Morphling counter picks: who to choose against this hero in Dota 2
Morphling is a strong carry hero who deals damage from long range. He has high stamina, deals magical and physical damage. His main feature is that he can reduce health in exchange for improved agility, damage, and vice versa.
Morph can be played in the center, in the roles of support, off-lane and carry. And the ability to transform into another creature makes him untouchable for many heroes. And if the Morphling has gained strength, then it is almost impossible to stop him: he causes huge amount of damage during the short period of time.
What needs to be considered when countering Morphling
The peculiarity of Morphling is that he has a small supply of mana. And in order to gain strength in the early stages, Morph has to sacrifice his health in favor of agility and damage. At this stage, it is necessary to counter him. But remember that in case of danger, it is not difficult for Morph to convert mana into HP in seconds.
At the same time, such a hero easily moves around the map, he has an ideal balance of magical and physical damage. He easily earns magic damage for his team by killing low health heroes throughout the game.
Who counters Morphling
The only way to stop a Morphling is controlling and preventing him from acquiring an Ethereal Blade. After all, this hero starts killing enemies from the first seconds of the game. Morphling can be countered by:
- Faceless Void - His chronosphere is the best solution because it doesn’t let you pump health into agility and vice versa. Moreover, Morph will not be able to recover at any stage of the game.
- Puck - Speed, ability control, and quick damage are things that help against Morphling.
- Lion - Can neutralize Morphling single-handedly if he times it right and hits Finger of Death.
- Ancient Apparition - Disables health pumping, and then easily killing Morph.
- Skywrath Mage - He will not allow the use of escapes, will increase the damage received by the hero.
- Tiny - This hero is effective only at the beginning of the game, until Morph has items. Then it is difficult to deal with the water monster.
- Queen of Pain - One spell combo, and Morph will have to go to the «tavern».
- Nyx Assassin - He is good at the initial stage. A couple of seconds and the Morphling is killed.
Anti-Mage, Outworld Devourer, Zeus and other heroes also counter Morphling well. Just catch him and use their abilities. After all, Morph has to move around the map with a minimum of health. And don’t tank on him because it’s easy for Morph to take out a tank in a head-to-head fight.
Items against Morphling
- Scythe of Vyse – Turns Morphling into a sheep, preventing attribute shifts and Waveform;
- Spirit Vessel – Reduces Morphling’s regeneration significantly, stopping his sustain;
- Eul’s Scepter of Divinity – Temporarily removes Morphling from the fight, interrupting his Morph timing;
- Bloodthorn – Silences and amplifies damage, making Morphling much easier to burst down;
- Nullifier – Disables passive items like Satanic, preventing Morphling from healing;
How to play against Morphling
Early game
Morphling is weak in the early game because his attribute shift requires mana, and he is highly vulnerable to magic damage. Apply pressure in the lane and deny him free farm.
Mid game
Morphling becomes dangerous with key items like Manta Style and Ethereal Blade. Keep him under control with instant disables and burst magic damage. Coordinate attacks to prevent him from shifting attributes before dying.
Late game
Morphling is extremely strong in the late game with full items. The only way to kill him is with quick disables, heavy magic damage, and Spirit Vessel to stop his healing. Focus Morphling as a top priority in fights.
Overall strategy
Morphling’s biggest weakness is his reliance on attribute shifting and regeneration. Disabling his abilities (Hex, Doom, Silence) and using strong magic damage will prevent him from surviving. Play aggressively and don’t let him farm freely.
by CyberScore