Mortal Kombat 1 Smoke Character Guide: All You Need to Know

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However, this text guide is intended to give you a wider scope, and teach how to work up your way up with Smoke so you can start taking names in Kombat League.

MK1 Command Inputs

Smoke's Gameplan & Specials

Smoke in Mortal Kombat 1 is a really flashy mixup character. He has cool-looking regular, special, and overhead attacks, but using them properly can be challenging. A lot of his attack options have gaps that can be flawless-blocked, interrupted, or armored through. On the other hand, this opens up opportunities for him to play mind tricks with his opponents by going for different options. He’s very strong up-close, and his combo damage is decent, but he has no projectiles, so you have to rely on his teleport.

Best Buttons

S1: -2F on block which is fine.
B2: Long distance overhead, goes over pokes as well.
F4: Triple high, can be hit confirmed into his teleport.

Best strings

F1,2: Really fast, forward advancing high.
F3,2: Low into overhead.
S3,2: easy meterless launcher.
S1,1,1,4: Safe, and although it has a gap it can break through armor depending on the move.

Specials

BF3: one of his key moves. It’s a mid that goes fullscreen or until it reaches the opponent, and has a projectile immunity. However, it’s -16 on block. Can be canceled by pressing back, and this is crucial for his combos. Use this as your main mixup tool.
DB1: an anti-air tool that can also be used in combos that launch your opponent in the air.
DB2: Smoke’s overhead attack teleport. It’s -14 on block, so you can get full-combod from it if you’re not careful. The enhanced version is armored if it absorbs an attack, or makes him invisible if it doesn’t.
DB4: his low teleport. Low startup and unsafe on block. Best used on predictions, and allows you to continue with an air combo. Can also be canceled into various states.

Shorthand	MK Commands	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Action Buttons
1	Front Punch	Square	X	Y
2	Back Punch	Triangle	Y	X
3	Front Kick	X	A	B
4	Back Kick	Circle	B	A
L1	Throw	L1	LB	L
L2	Switch Stance	L2	LT	ZL
KAMEO	Kameo	R1	RB	R
AMP	Amplify	R2	RT	ZR
Movement Buttons
S	Standing	This means no movement input is given
J.	Jump up	Jump up
Jf.	Jump forward	Jump towards the opponent
Jb.	Jump backwards	Jump away from the opponent
D	Crouch	Crouch down
F	Forward	Move towards the opponent
B	Backwards	Move away from the opponent
U	Up	Press Up, mostly used as part of special inputs

Mortal Kombat 1 Smoke Character Guide: All You Need to Know