Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Centaur Warrunner wins the Centaur Warrunner vs Viper matchup: Centaur Warrunner beats Viper in 50.88% of 8,797 ranked matches.
Applying slows with Poison Attack puts Viper in a tough spot. He wants to harass and kite, but every right-click against Centaur Warrunner triggers Retaliate, dealing damage back to him. Since Viper is fragile and Centaur has a huge health pool to absorb the poison DoT, these trades often go in Centaur's favor. This pressure can make it difficult for Viper to dominate the lane as he usually prefers, potentially slowing down his farm and forcing him to play more cautiously than he'd like. Centaur can use this advantage to secure his own items and control the pace of the early game.
As the game progresses, Viper gains a key tool with Nethertoxin, which can break passives and turn off Retaliate completely. This levels the playing field, allowing Viper to kite and damage Centaur much more safely. The dynamic then shifts to initiation and positioning. Centaur wants to use Stampede to close the distance and burst Viper down before he can react. Viper, in turn, needs to anticipate this and position himself to place Nethertoxin on Centaur, turning the strong initiator into a much less threatening target for his team to focus.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Centaur Warrunner's win rate against Viper in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Centaur Warrunner win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.76% | 591 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.77% | 1,359 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.36% | 1,019 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.40% | 289 |
Centaur Warrunner's win rate against Viper in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Centaur Warrunner win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.88% | ▼ -2.0pp | 8,797 |
| 7.41d | 52.91% | ▲ +0.2pp | 82,269 |
| 7.41c | 52.68% | ▲ +1.9pp | 31,039 |
| 7.41b | 50.73% | — | 30,306 |
Move this data into a draft
Centaur Warrunner starts on Radiant and Viper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.