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Bradwarden, the Centaur Warrunner, is a melee strength hero whose natural place in combat is right in the center of battle. His abilities stop enemies around him in their tracks and inflict heavy damage, making him an excellent initiator. He is also a powerful tank, having the highest strength gain in the game.
Bradwarden has immense natural health, and his skills' area of effect means that he can charge into combat and incapacitate groups of enemies at a time. Hoof Stomp and Double Edge make a great combo of stunning and burst damage on short cooldowns and his Return means instant retaliation on enemies who try attack him, as well as his nearby allies with the proper late-game talent. His ultimate, Stampede effectively turns the entire team into initiators, granting them high speed and the ability to flatten enemies under as they pass over them.
Although he is usually not played as a carry, he can scale powerfully with items, becoming a hard-hitting semi-carry that is nearly impossible to kill.
Bio
Abilities
- The stomp first applies the debuff, then the damage.
- Return only procs when a unit lands an attack, regardless of distance. This means it cannot proc on missed attacks.
- The Return damage is always dealt right before the attacker's damage is dealt to its target.
- Secondary attacks from Moon Glaives, Split Shot before choosing talent and Flak Cannon do not trigger Return.
- However, the secondary attacks from other instant attacks do trigger Return.
- Does not proc on the attacks of wards and Undying Zombies. Procs on the attacks of buildings.
- Fully works against allied units, resulting in a deny if the damage kills the ally.
- Return is an aura by default, but affects only self until the talent is chosen.
- Once the talent is chosen, the aura only affects heroes and creep-heroes. Other units are not affected.
- The aura's buff lingers for {{#show:#Return|?value4#}} seconds.
- Interrupts Centaur's channeling spells upon cast.
- Affects every player-controlled allied unit, except for couriers, wards, buildings, and Haunt illusions.
- Checks Centaur's strength whenever trampling an enemy, so it adapts immediately.
- However, the strength multiplier is set on cast and does not adapt when leveling the spell while active.
- Stampede first applies the damage, then the debuff.
- The sound effect is global and can be heard by enemies even through the Fog of War.
- Aghanim's Scepter allows allies to walk over cliffs and causes them to destroy trees around them for the duration.
- Does not destroy trees around allies who have the perch modifier from Tree Dance, meaning allies sitting on trees do not get their trees destroyed by themselves.
- The damage reduction reduces all 3 damage types.
Talents
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+1.5s Hoof Stomp Duration | 25 | Gains Return Aura |
+20 Strength | 20 | +300 Double Edge Damage |
+15% Return Strength Damage | 15 | +75 Damage |
+10% Magic Resistance | 10 | +10% Evasion |
- Stacks diminishingly with other magic resistance sources.
- Increases Centaur Warrunner's magic resistance to 32.5%.
- Stacks diminishingly with other evasion sources.
- Grants bonus attack damage.
- Does not benefit illusions and is not affected by most percentage-based damage increasing or reducing effects.
Recommended items
Gameplay
Some write to express their being, others paint or sing. But for the centaurs of Druud, there is no higher art than the art of killing. And in that, none was more accomplished than Bradwarden. With skills acquired in the arena, the Warrunner punishes his opponents for every attack, disregarding harm to himself as he metes out a fearsome Double Edge. Ever in search of a worthy opponent, Bradwarden rouses his allies to charge down enemies in a wild Stampede. Once battle is joined, the Centaur Warrunner tramples surrounding foes with a Hoof Stomp, stunning them just long enough for his battleaxe to sink in. | |
Roles: | Durable Initiator Disabler Nuker Escape |
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Adjectives: | Legs ( 2 )
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Audio
History
Equipment
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Trivia
- In DotA, Bradwarden's hero title was Centaur Warchief.
- Bradwarden is the name of a centaur in the first DemonWars Saga trilogy by R.A. Salvatore.
- Hoof Stomp's animation originally consisted of Centaur Warrunner slamming the ground with the shaft of his axe. This was later changed after community requests that the animation reflects the ability name.