Mortal Kombat 9/Smoke

Smoke

Originating from Prague, Tomas Vrbada was recruited by the Lin Kuei for his impressive ability to escape capture. Able to transform into a wisp of smoke, his talent has proved useful on countless missions. Smoke has no memory of his childhood. His only family is the Lin Kuei, more specifically the younger Sub-Zero, who is like a brother to him. It has been Smoke's hope that through the Lin Kuei he will discover his past-- and the origin of his power.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

3%

high bufferable

Back Punch

bp

3%

high bufferable

Front Kick

fk

5%

high bufferable

Back Kick

bk

9%

high bufferable

Crouching Front Punch

d + fp

2%

high

Crouching Back Punch

d + bp

12%

high

Crouching Front Kick

d + fk

1%

low

Crouching Back Kick

d + bk

3%

low

Angled Jumping Punch

during angled jump, fp or bp

4%

med

Angled Jumping Kick

during angled jump, fk or bk

7%

high

Straight Up Jumping Punch

during straight up jump, fp or bp

5%

med groundbounce

Straight Up Jumping Kick

during straight up jump, fk or bk

5%

med knockdown

Command Normals

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Jaw Chop

b + fp

5%

high

Hook Kick

b + fk

7%

high

Spin Kicks

f + bk

5% --- 9%

high

Step Strike

b + bp

5%

med bufferable

Sweep

b + bk

7%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

1% --- 2% --- 2% --- 2% --- 2% --- 3%

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

1% --- 2% --- 2% --- 2% --- 2% --- 3%

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Ablaze

fp --- fp --- bp

3% --- 3% --- 6%

high --- high --- high 2nd hit: bufferable

Smoldering

fp --- fk

3% --- 5%

high --- high 1st hit and 2nd hit: bufferable

Red Hot

b + fp --- bk

5% --- 7%

high --- high last hit: bufferable

Smokin

b + bp --- fk

5% --- 7%

med --- high 2nd hit: bufferable

Rekindle

bp --- fp --- bk

3% --- 3% --- 6%

high --- high --- high 2nd hit: bufferable

Combustion

fk --- d + fp --- bp

5% --- 3% --- 6%

high --- med --- high Launch

On Fire

fk --- bp

5% --- 7%

high --- high Launch

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Ashes to Ashes

fk --- d + fp --- bp --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Dust to Dust

fk --- bp --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Incinerate

fp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Immolation

bp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Ignite

fk --- d + fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Shake

b f + fp

9%

unblockable , hold fp to charge, Parries projectiles

Smoke Cloud

d b + bp

6%

high

Air Throw

Throw in air

1%

unblockable

Teleport

d b + bk

4% --- 5%

high --- high , airok

Smoke Away

f b + fk

0%

goes through projectiles

Smoke Forward

b f + fk

0%

goes through projectiles

Invisibility

d u + fk

0%

Partially Invisible, Dodges projectiles if timed correctly.

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Vibration

b f + fp + bl

9%

unblockable , Parries Projectiles, throws, & regular moves (not sweeps and some lows)

Vanish

d u + fk + bl

0%

completely Invisible, Dodges projectiles if timed correctly.

Smoke Bomb

d b + bp + bl

10%

high , bigger radius

Smoke Port

d b + bk + bl

4% --- 5% --- 6%

high --- high --- med , airok

Phase Away

f b + fk + bl

0%

Goes through ALL attacks

Phase Forward

b f + fk + bl

0%

Goes through ALL attacks

Wake Up Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Shake

b f + fp

0%

hold fp to charge, Parries projectiles

Smoke Away

f b + fk

0%

goes through projectiles

Smoke Forward

b f + fk

0%

goes through projectiles

Invisibility

d u + fk

0%

Partially Invisible

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Burn Out

fk + bk + bl

7% --- 15% --- 12%

high --- unblockable ,hold Punch to charge, cancel out of it by dashing

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Fatality 1

b f b f + fp

Sweep

Fatality 2

b b d f + bp

Sweep

Stage Fatality

f u u + fp

Varies

Babality

d b d f D

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

Sweep

Very fast sweep.

+

Good fast low poke. Great for dash in pressuring. Can catch them out of the air if they try to jump over it.

Command Normals

+

Safe overhead. Bufferable into smoke clouds. Use for poking.

Kombo Attacks

, + ,

Smoke's main launcher combo. Safe on block.

,

Another safe launcher string.

,

Good for poking, it has some range. Bufferable, advantage on hit, and safe on block.

Special Attacks

Smoke Cloud

Smokes zoning tool. It tracks and is safe on block. Juggle after a cloud hits. No longer OTG's opponents after patch.

Teleport Punch

Fastest teleport in the game. Can catch most off guard with this. Just don't overuse it. On block fully punishable.

Teleport

Smoke's Akuma-like teleport. Can be hit out of at startup and at the end of it. Once in cloud form Smoke is invulnerable to normals for a few frames and also specials, except for Ice clone.

Shake

A counter projectile move. Always guaranteed and opponent can never escape it. Prolong the shake by holding FP. This move makes Smoke the best anti-zoner in the game. Opponents cannot spam projectiles at all on him.

Enhanced Special Attacks

Enhance Shake

Along with projectiles it also counters normals (except for lows and sweeps). Great for anti-air.

Teleport

A great get-out-of-danger move. It has invincibility frames and the move itself goes through any attack. Works great also on wakeup.

X-Ray Attack

A very FAST Xray. Think of it like a 33% Teleport punch. Great for projectile punishing. Can also be charged and dash canceled for upclose tricks.

Basic Strategy

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

Unbreakable: Smoke Cloud into Air throw

4-Hits: Teleport

5-Hits: Smoke Cloud Straight Up Jumping Punch Jump Kick Air Throw

8-Hits: + Smoke Cloud Straight Up Jump Punch Dash , + , Air Throw

9-Hits: , + , x2 Jump Kick Air throw

Jump-in Combos

2-Hits: Jump Kick Air Throw

Combos With Enhanced Specials

• • not confirmed if these work after patch:

11-Hits: , + , Dash crouching Smoke Bomb Jump Kick Air Throw or Smoke Port

Combos With X-Ray Attacks

• N/A

Corner-Only Combos

8-hit: , x4 (31%)

Style

Zoner, Anti-zoner.

Matchups

N/A