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Mortal Kombat 11

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Kung Lao
Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11

Kung Lao Move List

Kung Lao is well-armed with a razor-sharp hat. He shares a lot of similarities with Liu Kang in terms of his strength and agility. But Kung Lao is much more reliant on his proficiency with his main weapon, his hat, than any other weapon.Know more

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Basic attacks

Basic character buttons

High Kick

Three

Step Punch

Forward
+
One

Low Palm

Down
+
One

Hat Slice

Forward
+
Two

Rising Rim

Down
+
Two

dragon Step

Back
+
Three

Flip Kick (FBA)

Up
+
Three

Rising Hat (FBA)

Up
+
Two

Shaolin Fist

One

Straight Poke

Two

Side Kick

Down
+
Three

Spin Kick

Four

Sweeping Razor

Back
+
Four

Twin Kicks

Forward
+
Four

Back Kick

Down
+
Four

Razor Edge

One

Shaolin Strike

Two

Light Kick

Three
or
Four

Vicious Slice

Up
,
One
or
Up
,
Two

Shaolin Shalhoub

Up
,
Three
or
Up
,
Four

Rising Hat

Up
,
Two

Flip Kick

Up
+
Three

Toward Throw

Left bumper
+
Forward
or
Forward
+
One
+
Three

Back Throw

Left bumper
or
One
+
Three

Forward Getup Roll

Forward
+
Left trigger

Backward Getup Roll

Back
+
Left trigger

Air Breakaway

Down
+
Right trigger

Special moves

Advanced character buttons

Spin

Down
Forward
One
AMP

Hat Toss

Back
Forward
Two

Air Shaolin Drop

Down
+
Four
AMP

Teleport

Down
Up
AMPDelay (Hold AMP)
One
Hat Swipe
Two
Heel Flip
Three
Shaolin Slam
Four
Wutang

Beaten and Broken (Fatal Blow}

Left trigger
+
Right trigger

Abilities

Special moves depending on chosen variation

Vortex

Down
Forward
One
AMPDelay (Hold AMP)

Orbiting Hat

Down
Back
Three
AMPOmega Hat
Down
Back
Three

Hat Possession

Down
Back
Three

Possessed Hat

Back
Forward
Two
AMP

Guided Hat

Back
Forward
Two
Guide Hat Hold
Up
or
Down

Buzz Saw

Down
Back
Two
Extend
Two
Direct Buzz Saw
Back
,
Up
,
Forward
,
Down
AMP

Z Hat

Down
Back
Two
AMP
Down
Down
Cancel

Spiritual Guidance

Down
Back
Four
Soul Burst
One
Upward Soul Burst
Two
Ground Soul Burst
Three
Close Ground Soul Burst
Back
+
Three
Far Ground Soul Burst
Forward
+
Three
Very Far Ground Soul Burst
Up
+
Three
End Spiritual Guidance
Four

Air Teleport

Down
Up
AMPDelay Hold AMP
One
Hat Swipe
Two
Heel Flip
Three
Shaolin Slam
Four
Wutang

Finishers

Fatalities and Brutalities

Headed Nowhere

Down
Forward
Back
Down
Two

Meat Slicer

Down
Forward
Down
Three

Stage Fatality

Forward
Down
Down
Three

Kung Ductor

Back
Forward
Back
Forward
Four

The Klassic

Down
+
Two

Not Holding Back

Left bumper