How Centaur Warrunner and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Centaur Warrunner and Warlock win 49.62% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,436 matches.
Facing a Stampede into a Chaotic Offering drop is a scary moment. Warlock can land Fatal Bonds on a clump of enemies just as Centaur Warrunner crashes into them, creating the perfect setup for his Golem. All the damage from Centaur’s Double Edge and the Golem’s Immolation gets spread across the linked targets, turning a single-hero initiation into a team-wide problem. Shadow Word also gives Centaur some much-needed sustain to offset his own self-damage, letting him stay in the fight longer.
The problem is that this entire strategy hinges on landing two long-cooldown ultimates together. If the enemy team is spread out or survives the initial impact, the synergy fades fast. Centaur wants to be deep in the enemy lines, but Warlock is a vulnerable backliner who needs to stay far away to cast his spells safely. This positioning difference can leave one hero or the other exposed. Without their ultimates, their kits don't overlap as well, leading to awkward mid-fights where they struggle to contribute effectively until their big combo is available again.
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 | 54.85% | 361 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.87% | 1,201 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.76% | 956 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.10% | 289 |
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 | 49.62% | ▼ -0.5pp | 7,436 |
| 7.41d | 50.07% | ▲ +0.8pp | 66,073 |
| 7.41c | 49.25% | ▲ +1.5pp | 24,179 |
| 7.41b | 47.78% | — | 25,028 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.