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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Dota Hero Guide #1 - Morphling ; The Morphling

Morphling - The Morphling


Range: 350 | Move Speed: 285
Primary: AGI
Str: 19 + 2 | Agi: 19 + 3 | Int: 17 + 1.5
Damage: 38-47 | HP: 511 | Mana: 221
HP Regen: 0.82 | Mana Regen: 0.69
Attack Speed: 1.43 |Armor: 3

Description :
The Morphling, nature's magnum opus,the pinnace of evolution, can force his liquid body to flow over opponents in a massive wave, forcibly moving himself as well as injuring his enemies. At a whim he may change the composition of his body, trading strenght for agility and vice versa. Capable of manipulating his energy into either disable or damage based on his strongest attribute, the Morphling's most disturbing ability creates a literal clone of a chosen target, forcing them to face their own reflection as he crushes them in their confusion.

Skill Description :





Waveform (W)
The Morphling dissolves into his components and surges forward, dealing damage to everything in his wake.
Level 1 - 100 damage.
Level 2- 175 damage.

Level 3 - 250 damage.

Level 4 - 325 damage.
Mana Cost: 120
Cooldown: 10

Comments : A very good skill for chasing and escaping. It will let you stay invulerable until the animation of the skill done. A skill that can even sniper's ult and other single target skill.






Adaptive Strike (E)
Blasts a target with magical energy, dealing damage or disabling The Target based on the Morphling's dominant attribute between Agility and Strength.
Level 1 - 30 + 1.4x Agility in damage or stuns the target 1.4 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Level 2 - 60 + 1.8x Agility in damage or stuns the target 1.8 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Level 3 - 90 + 2.2x Agility in damage or stuns the target 2.2 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Level 4 - 120 + 2.6x Agility in damage or stuns the target 2.6 seconds and knocks back slightly.
Mana Cost: 100
Cooldown: 20

Comments: A great powerful skill that can strike up to 500 dmg with only 100 mana! This skill can be use to finish off a red life jerks who was trying to run away!






Morph
(R)
The Morphling edits his physical being to fit the circumstances. He can, at will, lose some strength and gain agility, or vice versa. The process is reversable.
Level 1 - 2 points per second. Gives a passive +2 Agility and Strength
Level 2 - 4 points per second. Gives a passive +4 Agility and Strength
Level 3 - 6 points per second. Gives a passive +6 Agility and Strength
Level 4 - 8 points per second. Gives a passive +8 Agility and Strength
Mana Cost: 0
Cooldown: 1 second

Comments: A great late game skill. It can use to be pump yourself with agi or str. You can escape from 1 or 2 ganker by right clicking your str skill.






Replicate (D)
The Morphling has the unique ability to replicate any target friendly or enemy hero. Although it only deals 50% damage, the hero can morph into his replication, instantly taking its position.
Level 1 - Lasts 30 seconds. 700 cast range.
Level 2 - Lasts 45 seconds. 1100 cast range.
Level 3 - Lasts 60 seconds. 1500 cast range.
Mana Cost: 25
Cooldown: 80 seconds

Comments: Another lovely skill to escape from a gank. Use on a group of enemy hero and use it to went somewhere else. When you are in danger, poof! you are already in the area of the clone that u made

Skill Build :
1-Waveform
2-Adaptive Strike
3-Waveform
4-Adaptive Strike
5-Morph
6-Waveform
7-Adaptive Strike
8-Waveform
9-Adaptive Strike
10-Replicate
11-Stat
12-Stat
13-Stat
14-Stat
15-Stat
16-Stat
17-Stat
18-Stat
19-Stat
20-Stat
21-Replicate
22-Replicate
23-Morph
24-Morph
25-Morph

Item Build:
Starting Build:



Slipper of agility X2

Irondwood branch X2

Ancient tango of Essitation

Core item :


Final item :

FAQ :
Q.Why Morph at lvl 5?
A.Because at lvl 5, most of the gank will be done at this lvl.

Q.Why Replicate at lvl 10?
A.At lvl 6, you still can use Waveform to escape a gank.

Q.Why Stat than Morph?
A.Morph at lv1 is enough, beside Stat can permanetly increase Str,Agi,Int

Q.Why yasha but not SnY?
A.Because of the orb effect, i replace Domi for Sange. Its cheaper and you can lifesteal wif such AS that you got from those agi item.

Q.WHY SKADI WITH DOMI? ORB EFFECT NOOB!
A. Well, skadi DOES stack with other orb effect if it is ranged


Credit :

Dota-Allstars.com for item picture

www.dotastrategy.com for Hero and skill picture

JeTz! for making this guide



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