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General Information
Welcome to our Lt. Morales guide for Heroes of the Storm. Here you will learn everything you need to know in order to play Lt. Morales in a competitive environment, whether you play on your own or with a team.
About the Author
KendricSwissh is a Master League Warrior and Support player in Hero League. He has been playing Heroes of the Storm since the early stages of the Alpha version and has mastered a large number of Heroes. He is also creating Heroes of the Storm related content on YouTube, most notably his series called Epic Plays of the Week, which focuses on video clips submitted by his viewers. He is also a streamer on Twitch where he will gladly answer all of your questions about the game.
1. Quick Reference for Lt. Morales
Grenade Build (talent calculator link)
The Grenade Build offers you with both satisfying healing output and a decent amount of disruption provided by 
Displacement Grenade.
Keep in mind that certain talents can still be exchanged and replaced by others. Level 7, in particular, should be a situational choice in every game depending on
which Heroes the enemy team drafted. 
Physical Therapy, for instance, makes a lot of sense against Heroes like
Jaina or Arthas, whereas 
Vanadium Plating should be your go-to choice if the enemy team features
lots of Stuns coming from Heroes like Anub'arak,
Muradin, or E.T.C.. At Level 13,
System Shock can be replaced by 
Second Opinion, to consistently displace
enemies and keep Blast Shield's shields up.
Full Support Build (talent calculator link)
The Full Support Build focuses less on spamming Displacement Grenade all the time
and more on keeping important allies alive. The Level 1 talent Life Support
will make sure to always have a decent amount of Energy available to maintain healing on allies.
Experienced players will have a huge impact on team fights by utilizing talents
like Vanadium Plating, System Shock, and
Extended Care to the fullest, without exposing themselves to enemy Warriors
and melee Assassins.
Synergies and Counters
Lt. Morales is an ideal choice if your team features Basic Attack heavy Assassins and Specialists,
such as Zul'jin or Sgt. Hammer,
since it is usually quite easy for her to stay in their vicinity. Moreover, her 
Stim Drone Heroic Ability
can greatly amplify those Heroes' combat performance by greatly increasing their Movement Speed and Attack Speed.
Lt. Morales' greatest counters are Heroes, mostly Warriors and melee Assassins, whose great hard engage causes serious problems for her. Consequently, Heroes with long range crowd control abilities like Alarak or E.T.C. but also stealthy Heroes, such as Zeratul are the ones she has to look out for the most.
Maps
Lt. Morales' 
Medivac Dropship makes her a great pick
on large maps, such as Garden of Terror or Sky Temple, as it allows you to quickly fly
from one objective to the next one. By the same token, Lt. Morales usually struggles on smaller
maps like Tomb of the Spider Queen on which early game rotations can often cause her to
be out of position.
TL;DR Tips
Healing Beam still heals Lt. Morales even if the healed target is currently at full health. - Do not be hesitant to use Healing Beam on Minions or Mercenaries when no allied Heroes are nearby in order to keep up the self-healing effect.
- When healing a frontliner, notably Warriors and Melee Assassins, try to synchronise your movement with theirs to avoid getting in front of them. This prevents you from exposing yourself to the enemy team.
Medivac Dropship can be a great Heroic Ability if you play Team League as a premade team, however, it usually performs rather poorly if you play Hero League or Quick Match. - Make sure to use
Stim Drone on Assassins like Illidan, Raynor, or Valla, since Heroes who rely on their Basic Attacks benefit most of it. - If the enemy team has several Warriors and melee Assassins who can threaten you, casting Medivac Dropship and navigating it to a nearby location while they are attacking you can save your life.
2. Lt. Morales' Overview
Lt. Morales is a ranged Support whose powerful single-target heals make her a very good addition to most Warriors and melee Assassins. However, her lack of mobility causes her to be an easy target to engage on, which is why it is of utmost importance to know how to position yourself when playing as Lt. Morales.
3. Lt. Morales' Strengths
- Low learning curve
- Powerful single-target heals and damage reduction
- Stim Drone works great with Heroes who rely on Basic Attacks
- Strong late game
4. Lt. Morales' Weaknesses
- No AoE heals
- Healing Beam is quite Energy consuming
- Lack of innate escape mechanisms
- Requires decent positioning and map awareness
5. Lt. Morales' Role in the Current Meta
Lt. Morales fits into a large number of team compositions, however, she truly
shines if paired with Basic Attack heavy Assassins like Valla
or Zul'jin whose combat performance
can be improved greatly thanks to Stim Drone. Furthermore, Healing Beam is a very potent single-target heal that
works particularly well on aggressive frontliners like Arthas or
Diablo.
The fact that most of Lt. Morales' abilities are quite easy to understand
does not mean that she is an easy Hero to master. What makes Lt. Morales a surprisingly
challenging Hero at times is the fact that she needs good positioning more than
most other Heroes since she cannot use Healing Beam
on herself. Fortunately, Lt. Morales has access to a variety of defensive talents
like 
Trauma Trigger
or 
Caduceus Reactor 2.0 which make her a lot more
resilient against enemy focus fire.
6. Reading Further
To take things further, we have 2 more pages that you can read:
- Abilities and Strategy: an overview of your hero's abilities and how to use them;
- Talent Build: a detailed rundown of your talents and how to choose them.
7. ChangeLog
- 22 Dec. 2017 (talents page): Changed First Responder from Not Recommended to Recommended.
- 12 Sep. 2017 (talents page): Changed Life Support from Not Recommended to Recommended.
- 08 Sep. 2017 (talents page): Updated Lt. Morales' talents page in accordance with the Kel'thuzad patch.
- 08 Sep. 2017 (abilities page): Updated Lt. Morales' abilities page in accordance with the Kel'thuzad patch.
- 15 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Changed Cellular Reactor from Not Recommended to Situational.
- 09 Jan. 2017 (this page): Updated guide for recent balance patch and moved it to the new format.
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