Mortal Kombat 1 Li Mei Character Guide by Faysal

Li Mei was first introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, last seen playable in Armageddon,  and now, after a long wait, she’s playable again in the newest Mortal Kombat. To teach you how to properly play as her, DashFight partnered with Top NRS player Faysal to give you a complete Li Mei guide.

Li Mei's Gameplay Basics

Buttons

• J1: good only in air-to-air situations.

• J2: you can catch your opponent out with this jump-in.

• D4: lacks a bit of range compared to many others.

• D3: not good at all, don’t use it.

• 1,2,4: her main string. You punish and enforce your gameplay with this.

• B3: advancing move that +3 on block. Can lead to devastating damage if your opponent guesses the wrong mixup. Some of the options include:

• B3,1,2,4

• B3,D1

• B3,4

• 2,1 and 2,1,4: good string that has an armor gap, so be careful. Not the most useful string.

• F3: a high that can be easily canceled, allowing for more mind games.

• F4,3: a good tool to catch your opponents out. Also a combo starter. Quite unsafe, so be mindful.

• F3,4: if you use 4 in this string, it’s full-combo punishable. But you can use your Kameo instead.

• B2: one of her fastest buttons, but you can’t convert it into anything.

• F3,1,2: just a good pressure tool.

Special Moves

• BF1: a projectile that can be used both on the ground and in the air. A full launcher when amped.

• BF4: amazing range and has armor.

• DB2: Li Mei’s air control tool. If it’s out, your opponent basically can’t jump in. Can be detonated by an air projectile for a launcher.

• DB3: a good anti-air. 7-frame startup when amped. Nice to punish pokes.

• DB4: easily punished when used unamped. Not punishable at all when amped, but still can be flawless blocked.

Li Mei’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Li Mei’s greatest weakness is the lack of range. None of her moves reach as far as most others, but at least she has a projectile. She also doesn’t have a fast mid.

She is, however, a queen of control. Both space and flow of the match. She can easily push opponents into making hasty moves and mistakes. Not the fastest or flashiest character, but very cerebral and patience-rewarding.

Li Mei’s Best Kameos

Li Mei's Bread & Butter Combos

Main

• 1,2,4, BF1 AMP, J1,3,4 DB4

• S3 (anti-air) DB2, J2,1,2 BF1 AMP, J1,3, DB4

• J4,3, J2,1,2, BF1 AMP, J1,3, DB4

• B2, BF1 AMP, J,1,3,4, DB4

• B3, BF1 AMP, J,1,3,4, DB4

• 4,3, BF1 AMP, J,1,3,4, DB4

• 2,1, BF1 AMP, J,1,3,4, DB4

• J3, B2, BF1 AMP, J,1,3,4, DB4

Kung Lao Kameo

• 1,2,4, BR1, 4,3, BF1 AMP J1,3, DB4 (corner)

• 1,2,4, BF1 AMP, FR1, DB1, J1,3, DB4 

Scorpion Kameo

• DB3 AMP J2,1,2, BF1 AMP, S4, BF4, UR1, J1,3, DB4

• BF4 UR1 J1,3,4 DB4

• F4,3, J2,1,2, BF1 AMP, S4, BF4, UR1, J1,3, DB4

• F4,3, J2,1,2, BF1 AMP, S4, BF4, UR1, S4, BF4, R1, J1,3, DB4

Conclusion

Li Mei is a cool and swaggy character to play, She helps greatly with your fundamentals. She doesn’t really have any cheap stuff to help you win with, so whenever you win, it means you outplayed your opponent fair and square.