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Morgana combos

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3 Morgana combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › W › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Morgana combos

The pick

Q › W › AA AA

When: An enemy is within binding range.

Dark Binding roots and deals damage; place Tormented Shadow on them: its damage increases with their missing health.

Protection

E › W

When: An ally is about to take a crowd control effect.

Black Shield absorbs magic damage and crowd control until it breaks: place it before the enemy's engage.

The team ultimate

R › W › Q

When: Enemies are grouped around you.

Soul Shackles slow and damage nearby enemy champions; after a delay, those who have not broken the chains are stunned.

Common mistakes

• Using Black Shield on an ally who is not the target of crowd control.
• Casting the ultimate without being close to the enemies.
• Missing Dark Binding because of a minion.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Dark Binding	10	50/55/60/65/70 Mana	1250
W · Tormented Shadow	12	70/80/90/100/110 Mana	900
E · Black Shield	26/23.5/21/18.5/16	80 Mana	800
R · Soul Shackles	120/110/100	100 Mana	625

Official ability descriptions

PassiveSoul Siphon

Morgana drains spirit from her enemies, healing as she deals damage to champions, large minions, and medium and larger jungler monsters.

QDark Binding

Morgana binds an enemy in place with dark magic, forcing them to feel the pain they've caused and dealing magic damage.

WTormented Shadow

Morgana casts a cursed shadow on an area, damaging enemies who dare stand in her dark circle. They receive magic damage over time, which increases the lower health they are.

EBlack Shield

Morgana anoints an ally with a protective barrier of starfire, which absorbs magical damage and disabling effects until it is broken.

RSoul Shackles

Morgana unleashes the full force of her Celestial power as she unbinds her wings and hovers above the ground. She lashes chains of dark pain onto nearby enemy champions, gaining Move Speed. The chains slow and deal initial damage and, after a delay, stun those who are unable to break them.

Skill order

Max order: Q > W > E59.1% · 22 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●						●		●		●	●
E			●											●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 58 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Morgana

• Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.
• Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.
• Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

How to play around Morgana's combos

• Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.
• Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.
• Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Frequently asked questions

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