Mortal Kombat 1/Shang Tsung

Shang Tsung
Base Health

Introduction

Scheming Sorcerer

"Shang Tsung grew up in Outworld’s backwaters. Too lazy for hard labor and too shifty for honest work, he eked out a living selling quack cures and fake magic. Though his wares were useless, Shang Tsung’s easy charm always closed the deal. Shang Tsung was resigned to this hardscrabble life. But then one day a mysterious stranger came, promising to make Shang Tsung a powerful sorcerer. Though suspicious of the offer, it was one he couldn’t refuse."

Shang Tsung is a unique form-based character who can switch between his Young Form which focuses on a straightforward fireball zoning game and his Old Form which is capable of extended combos through his ground fireballs. He also retains his classic ability to transform into his opponent and, for a bar of meter, increase his damage output while transformed. Each form comes with unique pros and cons:

The zoning form

Strengths	Weaknesses
Zoning Beast: He doesn't need meter to access his multi-hitting fireball;	Weak Conversion Ability: He needs to switch to Old Form to access a good launcher;

The combo form

Strengths	Weaknesses
Take 'Em to the Movies: Ground Skull allows for long, highly damaging juggle combos.	Trickshot: Ground Skull is not as easy to fire and forget as Young Form's Straight Skulls; They require a certain amount of finesse to use as a zoning option.

Normals and Strings

Grounded

1

Spurned God

1

File:MK1 shang tsung 1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 1 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

1

Spurned God

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
7	2	18	-	20	-	H	+4	+2	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Die-agnosis

12

File:MK1 shang tsung 12.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 12 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

12

Die-agnosis

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
11	3	25	-	30	-	M	+8	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Pulse Check

124

File:MK1 shang tsung 124.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 124 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

124

Pulse Check

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	3	23	-	70	-	M	+23	-4	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Deceptive Slash

young+b1

File:MK1 shang tsung young b1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung young b1 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

young_b1

Deceptive Slash

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	2	26	-	50	-	H	+20	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Snake Oil

young+b12

File:MK1 shang tsung young b12.png

File:MK1 shang tsung young b12 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

young_b12

Sanke Oil

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
16	4	34	-	50	-	M	+49	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Quick Cut

d1

File:MK1 shang tsung d1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d1 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d1

Quick Cut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
7	2	23	-	20	-	M	+12	-8	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Spurned God

1

File:MK1 shang tsung 1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 1 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

1

Spurned God

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
7	2	18	-	20	-	H	+4	+2	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Die-agnosis

12

File:MK1 shang tsung 12.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 12 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

12

Die-agnosis

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
11	3	25	-	30	-	M	+8	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Pulse Check

124

File:MK1 shang tsung 124.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 124 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

124

Pulse Check

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	3	23	-	70	-	M	+23	-4	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Spurned Man

old+b1

File:MK1 shang tsung old b1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old b1 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_b1

Spurned Man

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	2	26	-	50	-	H	+20	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Operation

old+b12

File:MK1 shang tsung old b12.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old b12 hitbox.png

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old_b12

Operation

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
17	3	31	-	70	-	M	+12	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Quick Cut

d1

File:MK1 shang tsung d1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d1 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d1

Quick Cut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
7	2	23	-	20	-	M	+12	-8	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

2

Vision Test

2

File:MK1 shang tsung 2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

2

Vision Test

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
8	3	19	-	30	-	H	+8	0	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Silent Killer

Young+24

File:MK1 shang tsung Young 24.png

File:MK1 shang tsung Young 24 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

Young_24

Silent Killer

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
18	3	21	-	70	-	H	+33	-2	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Fatal Incision

b2

File:MK1 shang tsung b2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

b2

Fatal Incision

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
14	2	25	-	50	-	M	+3	-5	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Lovetap

b22

File:MK1 shang tsung b22.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b22 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

b22

Lovetap

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	2	26	-	30	-	H	+10	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Laid Low

b223

File:MK1 shang tsung b223.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b223 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

b223

Laid Low

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
14	3	26	-	70	-	L	+44	-7	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Up Klaw

d2

File:MK1 shang tsung d2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d2

Up Klaw

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	4	42	-	140	-	H	+23	-4	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Reflex Test

old+2

File:MK1 shang tsung old 2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old 2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_2

Reflex Test

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
8	3	19	-	30	-	H	+8	0	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Knee Reverser

old+24

File:MK1 shang tsung old 24.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old 24 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_24

Knee Reverser

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
20	3	18	-	70	-	L	+35	+1	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Fatal Incision

b2

File:MK1 shang tsung b2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

b2

Fatal Incision

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
14	2	25	-	50	-	M	+3	-5	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Lovetap

b22

File:MK1 shang tsung b22.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b22 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

b22

Lovetap

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	2	26	-	30	-	H	+10	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Laid Low

b223

File:MK1 shang tsung b223.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b223 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

b223

Laid Low

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
14	3	26	-	70	-	L	+44	-7	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Up Klaw

d2

File:MK1 shang tsung d2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d2

Up Klaw

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	4	42	-	140	-	H	+23	-4	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

3

Sinister Strike

3

File:MK1 shang tsung 3.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 3 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

3

Sinister Strike

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	4	26	-	50	-	H	+6	+2	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

A God's Whimsy

f3

File:MK1 shang tsung f3.png

File:MK1 shang tsung f3 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

f3

A God's Whimsy

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
23	4	22	-	70	-	OH	+27	-4	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Femurder

d3

File:MK1 shang tsung d3.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d3 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d3

Femurder

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
9	2	24	-	20	-	L	+12	-9	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Sinister Strike

3

File:MK1 shang tsung 3.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 3 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

3

Sinister Strike

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	4	26	-	50	-	H	+6	+2	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Goal Kick

old+f3

File:MK1 shang tsung old f3.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old f3 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_f3

Goal Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
19	2	22	-	50	-	L	+13	-2	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Power Manifest

old+f32

File:MK1 shang tsung old f32.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old f32 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

old_f32

Power Manifest

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
15	4	25	-	70	-	M	+39	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Femurder

d3

File:MK1 shang tsung d3.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d3 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d3

Femurder

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
9	2	24	-	20	-	L	+12	-9	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

4

Facebreaker

4

File:MK1 shang tsung 4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

4

Facebreaker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	4	21	-	70	-	H	+5	-3	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Kneedler

f4

File:MK1 shang tsung f4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung f4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

f4

Kneedler

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
13	2	26	-	50	-	M	+6	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Die-V

young+f43

File:MK1 shang tsung young f43.png

File:MK1 shang tsung young f43 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

young_f43

Die-V

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	3	24	-	30	-	M	+9	-5	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Spin Kick

young+f434

File:MK1 shang tsung young f434.png

File:MK1 shang tsung young f434 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

young_f434

Spin Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
20	3	26	-	70	-	M	+22	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Kareer-Ender

b4

File:MK1 shang tsung b4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

b4

Karrer-Ender

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
13	2	30	-	70	-	L	+14	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Longfoot

d4

File:MK1 shang tsung d4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d4

Longfoot

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	3	25	-	30	-	L	+15	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Facebreaker

4

File:MK1 shang tsung 4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung 4 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

4

Facebreaker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
12	4	21	-	70	-	H	+5	-3	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Kneedler

f4

File:MK1 shang tsung f4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung f4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

f4

Kneedler

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
13	2	26	-	50	-	M	+6	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Board Breaker

old+f41

File:MK1 shang tsung old f41.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old f41 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

old_f41

Board Breaker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
17	3	26	-	30	-	M	+5	-7	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Nerve Endings

old+f412

File:MK1 shang tsung old f412.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old f412 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_f412

Nerve Endings

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
11	3	25	-	30	-	H	+10	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Dissection

old+f4121

File:MK1 shang tsung old f4121.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old f4121 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_f4121

Dissection

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
15	2	31	-	30	-	M	+1	-11	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Age Before Beauty

old+f41214

File:MK1 shang tsung old f41214.png

File:MK1 shang tsung old f41214 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

old_f41214

Age Before Beauty

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
16	3	25	-	50	-	H	+23	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Karrer-Ender

b4

File:MK1 shang tsung b4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung b4 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

b4

Karrer-Ender

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
13	2	30	-	70	-	L	+14	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Longfoot

d4

File:MK1 shang tsung d4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d4

Longfoot

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	3	25	-	30	-	L	+15	-6	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Aerial Normals

j.1

Above you

j1

File:MK1 shang tsung j1.png

File:MK1 shang tsung j1 hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

j1

Above you

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
7	4	-	-	50	-	OH	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Surgery

j12

File:MK1 shang tsung j12.png

File:MK1 shang tsung j12 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

j12

Surgery

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Major Complications

j122

File:MK1 shang tsung j122.png

File:MK1 shang tsung j122 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

j122

Major Complications

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

j.2

Experiment

j2

File:MK1 shang tsung j2.png

File:MK1 shang tsung j2 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

j2

Experiment

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
10	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Festing Wounds

j22

File:MK1 shang tsung j22.png

File:MK1 shang tsung j22 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

j22

Festing Wounds

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

j.3/j.4

Deadly Kick

j.3 or j.4

File:MK1 shang tsung J3 4.png

File:MK1 shang tsung J3 4 hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

J3_4

Deadly Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
9	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Special Moves

Morphs

Quick Age Morph

d+flip

File:MK1 shang tsung d flip.png

File:MK1 shang tsung d flip hitbox.png

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Hitboxes On

d_flip

Quick Age Morph

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
-	-	-	-	N/A	-	N/A	-	-	{{{flawlessBlockAdv}}}	-

Changes forms between Young and Old

Can be performed during any attack animation without interrupting it. Enables transitions to strings otherwise exclusive to specific forms (ie. Young Shang Tsung can morph during F4 into Old Form to extend into Old Form's F41214)

(air) Quick Age Morph

jd+flip

File:MK1 shang tsung jd flip.png

File:MK1 shang tsung jd flip hitbox.png

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

jd_flip

(air) Quick Age Morph