# Morgana Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Morgana counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Morgana in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Morgana ## Page Content Enchanter · Catcher · Support Prepare for battle with Morgana — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Morgana is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats Teamfight Role Backline Protector Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Morgana's Strengths - Keeps carries alive through burst — Morgana's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights ## How to Play Morgana Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Wait until level 5 with three points in W before trying to clear the caster minions with a single cast. ### Lane Phase Hold Q when the enemy has a clear path to engage, throwing it only after they commit to a forward dash or an ally lands crowd control first. ### Lane Phase Cast E reactively while an incoming crowd control projectile is in the air to prevent the enemy from simply waiting out the shield duration. ### Mid Game Drop W to push side lane waves once you complete your first item, then rotate immediately into the river to look for Q catches from fog of war. ### Mid Game Activate R and immediately use Zhonya's Hourglass when multiple enemies dive you to guarantee the tether stun while remaining untargetable. ### Mid Game Hold Q in river skirmishes until an ally lands a more guaranteed crowd control spell to ensure your bind connects. ### Late Game Cast E on your primary engage ally right before they dive into the enemy team to guarantee their initiation cannot be interrupted. ### Late Game Position next to your primary carry during late-game teamfights and hold Q exclusively to peel the first enemy that dashes into their attack range. ### Late Game Walk forward and activate R inside the Baron or Elder pit when the objective drops low to force the enemy jungler out of Smite range. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Rabadon's Deathcap — 3,500 - Zhonya's Hourglass — 3,250 - Sorcerer's Shoes (Boots) — 1,100 - Liandry's Torment — 3,000 - Blackfire Torch — 2,800 - Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 2,600 total: 16,250 ## How to Counter Morgana Counter strategies and draft context apply grievous wounds, dive past the frontline, or burst through their shields before they stack - Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Morgana can't peel multiple threats at once - All-in engage supports that outpressure in lane - Champions with anti-heal in their kit or builds - Assassins that delete carries before shields apply ### Morgana's Weaknesses - Multiple dive threats at once — Morgana can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline ## Best Synergies with Morgana Team synergies and draft context - Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Morgana's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get - Hyper-carry ADCs that scale with your shields and heals - Bruisers and fighters that become unkillable with your buffs - Late-game compositions that benefit from your scaling support ### Draft Context - Drafts only squishies — Morgana can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Morgana's win rate changes with mastery level Morgana has a typical skill ceiling, but getting results takes patience. Expect lower win rates early while building the experience to unlock this champion's potential. Skill Cap Medium Cost of Learning High Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 40.6% | 3-4 | 48.8% | 5-6 * | 52.9% | 7-8 | 52.9% | 9-12 | 52.9% | 13-16 | 52.9% | 17+ | 52.9% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)