Mortal Kombat 9/Shang Tsung

Shang Tsung

A treacherous sorcerer who consumes the souls of his victims, Shang Tsung has played host to the last nine Mortal Kombat tournaments in Earthrealm, stacking the odds in favor of his master. Originally from Earthrealm, Shang Tsung's magical abilities led him to discover the realm of Outworld. There he fell in league with its ruler, Shao Kahn, and pledged his life to him in return for enhanced power. He is now bound to the emperor by powerful dark magic. For centuries he has submissively done Shao Kahn's bidding. Should he fail in his mission to secure Earthrealm, he will suffer the emperor's wrath.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

Back Punch

bp

Front Kick

fk

Back Kick

bk

Crouching Front Punch

d + fp

Crouching Back Punch

d + bp

Crouching Front Kick

d + fk

Crouching Back Kick

d + bk

Angled Jumping Punch

during angled jump, fp or bp

Angled Jumping Kick

during angled jump, fk or bk

Straight Up Jumping Punch

during straight up jump, fp or bp

 ?%

med groundbounce

Straight Up Jumping Kick

during straight up jump, fk or bk

 ?%

med knockdown

Command Normals

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Elbow Poke

b + fp

 ?%

Forearm Strike

b + bp

 ?%

med bufferable knockdown

Elbow Blast

f + bp

 ?%

Shin Attack

f + fk

 ?%

low

Quick Knee

f + bk

 ?%

Sweep

b + bk

 ?%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Bad Omen

fp --- bp --- fp

 ?% --- ?% --- ?%

2nd hit: bufferable last hit: med bufferable

Soul Stain

fp --- bp --- bp

 ?% --- ?% --- ?%

2nd hit: bufferable last hit: bufferable

Soul Torment

fp --- fk

 ?% --- ?%

Death Walker

bp --- bp --- fp

 ?% --- ?% --- ?%

last hit: launch

Reserved Pain

b + fp --- bp --- fp --- bk

 ?% --- ?% --- ?% --- ?%

3rd hit: med bufferable last hit: bufferable

Restored Youth

bp --- bp --- b + bk

 ?% --- ?% --- ?%

last hit: low

Playtime

f + fk --- bk

 ?% --- ?%

1st hit: low last hit: bufferable

Deadly Truth

f + bk --- fk --- bk

 ?% --- ?% --- ?%

last hit: bufferable

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Side by Side

b + fp --- bp --- fp --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Ruthless

bp --- bp --- fp --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Soul Stealer

fp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Burning Evil

b + fp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

B-Trade

bp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Two of a Kind

f + bk --- fk --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Fire Skull

b b + fp

 ?%

Soul Steal

f d b + fk

 ?%

morph to opponents character with power boost

Up Skull (Above)

d u + bp

 ?%

Up Skull (Behind)

d f + bp

 ?%

Up Skull (Front)

d b + bp

 ?%

Ground Skull (Close)

d u + bk

 ?%

launch

Ground Skull (Medium)

d b + bk

 ?%

launch

Ground Skull (Far)

d f + bk

 ?%

launch

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Triple Skull

b b + fp + bl

 ?%

Ground Eruption

(Close) d u + bk + bl

 ?%

launch

(Medium) d b + bk + bl

 ?%

launch

(Far) d f + bk + bl

 ?%

launch

Skull Storm

(Above) d u + bp + bl

 ?%

(Behind) d f + bp + bl

 ?%

(Front) d b + bp + bl

 ?%

Soul Capture

f d b + fk + bl

 ?%

has armor, good for anti air

Wake Up Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Soul Steal

f d b + fk

 ?%

morph to opponents character with power boost

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Your Soul Is Mine

fk + bk + bl

good wake up, has armor

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Fatality 1

b d f + fk

Sweep

Fatality 2

d d b d + bp

Jump

Stage Fatality

u u b + fp

Varies

Babality

d b d + fk

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

Throw

Shang recovers some health back.

Command Normals

N/A

Kombo Attacks

, ,

Launcher. Safe string on block.

+ ,

Low launcher. If block it is bufferable which makes it safe.

+ , ,

Juggle ground skulls (med) if string connects. Safe string on block.

+

Safe overhead. Use in mixups. Buffer into Soul steal if you like.

Special Attacks

Ground Skulls

This is the party starter. It can lead to nasty damaging combos that are unbreakable. This is his main zoning tool so use at far/mid range screen. Close ground skulls give frame advantage on block so use for mixup opportunity. In the corner use close skulls to trap opponents in the corner. Also, ground skull is invincible when used as wakeup.

Upskulls

Blocked upskull gives you lots of frame advantage. Mix up time. Above skull has good tracking. Use in conjuction with ground skulls to keep the opponent guessing.

Straight Skull

A ok projectile. Don't use upclose, its not safe. Mix this up with his other skull projectile types.

Soul Steal

Completely safe on block. When morphed you have a slight damage boost.

Enhanced Special Attacks

Ground Skulls

Used mostly inside combos. Keeps the juggle going.

Soul Steal

Has 1 hit armor. Great for anti air or to get through a projectile.

Straight Skull

Shoots 3 skulls. Use to trick opponents to jump over the skull barrage you're shooting out.

X-Ray Attack

Has armor

Basic Strategy

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

+ --- Soul Steal

4-Hits: + , , Fire Skull

5-Hits: Ground Skull (Close) Dash , , Soul Steal

7-Hits: + , , Dash , , Soul Steal

Jump-in Combos

• N/A

Combos With Enhanced Specials

9-Hits: + , Ground Skull (Medium) Ground Skull (Far) Ground Eruption Ground Skull (Close) Ground Skull (Medium)

9-Hits: , , Ground Skull (Medium) Ground Skull (Far) Ground Eruption Uppercut

Combos With X-Ray Attacks

• N/A

Corner-Only Combos

• N/A

Style

Zoning, fireball traps

Matchups

N/A