Lt. Morales Build Guide “I protect every member of my squad!”

1. Lt. Morales' Overview

Lt. Morales is a ranged Healer whose powerful single-target heals make her a very good addition to most Bruisers, Tanks, 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.

2. Lt. Morales' Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

• Low learning curve due to simple mechanics
• Powerful single-target heals and damage reduction
• Stim Drone works great with Heroes who rely on Basic Attacks
• Strong late game

Weaknesses

• No AoE heals
• Healing Beam is quite Energy consuming
• Lack of innate escape mechanisms
• Requires decent positioning and map awareness

3. Lt. Morales' Talent Build Cheatsheet

Grenade Build

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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

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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 Tanks and Bruisers.

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4. Lt. Morales' Synergies and Counters

Lt. Morales synergizes with

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 is countered by

Lt. Morales' greatest counters are Heroes, mostly Tanks, Bruisers, 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.

5. Lt. Morales' Maps

Lt. Morales's stronger maps

Lt. Morales's average maps

Lt. Morales's weaker 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.

6. Lt. Morales' Tips and Tricks

• Healing Beam still heals Lt. Morales even if the healed target is currently at full health.
• When healing a frontliner, notably Tanks and Bruisers, 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 Storm League as a premade team, however, it can perform rather poorly if you play solo due to communication problems with other players.
• 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 Tanks and Bruisers who can threaten you, casting Medivac Dropship and navigating it to a nearby location while they are attacking you can save your life.

7. 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 Raynor 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.

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