Mortal Kombat 11 might have the best tutorial of any fighting game I’ve ever played, but it doesn’t tell you everything about the game. For instance: you’ve pretty much got to figure out the Fatalities on your own. And since the Fatality is the main calling card for the entire Mortal Kombat series, you’ll probably want to learn those combos as soon as possible. Is it really a Mortal Kombat, after all, if you aren’t graphically dismembering your friends and rivals in cartoonishly grotesque fashion?
That’s where Paste comes in. Here’s a complete, easy to parse list of every Fatality in Mortal Kombat 11, with two apiece for all 25 fighters. Keep this page bookmarked on your phone (or print it out if you’re in 1996) and consult as needed while you’re brawling your way through the Netherrealm.
There are a few basics you have to keep in mind, of course. You can only do a Fatality in the last round of a fight. Right before you KO your opponent for the second time, they’ll stand in a daze as the iconic words “Finish Him” appear on the screen. At that point you can enter the code for a Fatality. Make sure you don’t take too much time—you only have a few seconds—and make sure you’re also positioned properly for the move. We’ve included the appropriate distance for each Fatality below, either close, mid or far.
Also, since the game is on multiple consoles, the final input of every Fatality combo depends on your controller. It’ll always be either a Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Kick or Back Kick, but the specific buttons for those moves depend on your console. Here’s a guide to all possible buttons.
Front Punch: Square on PS4, X on Xbox, Y on Switch
Back Punch: Triangle on PS4, Y on Xbox, X on Switch
Front Kick: X on PS4, A on Xbox, B on Switch
Back Kick: Circle on PS4, B on Xbox, A on Switch
Keep that in mind while you’re trying to chop a fighter’s body into pieces in comical fashion.
For your character of choice, search for their name, and the magic of computers will whisk you straight to their entry. And be careful with these—if you have a weak stomach, well, you shouldn’t be playing Mortal Kombat in the first place, but you definitely shouldn’t be in a rush to use Fatalities.
Food For Thought:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Down, Back, Back Punch
Rock, Paper, Baraka:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Front Kick
I <3 U:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Down, Forward, Back Kick
#GirlPower:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Down, Down, Back, Back Punch
Maintaining Balance:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick
Good and Evil:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Down, Back, Front Kick
New Species:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Can’t Die:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Down, Down, Back Kick
Melted:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Down, Down, Front Punch
Death Trap:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Forward, Down, Back Punch
Ice Sculpture:
Range: Close
Input: Forward, Back, Down, Front Punch
The Cyber Initiative:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Back Kick
Phasing Through Time:
Range: You can pretty much do this one anywhere
Input: Back, Down, Down, Front Kick
Peeling Back:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch
Spider Mines:
Range: Mid
Input: Forward, Back, Forward, Front Kick
Nothin’ But Neck:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Back Kick
Bow Before Me:
Range: Anywhere
Input: Down, Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick
Pole Dance:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Down, Down, Front Punch
Coming in Hot:
Range: Close
Input: Forward, Down, Forward, Front Kick
Still Got It:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Down, Front Punch
Mr. Cage’s Neighborhood:
Range: Close
Input: Forward, Back, Down, Down, Back Kick
Who Hired This Guy:
Range: Close
Input: Forward, Down, Forward, Front Punch
Hooked:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Down, Down, Back Kick
Road Rage:
Range: Mid
Input: Forward, Back, Down, Forward, Front Kick
Last Dance:
Range: Close
Input: Forward, Down, Down, Front Punch
Face Like A Dropped Pie:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Down, Forward, Back Punch
Gore-Nado:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Down, Down, Down, Back Punch
Royal Execution:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Back, Forward, Front Punch
For the Kollection:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Down, Down, Down, Back Kick
Head Lantern:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch
Totem Sacrifice:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Down, Back, Front Kick
Kat Food:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Headed Nowhere:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Forward, Back, Down, Back Punch
Meat Slicer:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Forward, Down, Front Kick
Burn Out:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Back, Down, Forward, Front Punch
Belly of the Beast:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Down, Back, Forward, Front Kick
Split Decision:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back Kick
Double Trouble:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Down, Down, Front Punch
Alternating Current:
Range: Mid
Input: Back, Down, Back, Front Punch
Direct Current:
Range: Close
Input: Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick
You’re Next:
Range: Far
Input: Back, Down, Down, Front Punch
Chain Reaction:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Bloody Mess:
Range: Mid
Input: Forward, Back, Down, Front Kick
Heart Kondition:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Down, Forward, Back Kick
Back Blown Out:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch
Kahn-Sequences:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Back, Front Punch
To The Choppa:
Range: Mid
Input: Down, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Supply Drop:
Range: Close
Input: Back, Forward, Down, Front Kick
Ice-Cutioner:
Range: Mid
Input: Forward, Back, Forward, Back Punch
Frozen in Time:
Range: Mid
Input: Forward, Down, Forward, Back Kick