Centaur Warrunner

Bradwarden the Centaur Warrunner is a melee strength hero who makes an excellent initiator and tank, absorbing damage with his immense natural health pool and unleashing powerful area of effect nukes and disables upon the enemy team. Hoof Stomp and Double Edge make a great combo of burst damage and stunning on reasonably short cooldowns, while Return discourages an enemy looking to kill Bradwarden with a lot of retaliatory damage over time. Stampede effectively turns the entire team into initiators, granting them high mobility and yet another slow/nuke in their favor upon entering the fight. With naturally high strength gain and a strong array of spells, Bradwarden is a legendary warrior of gigantic proportions.

Tips

 * When trying to land Hoof Stomp on fleeing enemies, get in front of their path if possible. Most opponents will outrun the stun during the cast-time if they are already on the edge of the AoE.
 * To force a tower to attack you and utilize Return, issue an attack command upon an enemy hero when in range (even one in another lane).
 * This trick also works to aggravate lane creeps.
 * You can use Stampede's movement speed boost to help allies escape or chase in a pinch, although the long cooldown makes this usage situational.
 * Stampede turns all of his allies into initiators, giving them the chance to break in the battle with destructive force, however, enemies are only crashed by Stampede once. This means the initiation must be planned and there must be allied communication, deciding who will lead and enter first.

Trivia

 * Centaur Warrunner has the highest strength gain in the game (+3.8 strength per level).
 * In the original DotA mod, Bradwarden's title was the Centaur Warchief.
 * Centaur Warrunner's old ultimate, before he was ported to DotA 2, was one that gave him a flat 15/30/45 Strength gain. His Strength gain was increased as his ultimate was changed to Stampede.