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Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Shang Tsung

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Shang Tsung is a deadly, powerful sorcerer, and one of the principal antagonists of the Mortal Kombat franchise, Shang Tsung is a transformer who must take on souls to keep his health as well as life.

In the Mortal Kombat series, Shang Tsung is the embodiment of deceit and opulence and is exemplified by his love of lavish celebrations, lavish palaces as well and stylish clothes. Contrary to the bland Shao Kahn the bombast in this series is disguised as a mask, concealing Shang Tsung’s genuine intellect and mental acuity.

A complete guide on Shang Tsung Fatality, Shang Tsung Brutal attack controls, Combos, and Basic Attacks For different devices such as Shortand, Xbox, PS, and Nintendo.

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Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Shang Tsung Complete Basic And Special Controls

General Inputs
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Command
F	Forward
B	Back
U	Up
D	Down
FD	Forward + Down
FU	Forward + Up
BD	Back + Down
BU	Back + Up
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Command	PS Button	Xbox Button	Nintendo Switch Button
1	Front Punch	Square	X	Y
2	Back Punch	Triangle	Y	X
3	Front Kick	X	A	B
4	Back Kick	Circle	B	A
L1	Throw	L1	LB	L
L2	Switch Stance	L2	LT	ZL
R1	Kameo	R1	RB	R
R2	Amplify Special	R2	RT	ZR

MK1 Shang Tsung Fatality

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
(Close) Side Effects	B, D, D, 4	Back, Down, Down, Circle	Back, Down, Down, B	Back, Down, Down, A
Easy Fatality	3 + R1	X + R1	A + RT	B + ZR
(Mid) Shang Tsung Fatality 2	F, D, B, 2	Forward, Down, Back, Triangle	Forward, Down, Back, Y	Forward, Down, Back, X

MK1 Shang Tsung Brutal Attack

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
The Klassic	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X

MK1 Shang Tsung Basic Attacks

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Spurned God	1	Square	X	Y	20	High
Die-agnosis	1, 2	Square, Triangle	X, Y	Y, X	30	Mid
Puse Check	1, 2, 4	Square, Triangle, Circle	X, Y, B	Y, X, A	70	Mid
Quick Cut	D + 1	Down + Square	Down + X	Down + Y	20	Mid
Vision Test	2	Triangle	Y	X	30	High
Fatal Incision	B + 2	Back + Triangle	Back + Y	Back + X	50	Mid
Lowtap	B + 2, 2	Back + Triangle, Triangle	Back + Y, Y	Back + X, X	30	High
Laid Low	B + 2, 2, 3	Back + Triangle, Triangle X	Back + Y, Y, A	Back + X, X, B	70	Low
Up Klaw	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	140	High
Sinister Strike	3	X	A	B	50	High
A God’s Whimsy	F + 3	Forward + X	Forward + A	Forward + B	50	Low
Femurder	D + 3	Down + X	Down + A	Down + B	20	Low
Facebreaker	4	Circle	B	A	70	High
Kneedler	F + 4	Forward + Circle	Forward + B	Forward + A	50	Mid
Kareer-Ender	B + 4	Back + Circle	Back + B	Back + A	70	Low
Longfoot	D + 4	Down + Circle	Down + B	Down + A	30	Low
Young Form Attacks (D – B – 1)
Deceptive Slash	B + 1	Back + Square	Back + X	Back + Y	50	High
Snake Oil	B + 1, 2	Back + Square, Triangle	Back + X, Y	Back + Y, X	50	Mid
Silent Killer	2, 4	Triangle, Circle	Y, B	X, A	7	Mid
Die-V	F + 4, 3	Forward + Circle, X	Forward + B, A	Forward + A, B	30	Mid
Spin Kick	F + 4, 3, 4	Forward + Circle, X, Circle	Forward + B, A, B	Forward + A, B, A	70	Mid
Old Form Attacks (D – B – 1)
Spurned Man	B + 1	Back + Square	Back + X	Back + Y	50	High
Operation	B + 1, 2	Back + Square, Triangle	Back + X, Y	Back + Y, X	50	Mid
Reflex Test	2	Triangle	Y	X	30	High
Knee Reverser	2, 4	Triangle, Circle	Y, B	X, A	70	Mid
Goal Kick	F + 3	Forward + X	Forward + A	Forward + B	70	Overhead
Power Manifest	F + 3, 2	Forward + X, Triangle	Forward + A, Y	Forward + B, X	70	Mid
Board Breaker	F + 4, 1	Forward + Circle, Square	Forward + B, X	Forward + A, Y	N/A	N/A
Nerve Endings	F + 4, 1, 2	Forward + Circle, Square, Triangle	Forward + B, X, Y	Forward + A, Y, X	3	Mid
Dissection	F + 4, 1, 2, 2	Forward + Circle, Square, Triangle, Square	Forward + B, X, Y, X	Forward + A, Y, X, Y	3	Mid
Age Before Beauty	F + 4, 1, 2, 2, 4	Forward + Circle, Square, Triangle, Square, Circle	Forward + B, X, Y, X, B	Forward + A, Y, X, Y, A	3	Mid
Shang Tsung Aerial Attacks (D – B – 1)
Above You	FU + 1	Forward + Up + Square	Forward + Up + X	Forward + Up + Y	50	Mid
Surgery	FU + 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X	27	Mid
Major Complications	FU + 1, 2, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X, X	30	Mid
Experiment	FU + 2	Forward + Up + Triangle	Forward + Up + Y	Forward + Up + X	50	Mid
Festering Wounds	FU + 2, 2	Forward + Up + Triangle, Triangle	Forward + Up + Y, Y	Forward + Up + X, X	70	Mid
Deadly Kick	FU + 3 or FU + 4	Forward + Up + X or Forward + Up + Circle	Forward + Up + A or Forward + Up + B	Forward + Up + B or Forward + Up + A	70	Mid
Shang Tsung Throws Attacks (D – B – 1)
Shove	F + L1 or F + 1 + 3	Forward + L1 or Foward + Square + X	Forward + LB or Forward + X + A	Forward + L or Forward + Y + B	130	Throw
Not Covered By Insurance	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	110	Throw
Shang Tsung Breakers Attacks (D – B – 1)
Kombo Breaker	F + R2	Forward + R2	Forward + RT	Forward + ZR	N/A	N/A
Shang Tsung Taunts (D – B – 1)
	D, D, D, D	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down,	N/A	N/A

MK1 Shang Tsung Special Moves

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Quick Age Morph	D + L2	Down + L2	Down + LT	Down + ZL	N/A	N/A
(Air) Quick Age Morph	D + L2	Down + L2	Down + LT	Down + ZL	N/A	N/A
Form Stealer	F, D, B, 4	Forward, Down, Back, Circle	Forward, Down, Back, B	Forward, Down, Back, A	N/A	N/A
Enhanced Form Stealer	F, D, B, 4	Forward, Down, Back, Circle	Forward, Down, Back, B	Forward, Down, Back, A	N/A	N/A
Perfect Form	F, B, 4	Forward, Back, Circle	Forward, Back, B	Forward, Back, A	N/A	N/A
Young Form (D – B – 1)
(Air) Straight Skull	D, F, 1	Down, Forward, Square	Down, Forward, X	Down, Forward, Y	60	High
(Air) Enhanced Straight Skull	D, F, 1 + R2	Down, Forward, Square + R2	Down, Forward, X + RT	Down, Forward, Y + ZR	90	High
Straight Skull	D, F, 1	Down, Forward, Square	Down, Forward, X	Down, Forward, Y	60	High
Enhanced Straight Skull	D, F, 1 + R2	Down, Forward, Square + R2	Down, Forward, X + RT	Down, Forward, Y + ZR	90	High
Double Skull	D, B, 1	Down, Back, Square	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, Y	87	High
Enhanced Double Skull	D, B, 1 + R2	Down, Back, Square + R2	Down, Back, X + RT	Down, Back, Y + ZR	90	High
Triple Skull	D, B, F, 1	Down, Back, Forward, Square	Down, Back, Forward, X	Down, Back, Forward, Y	104.99999	High
Enhanced Triple Skull	D, B, F, 1 + R2	Down, Back, Forward, Square + R2	Down, Back, Forward, X + RT	Down, Back, Forward, Y + ZR	110	High
Spinning Spikes	D, F, 2	Down, Forward, Triangle	Down, Forward, Y	Down, Forward, X	85.57999	Mid
Enhanced Spinning Spikes	D, F, 2 + R2	Down, Forward, Triangle + R2	Down, Forward, Y + RT	Down, Forward, X + ZR	109.25	Mid
Bed Of Spikes	D, B, 3	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, A	Down, Back, B	60	Low
Enhanced Bed Of Spikes	D, B, 3 + R2	Down, Back, X + R2	Down, Back, A + RT	Down, Back, B + ZR	80	Low
Old Morph	D + L2	Down + L2	Down + LT	Down + ZL	N/A	N/A
(Air) Old Morph	D + L2	Down + L2	Down + LT	Down + ZL	N/A	N/A
Old Form (D – B – 1)
(Air) Down Skull	D, F, 1	Down, Forward, Square	Down, Forward, X	Down, Forward, Y	6	High
(Air Close) Down Skull	D, F, 1, Hold B	Down, Forward, Square, Hold Back	Down, Forward, X, Hold Back	Down, Forward, Y, Hold Back	10	High
(Air Far) Down Skull	D, F, 1, Hold F	Down, Forward, Square, Hold Forward	Down, Forward, X, Hold Forward	Down, Forward, Y, Hold Forward	10	High
(Air) Enhanced Down Skull	D, F, 1 + R2	Down, Forward, Square + R2	Down, Forward, X + RT	Down, Forward, Y + ZR	10	High
Ground Skull	D, F, 1	Down, Forward, Square	Down, Forward, X	Down, Forward, Y	6	High
(Close) Ground Skull	D, B, 1	Down, Back, Square	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, Y	6	High
(Far) Ground Skull	D, B, F, 1	Down, Back, Forward, Square	Down, Back, Forward, X	Down, Back, Forward, Y	6	High
Close To Far Triple Ground Skull	D, F, 1 + R2	Down, Forward, Square + R2	Down, Forward, X + RT	Down, Forward, Y + ZR	6	High
Vicinity Slash	D, F, 2	Down, Forward, Triangle	Down, Forward, Y	Down, Forward, X	80	Mid
Enhanced Vicinity Slash	D, F, 2 + R2	Down, Forward, Triangle + R2	Down, Forward, Y + RT	Down, Forward, X + ZR	110	Mid
Injection	D, B, 3	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, A	Down, Back, B	90	Mid
Enhanced Injection	D, B, 3 + R2	Down, Back, X + R2	Down, Back, A + RT	Down, Back, B + ZR	62	Mid
Young Morph	D + L2	Down + L2	Down + LT	Down + ZL	N/A	N/A
(Air) Young Morph	D + L2	Down + L2	Down + LT	Down + ZL	N/A	N/A
Shang Tsung Fatal Blow (D – B – 1)
Bad Medicine	L2 + R2	L2 + R2	LT + RT	ZL + ZR	350	Mid

That’s all controls of Shang Tsung MK1 (Mortal Kombat 1) for now. Shang Tsung keep yourself updated to save this page as a bookmark.

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