Centaur

This article is about the species. For the NPC with the same name, see Centaur (NPC).

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Elonian Centaurs not only have equine features, but also resemble the swift gazelles that run across plains and savannahs. These creatures are also more leonine than their distant Tyrian cousins, displaying some of the social behaviors of big cats—a group of Elonian Centaurs is called a “pride.” Their extended families normally prowl and hunt around a pride’s breeding grounds, fighting to defend their territory.

— The Guild Wars Nightfall Manuscripts

Physiology

Centaur are a quadpedal humanoid race.

Culture

Known prides

Each centaur pride have unique cultures.

• Losaru
  • Orshad Raiders
• Maguuma centaurs (Harathi)
• Shiverpeak centaurs
• Modniir
• Veldrunner

Religion

Though succession methods are unknown, Elonian centaurs believe that knowledge is passed down between chieftains through the fruits of the Ancestor Tree.

List of hostile NPCs

Region	Affiliation	Name	Trophy
Guild Wars Prophecies
Northern Shiverpeaks	Shiverpeak Mountains wildlife	8 (23) Shiverpeak Warrior 8 (23) Shiverpeak Longbow 8 (23) Shiverpeak Protector	Shiverpeak Mane
Maguuma Jungle	Maguuma Jungle wildlife	16 (25) Maguuma Warrior 16 (25) Maguuma Hunter 16 (25) Maguuma Protector 16 (25) Maguuma Warlock 16 (25) Maguuma Enchanter 16 (25) Maguuma Avenger	Maguuma Mane
Crystal Desert	Crystal Desert wildlife	20 (26) Losaru Bladehand 20 (26) Losaru Bowmaster 20 (26) Losaru Lifeband 20 (26) Losaru Windcaster	Losaru Mane
Guild Wars Eye of the North
Far Shiverpeaks	Modniir1	20 (26) Modniir Berserker 20 (26) Modniir Hunter 20 (26) Modniir Priest 20 (26) Modniir Shaman	Modniir Mane
	Shiverpeak Mountains wildlife	8 (23) Shiverpeak Warrior2 8 (23) Shiverpeak Longbow2	Shiverpeak Mane

1. Suspected.
2. Only during the quest Service: In Defense of the Eye.

Notes

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Centaur.

• Shiverpeak, Maguuma, and Losaru centaurs have 20 additional armor against cold damage, except for the Rangers of the groups. The Rangers have 10 additional armor against cold damage, but also have 30 less armor against earth damage.
  • This makes earth damage a good choice against them as the Rangers effectively do not have the standard bonus elemental armor rating vs earth damage and the Warriors have their standard vulnerability to elemental damage.
• While not specifically mentioned in-game, the Maguuma centaurs are referred to as Harathi in Guild Wars 2 and in later interviews.
• The Shiverpeak centaurs do not have an explicitly given name, however they have been seen alongside the Modniir, and share the same character models.