Morphling
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Morphling
Radiant Hero

Attributes
Base Stats
Attribute Type
Health Regen
Mana Regen
Attack Type
Attack Speed
Attack Animation
Acquisition Range
Level Changes
Level
1
15
25
30
Health
582
1506
2430
2804
Mana
303
603
963
1095
Armor
2
11.1
19.6
23.18
Magic R
26.9%
29.42%
32.42%
33.52%
Damage
33-42
87-96
138-147
160-169
Notes
Collision Size
Legs
Release Date
2010-10-01
Competitive Release
2010-10-01
Morphling[edit]
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For dark eons the comet circled. Held in thrall to a distant sun, bound by gravity's inexorable pull, the massive ball of ice careened through the blackness between worlds, made strange by its dark journey. On the eve of the ancient war of the Vloy, it punched down through the sky and lit a glowing trail across the night—a sign both armies took for an omen. The frozen ball melted in a flash of boiling heat, as below two forces enjoined in battle across the border of a narrow river. Thus freed from its icy stasis, the Morphling was born into conflict, an elemental power at one with the tides of the ocean, capricious and unconstrained. He entered the fight, instinctively taking the form of the first general who dared set foot across the water—and then struck him dead. As the motley warriors clashed, he shifted from form to form throughout the battle, instantly absorbing the ways of these strange creatures—now a footsoldier, now an archer, now the cavalryman—until, by the time the last soldier fell, Morphling had played every part. The battle's end was his beginning.
Shifting his attributes to suit his situation, Morphling can be as elusive as he is deadly. Whether riding a wave to flank an enemy, or boosting his health before escaping into his deceptive replication, few can hope to corner him.
Abilities[edit]
Waveform

QW
Morphling dissolves into liquid and surges forward, damaging enemy units in his path. Morphling is invulnerable during Waveform.
Damage | 75/150/225/300 |
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Radius | 200 |
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Wave Distance | 700/800/900/1000 950/1050/1150/1250 |
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Ability | Attacks Targets |
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Charges | 2 x |
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Cast Range 700/800/900/100
950/1050/1150/1250
950/1050/1150/1250
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity. | ||
Cannot be cast while rooted. | ||
Affected by cast range bonus. |
A torrential flood takes enemies by force.
Notes
- Morphling is invulnerable during Waveform.
- Morphling travels at 1250 speed with the wave.
- Morphling can attack, cast spells, and use items during Waveform.
- Morph Replicate and Blink Dagger will cancel Waveform.
- Morphling performs 1 auto attack on each target hit by Waveform. If only 1 target is hit, 2 auto attacks are performed on that target.
Adaptive Strike (Agility)

WE
Launches a surge of water toward an enemy unit, dealing base damage plus additional damage based on Morphling's Agility times a multiplier. If Morphling's agility is 50% higher than strength, the maximum agility multiplier is used.
Also puts Adaptive Strike (Strength) on cooldown.
Also puts Adaptive Strike (Strength) on cooldown.
Minimum Agility Damage | 0.5× |
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Maximum Agility Damage | 1×/1.5×/2×/2.5× |
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Base Damage | 55/65/75/85 |
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Bonus Agility | 3/5/7/9 9/11/13/15 |
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Downtime | 3 |
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Cast Range 600/700/800/900
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0.67
Increases bonus Agility. | ||
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity. | ||
Blocked by Spell Block. | ||
Reflected by Lotus Orb. | ||
Can be disjointed. | ||
Affected by cast range bonus. |
The Morphling calls upon his elements to crush his opponents with waves.
Notes
- Agility damage is based on Morphling's current agility value.
- When one Adaptive Strike is cast, the other goes on cooldown for 3 seconds.
- The projectile travels at 1150 speed.
- Only the maximum and minimum values are shown. The actual amount of damage scales with the ratio of agility to strength.

Adaptive Strike (Strength)

WT
Launches a surge of water toward an enemy unit, stunning and knocking back the target based on Morphling's Strength. If his strength is 50% higher than his agility, the maximum stun/knockback is dealt.
Also puts Adaptive Strike (Agility) on a 3.0 second cooldown.
Also puts Adaptive Strike (Agility) on a 3.0 second cooldown.
Minimum Stun Duration | 0.5 1.5 |
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Maximum Stun Duration | 1.5/2/2.5/3 2.5/3/3.5/4 |
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Minimum Knockback | 100 |
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Maximum Knockback | 500 |
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Bonus Strength | 3/5/7/9 9/11/13/15 |
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Downtime | 3 |
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Cast Range 600/700/800/900
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0.67
Increases bonus Strength. | ||
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity. | ||
Blocked by Spell Block. | ||
Reflected by Lotus Orb. | ||
Can be disjointed. | ||
Affected by cast range bonus. |
The Morphling calls upon his elements to crush his opponents with waves.
Notes
- Strength damage is based on Morphling's current strength value.
- When one Adaptive Strike is cast, the other goes on cooldown for 3 seconds.
- The projectile travels at 1150 speed.
- Target is knocked back at 1000 speed.
- Only the maximum and minimum values are shown. The actual amount of stun and knockback scale with the ratio of strength to agility.
Attribute Shift (Agility Gain)

ED
Targeting
Toggle
Toggle
Affects
Self
Self
Points Per Shift | 1 |
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Shift Interval | 0.2/0.1/0.0667/0.05 |
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Mana Cost per Second | 5/10/15/20 |
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Ability | Can Cast While Stunned |
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Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0
Morphling can shift attributes while stunned. | ||
Affect illusions. | ||
Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast. |
Shifting water makes it difficult to discern the nature of Morphling.
Notes
- Attribute Shift is a paired ability. Leveling one will level the other as well.
- Only shifts base stats. Bonus stats from items cannot be shifted.
- Will continue to shift stats when Morphling is disabled.

Attribute Shift (Strength Gain)

DF
Targeting
Toggle
Toggle
Affects
Self
Self
Points Per Shift | 1 |
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Shift Interval | 0.2/0.1/0.0667/0.05 |
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Mana Cost per Second | 5/10/15/20 |
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Ability | Can Cast While Stunned |
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Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0
Morphling can shift attributes while stunned. | ||
Affect illusions. | ||
Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast. |
Shifting water makes it difficult to discern the nature of Morphling.
Notes
- Attribute Shift is a paired ability. Leveling one will level the other as well.
- Only shifts base stats. Bonus stats from items cannot be shifted.
- Will continue to shift stats when Morphling is disabled.

Morph

RR
Targeting
Unit Target
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Heroes
Enemy Heroes
Morphling changes his form to match the targeted enemy, gaining their basic abilities. Can be toggled for the duration of the ability.
Duration | 20 36 |
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All Attributes Steal | 20% |
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Strength Hero Status Resistance Steal | 40% |
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Agility Hero Attack Speed Steal | 70 |
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Intelligence Hero Spell Damage Amplification Steal | 25% |
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Universal Hero Attributes Steal | 20% |
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Cast Range 700/850/1000
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0.1
Morphling steals stats from the replicated hero. If the replicated hero's primary attribute is Strength it will also steal Status Resistance, if it's Agility, it will steal Attack Speed and if it's Intelligence, it will steal Spell Amplification. | ||
Pierce Debuff Immunity. | ||
Blocked by Spell Block. | ||
Reflected by Lotus Orb. | ||
Affected by cast range bonus. |
Staring into Morphling produces a reflection that mimics the beholder.
Notes
- Morphling cannot cast Morph on himself.
- Morph can be used on illusions, excluding Morphling's own.
- Morphling copies the basic abilities, stats, and primary attribute of the target hero. Bonus stats are based on Morphling's items.
- All abilities are at the level the target unit had skilled. If they have not learned the ability, Morphling cannot use it.
- Copied abilities are not improved by the target's talents.
- Copied spells are only upgraded if Morphling has a scepter.

Morph Replicate

RT
Morphling returns to his original form. He can toggle between forms until the duration of Morph runs out.
Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast. |
Notes
- Toggling does not dispel self.
Talent Tree[edit]
Talent Tree | ||
+35 Strength | 25 | -40% Waveform Cooldown |
+1s Adaptive Strike (Strength) Stun Duration | 20 | Waveform Attacks Targets |
+15 Agility | 15 | +16s Morph Duration |
+250 Waveform Range | 10 | +15% Magic Resistance |
Recent Changes[edit]
Version | Balance Changes |
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7.33 | |
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7.32d | |
7.32b | |
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Notable Players[edit]
Yatoro
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Ame
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Nisha
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miCKe
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Gabbi
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See also[edit]
Additional Content[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- In DotA, both the name and title of the hero is Morphling.
References[edit]