Mortal Kombat 1 revealed the patch notes for the new update on the game’s official website. This new update focuses on making changes to a few characters and kameos. The patch is now live for players to experience, but make sure to update your game before playing.
Mortal Kombat 1 New Update Patch Notes
Check out the patch notes below, via NetherRealm Studios:
Main Fighters
Geras
- Inevitable now has 21 start-up frames (down from 26)
- Timefall (Away + Back Kick) now recovers 2 frames faster
- Adjusted Hit Regions of Sandstorm making it easier to send the opponent forward
- Increased the maximum range that Colliding Worlds (Fatal Blow) can teleport
Havik
- Chaos Kick (Back Kick) now recovers 1 frame faster
- Dislocated (Front Kick) now has 13 start-up frames (down from 15)
- Drop Dead (Towards + Front Punch, Front Kick) now recovers 15 frames faster & has 10 less frames of blockstun
Johnny Cage
- Show Off Parry now has 8 start-up frames (up from 6)
- Enhanced Show Off Parry now has 4 start-up frames (up from 0) & has 15 more recovery frames
- Show Off & Enhanced Show Off can no longer be delayed
- Shadow Kick & Enhanced Shadow Kick now has 10 start-up frames (up from 8) & has 2 more frames of recovery on miss
Kitana
- Reduced the combo damage scaling of Square Wave & Enhanced Square Wave
Li Mei
- The first attack in Pankration Champion (Back Kick, Front Kick, Back Punch, Front Punch) now has 16 start-up frames (down from 19)
- Sky Lantern after being ignited by Nova Blast now hits Mid (was High) & causes 10 more blockstun with slightly increased pushback
- Lion’s Pounce (Towards + Front Kick) now has 3 more active frames & recovers 7 frames faster
Nitara
- Must Feed (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick) can now be 2in1 cancelled & does 20 less damage
Reptile
- Devastating Blow (Away + Back Punch) now recovers 4 frames faster & has 5 more frames of blockstun
- Devastating Blow Charge (Away + Back Punch, Hold Back Punch) & Devastating Blow Charge maximum (Away + Back Punch, Hold Back Punch) now recover 5 frames faster
- Tail Of Two Hities (Back Punch, Back Kick) & Sneaky Lizard (Towards + Back Punch, Back Kick) now recovers 3 frames faster on hit & has 5 more blockstun frames
- Acid Spit, Enhanced Acid Spit, Acid Spit Ball, & Enhanced Acid Spit Ball now have 5 more blockstun frames
Sub-Zero
- Freezing Point (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Kick) is now -7 on block (down from -12)
- Blistering Blizzard (Back Punch, Front Punch) now recovers 2 frames faster & has consistent combo damage scaling for Airborne & Grounded opponents
Scorpion
- Heavy Knee (Towards + Front Kick) cancel frame is now 2 frames earlier & has 1 less recovery frame
- Fire Pillar Thrust (Towards + Front Kick, Back Kick) now has 18 startup frames (down from 19)
Peacemaker
- Activate Human Torpedo! & Enhanced Human Torpedo! now have 16 start-up frames (up from 12) & 13 more frames of recovery on miss
- Activate Human Torpedo! no longer causes stumble animation when blocked & has 10 less frames of blockstun
- Beautiful Bird Bullet now has 10 less frames of blockstun with less pushback on block
- Ground-Air Offensive now has 5 less frames of blockstun with less pushback on block
- Activate Force Field now has 30 more frames of recovery
- Anti-Gravity’s attack now does 35 damage on block (down from 50)
Kameo Fighters
Kameo Sonya
- Leg Grab now has 25 start-up frames (down from 29), hits Overhead (was Mid), & is +1 on block (up from -9)
Kameo Stryker
- Fixed an issue where the 2nd Grenade in Low Grenade Toss & High Grenade Toss could sometimes have additional combo gravity
- Kuffed now has 9 less frames of recovery on miss, is +1 on block (up from -9), & Stryker reaches slightly farther for the opponent
Kameo Motaro
- Adjusted teleport location when Main Fighter isn’t facing the opponent
Kameo Mavado
- Increased base health value to 250 (from 200)
Mortal Kombat 1 is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam & Epic Games Store.
