51.4%
Win Rate
Support · Anti-Engage
Morgana Counters
Morgana's Black Shield blocks the first incoming crowd control effect completely, making her one of the single best answers to hook and stun-chain engage supports in the game.
9.6%
Pick Rate
4.2%
Ban Rate
Low
Difficulty
Morgana Overview
Morgana is played across 1 roles, most commonly support. Use the role links above to jump to role-specific counters — the data on this page reflects support, his primary role.
How to Counter Morgana
Bait Black Shield with a low-value spell before your real engage, and punish her hard once it's on cooldown.
Best Picks Against Morgana
Ranked by win-rate difference in support, Patch 14.14.
| Champion | Win Rate Diff | Games | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyke | +2.3% | 460 | Stealth engage bypasses her ability to pre-shield. |
| Senna | +1.1% | 420 | Ranged poke chips her down before she can engage. |
Computed by our stats engine from synthetic seed data, not live Riot match results — same aggregation pipeline that will process real match data once available.
See the full Support counters breakdown, including worst matchups and lane-phase gold data →
Morgana Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Black Shield fully blocks a single incoming crowd control effect
- Soul Shackles punishes grouped enemies with a delayed stun
- Strong poke and wave clear from Tormented Shadow
Weaknesses
- Black Shield has a real, punishable cooldown
- Relatively low mobility of her own
- Vulnerable to sustained poke rather than single burst CC
Abilities Overview
P
Soul Siphon
Heals her based on damage dealt to enemy champions — passive sustain in extended trades.
Q
Dark Binding
A long-range root — her primary engage and peel tool.
W
Tormented Shadow
A damage-over-time zone — her poke and wave-clear tool.
E
Black Shield
Grants a spell shield that blocks the next crowd control effect entirely — her signature ability and the reason she counters engage supports so hard.
R
Soul Shackles
Tethers nearby enemies, stunning them if they stay bound too long — her signature teamfight-punishing ultimate.
Build, Runes & Setup
Best Items
Locket of the Iron Solari
Team-wide shield amplifies her anti-engage utility
Moonstone Renewer
Healing amplification rewards her poke-and-protect playstyle
Zhonya's Hourglass
Survives a dive once Black Shield is on cooldown
Counter Items (for the enemy)
Mercury's Treads
Tenacity shortens her root and Soul Shackles duration
Quicksilver Sash
Removes a landed Dark Binding root
Runes & Skill Order
Primary: Sorcery (Summon Aery) → Manaflow Band → Transcendence → Scorch. Secondary: Font of Life, Revitalize. Max order: Q → W → E, taking R whenever available.
Playbook
Bait Black Shield with a low-value spell before committing your real engage.
Punish her hard once her shield is on cooldown — she has no other way to block incoming CC.
Avoid grouping too tightly against her ultimate; Soul Shackles stuns everyone still tethered when it expires.
Common Mistakes
Landing your one key crowd control spell directly into an up Black Shield.
Standing bound together long enough for Soul Shackles to fully stun the group.
Chasing her aggressively into Tormented Shadow's damage-over-time zone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who counters Morgana?
Mobile, poke-based supports like Pyke and Senna who avoid needing to land CC directly through her shield.
Why is Morgana such a strong pick against hook supports?
Black Shield blocks the first incoming crowd control effect entirely — since hooks and stuns are almost the entire threat those champions bring, a well-timed shield removes it completely.