Considering hopping into Mortal Kombat 11, but unsure which character to start playing? Here are five fighters that are good choices for beginners.
There are a lot of fighters in NetherRealm Studio’s latest entry in their iconic fighting franchise, Mortal Kombat 11. This can make picking one to start out with tricky since they all have their own pros or cons. After spending time with each fighter, we have picked five that we found to be the easiest for beginners.
However, we still recommend you try every combatant just to make sure you don’t miss out on one you might enjoy. These are simply our choices for the best characters that entry-level players might want to consider picking up. All of the fighters listed below can and do have a variety of advanced techniques, so don’t view them as lesser. They are simply strong picks for those who have either never played a fighting game or aren’t used to this genre.
(This list is in no particular order.)
It’s no surprise that Mortal Kombat’s most recognizable characters is also beginner friendly. Scorpion possesses some of the easiest combos in the entire game, with many of them requiring only three inputs. This makes being able to apply pressure quite easy, as Scorpion has some decent range and can easily close the gap via his Hell Port.
His Spear can drag ranged foes close to you and Death Spin forces your opponent back. A lot of his combos are also easy to Special Move Cancel into. It also helps that you will spend a lot of time with Scorpion both in the campaign and tutorial.
