K7 Showoff's Mortal Kombat 1 Kenshi In-Depth Character Guide

NetherRealm Studios has created a very complex, interesting, and powerful moveset for Kenshi in Mortal Kombat 1. Thanks to his ability to swap from his sheath stance to his Sento stance Kenshi has plenty of depth to his gameplay. That is why we at DashFight partnered with top NRS competitor K7 Showoff, to bring you an in-depth guide to Kenshi.

Kenshi's Gameplay Basics

Kenshi can function as a single or pair of characters. When switching to Kenshi's Sento Stance, it is important to remember that Sento will perform moves based on your inputs. He is also vulnerable; when hit he will go on cooldown for a short time. You can hold the Kameo input (R1 by default) to make sure you are only giving inputs to Kenshi and not Sento.

Best Buttons

• Normal Stance:
  • S1: Safe on block, and can hit confirm into the string or specials.
  • S2: Leads to an overhead mixup.
  • B2: A mid with good reach.
  • D3: Good poke on account of its range.
  • D4: Arguably his best poke, though it has some pushback, which is a double-edged sword.
• Sento Stance:
  • S1: A single high attack.
  • S2: double Mid.
  • S3: Slow mid, but a launcher.
  • S4: Mid, mid, high string with knockdown.

Specials

• Normal Stance:
  • BF3: Great to cancel out of hits as it's a launcher.
  • BF2: Decent range mid-check with incredible pushback on hit. Armored when amplified, but not safe up close.
  • DB2: Overhead with different ranges.
  • BF4: You can use it after pokes to create frame traps. It can also be charged.
  • DB1: Switch to Sento Stance.
• Sento Stance:
  • DB4: Side switch for Sento. When amplified it will instead leave Kenshi far and Sento close. Good Combo ender.
  • DB2: Will recall Sento to Kenshi's location.
  • DB3: A launcher, if Sento is not with you, you can amplify it for a combo.

Best Kameos For Kenshi

Kenshi's Bread & Butter Combos

Normal Stance Meterless

• 19% - S1,4,1, BF3, B2, DB2
• 21% - S1,4,1, BF3, S4, BF2
• 22% - F2,2, BF3, B2, BF2
• 24% - F2,2, BF3, S4, BF2

Sento Stance (without Sento)

• 21% - F1,1, DB3(AMP), J.1,1,2
• 26% - F1,1, DB3(AMP), J.2-, J.2, S1,2, DB3

Sento Stance

Sento's inputs are notated between brackets []. For example, Sento 2 is [2].

• 41% - [2], F2,2,1, [3], S4, DB3, [3], S4, DB4
• 44% - S2,1, F-SUB-ZERO, DB1, [2], F2,2,1, [3], S4, DB3, [3], S4, FB