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Shang Tsung
Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11

Shang Tsung Move List

Shang Tsung is a sorcerer seeking as much power and control as he can achieve. However, he is not above serving others, like Shao Khan or Kronika, if only for a short time.Know more

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Basic attacks

Basic character buttons

Tiger Fist Crush

Two
3 Damage

Raining Spear

One
5 Damage
Jumping attack

Sternum Breaker

Three
5 Damage

Crushing Palm

Two
7 Damage
Jumping attack

Throat Kick

Four
7 Damage

Dragon's Claw Gouge

Back
Four
7 Damage

Spear Jab

One
2 Damage

Thigh Tear

Back
One
3 Damage

Serpent Stab

Down
One
2 Damage

Spiritual Eruption

Back
Two
5 Damage

Skull Collapse

Forward
Two
3 Damage

Soaring Fist

Down
Two
14 Damage

Deception Sweep

Back
Three
3 Damage

Rushing Spike

Forward
Three
9 Damage

Ankle Snap

Down
Three
1 Damage

Rising Chest Kick

Forward
Four
7 Damage

Stance Breaker

Down
Four
3 Damage

Hawk Kick

Three
or
Four
9 Damage
Jumping attack

Soul Barrier

Up
One
or
Up
Two
9 Damage
Hop attack

Hawk Spike

Up
Three
or
Up
Four
9 Damage
Hop attack

Cinder Swipe

Up
Two
5 Damage
Hop attack

Ash Flare

Up
Three
9 Damage
Hop attack

Toward Throw

Left bumper
Forward
or
Forward
One
+
Three
11 Damage
Throw

Back Throw

Left bumper
or
One
+
Three
13 Damage
Throw

Forward Getup Roll

Forward
Left trigger
Roll escape

Backward Getup Roll

Back
Left trigger
Roll escape

(Air) Breakaway

Down
Right trigger
Breakaway

Special moves

Advanced character buttons

Fire Skull

Back
Forward
One
Can AMP
6 Damage

Crashing Flames

Down
Back
One
Can AMP
11.70 Damage

Soul Steal

Back
Forward
Two
Can AMP
7.60 Damage

Corpse Drop

Down
Forward
Three
Can AMP
8 Damage

Close Corpse Drop

Down
Forward
Three
,
Back
Can AMP
8 Damage

Far Corse Drop

Down
Forward
Three
,
Forward
Can AMP
8 Damage

Very Far Corpse Drop

Down
Forward
Three
,
Up
Can AMP
8 Damage

Sorcery Rush

Back
Forward
Four
9 Damage

Shapeshifter's Barrage

Left trigger
+
Right trigger
32 Damage

Abilities

Special moves depending on chosen variation

Fire Skull (Ability)

Back
Forward
One
Can AMP twice
6 Damage

Screaming Soul

Back
Forward
One
Can hold
One
to delay,tap
Down
to cancel,and AMP
8 Damage

Ground Eruption

Down
Back
One
Can AMP
8.60 Damage

Far Ground Eruption

Down
Back
One
,
Forward
Can AMP
8.60 Damage

Force Lift

Down
Back
One
Can AMP
5.40 Damage

Inferno Barrier

Down
Back
Two
Can AMP
6 Damage

Close Inferno Barrier

Down
Back
Two
,
Back
Can AMP
6 Damage

Soul Well

Down
Back
Two
,can be followed up with Absorb Souls
Down
Back
Two

Shake

Down
Back
Three
Can AMP,and hold
Three
to delay
9 Damage

Corpse Drop (Ability)

Down
Forward
Three
Can AMP
6 Damage

Scatter Souls

Down
Forward
Three
Can AMP,tap
Down
Down
to cancel,and hold
Three
to delay
6 Damage

Slide

Back
Forward
Four
Can AMP
7 Damage

Superkick

Down
Back
Four
Can AMP,tap
Down
Down
to cancel,and hold
Four
to delay
7 Damage

Soul Swap

Down
Up
5 Damage

Vile Inscriptions

Down
Back
Left trigger

Malignant Sorcery

Down
Forward
Left trigger

Finishers

Fatalities and Brutalities

Kondemned To The Damned (Mid)

Back
Forward
Down
Down
One
Fatality

Shokan Reborn (Mid)

Back
Forward
Back
Four
Fatality

Stage Fatality (Close)

Up
Up
Back
One
Fatality

Rainbow Konnection (Mid)

Back
Back
Down
Forward
Four
Friendship

The Klassic

Down
Two
Brutality

Essence Thief

Forward
Left bumper
or
Forward
One
+
Three
Brutality