Patch 7.41e
Morphling

Morphling Counters & Build

Agility
49.14%
Win rate
0.315%
Pick rate
5
Counters
7.41e
Patch

Morphling is countered by Slark, Nyx Assassin and Axe, and performs best against Lifestealer, Sniper and Phoenix — patch 7.41e, legend–ancient.

Countered by

5

These heroes beat Morphling more often than their general strength explains.

Slark
Slark 774 matches
−2.5%

WhyEssence Shift directly undermines Morphling's stat mechanics by continuously draining all of his attributes in combat, reducing both his maximum health pool and damage scaling. Dark Pact gives Slark a reliable strong dispel against Adaptive Strike's stun, while Pounce limits Morphling's movement to force prolonged trades where Slark thrives.

Nyx Assassin
Nyx Assassin 322 matches Low data
−2.4%

WhyMorphling's tendency to shift heavily into Agility leaves him with a low health pool that is exceptionally vulnerable to Nyx Assassin's instant burst combination of Vendetta, Impale, and Mind Flare. Additionally, Spiked Carapace easily punishes Morphling's telegraphed nukes like Waveform and Adaptive Strike, stunning him and disrupting his ability to fight safely outside of the laning phase.

Axe
Axe 1,017 matches
−2.4%

WhyMorphling often shifts into Agility to maximize his attack damage, leaving him with a low health pool that high armor cannot protect against Axe's pure damage. Berserker's Call forces Morphling to rapidly attack Axe, repeatedly triggering Counter Helix procs. This quickly lowers Morphling's health into Culling Blade's pure damage kill threshold.

Phantom Lancer
Phantom Lancer 708 matches
−2.0%

WhyPhantom Lancer's continuous illusion generation from Juxtapose and Doppelganger naturally overwhelms Morphling's single-target focus, diluting the impact of Adaptive Strike. Doppelganger also provides a basic dispel and projectile dodge against Adaptive Strike, while Phantom Rush grants evasion and mobility to relentlessly close the distance on Morphling.

Marci
Marci 267 matches Low data
−2.0%

WhyMarci can quickly close the distance and lock down Morphling using the stun from Rebound paired with the displacement of Dispose. Her rapid strike combos from Unleash deliver heavy burst damage that can potentially overwhelm Morphling before he can safely adjust his health pool with Attribute Shift (Strength Gain). Furthermore, an upgraded Unleash provides silence pulses on her ability casts, preventing Morphling from utilizing Waveform to escape.

Strong against

5

Morphling outperforms against these.

Lifestealer
Lifestealer 1,230 matches
+2.9%

WhyMorphling can shift his attributes heavily into Agility via Attribute Shift, giving him massive armor against physical attacks while minimizing his maximum health pool to reduce the damage and healing Lifestealer gains from Feast. Additionally, Waveform provides invulnerable mobility to easily kite Lifestealer and disengage from Open Wounds. Morphling can also cast Morph to copy Lifestealer's own basic abilities like Rage and Feast.

Sniper
Sniper 1,368 matches
+2.7%

WhyWhile Morphling loses the laning phase to Sniper's early harass, his advantage emerges later in the game. Waveform's invulnerable gap close allows Morphling to instantly bypass the distance created by Keen Scope and Take Aim to burst Sniper down with agility-scaled Adaptive Strike. Morphling can also turn Morph into Sniper to copy his basic abilities or rely on Attribute Shift to survive Assassinate damage.

Phoenix
Phoenix 479 matches Low data
+1.8%

WhyWith an even laning phase, Morphling's advantage likely emerges in teamfights where high agility from Attribute Shift provides the rapid attack speed needed to quickly hit and destroy Supernova. Waveform gives Morphling an invulnerable gap-closer to reach Phoenix, while Adaptive Strike's stun can immediately interrupt Sun Ray.

Queen of Pain
Queen of Pain 696 matches
+1.6%

WhyWhile the laning phase is roughly even, Morphling gains the advantage later by using Attribute Shift to easily survive Queen of Pain's burst damage and Waveform to gain invulnerability against her spells. Additionally, Morph allows Morphling to copy Queen of Pain's basic abilities like Blink, letting him match her mobility and turn her own burst damage against her.

Winter Wyvern
Winter Wyvern 706 matches
+1.5%

WhyWinter Wyvern slightly wins the lane by pressuring Morphling with long-range magic harassment from Arctic Burn and Splinter Blast. Morphling takes over later in the game, however, as Waveform allows him to close the distance and avoid abilities with invulnerability, while Morph lets him steal and utilize Wyvern's potent basic spells.

Best allies

5

Pairs that win more together than apart.

Slark
Slark 231 matches Low data
+1.3%

Popular build

legend–ancient

The eight most-bought items, in the order they are usually finished. Chosen by purchase frequency rather than win rate — an item's win rate reflects how the game was going, not what the item did. The minute is the median completion time: what to aim for.

  1. Wraith Band 2min 1,744 builds
  2. Vladmir's Offering 11min 10,183 builds
  3. Yasha 16min 13,708 builds
  4. Manta Style 20min 12,898 builds
  5. Butterfly 28min 7,723 builds
  6. Black King Bar 32min 3,867 builds
  7. Crystalys 33min 1,735 builds
  8. Eye of Skadi 33min 524 builds

Patch 7.41e · legend–ancient · updated 2026-08-24. Figures are shrunk toward the expected result by sample size, so a large number on thin data is deliberately damped rather than shown raw.