Morphling Counters

Items

• Orchid Malevolence   Item   Changelogs     Orchid MalevolenceB A garnet rod constructed from the essence of a fire demon. Cost4075 (775) Bought FromCaster Active Soul Burn Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack speed+150% Mana regeneration+30 Attack damage and Bloodthorn   Item   Changelogs     BloodthornB A reviled blade that bites deeper with each wriggle of its victim s final throes. Cost7195 (1000) Bought FromWeapons Active Soul Rend Passive Critical Strike Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack - if silence placed before Morphling toggled strength gain and when not dispelled.
• Heaven`s Halberd can place 5.5 seconds undispellable disarm on Morphling; and Morphling is not good Monkey King Bar carrier in general.
• Scythe of Vyse

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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Morphling 19 + 2.3 24 + 3.7 17 +

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Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Morphling For dark eons the comet circled. Held in

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Adaptive Strike (pre 6.60) PlayWE AbilityTarget Unit AffectsEnemies DamagePhysical

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Ancient Apparition "AA" redirects here. For the professional player, see ARS-ART.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs    

• Ancient Apparition`s Ice Blast stops Morph (Strength Gain) from recovering additional health, and using it will bring Morphling closer to the shatter threshold. In lane, Ancient Apparition`s Ice Vortex slows Morphling`s already poor movement speed to a crawl; this, coupled with the amplification of magic damage, can set up an early kill on Morphling if Ancient Apparition has a suitable lane partner.

• Anti-Mage`s Spell Shield causes Morphling`s Ethereal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Ethereal Blade A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes. Cost4700 Bought FromWeapons Active Ether Blast Bonus +10 into Adaptive Strike combo to deal significantly less damage. Additionally, his Mana Break ability allows him to quickly reduce Morphling`s mana to a low value, either removing him from a fight, or forcing him to Morph (Strength Gain) to survive.

Arc Warden   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Arc Warden 24 + 3 15 + 1.8 24

• Arc Warden can counter Morphling`s strong pushing capabilities by using Magnetic Field to protect buildings. Arc Warden also often builds an Orchid Malevolence   Item   Changelogs     Orchid MalevolenceB A garnet rod constructed from the essence of a fire demon. Cost4075 (775) Bought FromCaster Active Soul Burn Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack speed+150% Mana regeneration+30 Attack damage or Bloodthorn   Item   Changelogs     BloodthornB A reviled blade that bites deeper with each wriggle of its victim s final throes. Cost7195 (1000) Bought FromWeapons Active Soul Rend Passive Critical Strike Bonus +25 Intelligence+30 Attack , which can prove dangerous for Morphling. Arc Warden can easily break Linken`s Sphere   Item   Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock with Flux and then slow him with Spark Wraith, making Arc Warden`s Tempest Double a legitimate threat as well.

Earth Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18

• Earth Spirit`s Geomagnetic Grip can silence Morphling for up to four seconds, preventing Morphling from using Waveform or Morph (Strength Gain) to escape from ganks. In addition, Boulder Smash and Rolling Boulder provide solid lockdown for up to over four seconds if used together.

Ember Spirit   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Ember Spirit 19 + 2.1 22 + 1.8 20

• Searing Chains prevent Morphling from using Waveform.
• Flame Guard blocks Morphling`s nuke combo Ethereal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Ethereal Blade A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes. Cost4700 Bought FromWeapons Active Ether Blast Bonus +10 plus Adaptive Strike.
• Sleight of Fist can be used to dodge Ethereal Blade, Adaptive Strike or even Waveform.
• Searing Chains, Flame Guard and Activate Fire Remnant deal heavy magical damage, which Morphling is exceptionally vulnerable to, and are not blocked by Linken`s Sphere   Item   Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Linken s Sphere This magical sphere once protected one of the most famous heroes in history. Cost4850 (1000) Bought FromArmor Active Transfer Spellblock Passive Spellblock .

Elder Titan   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Elder Titan 24 + 2.6 14 + 1.8 23

• Most of Morphling`s armor comes from his high agility and it is reduced by Natural Order.
• On the other hand, aura has only 350 range and Elder Titan can be burst down by Morphling`s nuke combo.

Lion   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Lion 16 + 2 15 + 1.5 20 +

• Lion`s Mana Drain rapidly crushes Morphling`s mana reserves. Without this resource, he is unable to Morph (Strength Gain) or Waveform to save himself. Additionally, Hex prevents these abilities as well. At long last, Finger of Death can catch an unwary Morphling off guard, as many Morphling players tend to keep their health low to benefit from the bonus attack speed and damage.

Lifestealer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lifestealer 25 + 3.3 18 + 1.9 15 + 1.75 Level Base

• Lifestealer is a living nightmare for Morphling as Rage can protect him from Morphling`s damage burst.
• If Morphling pushes too far with Morph (Strength Gain), Feast will hurt him more than other strength heroes with high HP, and if he pushes too far with Morph (Agility Gain), he will be easily ambushed by Lifestealer Infest along with hero that he infested before (most notably nuker like Nyx Assassin) putting Morphling into serious disadvantage.

Meepo   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Meepo 23 + 1.6 23 + 2.2 20 +

• Meepo`s Earthbind and Geostrike can control Morphling for extended periods in a teamfight, which cannot be removed by Waveform, allowing Meepo to deals lots of additional damage with Poof.

Outworld Devourer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Outworld Devourer 19 + 2.6 24 + 2 26 + 2.7 Level

• Arcane Orb deals much damage regardless of Morphling`s high armor from Morph (Agility Gain).
• Sanity`s Eclipsecan quickly get Morphling into trouble as he needs mana for Morph (Strength Gain).
• Replicate illusions of Outworld Devourer will not deal much damage as most of that comes from his spells. Also, Replicate illusions of OD`s allies fall fast to Arcane Orb.

Rubick   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Spell Steal Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Rubick 19 + 1.8 14

• Rubick`s ability to steal   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Spell Steal Interactions   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Rubick 19 + 1.8 14 Morph (Strength Gain) makes him extremely annoying to deal with because the stat changes remain even if he steals a new spell. If Rubick moves enough points to strength and then steals Adaptive Strike, he will have a powerful 4-second stun in his arsenal as well.
• Null Field makes Rubick resistant to the heavy magic damage from the popular Ethereal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Ethereal Blade A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes. Cost4700 Bought FromWeapons Active Ether Blast Bonus +10 into Adaptive Strike combo.

• He can easily remove Linken`s Sphere with Arcane Bolt to then silence Morphling with Ancient Seal, slow him with Concussive Shot and follow up with Mystic Flare, heavily abusing Morphling`s weakness to magical burst damage.

Others

• Heroes with silencing abilities that are not blocked by Linken`s Sphere, like Puck ( Waning Rift), Death Prophet ( Silence) or Silencer ( Global Silence)
• Underlord ( Atrophy Aura)
• Winter Wyvern ( Winter`s Curse)
• Necrophos ( Reaper`s Scythe)

Good against...

• Morphling can easily kill Bloodseeker with his Ethereal Blade   Item   Changelogs     Ethereal Blade A flickering blade of a ghastly nature, it is capable of dealing damage in both magical and physical planes. Cost4700 Bought FromWeapons Active Ether Blast Bonus +10 and Adaptive Strike combo if either hero is under the effects of Bloodrage. Morphling can also escape from Rupture using