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Skill usage
- Spell vamp from
Soul Siphon and magic damage from 
Tormented Soil allow 
Morgana to stay in her lane for a long time. - Use
Dark Binding to check for enemies in the brush. The projectile stops moving and makes a distinctive sound when it hits something. While this method does work, it is best to save Dark Binding unless you have maxed cooldown reduction, as it is an essential ability for Morgana's combat and will leave you vulnerable if it is on cooldown. - With enough ability power, Dark Binding can deal a fair amount of damage as well as snare the opponent. The projectile moves fairly slowly, though, so always lead your target at any distance longer than close range.
- Dark Binding is an exceptional zoning tool. If you're being chased, throw it at your enemies so you can get away. Even if you miss, it will cause enemy players to waste time moving around it.
- Morgana's damage output is centered around a simple combo, the snare from Dark Binding followed by Tormented Soil. Soul Shackles can be used with this combo either after the combo to finish the enemy off or initially to slow the enemy and land Dark Binding easier.
- For maximum damage, you can use Dark Binding followed immediately by Tormented Soil, then use Soul Shackles, followed by Tormented Soil then Dark Binding again, though this requires significant CDR . Black Shield can be used anywhere in that combo, ideally to prevent being stunned while using Soul Shackles so they don't get away.
- For maximum damage, you can use
- Tormented Soil used on an enemy champion and following up immediately with Dark Binding to snare them in place is an excellent harassing tool in the early game. Low health champions can even be killed outright since Tormented Soil deals more damage to lower health champions and will hit for its maximum damage for every tick rather than grow in damage when the target is at much higher health.
- Note that Tormented Soil deals a tick of damage immediately when placed on the ground. Use this knowledge to finish off an enemy fleeing with very low health.
- When using Tormented Soil to harass an enemy, place it somewhat behind them. This is because they will naturally run backwards and doing so will cause them to take at least 2-3 ticks of damage. Eventually they will catch on and run to the side or forwards, use this to your advantage when casting Dark Binding.
- At rank 3, Tormented Soil can possibly initially kill a wave of caster minions, and possibly melee minions depending on ability power and time into the game. As the game progresses, minions receive additional health and magic resistance, so either level up the ability or build more AP.
- Note that
- If an opposing champion must be killed in a team fight, use Soul Shackles and Dark Binding on that champion - if it doesn't kill them outright, it will at least deal a significant amount of damage and leave them stunned.
- Soul Shackles can be used to detect stealthed units and opponents in the bushes. The icon of Soul Shackles will become available only if a unit is near you. It can be used to see where they are the moment you use it, but you can't keep track of them if they are moving.
- Flashing into a group of enemies, hitting Soul Shackles and then using Zhonya's Hourglass is excellent to initiate team fights without taking massive amounts of damage.
- Items that provide survivability make Morgana extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.
- Black Shield is a vital ability to learn as it stops all forms of crowd control and also makes your target temporarily absorb spells and damage from some summoned pets (e.g. Heimerdinger's H-28G Evolution Turret). Hence, shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.
- Try to cast it pre-emptively on your teammates when they initiate, or as soon as you see them targeted by any spell or ability. If you can get the shield in before your teammate is hit, they just might absorb it.
- Casting Black Shield on champions with channeled spells (e.g. Katarina and Fiddlesticks) will help keep their abilities from being interrupted.
- Remember that Black Shield will only block Magic Damage spells, it will not block Physical Damage spells such as Ace in the Hole, Parrrley, Sonic Wave, or Volley.
- It will still block the crowd control effects from Physical Spells and on-hit items, however.
- If you play Morgana more offensively than supportive (at mid, for instance), it is best to go for higher levels of her other spells for farming unless you are against a heavily Crowd Control orientated team, as you will need damage to lane effectively.
Build usage
Morgana is a magic damage caster with strong AoE damage and disables and scales well from ability power.
Damage
- Liandry's Torment helps Morgana out in boosting her sustained damage; it has decent synergy with Tormented Soil. As the item does double damage when the enemy's movement is impaired, using Dark Binding or Soul Shackles beforehand can dish out more damage.
- Rabadon's Deathcap is a must on every mage champion. However, Morgana is best if built a little tougher first and thus it is recommended to delay purchasing this item until at least one other item is finished.
- For enemies building high magic resist, building a Void Staff can help negate their MR and provide with more damage.
- Zhonya's Hourglass is one of the most common items bought for Morgana; in addition to giving armour and massive ability power, the active is absolutely invaluable as it can be used while Soul Shackles is still casting.
Defences
- If laning against a physical damage champion( Zed, Talon), buying a Seeker's Armguard can help mitigate their damage. The item can be later upgraded to Zhonya's Hourglass.
- The magic resistance from Abyssal Scepter and the added ability power and magic reduction aura make this item a great anti-magic damage item.
- Banshee's Veil is a good choice against a burst heavy enemy team. It contributes more to Morgana's survivability and gives more chances to get Soul Shackles off successfully.
Utility
- Athene's Unholy Grail allows for long-term mana sustain, reduced ability cooldowns, and magic resist.
- Morgana requires to be in the centre of a fight so that she can hit Soul Shackles on everyone. Thus, items such as Frozen Heart or Randuin's Omen are good items if you are unable to survive long enough to be effective in fights.
Health
- Rod of Ages is a very good item if bought early due to the good amount of health and mana, albeit it takes some time to fully charge up so it is best when purchased as a first major item. Otherwise its best to replace it with Rylai's Crystal Scepter.
- An early Catalyst the Protector provides some good early sustain during the laning phase.
- An early
- Rylai's Crystal Scepter is a good AP item to take in place of Rod of Ages if another item is needed first, since it provides a good deal of health and ability power and does not take the time to build up strength like Rod of Ages. Although the passive slow does not have the full effect for most of her abilities, when coupled with Liandry's Torment, casting Tormented Soil will deal severely increased damage.
- While at full health, the slow from Rylai's Crystal Scepter will cause Liandry's Torment to deal increased % health damage and as their health drops it increases the damage on Tormented Soil to maximize them in synergy, boosting both damage and health significantly.
Recommended builds
Countering
- Be aware of Morgana's survivability early game because of her passive spell vamp from Soul Siphon.
- Save your heavy CC until Morgana's Black Shield duration expires.
- Morgana tends to quickly barrage her spells even if Dark Binding fails to land; without it you will be able to avoid her other abilities and kill her.
- Avoid standing above Tormented Soil's AoE. The spell damage is small but the tick is very fast, making it a dangerous spell.
- At any moment of the game it can eat your MR in seconds, moving out of the area while confronting her is crucial.
- However if you are a very fragile champion moving out can easily take you short time of health, bursting her down or outmatching her regeneration may be wiser.
- At any moment of the game it can eat your MR in seconds, moving out of the area while confronting her is crucial.
- Morgana's high survivability makes her dangerous to DoT based mages such as Swain, Cassiopeia or Anivia as she will be able to output the damage long enough to kill her opponent, but is weaker against potent disablers with high burst damage as Malzahar or LeBlanc who can ignore her spell vamp.
- Moving erratically will make you safer from Dark Binding.
- Remember that upon activating Soul Shackles no CC will be able to stop the second hit, silences are worthless in such case, but all other forms of CC will cripple her ability to keep you in range, however she can eliminate this problem with her shield. In other words, it is better to use some form of dash or speed up to escape the tether.
- When Morgana uses Soul Shackles, quickly move away to break the spell tether and avoid the second damage and the stun.
- This can be hard however as the spell comes with a slow, remember that killing her will also break the tether.
- Morgana's most dangerous form of attack is opening up with Dark Binding and immediately following up with Tormented Soil and Soul Shackles—at most stages of the game, this combination can be devastating and in most cases it spells instant death for the one being focused. Taking great care to dodge her Dark Binding will greatly reduce her danger to your team, as that very same spell is also her method of escape.
- Due to Morgana's anti-caster nature, consider using a physical damage champion, such as Ashe or Talon, against her.
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