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

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

If you want a pro player to break down the character for you, you can check out our collaboration with VideoGamezYo below to learn how a top player in the NRS competitive scene tackles this character.

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

Tanya's Gameplan & Specials

Tanya features a mid-range gameplay centered around controlling space and punishing opponents. Her low pokes are also excellent. She also has a few options at longer ranges, such as her DF1 projectile, which can be done both from the air and the ground.

However, she suffered from a couple of stubby normals, and to get the most out of her damage output, you usually need to push your opponent into the corner. As such, you don't want to rushdown the opponent, instead, try to keep it to the mid ranges, where most fighters in the roster will have a hard time getting into your space while at the same time giving you all the options you could need to break them down.

Best Buttons

• F2: Mid that can go into a string and later be canceled into a special. Highly spamable so do it.
• S3: Although a High hitting attack, its range is massive.
• D3: Good range and frames, good for defense.
• D2: Fantastic uppercut. 

Specials

• FB4: Great sweep, good frames on block, and a knockdown.
• BF4: Full screen low, amplified it provides a launch.
• DF1: A projectile, on its own, is quite good, but it can be amplified to destroy other projectiles and deal more damage.
• DB4: Getup reversal and a combo ender.
• DB2: Can be quite good as it gives you a buff for every parried hit. It also requires you to block each hit of a string to get multiple stacks, and it will only block mids or highs, leaving you exposed for lows.
• DF3: Once charged to the third level, allows you to teleport, which is useful when trying to get out of the corner.

Tanya's Best Kameos

Broadly speaking, Tanya's best kameos fall into two categories. Kameos that help you keep up with combos, by protecting you in the gaps in your combos. Or Kameos that open up opponents to more damage down the line by allowing you to properly setup for them.

Tanya's Bread & Butter Combos

Easy

• S1,2, BF4 (AMP), S2,1+3, DB4
• F2,1,1, BF4 (AMP), F3, S2,1+3, DB4
• F2,1,1, BF4 (AMP),  DASH, F4, S2,1+3, DB4

Medium

• F4, DASH, F4, DASH, S2,1+3, DB4
• B3,4,4, KAMEO, S2,1+3, DB4
• • With Goro
• B3,4,4, KAMEO, S2,1+3, BF4 (AMP), J3, DB4
• • With Goro