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The Morrigan Arena Dominator

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by Orthanta updated March 31, 2019

Smite God: The Morrigan

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The Morrigan Build

Start

Notes These are what I usually start with, the movement speed is essential most of the time at the start.

Notes

These are what I usually start with, the movement speed is essential most of the time at the start.

Build Item Magic Shoes Magic Shoes
Build Item Lost Artifact Lost Artifact

Optional start

Notes Sometimes it pays off the be greedy, if you start this go straight for Book of Thoth.

Notes

Sometimes it pays off the be greedy, if you start this go straight for Book of Thoth.

Build Item Book of Souls Book of Souls

First back

Notes These are my preferred first buy, the mana and cooldown is so helpful with early game pressure and spell costs.

Notes

These are my preferred first buy, the mana and cooldown is so helpful with early game pressure and spell costs.

Build Item Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus

Absolute must buy

Notes The Polynomicom adds so much extra burst to your build. Ideally this is my first real item, after blue boots. Chronos is the second must buy as it helps with ult cooldown and over all cooldown reduction.

Notes

The Polynomicom adds so much extra burst to your build. Ideally this is my first real item, after blue boots. Chronos is the second must buy as it helps with ult cooldown and over all cooldown reduction.

Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant

Ideal build

Build Item Shoes of Focus Shoes of Focus
Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Divine Ruin Divine Ruin
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Shaman's Ring Shaman's Ring

Slightly greedier build

Build Item Shoes of the Magi Shoes of the Magi
Build Item Polynomicon Polynomicon
Build Item Spear of Desolation Spear of Desolation
Build Item Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant
Build Item Soul Gem Soul Gem
Build Item Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti

Optional but useful items

Notes These items are good to help round out the build at the end, after you get Poly and Chronos

Notes

These items are good to help round out the build at the end, after you get Poly and Chronos

Build Item Doom Orb Doom Orb
Build Item Obsidian Shard Obsidian Shard
Build Item Book of Thoth Book of Thoth
Build Item Book of the Dead Book of the Dead
Build Item Soul Reaver Soul Reaver

Relics

Notes I usually go beads and shell, but wings can be very useful in catching people who have leaps. Aegis is always an option, but I find it to be a much more selfish option as it only helps yourself.

Notes

I usually go beads and shell, but wings can be very useful in catching people who have leaps. Aegis is always an option, but I find it to be a much more selfish option as it only helps yourself.

Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Magic Shell Magic Shell
Build Item Heavenly Wings Heavenly Wings
Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Blink Rune Blink Rune

The Morrigan's Skill Order

Deadly Aspects

1 X Y
Deadly Aspects
2 8 11 12 15

Dark Omen

2 A B
Dark Omen
1 4 6 7 10

Confusion

3 B A
Confusion
3 14 16 18 19

Changeling

4 Y X
Changeling
5 9 13 17 20
Deadly Aspects
2 8 11 12 15

Deadly Aspects

1 X
When activated, The Morrigan begins combining the power from all three of her forms. When activated again, they simultaneously damage and stun enemies in front of them. Jungle Camps take an extra +15% damage.

Ability Type: Charge Up
Damage: 80 / 135 / 190 / 245 / 300 (+75% of your Magical Power)
Stun Duration: 1s
Range: 30
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 12s
Dark Omen
1 4 6 7 10

Dark Omen

2 A
Morrigan launches a wave of dark magic at her enemies that deals damage, deals bonus damage to minions, and Dooming them for 8 seconds. Doomed enemies will take bonus damage the next time they are hit by one of The Morrigan's damaging abilities, including her passive ability.

Ability Type: Projectile
Initial Damage: 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+40% of your Magical Power)
Minion Bonus Damage: 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+20% of your Magical Power)
God Bonus Damage: 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+40% of your Magical Power)
Range: 70
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 7s
Confusion
3 14 16 18 19

Confusion

3 B
The Morrigan creates a phantom of herself while becoming stealthed and increasing her Movement Speed. The phantom runs to the targeted area, deals no damage, and will die if it takes any damage. If the Morrigan attacks or takes damage, she will be revealed and lose her increased Movement Speed.

Ability Type: Stealth
Movement Speed: 30 / 32.5 / 35 / 37.5 / 40%
Duration: 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5s
Range: 80
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 15s
Changeling
5 9 13 17 20

Changeling

4 Y
The Morrigan selects a God from the current match and becomes a copy of them. She copies all of their current stats and may use all of their abilities for the duration. She retains her own Relics and cannot use Consumables.

The Rank of her abilities will transfer to the skills of the god she copies. This ability's cooldown will be increased to match the target God's ultimate if she uses it while transformed.

Ability Type: Transform
Duration: 10s
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 140 / 130 / 120 / 110 / 100s

Chapter Title

This build has netted me a lot of success in arena. I've been playing The Morrigan non-stop for the last few days, and I consistently do well.

The early game is rough, you are extremely squishy and have long cooldowns. Play a little passively, and spam your 2. Try to not decoy aggressively as it has a long cooldown and is your only escape.

Mid game is where you start to take off. Once you get Poly you can start chunking the squishies for 2/3's of their hp with your 3-1-2-auto combo. Try to not be the first in, unless you can sneak around and jump the back line.

Late game, you can pretty often burst down most squishy characters. Your ult will have a short enough cooldown you should be able to use it every fight. Try to vary up who you pick fairly often as it does get predictable if you always copy the Ares or Posiden.

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Kriega1 (143) | March 28, 2019 9:15pm
I'd say the ideal Morrigan arena build is something like:

Shoes of the Magi, Chronos' Pendant, Spear of Desolation, Polynomicon, Soul Gem, Divine Ruin (cheap and gives pen - great against squishies, though you could also get Soul Reaver or Rod of Tahuti).

If tanks are a problem/are present then swap soul gem for obsidian. Could probably get a Penta with this build, especially if there is a Thanatos in the match with a half decent build.

Also since im building Chronos' and Deso early I would level the ult much later in the build, as the CDR takes off large chunks of the lengthy cooldown. I would instead prioritise 2 > 1 > 3 > 4.

Book of thoth is pointless for her in arena, don't waste your time building it.

Doom Orb is overpriced, do not build it on her.

Shaman's Ring is meh on Morrigan, not awful but meh.

Your "slightly greedier" build is trash, you build a stacking item and then 3 LUXURY items in a row, and your build has no pen?

Don't build E-Staff or Iso on Morrigan please. Not for damage builds.

If you build Telkhines Ring on Morrigan you're trolling.

Only relics listed should be Aegis Amulet, Purification Beads and Blink Rune (blink for escapes and chasing kills).

The Start is fine though, I think Magic Shoes and Lost Artifact is a good start.
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Orthanta | March 31, 2019 7:24am
I'll take what you say into consideration. My reasoning for Doom orb is the movement speed bonus, but I agree it is too expensive. Thanks for the info and I'll update accordingly!
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Vini_sds (13) | March 28, 2019 9:31pm
I see you added more stuff.

I agree about the reasoning behind leveling her ult later, but I would never prioritize her 3 instead of her ult. The order should be 2>1>4>3.

I also don’t see a problem with the listed relics. I’d probably always get Beads, but Aegis can be replaced for a more team-oriented relic.
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Kriega1 (143) | March 28, 2019 9:46pm
Vini_sds wrote:

I agree about the reasoning behind leveling her ult later, but I would never prioritize her 3 instead of her ult. The order should be 2>1>4>3.


Someone doesen't appreciate their Confusion movement speed bonus. Hm, maybe in arena you have the argument, but for conquest, I can assure you that movement speed is very beneficial.

Vini_sds wrote:
but Aegis can be replaced for a more team-oriented relic.


As a squishy mage? I don't think so.
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Vini_sds (13) | March 28, 2019 9:18pm
Why the double lifesteal? Is Soul Gem there just for the passive?
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Kriega1 (143) | March 28, 2019 9:20pm
Yeah it's for the passive for high burst procs for deleting squishies.
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Vini_sds (13) | March 28, 2019 11:57am
I'd recommend starting with Mage's Blessing and either Lost Artifact or Boots. I don't see Magic Shoes being useful as a starter. Alternatively, you can wait 50 gold at base and leave with Shoes of Focus already.

Also, I'm not a fan of Book of Thoth in arena, because you only get stacks with minion and god kills, not with assists, so it's a bit hard to stack the item. Plus, it got nerfed at the start of S6.

I'd also suggest that you remove Telkhines Ring from the build, because it's not a good item for The Morrigan.

Besides the points I made, the build is solid. Just keep in mind you're at 40% CDR in your recommended build, and Potion of Magical Might exists.

Edit: Forgot to say, buy you might want to build penetration a bit earlier, so put Spear of Desolation either third or fourth item.
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Orthanta | March 31, 2019 7:30am
My reasoning for Book of Thoth was because a lot of times I end up clearing waves with 2. So I figured why not put those kills to use?
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Kriega1 (143) | March 31, 2019 8:09am
Other people on your team may steal all the minion kills. Also the current version of Book of Thoth needs at least a few power items with mana on them to let Book of Thoth be half decent.
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Kriega1 (143) | March 28, 2019 9:14pm
Why wouldn't Magic Shoes be useful as a starter? It's Arena. Also magic shoes + tiny trinket is 40 power at level 1.

Magic Shoes + tiny trinket has also been a start for conquest mid. (On Janus, Agni, some others like Morri and Disco).
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