Morphling
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 thes…
Hero lore
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 thes…
Stats and abilities checked against patch 7.41f. Talents and full details are in the official patch notes.
Morphling abilities
Morphling dissolves into liquid and surges forward, damaging enemy units in his path. Morphling is invulnerable during Waveform.
Launches a surge of water toward an enemy unit, stunning them, knocking them back, and 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 multipli…
Morphling receives bonus cast range and slow resistance based on his current Strength, and attack range and movement speed based on his current Agility. These bonuses persist if he is morphed into another hero.
Passive, Hidden
Morphling shifts its form, pulling points from Strength and pouring them into Agility at a rate of 4. The process is reversible.
No Target
Morphling shifts its form, pulling points from Agility and pouring them into Strength at a rate of 4. The process is reversible.
No Target
Morphling changes his form to match the targeted enemy, gaining their basic abilities. Can be toggled for the duration of the ability.
Toggles Morphling's form between his own and the replicated enemy.
Popular items by game phase
Most popular items in professional matches, from OpenDota data as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Each phase is counted separately.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch209 selections · 46.4% - 2
Magic Wand63 selections · 14% - 3
Circlet54 selections · 12% - 4
Tango32 selections · 7.1% - 5
Faerie Fire31 selections · 6.9% - 6
Magic Stick25 selections · 5.6%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed100 selections · 28.4% - 2
Power Treads97 selections · 27.6% - 3
Morbid Mask78 selections · 22.2% - 4
Wraith Band25 selections · 7.1% - 5
Vladmir's Offering22 selections · 6.3% - 6
Blade of Alacrity10 selections · 2.8%
Mid
6 items- 1Blade of Alacrity122 selections · 17.6%
- 2
Diadem99 selections · 14.3% - 3
Yasha95 selections · 13.7% - 4
Manta Style93 selections · 13.4% - 5Vladmir's Offering62 selections · 8.9%
- 6
Claymore37 selections · 5.3%
Late
6 items- 1
Ultimate Orb40 selections · 13.6% - 2
Butterfly36 selections · 12.2% - 3
Black King Bar26 selections · 8.8% - 4
Demon Edge24 selections · 8.1% - 5
Eaglesong24 selections · 8.1% - 6
Eye of Skadi15 selections · 5.1%
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Morphling — frequently asked
What are Morphling's abilities in Dota 2?
Morphling's abilities are Waveform, Adaptive Strike, Ebb and Flow, Attribute Shift (Agility Gain), Attribute Shift (Strength Gain), Morph, Morph Replicate. It is an Agility ranged hero played as Carry, Escape, Durable.
What is Morphling's primary attribute?
Morphling is an Agility hero, starting with 16 strength (+2.6/lvl), 33 agility (+4.2/lvl) and 19 intelligence (+1.8/lvl), and a base move speed of 285.