Mortal Kombat 11/Kollector

Kollector #MK11_KOL
RANK Tribute collector for the Outworld Empire. Born into poverty, the Kollector seized his imperial collections duty with a zeal that impressed Shao Kahn. He stole riches from Outworld’s people, rewarding himself with wealth and status in turn. He’ll kill anyone to keep it.
Data
Health	1000.00
Hitbox	Male

Overview Matchups

Introduction

Kollector uses constant confirms and lengthy disjoints to continually fish for combos from a distance, then converts them into superb damage and corner carry.

Strengths

Weaknesses

King of Disjoints: Most attacks in Kollector's arsenal are disjointed to some degree, allowing him to safely attack the enemy from range. 443: The centrepiece of Kollector's moveset. 443 is one of the most annoying and broadly useful strings in the game, giving Kollector whiff punishes, space control, confirms, staggers, combos, and antiairs, all from a completely disjointed normal with enough range to reach from round start. Great Combos: Kollector has straightforward combo construction with his Damned Bola (BF4) and 443 attacks: if the enemy is grounded use 443, and if they aren't use Damned Bola to ground them first. His combos also deal excellent damage, have great corner carry, and are difficult to punish on breakaway. Equipping Relic Lure (DB4) makes his combo routing even easier as it works on both grounded and airborne enemies. Effortless Confirms: Kollector's most important combo starting strings (F12, 443) have long animations and generous cancel windows, making them easy to confirm. Damned Bola can also be held and cancelled, greatly easing the difficulty of two-hit string confirms and opening up the possibility of one-hit confirms. Breakaway Resistant: Kollector is difficult to punish with a breakaway, and is able to deal strong guaranteed damage by either not juggling the enemy or by following up 443 with D2. He can also equip the best armor breaker in the game in Relic Lure, a kustom special that also lets him continue the combo if the enemy did not break. Superb Reversal Attacks: Kollector has fast, disjoint reversal attacks with large hitboxes. His U3 is the fastest reversal attack in the game at 7 frames. Surprising Close Range Mix: Kollector has dangerous mix at close range as well, with a 9-frame SHK, a ten frame mid command grab, Krushing Blow throws in both directions, and an overhead Krushing Blow string ender. His F12 string also has a canned overhead-low mixup, though it is generally not recommended for use. (Mostly) Effective Kustoms: Besides Up Demonic Mace and maybe War-Quoit Toss (though it isn't nearly as bad as Up Demonic Mace), Kollector's kustom moves are highly effective and suit differing players.

Weird Whiffs: Kollector's attacks are oddly prone to bizarre whiffing and non-comboing, like J2 not comboing unless the followup attacks are buffered and Shotel Fury (DB3) failing to combo in many situations. Slow, Patchy Attacks for Close Range: Kollector's mid-range attacks have decent startup and recovery for their range, but his close range options are unusually sluggish. He entirely lacks a seven frame attack (oddly enough his only grounded seven frame attack is his U3) and his fastest mid has 32 frames of recovery, is -2 on hit, and cannot start combos unless Relic Lure is equipped. Limited Forward Advancement: Kollector has few attacks with forward advancement, and none of them have significant disjoints. For the most part, his attacks leave him standing in place. Sluggish Backward Movement: Kollector has a decent forward walk speed and a good forward dash, but his backdash and backwards walking speed are limited, hampering his spacing gameplan.

Movelist

Normals and Strings

1

113131

Claw Swipe (1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	2.00 / 0.30 / 0.0003	High	8	1	18
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	12	20	-2	-2	-
	One active frame. 8 frame startup, but pretty good vertical and horizontal range, making it suitable for antiairs; buffer a Damned Bola to continue the combo. Also not bad for conventional tick throws, given that Kollector gets a throw KB in both directions. Very plus on hit.

Blood Money (13)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	3.00 / 0.45 / 0.0005	Mid	13	4	25
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	17	9	-2	-2	-
	Pretty good jab followup. Kollector's string of choice for comboing a juggled enemy into Damned Bola. Exceptional forward advancement, though its low hitbox makes it prone to whiff if 1 was used as an antiair. Usable as a stagger due to the threat of 131 and being only -2 on block, though it can push the enemy out of throw range - the superior range of Demonic Clutch (DBF3) can remedy this. Has a tiny gap that is too small to jump, mash, or Flawless Block.

Price to Pay (131)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	7.00 / 1.05 / 0.0011	Mid	21	3	40
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	-	27	-6	-6	-
	Big forward advancing upward slash that ends 131. Kollector's safest source for unpunishable chip damage. Has no gap with 13, though if the enemy lets go of block in any way they will still be caught. Completely safe on block but highly dangerous on whiff, with 40 frames of recovery - almost as much as a D2. Guarantees a forward dash~F12 on midscreen hit.

B1

B1B12B122

Raising Hell (B1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	Mid	15	4	29
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	19	17	-11	-11	-
	Kollector conjures a blast of flame. A strong mid-range normal for preemptive space covering and jailing. Has string followups that automatically confirm and only come out on hit, but it is generally more rewarding and useful to directly cancel this into a special. Being able to confirm this into Damned Bola is an extremely important skill and a crucial avenue of Kollector's combo fishing; this single-hit confirm is easier than it seems at first due to the lengthy hit advantage that B1 gives. When Kollector has no offensive meter (or if the player is unable to confirm B1 into Damned Bola), B1~Demonic Mace is a solid action to space and skirmish the enemy.

The Enforcer (B12)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	-	16	4	26
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	-	10	-3	-3	-
	Second part of Kollector's B122 auto confirm string. Only comes out on hit. Cannot be special move cancelled, so if this lands you should always finish the string with B122.

Chaotic Magic (B122)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	-	16	4	29
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	-	25	-	-	-
	Last attack of the B122 string. Gives a lengthy knockdown with significant distance. The damage on hit of B122 is greater than B1~Demonic Mace, but it lacks the pushback, chip damage, and holding/cancelling mindgames that B1~Mace gets on block.

F1

F1F12F12D1F12D2

Sickle Slice (F1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	3.00 / 0.45 / 0.0005	Low	13	2	26
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	18	10	-1	-1	-
	Low, disjointed shotel slash. Starts F12, Kollector's string of choice for close range aggression. A bit too slow to catch enemy mashing all the time, so against especially mash-happy enemies use B23 instead. Draws the enemy closer on block.

Ill-Gotten Gains (F12)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.85 / 0.90 / 0.0005	Mid	16	23	32
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	42	0	-7	-7	-
	Kollector follows up with two additional slashes from his secondary arms. Good damage, forward advancing, and easy to hit confirm. The hitbox of the second slash does not become active until slightly after the motion lines appear. Also used in midscreen combos to setup a meaty Bag Bomb (DF1). Gives no plus frames on hit, so for resets use F4 instead. -7, though mashing will be caught by its followups.

Slice and Dice (F12D1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	Low	20	2	40
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	-	11	-15	-15	-
	Natural low followup to F12. Works with F12D2 as two parts of an overhead-low mixup. Near-identical startup makes it difficult to react to, but the low reward on hit (compared to the significant danger on block and whiff) makes it a generally poor mixup to attempt. Use it only if the enemy has a 6-frame button and you are absolutely certain that they will mash. Also has a low profile property, though the length of F12 makes it difficult to apply.

Debt is Paid (F12D2)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	Overhead	21	2	39
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	-	11	-14	-14	-
	Natural overhead followup to F12. One of Kollector's two natural grounded overheads. Knockdown has identical frame advantage to F12D1, but it leaves the enemy close.

D1

Bloody Nails (D1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	2.00 / 0.30 / 0.0003	Mid	8	2	16
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	12	15	-6	-6	-
	A slow crouching jab. Very short range for its 8-frame startup, and being -6 does it no favors. Still, it is Kollector's fastest abare option. Cancel into Shotel Fury to stop immediate counterpokes. With Demonic Clutch, D1 gives Kollector an immediate 50/50 between grab and Shotel Fury. Due to Demonic Clutch being a mid, he can even D1 and then air-to-air the enemy while rising for a bigger reward, though this is obviously more risky. D1~Demonic Clutch will also stop immediate counterpokes.

2

221+321+34

Lantern Burst (2)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	High	13	5	30
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	19	3	-8	-8	-
	Kollector ducks and blasts his lantern above him. The antiair of choice when actively looking out for the jump, but too slow for mental stack-burdened quick antiairs; use 1 instead. Great against Jacqui leaps. Starts the 21+34 string for restands, landing Fatal Blow, and the kounter/punish KB. When antiairing with meter, it is generally better to cancel into Damned Bola and save the 21+34 KB for grounded punishes and stage cleanup - without meter, take the damage where you can. Very weak against grounded enemies unless the punish is guaranteed.

Mine Mine Mine (21+3)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	6.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	Mid	22	3	30
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	78	0	-3	-3	-
	Kollector lunges with a dagger, restanding the enemy. Huge forward advancement and only -3 on block allows Kollector to whiff 2 from a distance to fish for the 21+34 KB. If 2 hits the enemy from too high, 21+3 will whiff. Cannot be special move cancelled except for Fatal Blow, though this applies a lot of scaling.

Play for Souls (21+34)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	-	1	-	77
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	-	14	-	-	-
	Krushing Blow: Activates if this string hit as a KOUNTER or PUNISH. End of the 21+34 string, applying the KB effect and damage. Does not come out on whiff or block. Worse than other KBs at screen cleaning due to the long animation of 21+34.

B2

B2

Lantern Slam (B2)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	3.00 / 0.45 / 0.0005	Mid	10	2	32
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	17	-2	-7	-7	-
	Kollector's fastest standing mid, and his best string for stopping reckless mashing when plus. Also used in optimal corner combos, but beyond these two purposes there's not much reason to use it. 32 recovery frames and -2 on hit means that you should always follow this up with B23.

3

Face Smasher
3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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4

Face Smasher
1

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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Jump and Hop Attacks

Face Smasher
1

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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Getup and Flawless Block Attacks

Face Smasher
3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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Throws

Face Smasher
3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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Special Moves

Face Smasher
3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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Fatal Blow

Face Smasher
3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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Kustom Abilities

DEEP FREEZE

"Modifies Ice Ball. Can amplify Ice Ball Special Move. Absorbs other projectiles."

2 Slots, No Conflicts, No Requirements

Face Smasher
3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
20.00 / 3.00 / 0.30	High	9	2	11
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
12	23	4	4	-
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