Mortal Kombat 1 - Invasions "Blood Moon" Shang Tsung Lab Mesa Guide
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Mortal Kombat 1 - Invasions "Blood Moon" Shang Tsung Lab Mesa Guide

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Sebastian Quintanilla
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Another leisurely stroll through the great Shang Tsung Laboratories this season and its four floors

Mortal Kombat 1 Invasion mode looks to provide players with season content in an interesting new format for the franchise. Unlike the franchise's previous entry called Krypt, Mortal Kombat 1’s single-player focused content presents a table-top-like game for players to explore, find secrets, and eventually unlock more cosmetics through its Seasonal Koins system and chests.

Throughout these guides, we will be exploring the details of Invasions, how to complete them, tips and tricks, and what rewards you can expect in the season of the Blood Moon.

All Mortal Kombat 1 Invasion Season 2 "Blood Moon" Mesas:

The Story

The second season of Mortal Kombat 1 invasions, the season of the Blood Moon, sees a Vaeternus that managed to conquer Outworld and beyond, eventually reaching over all the realms. As Nitara and the rest of the vampires never found balance, they eventually reached across timelines, into Liu Kang's, to exert their will unto his. They even went as far as converting many heroes into vampires.

Now is up to you to dismantle their conquest, and travel through the mesas to reach the Rampart, and the home of the ravenous Vaeternus Nitara to finally rid Liu Kang's timeline of their presence.

Shang Tsung's Laboratory

Like other mesas, you will need to first unlock the area prior to it. In this case, you must walk through the Living Forest.

Like last season, you will start at the bottom of Shang Tsung's Laboratory and slowly make your way through it until the very top observatory. This time around, the invasions ending locked areas are not located at the bottom, but instead on the third floor.

Shang Tsung Laboratory Nodes

Node Name Level Opponent Klue / Modifiers
Unpredictable 14 Havik
Fan-Tasy 16 Kitana
Hide 16 Ashrah
Book Club 16 Three Opponents
Spear some Change?? 16 Scorpion
It's Alive 16 Havik
Stay Back 14 Baraka
I'm Hip I'm Cool 16 Johnny Cage Use Liu Kang's Fatality
Hard of Hearing 16 Sindel
Spiked 16 Baraka
Hazy 16 Smoke Blood Storm
Walk Away 17 Liu Kang
D-Gens 17 Three Opponents
Big Leg 17 Geras
Big Trouble 17 Reiko
Total Darkness 17 Kenshi
Yeah I'm Her 17 Kitana
I've Seen This Show 17 Li Mei
Bad Hair Day 17 Sindel Floating Acid Bubbles
Get A Piece 17 General Shao Book of Spells
A Little Chilly 17 Sub-Zero Ice Compactor
Death to All 17 Shang Tsung
Close Up 17 Johnny Cage
Watch This 18 Tanya
Slipped By 18 Reptile Ice Aura & Bouncing Fireballs
Cold Shoulder 18 Sub-Zero
Spa Day 18 Tanya Chest Portal
Once Great 18 Kung Lao
Leaking 18 Rain Homing Bloodball
Static Shock 18 Raiden
I Can be Louder 18 Sindel Ice Spikes
I Have a Stick 18 Rain
Anger Issues 18 Sub-Zero Mini-Boss
Careful I Bite 19 Reptile Ice Fists & Fire Zombie Arms
Rolling Deep 19 Three Opponents
This is My House 19 Shang Tsung Ice Floor
Single Again 19 Scorpion Flaming zombie
Start Over 19 Liu Kang
Hydro Who?? 20 Rain Mesa Boss
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Compared to Last season, the Bloody Fangs area, locked behind the key item from the final fight of invasions, is much smaller, containing only a single chest and a handful of fights.

Shang Tsung Laboratory Bloody Fangs Nodes

Node Name Level Opponent Klue / Modifiers
Up is Down 30 Havik Fire Zombie Arms
Stinky 30 Smoke Chaos Clouds
I WorkOut 30 Shang Tsung Dark Aura
Respect Me 30 Sindel Flaming Bats
Pros & Kahns 30 General Shao Acid Meteor
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Although the first floor, where you turn right at the start, is not mandatory, it contains a chest and Klue node within it. The Klue node is "I'm Hip I'm Cool" which calls you to use Liu Kang's fatality at the end of the fight. If you want all klue nodes for the whole of this season, make sure to check out our list here.

Shang Tsung Laboratory Skins

Node Requirement Skin
1st Locked Chest Key Krimson Kriminal (Kenshi)
I'm Hip I'm Cool Use Liu Kang's Fatality Vampiric Magician (Rain)
2nd Locked Chest Key Drooling Blood (Baraka)
Chest Portal None Blood Divine (Liu Kang)
Anger Issues None Arctik Ichor (Sub-Zero)
3rd Locked Chest Key Blood Oblivion (General Shao)
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You can check if you are missing on nodes by looking at the path's color. Uncleared paths are marked in green, cleared ones are in light blue, and paths you can’t move into are in red. You can also follow the green arrow for directions as to the quickest route to the end of the mesa.

After Shang Tsung's Laboratory

Once you defeat Rain, the final boss of this mesa, you will be able to tackle the next one: The Tarkatan Colony, this time in full on night time! By this time you should be a few levels higher than most opponents in the nodes, but if you feel you are struggling, then we can recommend you visit the shop on the Wu Shi Academy for some leveling-up items, or the shop and forge on the Gateway Portal to take a couple of good talisman with you into the fights ahead.

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