How to do a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombatis renowned for its signaturefatalitiesand brutalities, which blend over-the-top violence with a touch of dark humor. So here’s how to get a competitive advantage by mastering these iconic finisher moves in Mortal Kombat 11.

With Mortal Kombat 11,Netherrealm Studiosreturned to basics and decided to emphasize those features that made fans fall in love with the franchise, like fatalities.

mk11 scorpion fatality

Once again featuring OG characters in Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade, the gameplay was slower-paced and relied on close combat – reminiscent of Mortal Kombat 2.

To prepare you for all the brutal battles in the game, here’s how to unlock and perform a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11.

Jacque Briggs performs a brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

How to do a brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

Brutalities are different from fatalities since players can perform a brutality as a round and combo ender.

There’s a catch, though:players must fulfill a specific match condition to pull off their brutality properly.

mortal kombat 11

For example, players need to have their final hit come from a toward throw while holding up to perform Sub-Zero’s “Dancing on the Ceiling” brutality.

Much like fatalities, Mortal Kombat 11 users can what conditions are needed for their brutalities in their selected character’s “move lists” tab.

mk11 character select

How to do a fatality: Step-by-step guide

Players can perform a fatality through a sequence of buttons after totally depleting their opponent’s health bar.

Mortal Kombat 11 sequence types: Controls

Fatalities have different button sequences depending on the chosen character. The button sequences consist of a combination of the following buttons:

The fatality button sequences can also contain directional inputs but those can be done with the d-pad and or joystick, depending on what direction you’re facing your opponent.

mortal kombat 11

Invincible VS: New gameplay trailer and everything we know after Gamescom

Invincible VS devs love Marvel Tokon & 2XKO, but they’re carving their own path

Best Black Ops 6 controller settings

During this short window of time, the player will be able to perform their fighter’s fatality. If the player presses the correct button sequence, the combatant will likely rip the enemy’s head off somehow.

Each character in Mortal Kombat 11 has been given unique fatalities based on their aesthetic and gameplay. So, depending on the selected combatant, players are presented with many ways to end their competition brutally.

All fatalities

Here’s the complete list of every character fatality and how to perform it:

Cassie Cage

Erron Black

Jacqui Briggs

Jax Briggs

Johnny Cage

Kotal Kahn

Noob Saibot

Shang Tsung

Sonya Blade

Terminator T-800

How to unlock more fatalities and brutalities

If you’re in dire need of more fatalities and brutalities for your favorite fighter, you will be able to find more of these special moves byexploring the Krypt.

Players can also unlock more fatalities by performing the unlocked moves during a match. Unfortunately, though, players won’t be able to perform locked brutalities in-game to unlock them and will need to buy them in the randomized game store as an alternative.

That’s all there is to know about performing brutalities and fatalities in Mortal Kombat 11. Check outhow to unlock additional characters in Mortal Kombat 11andhow much it costs to unlock every single skin in MK11.