim's Shard upgrade) leashes enemies and slows them even during Stampede. Ravage can obviously completely ruin a Stampede initiation or disengage.
Ursas Fury Swipes are a nuisance in all stages of the game to Centaur. In addition, in mid to late game Ursas shard and Aghanims upgrade are an incredible counter to the initiation of Centaur.
...counter items [up-to-date]
Lowers the armor of Centaur with right clicks to reduce his tankiness and burst him down with physical damage as well as prevent him from running at you as easily.
Gives you movement speed chase down or kite Centaur by staying outside the Hoof Stomp AoE as well as not get run down by Double Edge.
Gives you movement speed chase down or kite Centaur by staying outside the Hoof Stomp AoE as well as not get run down by Double Edge.
Adds another layer of damage to burst down Centaur. Builds into Spirit Vessel later on which is incredible against him.
Helps lower the HP regen on Centaur and chase him down with a movement speed slow on right clicks.
Helps significantly lower the HP regen on Centaur with Soul Release charges and make it easier to burst him down.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to not get stunned by Hoof Stomp and reduce the damage taken from Centaur's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Centaur's magic heavy toolkit as well as save yourself or an ally stunned by Hoof Stomp.
Lets you push yourself or an ally closer or away from Centaur and his team when they are running with Stampede.
Lets you kite Centaur's Stampede buff by casting Cyclone on him or yourself and then running away. Also lets you dodge the Hoof Stomp stun and damage.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Centaur and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can run away with Stampede.
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Centaur to kill him without letting him stun you using Hoof Stomp or run away with Stampede.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.6% | |
-6.0% | |
-5.4% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.2% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.5% |
