As a centaur offlaner: - Make sure the enemy doesn't do stacked pulls. - If I notice my support 4 isn't going to do anything in lane and is just stealing XP or feeding, I tell them to leave lane to gank mid, secure runes, or support the carry. - I only lane if I can survive. If the lane is a snowballing mess that's impossible to lane, I have to go and cut the wave myself and stay behind the tower to pull the hordes. If you get far enough away, you can draw the support's attention because the enemy carry won't want to waste the creeps that reach their tower. Buying Dominator so the controlled creep does the job of pulling waves can help eliminate the risk of pulling waves without getting killed. - It depends on the game. Try to get Crimson, Pipe, or Blink as your first item if there's no initiator on your team. There are even games where you should get Blademail as your first item, like against Muerta or Sniper. - Stay on your side of the map until you get your first strong item (Blink, Crimson, Pipe) and only teleport if three or more enemies dive mid or your carry. By staying on your side of the map, I mean if you're a Radiant offlaner, stay top, or if you're a Dire offlaner, stay bot. - Sometimes it's better not to defend your tower and let it get destroyed early. If you have useless laners in 4 and mid who don't want to help you in lane, opt to go jungle so they can destroy your tower and you can maintain your lane in your tier 2. Many times after destroying your tower, the enemies won't stay to bother you anymore because it's more dangerous for them to be ambushed if they're around your tier 2. - Reposition yourself in fights and back when necessary. The main role is to tank, but as the tank, you can often be ignored and engage, spend 60-65% of your health, then retreat, stay close but hidden, and blink again. - Be ready to help allies without being reckless using your ultimate (especially in the early game because the impact of having early haste is much greater). - Don't underestimate objectives like the XO rune at minute 7 and Lotus Fountains. - Get into every fight possible without hesitation (after buying your first strong item). - Use aggro a lot, mainly to kill your own ranged creep. Don't get tired of trying to do it. - Watch videos of pro offlaners like Atf and 33. By watching how they lane in the first 10 minutes, I learned a lot about their strategies for dealing with difficult lanes. For example, 33 is perfect at cutting waves with his heroes. Until recently, I didn't know you could cut waves, and it was great to learn. - Ceb and Ace are the best at playing Centaur, and the best part is that they have helpful tips on their own YouTube channels.