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Best combos for every character in Mortal Kombat 1

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Most of the characters in Mortal Kombat feature control over a certain element or a specific magic type. However, all of them will no doubt be able to deal melee damage when the time comes. And if you know anything about Mortal Kombat, is that the chance of kicking someone in the face comes very often. But what about landing combos? Mortal Kombat 1 emphasizes the need to perform them, so here are the best combos for each character in Mortal Kombat 1.

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Mortal Kombat 1: Best combos for every character

Ashrah

Cleansed Soul: 1, 2, 2

Raising Spirits: 2, 2, 3

Dancing Blade: Back + 2, 2

Heaven’s Light: Back + 3, 1

God’s Will: Forward + 4, 2

Kritical Kriss (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 2

Blessed Boot (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2, 3

 

Baraka

Lobotomizer: 1, 2, 1

Deep Cuts: Back + 1, 2

Euthanizer: 2, 1, 2

Warrior’s Fury: Back + 3, 2

Slaughter House: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Shove Off: Forward + 4, 4

Spike (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 1

Star Kicker (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4

 

General Shao

Axe Splitter: Back + 1, 2

Direct Orders: Forward + 1, 2, 2

Glory In Kombat: 2, 2, 2

You’re Weak: Forward + 2, 1 + 3

Widow Breaker: Back + 3, 2

Run Over (No Axe): 2, 2, 4

Haymaker (No Axe): Back + 3, 2

Clamping Down (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 2

Timber? (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2

 

Geras

Shattered Sands: 1, 2, 2, 1 + 3

Slab Returnal: Forward + 1, 2, 1 + 3

Bulldozer: 2, 1, 2

Stopping Time: Forward + 2, 4, 2

For The Fire God: Forward + 4, 4

Erecting A Statue (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, Back + 1 + 3

To The Stone Age (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, Back + 1 + 3

 

Havik

Neck Snapper: 1, 1, 2

Drop Dead: Forward + 1, 3

Flesh Wound: 2, 2

Destroying Balance: Back + 2, 2, 4

No Order: Forward + 4, 3

Blissful Chaos (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 3

Crucial Strike (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4

 

Johnny Cage

Kontracted Kick: 1, 1, 4

Back To The Footure: Forward + 1, 2, 4

Foot Loosey Goosey: 2, 1, 4, 4

Style Points: Forward + 3, 4

Cagenado: 2, 2

Air Blood (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 4

Star Wrecked: The Final Footier (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4, 4

 

Kenshi

Silencing Souls: Back + 2, 2

Deep Stab: Forward + 2, 2, Down + 2

Bad Feeling (Sento Stance): Forward + 3, 2

Get Back (Sento Stance): 4, 2, 1

Spirit Spike (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 2

Booted (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2, 4

Deep Cuts (Aerial Sento): Forward + Up + 1, 1, 2

Falling Apart (Aerial Sento): Forward + Up + 2, 3, 4

 

Kitana

Rising Up: 1, 1, 2

Twisted Edenian: Forward + 1, 2

Unbreakable: 2, 4, 2

Simple Kommand: Back + 3, 4, 3

Head Over Heels: 4, Forward + 3, 3, 4

Tail Spin (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 1, 2

Flipping Out (Aerial): Forward + Up + 3, 4

 

Kung Lao

Sweep The Foot: Back + 1, 4

Eight Trigram Palm: 2, 1, 2, 1

Human Weapon: Back + 2, 4

Monastery Mixup: Back + 3, 2

One More Time: Forward + 3, 3, 3

Hinge Kick (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 4

Spinning Finish (Aerial): Forward + Up + 3, 4, 3

 

Li Mei

Seeking Sanctuary: 1, 2, 4

Against The Rope: 2, 1, 4

Nova Burst: Back + 2, 1

No Holds Barred: Back + 3, 2

Calculated: 4, 3, 4

For Freedom (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 3, 4

Flying Flurry (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 1, 2, 1

 

Liu Kang

Punishing Palm: 1, 2, 1

Pyromancer’s Gift: 2, 2, 1

Holding Back: 3, 3, 3

Eternal Power: Forward + 4, 3, 4

Unstoppable (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 3, 4

New Future (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 1, 2

 

Mileena

Feral Gashes: 1, 2, 1 + 3

Karrion Kuts: Forward + 1, 4, 4

Ballerenal Failure: 2, 1, 1 + 3

Twin Sovereigns: Forward + 2, 4, 3, 3

Can’t Fight It: Forward + 3. 4. 3

Mouthful (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 2

Kicked Out (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2, 3

 

Nitara

Must Feed: 2, 3, 4

Flying Kolors: 2, 2, 1

Drawing Blood: Back + 2, 4

Tenderize: Forward + 4, 3, 4

Final Flutter (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 4

Final Breath (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4, 2

 

Raiden

Micro Burst: 1, 2, 3

Deadly Current: 2, 4, 2, 1

No Apprentice: Forward + 2, 2, 4

Double Strike: Forward + 3, 4

Super Bolt: Forward + 4, 3, 4

Double Take (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 3, 4

Whirlwind (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2, 4

 

Rain

Wave Krash: 1, 1, 4

It Pours: 2, 1, 1, 2

Waterwhirled: Forward + 2, 1, 3

Centrifugal Force: Forward + 3, 2

Water Dragon (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 4, 2

Downpour (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4, 3

 

Reiko

Krude Kompany: 1, 2, 3

Lethal Tactics: Forward + 1, 2, 4

Raid: 2, 1, 4

Fatal Infiltration: Back + 3, 4

Mass Casualties: 4, 3, 4

Deadly Infantry (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 1

Push On (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 1, 4

 

Reptile

Killer Kick: 1, 1, 2

Dr. Wreckyl: Forward + 2, 1, 1

Slin-N-Died: Back + 3, 1, 3

Visceral Klaw: Forward + 3, 2

Tipping The Scales (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2

Natural Selection (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 3, 3

 

Scorpion

Hell’s Hook: 1, 2, 2

Deadly Assassin: 2, 1, 4

Krackjaw: 3, 3, 3

Raising Hell: Forward + 3, 2

Krushing Kunai (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 3

Deadly Sting (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4

 

Shang Tsung

Pulse Check: 1, 2, 4

Laid Low: Back + 2, 2, 3

Spin Kick (Young Form): Forward + 4, 3, 4

Age Before Beauty (Old Form): Forward + 3, 1, 2, 1, 3

Major Complications (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 2, 2

Festering Wounds (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2

 

Sindel

Splitting Hairs: 1, 1, 1

Follicular Homicide: Forward + 1, 3

Royal Dismissal: 2, 4, 4

Off The Top: Back + 2, 3, 2

Bow Before Me: Forward + 4, 3, Hold Back or Forward (Close or Far)

House Of Sindel (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 1, 2

Edenian Dip (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 4, 4

 

Smoke

No Escape: 1, 1, 1, 4

Kutting-Room Four: Forward + 1, 2, 1 + 3

Everywhere: 2, 1, 2

Violent Tendencies: Back + 2, 3, 4

Soaring Assassin: Forward + 3, 2, 4

Smoked Out (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 1, 2

Airing Out (Aerial): Forward + Up + 3, 4, 4

 

Sub-Zero

Arctic Hammer: 1, 2, 2

Freezing Point: Forward + 1, 2, 3

Whiteout: 2, 1, 2

Permafrost: Back + 3, 4

Frosted Frenzy (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 3, 4

Arctic Blast (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 2, 2

 

Tanya

Piety: 1, 2, 2

Wraparound: 2, 1 + 3

Devoted Follower: Forward + 2, 1, 1, 2

Answers: Back + 2, 4

Whirlwinder: Back + 3, 4, 4

Reaching Out (Aerial): Forward + Up + 1, 3, 3

Gather Round (Aerial): Forward + Up + 2, 1

 

Related: Mortal Kombat 1: All Fatalities and how to perform them

Go ahead and try each character’s combos in the game and connect them with cancels so you can deal a great deal of damage. Practice them during Training mode and pick the best character with the best combos you can find in Mortal Kombat 1.


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