Tips and Tricks: Morphling, the Morphling

1. Morph
Cost-efficient Items
This one is a no-brainer but after seeing some people buy bracers in pubs, I felt I have to post this one. Never ever buy bracers for morphling because Wraith Bands would suffice. Use Morph to balance things out while regenerating beside the fountain. Remember that the minimum stats of Morphling (either for Agi or Str) depends on his base stats, not on the equivalent stats after item bonuses are added in. So learn to save money. Wraith Bands are IN.

Morphing out of Danger
This one is also an old trick. When being chased by an enemy, and you're down to red, start morphing some Agi to Str to gain hitpoints. If you have backup coming up, don't overdo it so as not to discourage your enemy from chasing you. Then at the precise moment, face him again, now with the help of your friend, pawn him. During intense clashes or 1v1 combats, it's also wise to turn Morph on when your health is starting to fall. Sometimes, it can save the day, making you score the kill.


2. Replicate


Although its not that really advisable to put a skill point in the ulti of morphling in early game, it is also very helpful to use morphling's ulti because it can do a lot of things. Aside from the norm, which is to copy copy strong opponents or allies, Morphling's Replicate can also do the following:

Decoy - Can act as decoy, copy an easy target ally (ex. sniper) before going into a clash and micromanage it, try luring your opponents on it, so that your opponents would waste their ulti's on that decoy. (the decoy is hard to be detected since, im not sure, but i think the duplicate hero doesnt receive any bonus damage, so it is as tough as the real one).

Slippery - Can save your life, in dangerous occasions you can make an illusion and put it in a safe place, and if ever you are in a tight position, you can swap places with your illusion.

Illusions FTW - You can augment other illusion Heroes especially Azwraith with Replicate because this additional illusion can copy itself too, with Juxtapose. Other applications include when you grab an Illusion Rune--adding another illusion to your team would unnerve the enemy, or cause them to waste spells and mana, forcing them to back from battle while cooling down, giving you the upper hand overall.