Mortal Kombat 1 Sub-Zero Character Guide by Top player Tom Brady

Bi-Han, the original Sub-Zero, returns for Mortal Kombat 1, and with him, a different playstyle than the one we are all accustomed to. To help guide you on this new era, DashFight collaborated with long-time top Sub-Zero player Tom Brady to bring you an in-depth look at the ninja in Mortal Kombat 1.

Sub-Zero's Gameplay Basics

Best Buttons

• D1: Great poke, good range, and fast.
• D2: Fantastic anti-air option.
• D3: Good to hit opponents from afar that throw out highs.
• F1: Advancing Mid, good range as well. Can be followed up by the string F1,2.
• B2: Overhead with launch, however, pretty unsafe.

Best Strings

• S1,2: Good follow up on hit when up close.
• S2,1: Can be used to follow up on hit at longer ranges, but only 1F window.
• B3,4: Low, string use in conjunction with B2 to create mix-ups.
• S3,4: Can catch people trying to move from ranges

Specials

• BF2: Mid projectile (rare) and has projectile immunity, allowing it to destroy projectiles; the amplified version will destroy and continue.
• DF1: Good for trades.
• BF3: Kameo situational, but very solid tool to get up close; amplified version reverses sides and has armor.
• DF4: Freezes opponents in hitstun. In other situations, it slows down opponents, it auto-tracks.
• j.DB4: Easy hit-confirm into a full combo, it can be safe if blocked lower to the ground.
• DB1: No safe options here. You want to use to slow the pace of the match and condition opponents for throws and other followups.

Best Kameos For Sub-Zero

Sub-Zero's Bread & Butter Combos

Meter

• 31% - F1,2, DF4 (AMP), B2, B2, J.1,2, F1,2, BF3

Anti-Air

• 17% - 1, 2,1, BF3

Corner

• 33% - F1,2, DF4 (AMP), J.1, B2, B2, 4, DB1, J.3, 4, BF3

Goro

• 30% - B3,4, D-KAMEO, J.2,1, 1,2, BF3
• 34% - B3,4, KAMEO, B2, 4, DB1, J.3, 4, BF3
• 22% - BF3 (AMP), KAMEO, J.2,1, 1,2, BF3

Fatal Blow

• B2, B2, 4, FB
• F1,2, B-KAMEO, J,2,1, 4, FB