Morphling

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[e][h]Morphling

Radiant Hero

Attributes

20 +2.3

24 +3.7

13 +1.1

9 - 18

-2

280

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

350

Missile Speed

1300

Attack Duration

0.5 + 0.5

Cast Duration

0.25 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.5

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.6

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

560

1136

1550

Mana

231

411

543

Armor

2.8

13.2

20.6

Damage

33-42

84-93

121-130

Spell Amp

0.9%

2%

2.8%

Magic Resist

26%

28%

29%

Movement Speed Amp

1.2%

3.8%

5.6%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Morphling

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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.

Abilities

Waveform

QW

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Morphling dissolves into liquid and surges forward, damaging enemy units in his path.

Damage	75 / 150 / 225 / 300

Radius	200

Maximum Distance	1000 1300 10

Cast Point	0.25

Ability	Attacks Targets 20

Charges	2 25

17 / 15 / 13 / 11

140 / 155 / 160 / 165

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Cannot be cast while rooted.

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.
• Cannot be cast while rooted.
• 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.
  20

Adaptive Strike (Agility)

WE

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

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 his strength, the maximum damage and the minimum stun is dealt.

Maximum Agility Damage	1× / 1.5× / 2× / 2.5×

Minimum Agility Damage	0.5×

Base Damage	100

Cast Range	600 / 700 / 800 / 900

Cast Point	0.25

Multishot Strikes	4 25

Search Radius	900 / 1000 / 1100 / 1200

10

80

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

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.
• Multishot Details
  25
  • Only fires secondary shots if there are targets within the search radius.
  • Secondary targets are chosen randomly. Each target can only be hit once per cast.

Adaptive Strike (Strength)

WT

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

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 is dealt.

Maximum Stun Duration	1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3

Minimum Stun Duration	0.5

Maximum Knockback	500

Minimum Knockback	100

Cast Range	600 / 700 / 800 / 900

Cast Point	0.25

Multishot Strikes	4 25

Search Radius	900 / 1000 / 1100 / 1200

10

80

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

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.
• Multishot Details
  25
  • Only fires secondary shots if there are targets within the search radius.
  • Secondary targets are chosen randomly. Each target can only be hit once per cast.

Attribute Shift (Agility Gain)

ED

Targeting
Toggle

Affects
Self

Morphling shifts its form, pulling points from strength and pouring them into Agility. The process is reversible. Additional points increase the rate of stat change. Passively grants bonus agility.

Points Per Shift	1

Shift Rate	1 / 4 / 10 / 25

Bonus Agility	4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Cast Point	0

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

Affects
Self

Morphling shifts its form, pulling points from agility and pouring them into Strength. The process is reversible. Additional points increase the rate of stat change. Passively grants bonus strength.

Points Per Shift	1

Shift Rate	1 / 4 / 10 / 25

Bonus Strength	4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Cast Point	0

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

Affects
Enemy Heroes

Morphling changes his form to match the targeted enemy, gaining their basic abilities.

Cast Range	1000

Duration	20 35 15

Cast Point	0.25

Affects	Allied Heroes 20

160 / 100 / 40

50

	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

Staring into Morphling produces a reflection that mimics the beholder.

Notes

• Dispels Morphling on cast.
• 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.
• Morphling's health and mana are tracked separately between his morphed form and original form.
• 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

Targeting
No Target
Toggle

Affects
Self

Morphling returns to his original form. He can toggle between forms until the duration of Morph runs out.

Cast Point	0

1

Notes

• Toggling does not dispel self.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+3 Multishot Adaptive Strike	25	2 Waveform Charges
Waveform Attacks Targets	20	Morph Targets Allies
+30 Attack Speed	15	+15s Morph Duration
+350 Waveform Range	10	+10 Agility

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

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.

Morphling (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.20
	Waveform cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11 to 17/15/13/11
7.18
	Waveform cooldown increased from 11 to 14/13/12/11
7.16
	Morph now only dispels on initial cast, rather than on all toggles
7.14
	Adaptive Strike Talent now has a 300 cast range buffer for the secondary targets Level 10 Talent from +300 Waveform Range to +350 Level 25 Talent from +2 Multishot Adaptive Strike to +3
7.10
	Morph can now be toggled to go back and forth from the original target until the duration runs out Has a 1 second toggle cooldown
7.08
	Morph cast range increased from 600 to 1000 Morph mana cost reduced from 75/100/125 to 50 Morph Replicate cast point removed
7.07d
	Attribute Shift can no longer be activated while stunned (but will continue if activated in advance) Waveform damage reduced from 100/175/250/325 to 75/150/225/300 Level 15 Talent from Waveform Attacks Targets to +15s Morph Duration Level 20 Talent from +15s Morph Duration to Waveform Attacks Targets
7.07c
	Morphing back to your hero sets you back to the same percentage Health and Mana you originally had before you morphed If you are low health after taking damage in Morph, morphing back effectively heals you Morph now changes your primary attribute to the target's one Morph duration reduced from 30 to 20 seconds Level 20 Talent changed from -25s Morph Cooldown to +15s Morph Duration
7.07b
	Restored in Captains Mode Adaptive Strike (Agility) min damage multiplier increased from 0.25 to 0.5 Adaptive Strike (Agility) max damage multiplier increased from 0.5/1/1.5/2 to 1/1.5/2/2.5 Adaptive Strike (Strength) min stun increased from 0.25 to 0.5 Attribute Shift Bonus Agility and Strength increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7 Level 10 Talent changed from +20 Movement Speed to +300 Waveform Range Level 25 Talent changed from +800 Waveform Range to 2 Waveform Charges
7.07
	Removed from Captains Mode Base movement speed reduced by 5 Reduced base Intelligence from 17 to 13 Renamed Morph to Attribute Shift Attribute Shift rate rescaled from 2/4/8/16 to 1/4/10/25 Attribute Shift now costs no mana Adaptive Strike is now two abilities, one that deals damage based on Agility and one that stuns/knocks back based on Strength When one is cast, the other goes on cooldown for 3 seconds Adaptive Strike (Strength) stun duration rescaled from 1.25/2.25/3.25/4.25 to 1.5/2/2.5/3 Adaptive Strike (Strength) knockback increased from max 300 to 500 Removed Morphling's Scepter Replaced Replicate with a new ultimate: Morph Reworked Talent Tree
7.06e
	Base Attack Time improved from 1.55 to 1.5
7.06d
	Base Attack Time improved from 1.6 to 1.55
7.06
	Adaptive Strike mana cost rescaled from 100/90/80/70 to 80
7.02
	Level 25 Talent from +30% Replicate Damage to +50%
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.88f
	Morph Replicate cast time increased from 0.25 to 0.35 Base damage reduced by 4
6.88e
	Intelligence gain reduced from 1.5 to 1.1
6.88
	Hybrid cooldown reduced from 70 to 60 Agility gain increased from 3.4 to 3.7
6.87
	Replicate damage dealt increased from 50% to 80% Hybrid cooldown reduced from 120 to 70
6.86
	Adaptive Strike base damage increased from 50/60/70/80 to 100 Adaptive Strike mana cost reduced from 100 to 100/90/80/70 Morph rate increased from 2/4/6/10 per second to 2/4/8/16 Morph now shifts in intervals of 1 rather than 2 Hybrid cooldown reduced from 140 to 120
6.85
	Agility growth increased from 3 to 3.4 Adaptive Strike damage rescaled from 20/40/60/80 to 50/60/70/80 Hybrid no longer hides Morphling or restricts its usage when a Replicate is out Hybrids are visibly known to enemies
6.84
	Adaptive Strike now has a 1150 speed projectile Added Aghanim's Scepter upgrade to Morphling: Grants a new ability, Hybrid
6.83
	Adaptive Strike stun max duration increased from 0.75/1.5/2.25/3 to 1.25/2.25/3.25/4.25
6.80
	You can now cast and attack while in Waveform
6.79
	Morph level 4 shift rate improved from 0.25 to 0.2
6.78
	Base attack time improved from 1.7 to 1.6
6.77
	Cast animation time decreased from 0.4 to 0.25
6.76
	Cast animation time improved from 0.45 to 0.4
6.75
	Cast animation time increased from 0.3 to 0.45 Morph Mana cost increased from 20 to 30 mana per second Base damage decreased by 6 Waveform AoE decreased from 255 to 200 Waveform no longer allows you to start attacking/casting before it is completed
6.74
	Morph passively grants 3/4/5/6 agility and strength Wave Form now properly dodges projectiles
6.73
	Adaptive strike cooldown decreased from 20 to 10 Base agility increased by 5
6.72
	Morph now has a visual effect Armor reduced by 2
6.71
	Adaptive Strike damage rescaled
6.69
	Replicate cannot target Morphling's own illusions anymore Adaptive Strike damage type changed from Physical to Magical
6.64
	Morph Replicate mana cost increased from 0 to 150
6.63
	Morph's passive Agility and Strength bonus removed
6.60
	Reworked how Morphiling's Adaptive Strike works
6.58
	Morph now gives him a passive +2/4/6/8 Agility and Strength bonus when leveling it up
6.52
	Agility Morph and Strength Morph can now be clicked on directly for one-time use Morph interval is smoother when it levels (same overall rate though)
6.51
	Undid some of Morphling's base damage buff from last version Lowered level 1 and 2 cast range on Replicate
6.50
	Increased Morphling's base damage Reduced Replicate's Mana cost and cooldown

Notable Players

Sylar

Nisha

JT-

Meracle

miCKe

See also

• Stun
• Illusion

External links

Guides

• Standard Morphling (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Morphling