Murky Build Guide “Mrglrglmrglmrrrlggg!”

Last updated on Sep 21, 2023 at 05:53 by Elitesparkle 37 comments
General Information

Welcome to our guide for Murky, a Melee Assassin in Heroes of the Storm. Within these pages, you will find everything required to understand how best to play this hero, in both different map styles and team compositions.

1.

Murky's Overview

Murky is a Melee Assassins that excels at frustrating his opponents. Uniquely designed, he is adept at attracting the attention of enemy players, causing them to behave inefficiently to respond to his abrasive presence. Murky's allies must capitalise on the fact that he thrives in attrition battles; even if his attributes and damage values are limited, his Hero Trait, Spawn Egg Icon Spawn Egg, makes it so that he is never away from battle for long when killed.

2.

Murky's Strengths and Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Good waveclear
  • +Strong revival mechanic in the form of Spawn Egg Icon Spawn Egg
  • +Has access to Octo-Grab Icon Octo-Grab, one of the strongest Heroic Abilities in the game
  • +Abilities have no Mana cost
  • +Generally very threatening late-game presence
X Weaknesses
  • -Extremely fragile; by far the lowest amount of Health amongst all Heroes
  • -Inept at carrying coin-like Objectives, which are dropped on death
  • -Several conditions may limit his damage potential
  • -Underwhelming early-game presence
  • -Distinct playstyle to which your team must adapt
3.

Murky's Talent Build Cheatsheet

Slime Build

Recommended
Level 1 A Fishy Deal Icon Fish Eye Icon ?
Level 4 Slime Time Icon
Level 7 Black Lagoon Icon
Level 10 March of the Murlocs Icon
Level 13 Fish Tank Icon
Level 16 Toxic Buildup Icon
Level 20 Making Inky Icon Big Tuna Kahuna Icon ?

Murky's Slime Build is designed to increase his survivability during team fights, especially if he happens to hit multiple enemies with Slime Icon Slime.

Pufferfish Build

Advanced
Level 1 A Fishy Deal Icon
Level 4 Tufferfish Icon
Level 7 Slippery When Wet Icon
Level 10 Octo-Grab Icon March of the Murlocs Icon ?
Level 13 Rejuvenating Bubble Icon
Level 16 Fish Oil Icon
Level 20 Big Tuna Kahuna Icon

Murky's Pufferfish Build is designed to empower your macro with the help of Tufferfish Icon Tufferfish at Level 4. If played properly, you can consistently reach the late game, at which point your Hero is strong and annoying thanks to Big Tuna Kahuna Icon Big Tuna Kahuna at Level 20 combined with Rejuvenating Bubble Icon Rejuvenating Bubble at Level 13.

ARAM Build

ARAM
Level 1 Fish Eye Icon
Level 4 Slime Time Icon
Level 7 Black Lagoon Icon
Level 10 March of the Murlocs Icon
Level 13 Fish Tank Icon
Level 16 Toxic Buildup Icon
Level 20 Making Inky Icon

Murky's ARAM Build is designed to increase his survivability during team fights, especially if he happens to hit multiple enemies with Slime Icon Slime.

4.

Murky's Synergies and Counters

V Murky synergizes with

Murky's small Health pool benefits from any effect that can mitigate incoming damage (for example Blinds, Armor, or Shields).

X Murky is countered by

Murky's predictable attack plan and his dependency on remaining within close range of his targets to effectively deal damage make him vulnerable to most high damage Hero with some way of kiting him or quickly destroying Pufferfish Icon Pufferfish.

5.

Murky's Maps

Murky's stronger maps
Garden of Terror
Murky's average maps
Alterac Pass Battlefield of Eternity Cursed Hollow Dragon Shire Hanamura Temple Infernal Shrines Sky Temple Towers of Doom Warhead Junction
Murky's weaker maps
Blackheart's Bay Braxis Holdout Tomb of the Spider Queen Volskaya Foundry

Murky thrives on the larger Maps that give him the space to play with A Fishy Deal Icon A Fishy Deal. Incidentally, he also tends to do well on late game-oriented Maps, as it allows his full power to come to light.

6.

Murky's Tips and Tricks

  • Hide your Spawn Egg Icon Spawn Egg in nooks and crannies, bushes, or near allied Structures so that it is difficult to find.
  • Use Slime Icon Slime and Pufferfish Icon Pufferfish to efficiently waveclear at all stages of the game.
  • Standing on top of Pufferfish will prevent opponents from targeting it easily.
  • Try and dodge dangerous skillshots or area of effect Abilities with Safety Bubble Icon Safety Bubble.
  • Call out your intended Octo-Grab Icon Octo-Grab target so that your teammates know just who to focus down.
7.

Murky's Role in the Current Meta

Murky's primary team fighting goal is to single-out key opponents for quick, one-sided kills. He also conditionally deals a fair amount of area of effect damage, however, most of his damage can be avoided by playing in a particularly defensive way. This peculiar aspect is made up for by the facts that Murky can revive and come back to an ongoing fight nearly instantly, thanks to his Spawn Egg Icon Spawn Egg Ability. Because of this, any energy spent killing Murky is inefficiently used, and one should see to capitalise on this attribute to take pressure away from allies. This makes him especially strong against team compositions that lack reliable targeted burst damage.

Outside of combat, Murky has some of the best waveclear available, and can scout where it would be dangerous for any other Hero to do so.

8.

Changelog

  • 21 Sep. 2023 (talents page): ARAM Build added.
  • 21 Sep. 2023 (this page): ARAM Build added.
  • 20 Sep. 2023 (talents page): Guide reviewed.
  • 20 Sep. 2023 (this page): Guide reviewed.
  • 29 Mar. 2021 (this page): Synergies and Counters updated.
  • 11 Mar. 2021 (talents page): Builds updated.
  • 11 Mar. 2021 (this page): Builds updated.
  • 25 Feb. 2021 (talents page): New layout.
  • 24 Sep. 2020 (talents page): Builds updated.
  • 24 Sep. 2020 (abilities page): Minor fixes.
  • 24 Sep. 2020 (this page): Builds updated.
  • 30 Aug. 2020 (this page): Role in Current Meta section updated.
  • 05 Apr. 2020 (talents page): Description updated for Egg Hunt and Octo-Grab.
  • 13 Dec. 2019 (this page): Added a note about current Anomaly.
  • 11 Oct. 2019 (talents page): Talent builds and recommendations reviewed and updated.
  • 11 Oct. 2019 (abilities page): Abilites section reviewed.
  • 11 Oct. 2019 (this page): Guide updated.
  • 28 Jul. 2018 (talents page): Updated Talents and recommendations to reflect July 25 balance patch changes.
  • 21 Feb. 2017 (this page): Guide updated for LĂșcio's patch and moved to the new format.
  • 14 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Updated Tier 1, 3, and 6 Talent assessments. Updated Balanced build.
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