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Playing Against Morgana
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Morgana is a premier catch-and-peel support who fishes for game-ending picks with . She provides near-unmatched utility with which grants immunity to all crowd control. She is designed to neutralize engage champions and sustain through poke using .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A purple glow or soul particles appearing when she damages you | heals her based on the damage she deals with spells. Do not assume you can poke her out of lane easily if she is landing hits. | |
| A slow-moving, wide, dark-purple projectile | The root from lasts up to 3 seconds. If this hits you, you are likely dead to a follow-up. Always stand behind minions. | |
| A circular pool of dark energy on the ground | deals damage over time that increases as your health gets lower. Never stand in this while low, and don't let her use it to stack mana items for free. | |
| A dark purple spherical bubble around her or an ally | blocks all incoming crowd control and magic damage. It does NOT block physical damage, but the CC immunity remains until the shield is broken by magic damage. | |
| Dark chains tethering her to nearby enemies | grants her movement speed and tethers you. If you don't break the distance or kill her within 3 seconds, you will be stunned. |
Respect
- !The hitbox→It is wider than the visual animation suggests. Even if it looks like it will miss by a pixel, it will likely root you.
- !Reactionary →A skilled Morgana will save the shield for the exact moment you cast your primary CC, completely wasting your cooldown.
- !Level 6 Flash All-in→She can Flash into range for , tether you, and then guaranteed hit once you are stunned.
- !Fishing from Fog→In narrow jungle corridors, a from an unwarded bush is almost impossible to react to and leads to an immediate kill.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (10s)→This is her only self-peel and pick tool. If she misses, she is a sitting duck for 10 seconds. Step up and force a trade immediately.
- +is on cooldown (26-18s)→This has a massive cooldown in the early game. Once it is used, she or her ADC are completely vulnerable to your engage and CC.
- +Pre-Level 6→Morgana is relatively weak before her ultimate. Her damage is reliant on hitting a slow skillshot. Pressure her early while she lacks the threat.
- +Physical Damage Bursts→Since only shields against magic damage, AD assassins and high-damage ADCs can burst through her health even if the shield is active.
Laning Tips
- •Always keep at least one minion between you and her to block pathing.
- •Bait the by walking up aggressively or using a low-impact ability before committing your main CC.
- •If you have high physical damage, focus the shielded target anyway; they still take full damage from autos and AD spells.
- •Step out of instantly; it deals significantly more damage when you are below 50% health.
- •Morgana has very low base armor; if you play an AD-heavy support like Senna or Pyke, poke her with autos relentlessly.
- •Buy Mercury Treads or take Tenacity runes to reduce the 3-second root of to something manageable.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠She will look to Flash + + Zhonya's Hourglass to initiate. Stay spread out to avoid a multi-person tether.
- ⚠If you are tethered by , prioritize walking out of the circle range immediately rather than trying to out-damage her.
- ⚠Do not waste high-impact ultimates (like Ashe R or Malphite R) on any target that currently has the bubble.
- ⚠She will prioritize shielding the person you are trying to dive; wait for the bubble to expire or be broken before committing.
- ⚠Check every bush with blue trinkets or spells; Morgana thrives on hitting from the fog of war to start a fight.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached