Centaur Warrunner
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Centaur Warrunner
27 + 4
15 + 1
15 + 1.6
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +88HP and +0.4HP regeneration +4 Main Attack Damage | |
| +0.17 armor and 1 attack speed | |
| +19.2MP and +0.08MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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90 (105)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.3
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2012-10-25
Released | ||
2004-06-06
(5.53) | ||
Competitive Span
2012-10-25 — 2012-10-29 2013-08-23 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.39b, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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For the neutral centaur creeps, see Centaur Camp.
| Reflects damage back to his attackers. | |
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| 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 and instantly Retaliates their every attack, disregarding harm to himself as he metes out a fearsome Double Edge. Ever in search of a worthy opponent, the Work Horse rouses his allies, and sometimes Hitching them on his back for a ride, to charge down enemies in a wild Stampede, quickening the pace of the carnage. Once battle is joined, the Centaur Warrunner Stomps and tramples surrounding foes, stunning them just long enough for his battleaxe to sink in. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Bearded, Horns, Nose Legs ( 4 ) |
Facets[edit]
Counter-Strike
Double Edge deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the incoming damage taken previously.
The damage counter resets upon cast.
The damage counter resets upon cast.
Horsepower
Grants flat bonus movement speed per current 
strength and increases the self max movement speed cap.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Grants the Work Horse ability.
Centaur hitches a cart behind him and can cast Hitch A Ride on an ally.
Centaur hitches a cart behind him and can cast Hitch A Ride on an ally.
Centaur tosses an ally into a cart hitched behind him.
While in the cart, the ally can still cast and attack normally, but cannot move independently or be targeted by opponents. Non-targeted effects can still affect the hitched ally.
Melee heroes has their attack range increased while being hitched.
While in the cart, the ally can still cast and attack normally, but cannot move independently or be targeted by opponents. Non-targeted effects can still affect the hitched ally.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Deals a non-lethal magical self-damage to Centaur.
Grants self strength bonus stacks per hero hit for a short time, and the duration refreshes per stack.
Grants self
Talents[edit]
| +0.8s Hoof Stomp Duration | 25 | Grants Retaliate |
|---|---|---|
| -25s Stampede Cooldown | 20 | +45 Retaliate Damage |
| +30% Double Edge | 15 | +12 Strength |
| +15 Move Speed | 10 | +4 Health Regen |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
It is not pride I take in my own power, it is passion.▶️Bradwarden, the Centaur Warrunner
Lore:
It's said that a centaur's road is paved with the corpses of the fallen. For the one called Warrunner, it has been a long road indeed. To outsiders, the four-legged clans of Druud are often mistaken for simple, brutish creatures. Their language has no written form; their culture lacks pictographic traditions, structured music, formalized religion. For centaurs, combat is the perfect articulation of thought, the highest expression of self. If killing is an art among centaurs, then Bradwarden the Warrunner is their greatest artist. He rose to dominance on the proving grounds of Omexe, an ancient arena where centaur clans have for millennia gathered to perform their gladiatorial rites. As his fame spread, spectators came from far and wide to see the great centaur in action. Always the first to step into the arena, and the last to leave, he composes a masterpiece in each guttering spray, each thrust of blood-slickened blade-length. It is the poetry of blood on steel, flung in complex patterns across the pale sands of the killing floor.
Warrunner defeated warrior after warrior, until the arena boomed with the cheering of his name, and he found himself alone, the uncontested champion of his kind. The great belt of Omexe was bestowed, wrapped around his broad torso, but in his victory, the death-artist found only emptiness. For what is a warrior without a challenge? The great centaur galloped out of Omexe that day with a new goal. To his people, Warrunner is the greatest warrior to ever step into the arena. Now he has set out to prove he is the greatest fighter who has ever lived.
Warrunner defeated warrior after warrior, until the arena boomed with the cheering of his name, and he found himself alone, the uncontested champion of his kind. The great belt of Omexe was bestowed, wrapped around his broad torso, but in his victory, the death-artist found only emptiness. For what is a warrior without a challenge? The great centaur galloped out of Omexe that day with a new goal. To his people, Warrunner is the greatest warrior to ever step into the arena. Now he has set out to prove he is the greatest fighter who has ever lived.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Rawhide[edit]
Rawhide 
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants a stack of permanent health bonus as the game goes on.
Max Health Bonus per Stack: 30
Stack Grant Duration: 120
- The stack grant duration starts at 0:00 game-time.
- Does not affect the
current health percentage upon the passive max health increase.
- Does not affect the
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTH_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUEHorsepower[edit]
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants flat bonus movement speed per current strength and increases the self max movement speed cap.
Move Speed Bonus per Str: 
0.3
Set Max Move Speed Cap: 575
This ability is considered as the same group as Boots of Speed-based items.
The flat movement speed bonuses from the same group do not stack with each other, with the higher value having precedence.
The flat movement speed bonuses from the same group do not stack with each other, with the higher value having precedence.
- Selecting the
facet unlocks this ability.
- Requires having 81
- Centaur's max movement speed cap cannot be affected by the following sources:
- Other set movement speed sources.
- Other max movement speed cap unlock sources.
- Requires having 81
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_UNIQUEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_IGNORE_MOVESPEED_LIMITMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_LIMITHero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Hoof Stomp[edit]
After a brief windup, Centaur slams the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemy units.
Centaur can move and is not disarmed during the delay.
Centaur can move and is not disarmed during the delay.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Radius: 
325
Wind-Up Time: 0.5
Damage: 90/160/230/300
Enemy Stun Duration: 1.6/1.8/2/2.2 (
2.4/2.6/2.8/3)
18/16/14/12
100/110/120/130
When the mighty hoof of the Warrunner touches soil, the tremors are felt far and wide.
- During the wind-up, the ability can be canceled under the following conditions:
- Affected by the following sources:
Invulnerable sources.
Hidden sources.
- Upon casting other abilities or item abilities.
- Issuing the following commands:
- Hold Position command.
- Cancel Current Action command.
- Centaur's
death.
- Affected by the following sources:
- During the wind-up, the ability can be canceled under the following conditions:
Rearing Up: Preparing to Hoof Stomp!
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ORDERMODIFIER_EVENT_STATE_CHANGEDStunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION- The ability effects are applied as follows:
stunned- The
magical
spell damage.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Double Edge[edit]
Strikes a mighty blow at melee range, damaging both himself and a small area around the target. Deals extra damage based on Centaur's strength.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0.55
Cast Range: 
175
Damage Radius: 220
Base Damage: 120/180/240/300
Current Str to Damage Factor: 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5 (
0.9/1.2/1.5/1.8)
Deals a non-lethal magical self-damage to Centaur.
Self Damage Factor: 1
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Grants self strength bonus stacks per hero hit for a short time, and the duration refreshes per stack.
Grants self
Max Stacks: (
5)
Self Str Bonus per Enemy: ( 15%)
Duration: ( 15)
Now applies a movement speed slow debuff to all affected enemy units.
Enemy Move Speed Slow: ( 25%)
Slow Duration: ( 2)
3.5
In the spurs of combat, Bradwarden's vicious strikes sometimes cause self-inflicted collateral damage.
Counter-Strike
Double Edge deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the incoming damage taken previously.
The damage counter resets upon cast.
The damage counter resets upon cast.
Min Damage Bonus Factor: 0.35
Max Damage Bonus Factor: 1
Damage Timer: 6
Max Damage Bonus Factor: 1
Damage Timer: 6
- Cannot self-
deny.
-
centaur_doubleedge_damage_trackingCounter-Strike now accumulates all incoming damage types taken (after reductions) from the following sources:
- Player-based damage sources.
Summons' damage sources.
- Does not accumulate from the following damage sources:
- Self-damage sources, including the Double Edge cast.
HP Removal sources.
- The damage counter resets under the following conditions:
- Upon Double Edge cast.
- Upon Centaur's
- The damage counter displayed value is not capped by the current Double Edge
- Cannot self-
- Can affect enemy units at max
- The ability effects are applied as follows within radius
:
-
centaur_doubleedge_slow
-
- Grants a stack of percentage-based bonus based on Centaur's current total
- Considers
clones as heroes,
illusions and
creep-heroes as creeps.
- Grants a stack of percentage-based bonus based on Centaur's current total
- Applies the
- The accumlated bonus spell damage is applied as one damage instance.
- The self-damage.
-
- Can affect enemy units at max
Nullifies the ability, including the self-damage component.
Double Edge Shard Effect: Increasing Centaur's strength and slowing enemies.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_STATS_STRENGTH_BONUS_PERCENTAGEHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIPDouble Edge Shard Effect: Slowed by x%.
Retaliate[edit]
Counters all attacks, and returns a fixed damage amount plus a percentage based on Centaur's strength.
Aura Radius: 0 (
1200)
Base Damage: 15/25/35/45 (
60/70/80/90)
Enemy Str to Bonus Damage Factor: 0.16/0.24/0.32/0.4
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Retaliate is less effective on buildings.
Damage Factor: 
0.5
Talent Upgrade
Centaur now counters all attacks for allied heroes within the radius.
The damage instance applied is still sourced to Centaur.
Centaur now counters all attacks for allied heroes within the radius.
The damage instance applied is still sourced to Centaur.
Bradwarden has no need to parry his opponent's attacks; his armor-like hide does it for him.
- The ability has the following properties:
- Retaliate's damage instance procs before the enemy successfully attacks Centaur, on both
instant attacks and
secondary attacks, regardless of distance.
- Applies as a single damage instance in the combat log sourced to Centaur.
- Retaliate's damage instance procs before the enemy successfully attacks Centaur, on both
- The strength-based bonus damage applied corresponds to the attacked unit's current strength.
centaur_return_aura- Retaliate is an
aura that only affects Centaur by default.
- The aura
- Retaliate is an
and
- Affects the following allied units:
- Does not affect the following allied units:
- Affects the following allied units:
- Affects the following unit's attacks:
Buildings
- From
allied units, Retaliate can
physical
- The following sources do not proc Retaliate:
attack modifiers:
- Split Shot (without the
- Flak Cannon
- Split Shot (without the
- Undying Zombies' attacks.
Ward-type units' attacks.
- Affects the following unit's attacks:
Applies its ability effects on the attack before the Break source disables the ability.
Hidden Modifier
Retaliate
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDWork Horse[edit]
Centaur hitches a cart behind him and can cast Hitch A Ride on an ally.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cart Distance: 150
Cart Duration: 8
While active, only Centaur gains the benefit of Stampede of the corresponding level.
Haste Speed: 550
Duration: 3.5/4/4.5
24
75
It is a great honor to be offered a ride by Centaur Warrunner and a grave mistake to refuse it.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Scepter unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
- The cart is 150-distance behind Centaur.
- Has a fixed 8-second duration; casting Hitch A Ride does not increase the cart duration.
Acquiring this ability does not grant the Hitch A Ride 
sub-ability.
Requires drafting Stampede to unlock this ability.
Hitch A Ride: Can cast spell and attack, but not move or be targeted by enemies.
Hidden Modifier
- Deals a 0-damage instance if Stampede is not learned.
Hitch A Ride[edit]
Centaur tosses an ally into a cart hitched behind him.
While in the cart, the ally can still cast and attack normally, but cannot move independently or be targeted by opponents. Non-targeted effects can still affect the hitched ally.
Melee heroes has their attack range increased while being hitched.
While in the cart, the ally can still cast and attack normally, but cannot move independently or be targeted by opponents. Non-targeted effects can still affect the hitched ally.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 300
Attack Range Bonus: 
200
Break Distance: 600
Total Cart Duration: 8
30
75
The needs of Bradwarden's ample pride pale greatly in the face of his demand for victory.
- Replaces Work Horse up until any of the following conditions are met:
- This
- The allied hero is dismounted from Hitch A Ride.
- The cart duration ends.
- This
- Has a total 8-second duration upon casting Work Horse.
- Hitch A Ride does not increase the cast duration.
- Does not disjoint incoming
projectiles toward the allied hero while mounting the affected hero.
Teleports the affected allied hero into the cart, in a ≈110-height arc and varying lengths onto the cart, over 0.5 seconds.
- Applies the following ability effects to the allied hero within the cart:
Phase movement
Root
Untargetability
- Certain abilities may bypass unselectability conditionally, whereas almost every other ability treats the mounted allied hero as if it were
invisible.
- Certain abilities may bypass unselectability conditionally, whereas almost every other ability treats the mounted allied hero as if it were
- Does not disjoint incoming
- Enemy attacks while in its attack animation are canceled.
- Enemy abilities targeting the mounted ally while in its cast animation are canceled.
- Disable Help on Centaur Warrunner prevents Hitch a Ride from affecting the allied hero.
- The following sources may dismount the affected allied hero:
- Has the following priority among
forced movement sources:
- Pulverize
- Walrus PUNCH! and Walrus Kick.
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hitch A Ride
- Other
Does not proc Spell Reflection sources on the mounted allied hero in certain edge cases.
Does not grant Work Horse if this sub-ability is the last cast ability.
Requires acquiring both Work Horse and Hitch A Ride independently for the cart to work.
Requires acquiring both Work Horse and Hitch A Ride independently for the cart to work.
Hitch A Ride: Can cast spell and attack, but not move or be targeted by enemies.
MODIFIER_STATE_ROOTEDMODIFIER_STATE_UNTARGETABLEMODIFIER_STATE_ATTACK_IMMUNEMODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_STATE_NO_HEALTH_BARMODIFIER_STATE_INVULNERABLEMODIFIER_STATE_UNSELECTABLEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MODEL_SCALEHidden Modifier
- The cart is 150-distance behind Centaur; moving beyond this distance either pulls or turns the cart with the affected allied hero.
- Has a 90-distance between the ally and Centaur.
- Hence the max distance between Centaur and the ally is 240.
- The mounted allied hero is ≈80 distance above the ground.
- The z-axis of units with
flying movement will have a height of
EXPRCartHeight + AscendingHeightwhen mounted on the cart.
Stampede[edit]
Centaur leads all allied units into a vicious charge, causing them to move through units at max speed while trampling enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Trampled enemies take damage based on Centaur's strength. Each enemy can be trampled and slowed once.
Damage Radius: 105
Str to Damage Factor: 2/2.5/3
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Debuff Duration: 3
90 (
65)
150/200/250
This ability levels up with Work Horse.
The great belt of Omexe, which labels Bradwarden as the greatest warrior of his kind, incites his fellow gladiators to follow him into barbarous combat.
- Interrupts Centaur's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- Interrupts Centaur's
- Grants allied units the following bonuses:
Haste movement.
Unobstructed movement.
- Affects the following allied units:
- All
- All
- Does not affect the following allied units:
Couriers
- Shadow Step-based
- Uncontrollable
- Grants allied units the following bonuses:
- The
- The ability checks for the allied unit's current strength and updates its damage value when stampeding through an enemy.
- However, the strength-based damage factor is set upon cast.
- Leveling up the ability while active does not update the current
centaur_stampedeinstance. - The strength-based damage applied is sourced to the allied unit applying the
centaur_stampede_slow.
- The ability checks for the allied unit's current strength and updates its damage value when stampeding through an enemy.
- The
Stampede: Moving at max speed and stopping enemy units trampled.
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_ABSOLUTE_MINMODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_DAMAGE_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSStampede: Unit is hit by stampede, it has reduced movement speed.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE- The strength-based damage is not capped at 0 strength.
- Deals a 0-damage instance when Centaur has strength values lower than 0.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- The
centaur_stampede_slow.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Centaur Warrunner/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2025 - 12:40 EEST | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia S5 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Jun 21, 2025 - 20:00 CEST | Tier 3 | EPL Season 27 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 21, 2025 - 18:45 EEST | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia S5 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 21, 2025 - 10:00 EEST | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia S5 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Jun 21, 2025 - 05:45 MSK | Tier 4 | GLO Novokuznetsk | 1 : 0 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Reduced
Horsepower set max movement speed from 600 to 575.
- Double Edge
- Increased cast range from 150 to 175.
- Increased Double Edge
- Retaliate
Talents:
- LVL 10 +20 movement speed reduced to +15.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Centaur Warrunner's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Head | |
| Shoulder | |
| Belt | |
| Taunt | |
| Kinetic Gems | |
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Trivia[edit]
- Bradwarden is the name of a centaur in the first "DemonWars Saga" trilogy by R.A. Salvatore.
- Similar to his DotA design, Centaur Warrunner's model is based on the Centaur, a human-horse hybrid creature from greek mythology.
- Hoof Stomp's animation originally consisted of Centaur Warrunner slamming the ground with the shaft of his axe. This was later changed after the community requested that the animation reflects the ability name.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Centaur Warrunner's hero concept is originally inspired by the Centaur Khan, which is a strong neutral creep.
- In DotA, Centaur Warrunner's hero title is Centaur Warchief. It was changed in Dota 2 likely for thematic reasons.
- Hoof Stomp is identical to the Centaur Khan's War Stomp.
- Return's original design was inspired by Thorns Aura, an aura of the Keeper of the Grove with similiar base functionality as Return.
- The Centaur Conqueror neutral creep used the same model as well, which could lead to hilarious moments of mixups.
- A way to fool the enemy was to kill the neutral creep and then waiting there for enemies.
- This only worked during the nighttime, when the Centaur Coursers in the camp are asleep.
- Centaur Warrunner's hero concept is originally inspired by the Centaur Khan, which is a strong neutral creep.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead