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Hello, and welcome to my humble Morgana guide! She was the first champion I ever played in League of Legends. She was pretty hard to grasp during the time she was free-week, so I decided to try other champions. About half a year back I decided to buy her on impulse, and I was really blown away with how fun she was when I could actually use her. After realizing I played her really well, I decided to write a guide on her to impart my knowledge to other players. If you find you don't like this build, there are plenty more to check out on the right of the page. However, if you choose to downvote, I wouldn't mind knowing what I could do to improve the guide. I'm very stubborn, but I will listen to criticism.

I can hardly believe this guide made it all the way to the top 3. I'd like to thank everyone that supported me through the construction of this guide, and also everyone that gave me the criticism I needed to make this guide better! Thanks guys!

Marks

Greater Mark of hybrid penetration

Seals

Glyphs

Quintessences

Flash is undoubtedly the greatest spell for almost every champion. USE THIS SPELL!



Ignite is great for finishing off opponents who over-extended for too long. It also nerfs healing effects, so champions like Sona and Fiddlesticks will be a bit easier to deal with.



Exhaust is actually pretty useful for support Morgana. It's always smart to pay attention to who's dishing out the most damageas a support. Exhaust lets you take care of that problem almost instantly. Also used for chasing/chasers.


This helps you get back into lane faster, get an unexpected push on enemy turrets, or defend a turret being overwhelmed by minions. It definitely has its uses.



Not very useful with the addition of Athene's Unholy Grail. However, if you have problems managing your mana, you may find some use in it.



Another escape mechanic. Not as useful as Flash, but it helps if you find yourself in trouble alot.





Black Shield is used to prevent most cc. If you find a problem with utilizing that, Cleanse might be for you.

EARLY GAME

Sight Ward


You're going to want to ward key locations if you don't plan on getting wrecked by the enemy jungler. This guide by Canoas explains how to support, including the key locations for warding. Remember, It's the support's job to ward, but they can't do it all alone, so spread the cost out. Your support will be thankful that they can prioritize itemization a bit more. If you are the support, encourage your jungler and mid to ward river paths sometimes.

REMEMBER: Buy a ward, save a life.

Other Options

Mejai's is always an option if you want more damage output, but I don't like building snowball items, as it makes you the focus of fire in a team fight. I really feel Morgana doesn't want the extra attention. Also, it's usually better to build solidly.

Never be afraid to grab an Aegis for your team.

Will of the Ancients is a decent option for Morgana, but you may need other stats more.

If you feel you need more lane presence instead of mana regeneration, you could always switch Chalice of Harmony for a couple Doran's Rings or a Haunting Guise.

If you're going against an AD mid, such as Talon or Kha'Zix, you should rush Seeker's Armguard, and maybe even Zhonya's Hourglass immediately.

Boots

Mercury's Treads is an option for the tenacity. Many times, enemies will expect high amounts of crowd control, such as stuns and fears, to carry them through each game. Most of the time, a team with heavy amounts of cc will win against a team with no cc. Would you rather be Terrify'd for 3 seconds, or 2?
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is a nice pick if you're totally dominating. I still prefer Sorcerer's Shoes, but who doesn't love cooldown reduction?
Speaking of Sorcerer's Shoes, these kicks are for you. Magic Penetration is massive, as it means all of your abilities deal more damage. The entire point of a mage is to deal tons of damage. Need I say anything else?

MIDGAME

By mid-game, you want to be beefy so you can stay in range with your ultimate. Athene's Unholy Grail will help you get your damage in while preventing the enemy mage from melting your face off.

Zhonya's Hourglass is an excellent item for Morgana. You can jump into a group of people, pop your ult, then use Zhonya's Hourglass active. The only choice they have is to either take the second burst from your ult, or retreat. I honestly can't see why you wouldn't get this item.

Rabadon's Deathcap is a rather obvious choice for Morgana. It will greatly increase her damage output, as well as the size of her Black Shield.

Other Options

Though Abyssal Scepter is not a staple option, it's still useful in given circumstances. If there is an enemy mage that keeps outplaying you, this will put them in their place. Also, if you have alot of AP-based champions on your team, this will help everyone out in terms of damage. Better on champions like Diana, but it has its uses.


If you feel you're too spam-happy, or didn't choose Clarity as a summoner spell, then you could find Archangel's Staff to be a nice little tool. It also gives a nice AP boost when mixed with Rabadon's Deathcap. However, do note that you will become extremely less tanky if you go for this item. I would usually only suggest this if you are totally dominating or just can't manage your mana.

Liandry's Torment is a pretty good item to have, granted it adds DoT to your Tormented Shadow, as well as your other abilities. I'm not sure if it's a great item, but I know it's helpful.

LATE GAME

Void Staff is the ultimate item to combat tons of magic resistance. unless you're job isn't to burst down champions, then get this item.

Liandry's Torment isn't the greatest item, but it adds burn to all of your abilities, and can really hurt tanks if you manage to stick them on top of your Tormented Shadow. I get this item on most of my mages, as it helps to melt down the tankier champions you may face against, like Amumu or Shyvana. People may argue that Deathfire Grasp is better, which is a very valid argument.

Other Options

Deathfire Grasp is a good item for extra damage. Not for you if you forget to activate it though.

Guardian Angel is a nice last item for when you are going against an AD heavy team with high mobility, such as Irelia or Jarvan IV

Elixirs

Get these after your build is complete. Also, you may want to grab some Elixir of Brilliance early on. These babies have an amazing kick in Ability Power and CDR that I think is detrimental to your damage output.

REMEMBER