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Morphling

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[e][h]Morphling
Radiant Hero
Attributes
Base Stats
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 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
Targeting
Point Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Morphling dissolves into liquid and surges forward, damaging enemy units in his path. Morphling is invulnerable during Waveform.
Damage75/150/225/300
Radius200
Wave Distance700/800/900/1000
950/1050/1150/1250
AbilityAttacks Targets
Charges2 x
Cast Range 700/800/900/100
                     950/1050/1150/1250
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0

21/18/15/12
     12.6/10.8/9/7.2
130
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 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
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 strength, the maximum agility multiplier is used.
Also puts Adaptive Strike (Strength) on cooldown.
Minimum Agility Damage0.5×
Maximum Agility Damage1×/1.5×/2×/2.5×
Base Damage55/65/75/85
Bonus Agility3/5/7/9
9/11/13/15
Downtime3
Cast Range 600/700/800/900
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0.67

10
40/50/60/70
Increases bonus Agility.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Blocked by Linken's Sphere.
Echoed 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.
Sub Ability
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/knockback is dealt.
Also puts Adaptive Strike (Agility) on a 3.0 second cooldown.
Minimum Stun Duration0.5
1.5
Maximum Stun Duration1.5/2/2.5/3
2.5/3/3.5/4
Minimum Knockback100
Maximum Knockback500
Bonus Strength3/5/7/9
9/11/13/15
Downtime3
Cast Range 600/700/800/900
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0.67

10
40/50/60/70
Increases bonus Strength.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Blocked by Linken's Sphere.
Echoed 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
Affects
Self
Morphling shifts its form, pulling points from Strength and pouring them into Agility. The process is reversible. Additional points in Attribute Shift increase the rate of stat change. Passively grants bonus Agility.
Points Per Shift1
Shift Interval0.2/0.1/0.0667/0.05
Mana Cost per Second5/10/15/20
Ability
Can Cast While Stunned
Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0

Morphling can shift attributes while stunned.
Can be used by 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.
Sub Ability
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 in Attribute Shift increase the rate of stat change. Passively grants bonus Strength.
Points Per Shift1
Shift Interval0.2/0.1/0.0667/0.05
Mana Cost per Second5/10/15/20
Ability
Can Cast While Stunned
Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0

Morphling can shift attributes while stunned.
Can be used by 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.
Ultimate Ability
Morph
RR
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Heroes
Morphling changes his form to match the targeted enemy, gaining their basic abilities. Can be toggled for the duration of the ability.
Duration20
36
All Attributes Steal
20%
Strength Hero Status Resistance Steal
40%
Agility Hero Attack Speed Steal
70
Intelligence Hero Spell Damage Amplification Steal
25%
Universal Hero Attributes Steal
20%
Cast Range 700/850/1000
Cast Point 0.25
Cast Backswing 0.1

120/80/40
50
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 Linken's Sphere.
Echoed 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.
Sub Ability
Morph Replicate
RT
Affects
Self
Morphling returns to his original form. He can toggle between forms until the duration of Morph runs out.
Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0

1
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 Waveform Cooldown
+1s Adaptive Strike (Strength) Adaptive Strike (Strength) Stun Duration 20 Waveform Waveform Attacks Targets
+15 Agility 15 +16s Morph Morph Duration
+250 Waveform Waveform Range 10 +15% Magic Resistance

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.33
  • Buff Base Strength increased by 1
  • Adaptive Strike (Agility) Adaptive Strike (Agility)
    • New Now grants bonus Agility (same values as Attribute Shift before)
  • Adaptive Strike (Strength) Adaptive Strike (Strength)
    • New Now grants bonus Strength (same values as Attribute Shift before)
  • Attribute Shift (Agility Gain) Attribute Shift (Agility Gain)
    • Removed No longer grants bonus Agility
    • Rework Aghanim's Shard bonus Agility moved to Adaptive Strike
  • Attribute Shift (Strength Gain) Attribute Shift (Strength Gain)
    • Removed No longer grants bonus Strength
    • Rework Aghanim's Shard bonus Strength moved to Adaptive Strike
  • Morph Morph
    • Rework Aghanim's Scepter effect now steals an additional 20% of all stats when targeting Universal Heroes
  • Talent Talent
    • Nerf Level 20 Talent Adaptive Strike Stun Duration decreased from +1s to +0.8s
7.32d
  • Waveform Waveform
    • Nerf Cooldown increased from 20/17/14/11s to 21/18/15/12s
  • Morph Morph
    • Removed Aghanim’s Scepter no longer reduces Cooldown
  • Talent Talent
    • Rework Level 25 Talent changed from 2 Waveform Charges to -40% Waveform Cooldown
7.32b
  • Buff Base HP Regeneration increased from 0.25 to 0.5
  • Buff Base Mana Regeneration increased from 0 to 0.5
  • Adaptive Strike (Agility) Adaptive Strike (Agility)
    • Buff Adaptive Strike Mana Cost reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 40/50/60/70
    • Buff Adaptive Strike Base Damage increased from 40/50/60/70 to 55/65/75/85
  • Adaptive Strike (Strength) Adaptive Strike (Strength)
    • Buff Adaptive Strike Mana Cost reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 40/50/60/70

Notable Players[edit]

Yatoro 
Ame 
Nisha 
miCKe 
Gabbi 

See also[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

References[edit]