Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes June 27th - Multiple Balance Changes

Today, a new patch for Mortal Kombat 1 was released ahead of the CEO weekend. It specifically targets some balance changes for main and Kameo fighters, including Peacemaker.

Main Fighters

Geras

• Inevitable now has 21 start-up frames (down from 26)
• Timefall (Away + Back Kick) now recovers 2 frames faster
• Adjusted Hit Regions of Sandstorm making it easier to send the opponent forward
• Increased the maximum range that Colliding Worlds (Fatal Blow) can teleport

Havik

• Chaos Kick (Back Kick) now recovers 1 frame faster
• Dislocated (Front Kick) now has 13 start-up frames (down from 15)
• Drop Dead (Towards + Front Punch, Front Kick) now recovers 15 frames faster & has 10 less frames of blockstun

Johnny Cage

• Show Off Parry now has 8 start-up frames (up from 6)
• Enhanced Show Off Parry now has 4 start-up frames (up from 0) & has 15 more recovery frames
• Show Off & Enhanced Show Off can no longer be delayed
• Shadow Kick & Enhanced Shadow Kick now has 10 start-up frames (up from 8) & has 2 more frames of recovery on miss

Kitana

• Reduced the combo damage scaling of Square Wave & Enhanced Square Wave

Li Mei

• The first attack in Pankration Champion (Back Kick, Front Kick, Back Punch, Front Punch) now has 16 start-up frames (down from 19)
• Sky Lantern after being ignited by Nova Blast now hits Mid (was High) & causes 10 more blockstun with slightly increased pushback
• Lion's Pounce (Towards + Front Kick) now has 3 more active frames & recovers 7 frames faster

Nitara

• Must Feed (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick) can now be 2in1 cancelled & does 20 less damage

Reptile

• Devastating Blow (Away + Back Punch) now recovers 4 frames faster & has 5 more frames of blockstun
• Devastating Blow Charge (Away + Back Punch, Hold Back Punch) & Devastating Blow Charge maximum (Away + Back Punch, Hold Back Punch) now recover 5 frames faster
• Tail Of Two Hities (Back Punch, Back Kick) & Sneaky Lizard (Towards + Back Punch, Back Kick) now recovers 3 frames faster on hit & has 5 more blockstun frames
• Acid Spit, Enhanced Acid Spit, Acid Spit Ball, & Enhanced Acid Spit Ball now have 5 more blockstun frames

Sub-Zero

• Freezing Point (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Kick) is now -7 on block (down from -12)
• Blistering Blizzard (Back Punch, Front Punch) now recovers 2 frames faster & has consistent combo damage scaling for Airborne & Grounded opponents

Scorpion

• Heavy Knee (Towards + Front Kick) cancel frame is now 2 frames earlier & has 1 less recovery frame
• Fire Pillar Thrust (Towards + Front Kick, Back Kick) now has 18 startup frames (down from 19)

Peacemaker

• Activate Human Torpedo! & Enhanced Human Torpedo! now have 16 start-up frames (up from 12) & 13 more frames of recovery on miss
• Activate Human Torpedo! no longer causes stumble animation when blocked & has 10 less frames of blockstun
• Beautiful Bird Bullet now has 10 less frames of blockstun with less pushback on block
• Ground-Air Offensive now has 5 less frames of blockstun with less pushback on block
• Activate Force Field now has 30 more frames of recovery
• Anti-Gravity’s attack now does 35 damage on block (down from 50)

Kameo Fighters

Kameo Sonya

• Leg Grab now has 25 start-up frames (down from 29), hits Overhead (was Mid), & is +1 on block (up from -9)

Kameo Stryker

• Fixed an issue where the 2nd Grenade in Low Grenade Toss & High Grenade Toss could sometimes have additional combo gravity
• Kuffed now has 9 less frames of recovery on miss, is +1 on block (up from -9), & Stryker reaches slightly farther for the opponent

Kameo Motaro

• Adjusted teleport location when Main Fighter isn’t facing the opponent

Kameo Mavado

• Increased base health value to 250 (from 200)