Mortal Kombat 11

Start learning movesets and combos!

Choose the platform you play on.
See how to read and perform inputs.
Shao Kahn
Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11

Shao Kahn Move List

Shao Kahn (Shao Khan) is one of the first bosses in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. In the new parts of the series, he periodically becomes available as a regular playable character.Know more

Get notified of the character’s updates

Basic attacks

Basic character buttons

Face Smash

One

Hammer Slam

Two

Petty Kick

Four

Brutal Kick

Three

Dragon Toe

Back
Three

Final Strike

Two

Dragon Fist

Down
One

Tenderizer

Back
Two

Rage Strike

Forward
Two

Rising Wrath

Down
Two

Shao Shimmy

Forward
Three

Knee Shatter

Down
Three

Hammer Slammer

Back
Four

Kahn Kick

Forward
Four

Side Kick

Down
Four

Hammer Poke

One

Double Dragon Kick

Three
or
Four

Quick Slam

Up
One
or
Up
Two

Breaking Dragon Claw

Up
Three
or
Up
Four

Fatal Warning

Up
Two

Deadly Swipe

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

Merciless Spear

Back
Forward
One

Scum Grab

Down
Back
One
Can AMP

Shoulder Charge

Back
Forward
Three
can AMP and
Down
AMP for overhead

Hammer Lunge

Down
Back
Four
Can AMP

Close Hammer Lunge

Down
Back
Four
,
Back
Can AMP

Far Hammer Lunge

Down
Back
Four
,
Forward
Can AMP

Abilities

Special moves depending on chosen variation

Skewered

Down
Back
One
Can AMP

Dark Priest

Down
Down
One

Seeking Wrath Hammer

Down
Back
Two

Wrath Hammer

Back
Forward
Two

(Air) Wrath Hammer

Back
Forward
Two

Up Wrath Hammer

Down
Back
Two

Close Up Wrath Hammer

Down
Back
Two
,
Back

Spear Charge

Back
Forward
Three
Can AMP

Annihilation

Down
Back
Three
Can AMP

Ground Shatter

Back
Down
Four
Can AMP

Ridicule

Down
Forward
Left trigger

Humiliate

Down
Back
Left trigger

Finishers

Fatalities and Brutalities

Back Blown Out (Close)

Back
Forward
Down
Down
Two

Kahn-Sequences (Close)

Back
Forward
Back
One

Stage Fatality (Close)

Down
Down
Back
Four

Winner Winner Outworld Dinner (Mid)

Down
Forward
Down
Forward
Two

The Klassic

Down
Two

Kahn Croquet

Forward
Left bumper