Mortal Kombat 11/Rain

Rain #MK11_RAN
POSITION Growing up an orphan, Rain joined Edenia’s army. His strategic genius earned him quick promotion, which he used to learn he was the bastard son of the god Argus, Edenia’s Protector. Armed with the knowledge that he’s a half god, Rain battles for his place in Edenia’s pantheon.
Data
Health	1000.00
Hitbox	Male

Overview Matchups

Introduction

Introduced in Kombat Pack 2, Rain relies on his lightning-fast dashes to whiff punish the enemy and switch between spacing and rushdown.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Unmatched Dashes: Rain has some of the fastest dashes in the game. These dashes are crucial to his neutral-focused gameplan, allowing him to safely play both spacing and rushdown, evade pressure, avoid jump-ins, strike-throw from midscreen, and whiff punish from a surprising distance. Well Suited to System Mechanics: With practical default Krushing Blows, a throw KB in both directions, excellent reversal attacks, a lightning fast wavedash, and useful short hop attacks, Rain is well-suited to players with a solid grasp of system mechanics. Default Moveset Combo Starter: Geyser Kick (BF4) is a rare example of a combo starter in a character’s base moveset. Close Range Mixup Options: At close range, Rain can do both strike-throw mixups with his B21 and overhead-low mixups with his fast SHP, delayed SHKs, and his combo starting B3 low. With Tidal Wave (DB3) equipped, he can do overhead-low mixups from 134. Versatile Fireball: Katar Toss (BF2) is a highly versatile fireball with fast startup and useful amplify properties. Use instant amplified Katar Toss after pokes to safely steal a turn, use it in a string gap to safely catch flawless blocks, amplify it mid-flight to catch ducking enemies, or amplify it after hitting to turn +11 into a +42 knockdown. Effective Kustom Moves: Rain ‘s kustom moves broadly change his gameplay and are each uniquely useful.

Low Damage Without Specific Loadouts: Although Geyser Kick is a useful base moveset combo starter, the damage it gives is subpar. In order to deal good damage, Rain must equip Hydro Boost or Water Ball. Restrictive Kustom Loadouts: Rain’s kustom moves, though uniquely useful, often require additional slot space to be usable, and some take away from the character’s base moveset. Quantum Slice needs both Edenian Force and Quantum Rift to use all of its facets, and replaces Argus Plunge. Hydro Boost takes away some of the combo pathing that Geyser Kick allows (often necessitating Geyser Palm to plug in some of these holes), and Water Ball replaces Katar Toss. Difficult Confirms: Rain’s strike-throw is heavily reliant upon being able to hit confirm B21 - his only mid confirmable string, and one that affords only ten startup frames between the first hit and the second. 133 is a trivially easy confirm, but the large gap between the first and the second hit make it easy to interrupt. Lacks Dirt: Rain lacks a truly dangerous move that the enemy must respect, instead relying on his fast dashes to assess the situation from a distance and adjust his gameplan accordingly.

Movelist

Normals and Strings

1

Straight Punch (1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	2.00 / 0.30 / 0.0003	High	7	2	18
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	12	4	-3	-3	-
	A straightforward punch, as the name suggests. Better speed and horizontal range than most jabs, though with slightly less height. Like all jabs, used for antiairs and conventional tick throws. With Hydro Boost equipped, combo 1 directly into Hydro Boost as 13 will not connect.

Thicker than Water (13)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	3.00 / 0.45 / 0.0005	Mid	13	2	22
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	19	10	-7	-7	-
	Mid jab followup with a large hitbox, long reach, and strong forward advancement. Good at catching the enemy if 1 whiffed, but don't go crazy whiffing this in neutral. Can be used to stagger with the overhead threat of 134, but be cautious of its unusually low block advantage of -7. Tidal Wave turns 13 into a canned overhead-low mixup, though it is fuzzyable and requires meter to be safe. Has a gap with 1 that is too small for any action.

Let's Get Krazy (133)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	5.00 / 0.75 / 0.0008	Mid	13	4	26
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	21	23	-3	-3	-
	A highly flawed normal. A high that does not jail from 13, relying entirely on 134 to get the enemy to block high - and guessing wrong means a D2 KB. Rain's highest damage normal or string that can be special cancelled, but its odd hit reaction against grounded enemies

Straight Punch (1)
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
	3.00 / 0.45 / 0.0005	Mid	13	2	22
	Cancel	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	F/Block Adv.	Cost
	19	10	-7	-7	-
	Mid jab followup with a large hitbox, long reach, and strong forward advancement. Good at catching the enemy if 1 whiffed, but don't go crazy whiffing this in neutral. Can be used to stagger with the overhead threat of 134, but be cautious of its unusually low block advantage of -7. Tidal Wave turns 13 into a canned overhead-low mixup, though it is fuzzyable and requires meter to be safe. Has a gap with 1 that is too small for any action.

2

Face Smasher
2

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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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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