Morphling — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Morphling in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Morphling counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Morphling counters & matchups
Morphling is a slippery carry who shifts between strength and agility and uses Waveform + Morph to dodge spells and reposition. He beats immobile, telegraphed casters: Nature's Prophet (54.4%), Gyrocopter (53.4%) and Templar Assassin (53.0%) can't catch his shifting HP bar. He's countered by instant lockdown and reflect: Axe (41.4%) Calls him out of Morph, Spectre (41.7%) out-scales and Dispersions his damage, and Nyx Assassin (42.2%) bursts him before he can adapt. Draft tip: Morph is excellent into skillshot-reliant mids; avoid him into Axe, Nyx, or any instant-cast lockdown that beats his reaction window.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Nature's Prophet | 54.43% | 23,031 |
 Gyrocopter | 53.38% | 10,937 |
 Templar Assassin | 52.96% | 20,931 |
 Shadow Demon | 52.85% | 8,418 |
 Timbersaw | 52.37% | 9,189 |
 Weaver | 51.76% | 30,528 |
 Viper | 51.70% | 22,998 |
 Mars | 51.42% | 22,708 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Axe | 41.40% | 39,347 |
 Spectre | 41.66% | 24,496 |
 Nyx Assassin | 42.21% | 15,632 |
 Meepo | 42.22% | 11,221 |
 Tidehunter | 42.79% | 33,583 |
 Legion Commander | 42.93% | 44,988 |
 Wraith King | 43.09% | 39,223 |
 Night Stalker | 43.47% | 18,374 |
Morphling synergies
Morphling's matchup data shows weaker synergy ceilings than most carries — his best pairings hover near 51% because he's a selfish, self-saving core. He gets the most from setup that locks targets for his burst and from a second threat: Axe (50.9%) Calls a target still for the Adaptive Strike one-shot, while Wraith King (50.6%) and Lone Druid (50.1%) share the survive-and-scale plan. Techies (50.3%) / Phoenix (50.3%) supply the AoE control. Pair Morph with hard single-target lockdown and his strength-shift burst becomes a delete button.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Axe | 50.94% | 43,228 |
| Wraith King | 50.58% | 24,758 |
 Techies | 50.34% | 33,769 |
 Phoenix | 50.26% | 20,677 |
 Lone Druid | 50.08% | 6,004 |