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Bad against...[]

Clockwerk icon
Disruptor icon
Kunkka icon
Lifestealer icon
  • Feast icon Feast is an effective tool against Centaur Warrunner, who generally has high health and low armor, and compensates the reflected damage of Retaliate.
  • If activated, Rage icon Rage can protect Lifestealer from Hoof Stomp, Double Edge, and Stampede.
Luna icon
  • Luna's Moon Glaives icon Moon Glaives will not trigger Retaliate icon Retaliate if they hit some other target first. Also Luna commonly buys items that provide lifesteal such as Satanic icon Satanic, which lets her heal from the damage of Retaliate icon Retaliate, meaning that Retaliate icon Retaliate has little effect against her.
  • Eclipse icon Eclipse can be used to counter-initiate against Centaur Warrunner after he jumps in with Blink Dagger icon Blink Dagger, and initiates with Hoof Stomp icon Hoof Stomp. But remember that Centaur Warrunner can resolve this problem by buying Hood of Defiance icon Hood of Defiance and it's upgrade Pipe of Insight icon Pipe of Insight to diminish its damage. Or Blade Mail icon Blade Mail to reflect the damage of the Eclipse icon Eclipse back at Luna.
  • Luna also commonly buys Black King Bar icon Black King Bar, which will allow her to protect herself from both, Centaur Warrunner's abilities (except for the Retaliate icon Retaliate), and damage reflect from Blade Mail icon Blade Mail.
Necrophos icon
Templar Assassin icon
  • Centaur has nothing to deal with Refraction icon Refraction that will negate all of his burst damage.
  • Psionic Trap icon Psionic Traps provide good vision, making for him harder to initiate.

Others[]

Items[]

  • Radiance icon Radiance's damage over time prevents Centaur Warrunner from blinking and forces him to use Stampede instead.
  • Black King Bar icon Black King Bar, if used well, will save a victim from Centaur Warrunner's onslaught, and besides Retaliate icon Retaliate, Centaur Warrunner has nothing else to counter it.
  • Rod of Atos icon Rod of Atos can root a hero during Stampede. Rod of Atos icon Rod of Atos can later be upgraded into Gleipnir icon Gleipnir which can root multiple heroes during Stampede and damage them while also passively providing it's owner a chance to release a chain lightning that can damage Centaur and his allies
  • Morbid Mask icon Morbid Mask and it's upgrades Vladmir's Offering icon Vladmir's Offering, Wraith Pact icon Wraith Pact Mask of Madness icon Mask of Madness and Satanic icon Satanic allow heroes reliant on right-clicks to heal against the damage of Retaliate icon Retaliate, which can make Centaur Warrunner struggle even against heroes he naturally counters.

Good against...[]

Arc Warden icon
  • Arc Warden cannot take Centaur Warrunner very easily, and his nukes are not strong enough to deal with Centaur Warrunner.
  • Centaur Warrunner deals huge AoE damage and applies an AoE disable through Hoof Stomp, affecting the double as well the main Arc Warden.
  • Magnetic Field (Radiant) icon Magnetic Field is not very effective against melee heroes. And to make things worse, Magnetic Field (Radiant) icon Magnetic Field also increases Arc Warden and his allies's attack speed, meaning Retaliate will deal more damage.
  • Stampede catches Arc Warden easily due to his lack of escape mechanisms. However, Arc Warden can counter this problem with Gleipnir icon Gleipnir, which is a common item on Arc Warden.
Doom icon
  • Whenever Doom casts his ultimate, Centaur Warrunner can cast Stampede and allow the Doom ability icon Doomed hero to run away, wasting Doom's ultimate.
Nyx Assassin icon
  • Centaur's low Intelligence makes Mind Flare icon Mind Flare do low damage.
  • With some creative skill builds, Centaur's Hoof Stomp stun duration should always last longer than Spiked Carapace icon Spiked Carapace stun, so escaping unscathed is hard for Nyx.
  • With Blink Dagger icon Blink Dagger and detection, Centaur can devastate Nyx in the open.
  • However, bear in mind that Nyx can also easily initiate on Centaur Warrunner as well if he uses Spiked Carapace icon Spiked Carapace in anticipation, and with Vendetta icon Vendetta. The damage from Retaliate will be reflected back to Centaur Warrunner, stunning him with no chance to react after he's revealed himself, and should guarantee a successful Impale icon Impale.
Pangolier icon
  • Pangolier will proc Retaliate several times if he attempts to use Swashbuckle icon Swashbuckle on Centaur Warrunner.
  • Centaur can cast Stampede to allow all of his allies to easily avoid Rolling Thunder icon Rolling Thunder.
  • Centaur's tankiness makes it hard for Pangolier to burst him down in the late game.
Phantom Assassin icon
Phantom Lancer icon
  • His illusions will kill themselves in a few hits because of Retaliate. The nukes from Hoof Stomp and Double-Edge should be enough to clear them for a large portion of the game
  • Centaur Warrunner's small mana pool makes Diffusal Blade icon Diffusal Blade's damage much lower once Centaur doesn't have any more mana left to burn. Keep in mind that Double Edge does not cost mana.
  • Be wary when chasing down Phantom Lancer. Hoof Stomp's terrible cast time makes it quite easy to dodge with Doppelganger icon Doppelganger.
Sniper icon
  • Headshot icon Headshot and Shrapnel icon Shrapnel slow is ineffective against a team with haste (which Stampede gives).
  • Commonly picked up mobility items and hasted movement during his Stampede (as well as his high health pool) make him extremely hard to kill from a distance, damaging Sniper minimap icon Sniper with Retaliate and Blade Mail icon Blade Mail if he has one.
  • A low health pool and no escape mechanism makes him an easy target for Centaur Warrunner's burst damage and initiation (even making his team possible initiators with Stampede).
Windranger icon
  • Focus Fire icon Focus Fire grants Windranger a massive attack speed bonus, while her attack damage is generally quite low. This, combined with Windranger's low health pool and armor, makes Retaliate do absolutely massive damage over a short time, making Centaur a hero she can never expect to kill or harass.
  • Windrun icon Windrun grants evasion, but Centaur Warrunner does not rely on successful attacks in order to do damage. Hoof Stomp, Double Edge, and Stampede all do large amounts of magical damage and can completely demolish Windranger in a moment.

Others[]

Items[]

  • Lotus Orb icon Lotus Orb can be a "double-edged sword" against Centaur as it gives him a chance to deal Double Edge's damage twice. However, Lotus Orb can dispel Stampede's slow.
  • Diffusal Blade icon Diffusal Blade and Scythe of Vyse icon Scythe of Vyse cannot slow hastened heroes during Stampede.

Works well with...[]

Abaddon icon
  • Aphotic Shield negates some of the self-damage dealt by Double Edge, as well as providing a reliable additional aoe nuke when the shield breaks.
Dark Seer icon
  • Vacuum icon Vacuum makes a perfect setup for Hoof Stomp and Double Edge.
  • Ion Shell icon Ion Shell provides Centaur Warrunner with even more damage against melee heroes.
Mirana icon
Sven icon
  • Warcry icon Warcry makes Centaur Warrunner even tankier against attacks.
Tusk icon
  • Snowball icon Snowball allows for easy initiation which can be followed up with Hoof Stomp.
Tiny icon
  • Toss icon Toss allows for a quick initiation which can be followed up with Hoof Stomp.
Vengeful Spirit icon
  • Wave of Terror icon Wave of Terror amplifies damage dealt by Retaliate.
  • Nether Swap icon Nether Swap can position Centaur into enemies or pull enemies into Centaur for a Hoof Stomp initiation.
Grimstroke icon
  • Ink Swell icon Ink Swell can unleash its full power when combined with Stampede or even Hoof Stomp, since both are AoE and the first depends of more than one enemy hero near.

Others[]

  • Any hero that can make enemies silent or drain their mana therefore force them to attack physically like Lion, Keeper Of the Light , Death Prophet, Silencer, Skywrath mage, Antimage and armed with Diffusal Blade heroes like Arc Warden, Mirana, Troll Warlord, Riki, Phantom Lancer, Weaver, Juggernut, Naga Siren, Spectre
  • Heroes who can reduce enemy damage so they take much more damage than deal: Bane, Razor, Underlord

Items[]

  • Guardian Greaves icon Guardian Greaves provides HP and mana for Centaur Warrunner. The passive also provides him with HP regeneration and bonus armor.
  • Lotus Orb icon Lotus Orb removes dispels from Centaur Warrunner and also reflects back any targeted spell at him while he initiates.
  • Linken's Sphere icon Linken's Sphere protects Centaur Warrunner from disables as he initiates.
  • Assault Cuirass icon Assault Cuirass increases Centaur Warrunner's armor and attack speed and decreases the enemy's.
  • Crimson Guard icon Crimson Guard and Pipe of Insight icon Pipe of Insight makes Centaur Warrunner more durable against physical and magical attacks.


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