How Centaur Warrunner and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Centaur Warrunner and Skywrath Mage win 50.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 13,734 matches.
Setting up a kill with this pair revolves around a single, powerful interaction. A good Hoof Stomp from Centaur Warrunner creates the perfect window for Skywrath Mage to apply Ancient Seal and land a full Mystic Flare. This combination provides reliable, high-damage magic burst that can take a key hero off the map before a fight really begins. Outside of that specific setup, however, their abilities don't offer much direct reinforcement. Centaur's Stampede is a generally useful tool for engagement or escape, but it doesn't uniquely benefit Skywrath any more than the rest of the team.
The game plan can feel a bit one-dimensional. The success of the duo hinges on Centaur finding a clean initiation. Experienced opponents will anticipate this, buying items like Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, or an early Black King Bar to survive the initial burst. After the opening salvo, the heroes want to be in different places. Centaur needs to be in the middle of the enemy team to get value from Retaliate, while Skywrath has to stay on the absolute edge of the fight to avoid getting picked off. This can leave them fighting separate battles after their initial combo is spent.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.96% | 564 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.63% | 2,061 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.83% | 1,888 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.80% | 612 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.58% | ▼ -0.7pp | 13,734 |
| 7.41d | 51.29% | ▲ +0.5pp | 114,254 |
| 7.41c | 50.81% | ▲ +2.7pp | 40,427 |
| 7.41b | 48.11% | — | 37,788 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.