Mortal Kombat 9/Kitana

Kitana

Over 10,000 years old, Princess Kitana remembers little of her early years. Her mother, Queen Sindel, died mysteriously ages ago in Earthrealm. Most of her life she has loyally served her father, Shao Kahn, in his unending quest to conquer the realms. With her closest friend down, Jade, Kitana enforces his brutal will. But there is a feeling tugging at her... a feeling that the life she has known is a deception. For the moment, Kitana dutifully works to ensure Outworld's victory in this latest Mortal Kombat tournament. If she were to lower her guard, however, she might discover that her Earthrealm opponents can lead her to answers.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

3%

high bufferable

Back Punch

bp

5%

high bufferable

Front Kick

fk

7%

high bufferable

Back Kick

bk

9%

high bufferable

Crouching Front Punch

d + fp

2%

high bufferable

Crouching Back Punch

d + bp

12%

high uprcut

Crouching Front Kick

d + fk

1%

low bufferable

Crouching Back Kick

d + bk

3%

low bufferable

Angled Jumping Punch

during angled jump, fp or bp

4%

med

Angled Jumping Kick

during angled jump, fk or bk

7%

high knockdown

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

Fan Slice

b + fp

5%

high bufferable

Uprise

b + bp

9%

high bufferable

Shin Kick

b + fk

3%

high bufferable

Fan Stab

f + bp

7%

high bufferable

Hop Kick

f + fk

5%

high bufferable

Spin Kick

f + bk

7%

high bufferable

Sweep

b + bk

7%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

1% + 11%

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

1% + 3% + 4% + 4%

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Royal Pain

fp --- fp --- bp

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

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Dignified

b + fp --- bp

5% --- 7%

high --- med ; 1st hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: flatten

Majestic

bp --- fp --- bp

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

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: knockdown

Noble Lift

f + bp --- fp

7% --- 5%

high --- high ; 1st hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: launch

Regal Assault

fk --- fk --- fk

7% --- 3% --- 5%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Blue Blood

b + fk --- fk

3% --- 7%

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

Power Intrusion

f + fk --- fp --- bp

5% --- 2% + 2% --- 6%

high --- high + high --- high ; 1st and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 4th hit: knockdown

Deadly Rush

f + bk --- fp

7% --- 2% + 6%

high --- med + med : 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd: groundbounce

Pure Kicks

f + bk --- fk

7% --- 9%

high --- high ; 1st hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: knockdown

Deception

f + bk --- b + bk

7% --- 7%

high --- low ; 1st hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: sweep

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Truth Be Told

Noble Lift --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Effortless

Power Intrusion --- tg

N/A

Big Fan

Upraise --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Pretty Princess

b + fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Mesmerizing

bp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Magnificent

fk --- fk --- tg

Based on Teammate

Disrespect

f + fk --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Kombo Attack

Attack from Teammate's Tag Kombo

9%

high knockdown

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Tag Assist

d , b + tg

8%

Performs air Fan Toss ; high

Tag Attack

d , f + tg

11%

Performs air Square Wave ; high

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Fan Toss

d , f + fp

3% + 5% ( in air: 8% )

high + high ( in air: high ) ; airok

Upraise

b , b + bp

0%

high launch wkup

Cutting Fan

d , f + bp

4% + 5%

high + high ; wkup , stagger when hit

Square Boost

d , b + fp

9% ( in air: 7% )

high knockdown airok wkup

Pretty Kick

d , b + fk

3% + 8%

high + high wkup

Fake Out Kick

d , b + bk

8%

low sweep wkup

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Charged Fan

d , f + fp + bl

7% + 5%

high + high ; 2nd hit: knockdown ; airok ; hold fp to delay 2nd hit; Delay can be canceled by Dash

Uplift

b , b + bp + bl

0%

high launch wkup

Fan Dice

d , f + bp + bl

4% + 4% + 4% + 7%

high + high + high + high ; 4th hit: flatten ; wkup

Square Wave

d , b + fp + bl

13% (in air: 11%)

high knockdown airok wkup

Pretty Legs

d , b + fk + bl

3% + 3% + 8%

high + high + high ; 3rd hit: knockdown ; wkup

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Big Fan

fk + bk + bl

7% + 12% + 12%

1st hit: high ; knockdown

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Fatality 1

d d b f + bp

Sweep

Fatality 2

f d f b + fk

Sweep

Stage Fatality

f d d + fk

Varies

Babality

f f d f + bk

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

Crouching

Fast quick poke tool. Great range and hardly punishable. Use it often.

Command Normals

+

Great bufferable poke tool. Use it for mixups like F + 2 into Fake kick for example. If it hits, take on to launch them.

+

An ok poke tool. Can be buffered into fan to make it safe.

Kombo Attacks

+ ,

Kitana's main launcher combo. Safe on block. The problem is if its block, it leaves Kitana right next to the opponent.

+ ,

Kitana's high-mid launcher string. The second hit is bufferable if it's blocked.

Special Attacks

Air / Ground Fans

Kitana's main weapon. She can control the air and ground with proper fan placements. Learning Instant off the ground Air Fans is crucial to her game. Up close ground fans are quite safe. Use fans for unbreakable combos.

Square Wave

A great get out of the corner move. Just don't be too predictable with it or you can be punished. Remember you can tack on a wave after a successful air fan. Can be used as wakeup.

Fan Lift

Great anti-air move but you must commit to the lift because it doesn't start up instantly. Enhanced version does. Use this to land some nasty unbreakable fan combos.

Cutter

Stagger attack. Use it to get safe jumps.

Enhanced Special Attacks

N/A

X-Ray Attack

can be done in air too

Basic Strategy

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

5-Hits: + ---

8-Hits: + , + Air Fan Dash + Air Fan

Jump-in Combos

3-Hits: Jump Kick Air Fan Toss Square Boost

4-Hits: Jump Kick Air Fan Toss Jump Punch Air Fan Toss

Combos With Enhanced Specials

Unbreakable: Fan Lift Air Fan Toss Fan Toss Charged Fan (hold) Dash Fan Toss Charged Fan (hold) Dash Fan Toss

8-Hits: + + Air Fan Toss Fan Toss Charged Fan (Hold)

10-Hits: + Dash + Upraise Dash Jump Kick Air Fan Toss Dash Jump Kick Charged Air Fan Charged Air Fan Cancel Cutting Fan

Combos With X-Ray Attacks

• N/A

Corner-Only Combos

16-Hits: + , + , Air Fan Toss Fan Toss , Fan Toss x3 Cutting Fan,

Style

• Fast, but well-rounded overall. Utilizes pokes and juggles with fans.

Matchups

N/A