Starter Guide

Updated: Apr 13, 2015 8:51pm UTC

This page will contain basic information on playing Mortal Kombat X.

Controls

Below are the various commands that make up the basic controls (Kontrols?) for fighters in Mortal Kombat X. They can be used for basic attacks, special atacks, Kombos, Brutalities, Fatalities and Faction Kills.

Command	Shorthand	Xbox One	PS4
Front Punch	1	X	Square
Back Punch	2	Y	Triangle
Front Kick	3	A	X
Back Kick	4	B	Circle
Environmental Interaction	Env	RB	R1
Throw	Th	LB	L1
X-Ray Attack	XR	LT+RT	L2+R2
Block	BL	RT	R2
Forward	Fwd	Fwd	Fwd
Back	Bk	Bk	Bk
Jump Up	Up	Up	Up
Duck	Dn	Dn	Dn
Backwards Jump	JB	JB	JB
Forward Jump	JF	JF	JF
Down-Away	DA	DA	DA
Down-Forwards	DF	DF	DF