Morphling Guide by Computer(Noob)
Written by admin on October 21st, 2008Thanks for creating this guide goes to Computer(noob), good job!
I have seen alot of good morphling guides on dotaportal portal and IMO they are all very good.
this guide is actually inspired by the guides and guides writer. So if my guide is somehow similar to your guides, i am sorry
this is also my first time Posting a guide so therefore if I done something wrong, please forgive me.
Content:
1. Introduction
2. Pros/Cons
3. Skill/Item build
4. Strategy
5. Best allies
6. Worst enemy
7. Conclusion
8. Replays
Introduction
Morphling – The Morphling
Range: 350 | | Move Speed: 285 | Primary: AGI
Str: 19 + 2 | Agi: 19 + 3 | Int: 17 + 1.5
Damage: 34 – 43 | HP: 511 | Mana: 221
HP Regen: 0.82 | Mana Regen: 0.69
Attack Speed: 1.38 (+ 19% IAS) | Armor: 3.7
Skill
[W]aveform
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: 140/155/160/165
Cooldown: 10
Your main skill. This skill is really something, Nuke+blink+aoe all wrap into this cool skill.use it, love it.
Adaptiv[e] Strike
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
Adaptive strike, i am sad to say that you won’t be able to use the stun as my build focus all on agi. But the good thing is after you max it, you will see 400~500 dmg.
Morph
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.
Level 2 – 4 points per second.
Level 3 – 6 points per second.
Level 4 – 8 points per second.
Mana Cost: 20
Cooldown: N/A
Another skill which makes morphling so very unique. Morph his str into agi or agi back into str.This skill will be needed for you to play this build.
[R]eplicate
The Morphling has the unique ability to replicate any target friendly, enemy hero, or his own images. Although it only deals 50% damage, the hero can morph into his replication, instantly taking its position.
Level 1 – Lasts 30 seconds.
Level 2 – Lasts 45 seconds.
Level 3 – Lasts 60 seconds.
Mana Cost: 200
Cooldown: 120
Replicate, from the name you can tell it allow you to clone a hero, friend or foe.The good thing about this skill is that the replicate last for 1 mins and the clone will have passive of the hero clone.However we won’t eally be needing this.
Pros/Cons
Pros
1. Alot of stats to play around with
2. Can fit almost into any situtation
3. Adaptive strike gets more powerful as the game progress
4. Waveform does not lose it effectiveness
5. Very High Damage, High armour and Attack Speed
Unfortunately a hero this good will have a bad side
Cons
1. Low Movement speed (285)
2. Fragile
3. Mana MAY prove to be a problem
4. VERY item dependent, if you are facing a good opponent who denys you alot, it may screw your game up
Now we understand this hero better, How do you play him?
Skill/Item build
Skill Build
1.
Waveform
2.
Stats
3.
Waveform
4.
Stats
5.
Waveform
6.
Stats
7.
Waveform
8~9.
Stats
10.
Morph
11.
Stats
12.
Stats
13.
Adaptive Strike
14.
Stats
15.
Adaptive strike
16.
Stats
17.
Adaptive strike
18.
Stats
19.
Adaptive strike
20.
Replicate
21.
Replicate
22.
Replicate
23.-
24.-
25.
Ensure Str Points is 1 then add morph
Q:Why this skill build have no adaptive strike and replicate at early levels!?
A:Well… this is a all agi build, means that you will be converting ALL str points in AGi resulting in low health.Maxing out stats ensure that your hp will keep increasing EVEN if you convert and Stats also help increase Agi and Int.which increase mana, solving your mana problems.
Q:Replicate at last few levels? you kidding me?
A:This build is meant for taking down fast and quick. Unless you are very good with micromanaging, replicate shouldn’t be gotten. But, you can get it if you want to, changing a stat for a replicate if you think you need a passive spell or a ward (thank to remi for enlightening me)
Q:lvl 23 and lvl 24 have a dash.what does it means?
A:Dun add morph till you convert all Str to agi, or you MAY have str Points left over after morphing.
Q:What exactly does stats do?
A:Well i used to think that its for points to play around with. But now, i think stats are important. They increase MANA, something you truly really lack of. Agi and str point also help but mana really solve alot of problems.
Item build
Starting items
This starting gears should be able to help you and should provide you some help.
1.3 wraith bands <– This should be gotten after your first fountain trip.
2. Blade of alacrity
*Farm up 1050 gold to make yasha*
*Put down 2 wraith band and buy the next 2 item*
3. Boots of elvenskin
4. Yasha recipe Scroll
*Forms Yasha*
*Pick up the 2 wraith band to ensure maximum stats bonus*
*Save up 3050 gold to make S and Y*
*Put all 3 wraith band on the floor*
5. Ogre axe
6. Belt of giant strength
7. Sange recipe scroll
*Forms Sange*
8. Buy S and Y recipe scroll
*Form S and Y*
9.Helm of iron will
10.Mask of death
*Forms helm of dominator* <—– From here on your item slot will be full. So the rest of the item you just sell the wraith bands.
* From here onwards you can choose which item you need to get as it will depend on your situation.
If you need speed and more pushing ablility
11. BoT recipe scroll
*Forms BoT*
If you want greater surviving ability
11. Messerschmidts Reaver
12. Satanic recipe scroll
*Forms satanic*
If you want more dmg
11. Broadsword
12. Blades of attack
13. Crystalys recipe scroll
*Froms Crystalys*
14. Demon edge
15. Buriza-do kyanon recipe scroll
*Forms Buriza-do kyanon*
OR
11. Eaglehorn
12. Quarter staff
13. Butterfly recipe scroll
*Forms Butterfly*
The rest of the build after is for you to choose, depending on what situation you may have.
Reason for items
1.BoT : Increase MS and Teleportation (handy for pushing)
2.Satanic : life steal, ability to heal while push reduce the amount of trip you have to go back fountain, useful.
3.S and Y : MS boost,which you lack of. Attack spd increase, decent str and agi boost, miam.
4.Butterfly : Stats boost, evasion and attack spd
5.Buriza : increase DPS
Q: Why 3 wraith early game?
A: it is to help to build up your foundation for later + your well needed mana for waveform.
Q: I see EoS in other people guide. Why not yours
A: I used to support EoS, but, it is really hard to farm up for. If you are confident in getting EoS then go aheda and get it.
Q: HoD???
A: Yes. I believe that HoD will be able to save your life alot of times. And will work quite well against those DPS heros who take you on. It also save on your fountain trips and you can regen back your health by visiting the NC.
Well Thats about it
Now about how to play
Strategy
Early game
IF you pick or Random Morphling, -ma to see any easy target. Look out for nukers and disablers too. Nukers and disablers are a hazard to you. If not, start of with the early game items. Get a lane (Don’t solo unless you are able to.) And my advice to you is, DUN GET KILLED.
DUN GET KILLED!!!!
. your puny health and mana capacity would make you a VERY VERY VERY VERY easy target. Nukers will rip you to shreads while disablers will… disable you. Basically i prefer the wave, hit and run method. You basically wave behind the person and hit him, afterward you run. You may think it is a dumb idea but basically that how it works. if he is on low health then you can just finish him off. If you can catch up with him. Get your 3 wraith and you should be a few inches above the danger line.
Mid game
This is the part where Ganging starts to occur, and where you start to shine. You basically continue on with wad you are doing from lvl 8 to lvl 12. harassing and killing enemies. Aim for last hits and deny. The only difference is you have a HoD now (or not, depending). You may now think , Why the heck did i get this item???. All that will change after you get morph. You morph your str to agi. leaving behind 900+ health. You can choose to go for 1000+ health or lesser than 900 if you are those daredevil types. Basically get your S and Y asap or you wont even be able to catch up with your teammate. 335 ms with BoS… pathetic..
Late game
In my last guide i didn’t emphasize alot on late game. Well, late game is the danger zone. Ganging become often, 5 man push is also frequent. basically chaos is everywhere. You now play a crucial role as the dmg dealers and chasers. You survive physical attack. spell is the only danger to you. Stun and ganging is worse. You maybe needed alot, depending on if you play well or not. if you keep getting killed, morph some points to str. Adaptive strike should be at it maximum potential. replicate should now be dealing some damage and tanker hero should have enough health for it to be worth it to replicate. This strategy cannot turn you from a noob to a pro but thats is basically what you should do with Morphling
Now time for your allies.
Allies
The heros i feel are good with you are,
Zeus. He’s able to take down most of the opponent health in early game with his spells. remember that leveling and getting stats is one of your most top priority. And he kinda make people focus all their defence on spells. leaving you a big advantage with damage.
Drow ranger. Turns disablers and spell nukers into food. Cold arrow also slow down so you can catch up with your pathetic MS and do some serious DMG.
ES. He stuns and do major dmg with his spell. a very good ally to have.
Nevermore. With his aura and your dmg… Ouch!
AM. He takes care of mana while you take care of health.His blink is useful. Int heros beware.
Bane elemental. A full time disabler, but his nightmare is quite troublesome tho. nevertheless, a good ally.
With Great Allies, comes with Enemies
Worst Enemies
Stunners – They may be your good allies but on the other team it a different story
Disabler – Same as stunner, you have have a Slow MS, you wouldn’t want to be purge or slow down, would you?
Waveform tactics
Waveform is such a great skill. like i have mention above, its a blink+nuke+aoe and definitely is a geat skill. I will teach you how to use it to its maximum potential.
Waveforming behind your enemies. This is the basics of waveform. You waveform behind the enemy to deal him dmg, forcing him to run into your creep wave or to engage you. it can also be use as a harass and waveform also eliminates the enemies creep wave, useful for chasing and killing, initiating.
Pudge has blind hook, we have blind waveform. Like what pudge players do, they try to visualise the enemy hero. what we do not need to visualise is the enemy creeps. whereas a pudge player needs to. Its better to underestimate rather than Over estimate as morphling tends to move until he can waveform to the point you click. thus sometimes you may not be able to do it as his ms is slow. Also, morphling waveform has a small aoe of 250. So the animation might look like it did not hit but it will still do dmg if the person is in the aoe. You can also use it on invisible hero. Did it once on twice on riki, killing him. Although the other team did call me a maphacker.
You can also use your waveform to escape. You can just wave up a cliff. The trick here is to waveform smartly. Waveform to where the hero has to take a big round before reaching you. thus you will be able to escape. Sometimes just waveforming straight towards your base may work. make sure thayt your teammate is near to support you tho.
Conclusion
We have come to the end of my guide, Hope that it will prove to be useful and Morphling if played properly, Will OWN!!!! I will update my guide whenever i can so good luck, have fun and thanks for reading
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umm you got 2 orbs bud s and y and helm of dom.. you probly might want to think that build over, maybe something like skadi and HoD that way you get stats and get the ls in one great package.. noobs =/
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s n y with lifesteal you do realise that these effects do not stack the maim wont work.
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If you get Satanic, you WON’T get maim from SyY, the SyY prices are wrong.
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one word……NOOB. Play with that item build and you wont b seeing any maim comming from the SandY….. you know y cuz u have a flecking orb effect with the satanic stupid. i would prefer a skadi instead of the satanic.
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guys you shud know that the hit on which the opponent is maimed,lifesteal is ineffective.both work together,i heve tried it wid morphling and terrorblade.rethink.replay.recomment
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in the current version maim does not come out when using satanic. even on the hit which maim is supposed to come out, it does not. so i suggest changing the SnY to an EOS. however. flashy item builds are hard to farm out. but if played properly, this would be cakewalk.
~Unknown
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ur items is for ai play,sux dude,main dun stack with satanic,:(
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Kill yourself. This guide is horrible.
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im not Very good at morp . but if i can say , your build lil bit risky .
stat in early lv is safe , u wont get killed easy,but u WONT KILL easy to.
and why you place SY and satanic together? it worthless .
why dont u place Heart and morp into full agi stat ?
it more make sense for me ..
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s and y and satanic are orb effects,could be effective?
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maybe his aim in S n Y is the fast and then lifesteal…coz morph has a slow ms…u better think it of…
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dude great job, but lots of room to improve — ult is useful on morph, u can use it to leave a gank, or infact wave in and ult out which is always useful if u wanna harass/half ass tank for the team
but ya skadi is a must over s/y not because the orb stacks with helm, but because of mana/agility boost — and hell the slow is so imba
anyways good job, improve a bit more
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man this guide sux.. wasted my time..i dont wanna repeat wat the others said abt the main thing.
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pra sa akin ay depende sa stretegy yun guyz..heheh
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Thank you for creating this guide. It’s very helpful for noobs like me. :)
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noob guide, stun early game, damage late game. 2 gauntlets 1 circlet 1 tango (starting items) no survavibility items or techniques in early game
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Try with S ^ Y and Scady … With that build u have enough hp, dmg, ms and slow efects….
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Interessting build, I’ll be testing it.
For the others, learn to fucking type.
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sny and sat s tacks nubs!
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GO with SKADI for MAIN ORB.
- more stats for morphing
-alots of mana for spamming nukes etc
-SLOW
then go BFLY .
and oh yeah for maximum use of his ulti, when your being chased by enemy and ur wave on cooldown, u can switch to ur illusion and juke them. ( PROOOO )
or copy one of ur allies pretend its real(doesn’t take extra dmg cuz its illusion, make them waste mana/cooldowns) and ROFL at them after
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HoD & SY ?????????????
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HEy NOOB,IF you get Eos ,YOu will be stronger because +25 To all stats
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Flamer is only talk on his own. EoS???? u can get it against noob… Against good player You will leave with 4 wraith 1 PT and 1 Tp
FLAMER GO TO HELL AND ALWAYS NOOB!!
FUCK U FLAMER!!
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actually its not a bad guide…SnY and life steel can be used both..because of the movemnt speed and the life steel..and at the same time the item give a tougfhnss to morph..but if want to play morph well juz choose either SnY o The satanic…but try this SnY…with buriza,vanguard,butter,linkensphr,and
boots.morph dependnt on its skill to kill and escape so need item like likensphr to regenerate mana at the same time protect frm some magic.hehehehe
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this guide doesn’t have a guide for adaptive strike… better have butterfly = atkspd + atk + evasion +agi for adaptive strike
buriza = crit for using normal atks
satanic = life steal better w/ crits + hp
you dont need SnY becoz you have the skill WAVEFORM… waving through enemies and hit them…
use adaptive strike if they’re too far from you, besides maim dont work w/ life steal
you cant say that replicate skill will be held in the last levels…
when an agi enemy hero become stong in mid game becoz of feeders
you can use replicate to make an illusion for it to atk the enemy…
most of the enemies dont mind illusions they dont even know that the illusion is the one that making huge damage to them =))
i dont want to see nooblike morphlings from now for those who have read this =) goodluck
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ahhhhh dude they are right S and Y doesn’t work together with satanic but S and Y and desolator works even thought its says orb effect its works
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well i will give you a better strat guide….. when it morphs, there is always a disadvantage, more str means u dun gt killed but attack slowly and more agi means u r doomed…. so what i suppose is that u get 3 wraith bands early in the game and get power treads agi and maelstrom and if possible convert it into mjollnir… ok now for the spell build..
waveform
adapt s
waveform
adapt s
waveform
adapt s
replicate
waveform
adapt s
stats
stats
replicate
stats
stats
stats
stats
replicate
stats
stats
stats
stats
then morph
what i mean is that u dont morph into str or agi and believe me this hero will be imba in your hands
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s&y actually works but men you can replace it wth a cuirass
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NOOB
Your guide is bad. Helm of the Dom. is a good idea, I use it, but S&Y – sucks. Yasha is enough. 10%ms, 15%ias, 16agi. To boost HP buy Satanic. Then either EOS or HOT. Only after you bought these items transform all str into agi.
My Skill Order:
Waveform
Morph
Waveform
Stats
Waveform
Stats
Waveform
Stats
Replicate
Stats
Stats
Replicate
12-15 Adaptive strike
Replicate
Stats till 22lvl
23-25 morph
The idea of replicate – is to avoid gangs after gangs.
I replicated Sven with ultimate on, and killed enemy. Then I returned back to my lane. There I was ganged by Admiral and Razor. Do you think Waveform could save me? I used it, and then returned back with X-spot. But I have replica of Sven on the other side of the map. I used ultimate and survived.
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Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
r u mad.
WTF r u crazy
man ur build up sucks
ooooooohh!n u sucks too
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ur build up sucks
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Weak build, tbh.
For whoever’s played Morphling and actually got His mechanics, to think of a full agi build means control. Your build lacks that. A poor geared vengeful 4 or 5 levels lower than you would pwn you simply stunning + swapping, because you don’t have any resistances.
Some modifications:
Skill build: not bad, but A.Strike must be skilled sooner, from level 7-8 to 10-11, since you’ll start ganking then (you may even start skilling it sooner, should you manage to handle mana issues). It’s a ranged strike that does not require port, like Waveform, so you don’t risk being stunned under a tower. As for Morph, skill it after skilling stats once or twice, then again after skilling stats 4-5 times. You save a lot of mana with this, and it’ll allow you to escape gankings, by auto-morphing str. If you don’t play Morphling that well, then instead of this, skill Ulti once, and use it to escape ganks (by making Illusion run far away then porting to it).
Item build: 2 orbs = failure. And BoT + S&Y for MS issues = failure too. You can save the orb from Sange by getting Eye of Skadi (which also allows you to add more agility by morphing more base stats). It’ll solve MS probs by making your opponents slower, easier to chase. HoD->Satanic = failure. If you need survivability, get Vanguard early on. Provides resistance (block) and hitpoints, allowing you to convert str into agi (thus, increasing power). As for Butterfly, it’s good for almost any hero, so ye, sure. Instead of treads, make Phase Boots (early armor and dmg, plus lots of MS, and you’ll get the AS as you level up). Buriza = failure, you don’t need crit, all you need is agi for A.Strike. Unless you’re Beyond Godlike for like 30minutes, don’t get it, waste of gold that could be put into some serious Butterfly/flies. Wraith Bands are waste of gold, trust me (unless you’re being noob as hell and getting pwned everytime).
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i felt that item not good because used some item used orb effect like sange and yasha -satanic that item will be weak
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I think you must bring item like a
1.Helm of dominator
2.power tread
3. yasha
4.butterfly
5.buterfly to gain a atack speed
6.up to you as a:buriza-do heart of tarasque or you can improved your helm of dominator into satanic
I will you more see a “Orb Efeect” Don”t bring some item use the orb efeect because can make that item become weak
if you want to make item with “orb efect” use a difusal blade and improved to manta style ^^
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nice build..but i have a question YOU FREAKING CURSED NOOB…WHEN AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE BOOTS ON MORPHLING???AT LVL 25??
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I think your guide not bad.But i felt you very” fear. try my technique
1.if you in war make a replicate from your friend example: your friend are leviathan,krobelus and many more.
2.make replicate from hero you want
3.let that replicate in fountain
4.if your enemy has been come near in your tower or building you must go without your friend let your friend in behind you
5.use a wave form for beginning be careful with some hero with skill like a:silent voodoo stun
6.that skill can bring you to death
you must attack hero with skill silent voodoo and stun
7.push hero with that skill you must kill that hero or let that hero release that skill before your health bar become a small
8.if that skill like a silent voodoo has been release you must press R button you will in the fountain
9.let your friend will atack the enemy because enemy been don’t have a mana and dangerous skill with easyly your friend can kill that enemy thanks TalkLeSSDoMoRE
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lols this is the best item for morp..
linken sphere
manta
butterfly
HoT
buriza
BoT
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For surviving at the first i build a vanguard coz hp morph is suck . . And build skil morph is imprtant for changing to agi for damage and farming with hoD . . And goLd come very fast . . In 20 max item is get and time for ended the game .
If you need satanic just build yasha/skadi . And if you meet with int opp god idea you get a linken coz with agi morph hp is suck .
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you can build item for morphling :
-treads
-vanguard
-butter 2x
-buriza
-satanic
when you ganked by 2 hero you can doble kill , dont worry bout your less Hp coz 2 butter and vanguard will be help u and if crit is 800 and yer lifesteal 25% its fully your hp . But it dont work if u ganked with Lion coz one finger(1300) enough for kil u … :D
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gud guide..i prefer 2 make mjollnir….useful in ganks..
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morph gives you stats
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Huh… S n Y what the really noob one!
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the best item for moprh is
BOT
MANTA
LINKEN for mana problems
BFLY
SATANIC
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thanks for the guides.. what does orb effects mean? haha. wth is stack or not stack? fuck! i’m totally a noob! haha.
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e2 oh… buo dyn….
MANTA
LINKEN
BOT
BUTTERFLY
DIVINE
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this sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ur guide sucks dude
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should have take mantastyle…sny n hod cant stack…n some nubs cant even farm for BoT..phase should be enuf..!!
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satanic+butterfly+skadi=imba
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==… may be he is noob or wad … but if he make this build for propress… i mean like he noe got orb effects but dun care …
than u can play it SNY and satanic …. == if u kill u use SNY , if ur hp low u use satanic == lol noobs …
the first slot tat the item u put will use the effects , example …
1st slot u put satanic and 2nd slot u put SNY = satanic’s life steal (no maim)
1st slot u put SNY and 2nd u put satanic = SNY’s maim (no lifesteal)
DIDN’T U GUYS EVER THINK OF THIS ? NOOOB ….
IT ACTUALLY LIKE A RIKI BUYING MOM + SNY …. MOM FOR THE SPEED AND WHEN IT NEEDS LIFE STEAL , THEN HE CHANGE IT NO THE ITEM … == FOR SUCKING LIFE … DUH … !!!
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best item..
butterfly
eye of skadi
power threads
manta style
linkens sphere
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TO me,the best item build r :
linken sphere(prevent the stunner)
vanguard(raise ur aomor)
butterfly(+atk & atk speed)
manta style(mirror image)
BoT
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his item is ok … only 1 hit will be ord lah so s n y is ok