How to Perform a Fatality and Brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat is famous for its distinct Fatalities and Brutalities, which combine excessive violence with a hint of twisted humor. Here’s a guide on how to gain a competitive edge by mastering these iconic finishing moves in Mortal Kombat 11.

Netherrealm Studios brought Mortal Kombat 11 back to its roots and prioritized the elements that captured fans’ hearts, such as fatalities.

Similarly to Mortal Kombat 2, the gameplay of this installment was slower-paced and focused on close combat, bringing back beloved OG characters including Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade.

In order to be fully equipped for the intense battles in the game, the following guide will explain how to unlock and execute a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11.

Tips for Performing a Brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

“Although similar in nature, brutalities and fatalities have slight differences. A player can execute a brutality at the end of a round or combo.”

However, there is a condition that players must fulfill in order to properly execute their brutality.

As an illustration, in order to execute Sub-Zero’s “Dancing on the Ceiling”brutality, players must ensure that their final hit is delivered through a towards throw while holding up.

Similarly to fatalities, players of Mortal Kombat 11 will have the ability to discover the requirements for their brutalities by checking the “move lists”tab of their chosen character.

Jacque Briggs performs a brutality in Mortal Kombat 11
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Learning how to do a brutality can make your combos look brutal.

How to do a fatality

In order to execute a fatality, players must completely drain their opponent’s health bar and then input a specific sequence of buttons.

To execute a fatality in Mortal Kombat 11, follow these steps:

  1. Open Mortal Kombat 11 and enter a match.
  2. Choose your preferred character.
  3. To discover the sequences you need, click on the pause button and then select the ‘moves list‘ option.
  4. Next, go to finishing moves, and you will find your available fatalities listed here.
  5. Do the sequence for the character until the announcer yells: “Finish Him/Her!”
  6. Execute the fatality by using the button sequence provided in the game.

Mortal Kombat 11: Sequence Types and Controls

The button sequences for fatalities vary depending on the character chosen by the player. These sequences are made up of a combination of the following buttons:

  • Front Punch: Square PS4/5, X Xbox One/X|S, Y Switch
  • Back Punch: Triangle PS4/5, Y Xbox One/X|S, X Switch
  • Front Kick: X PS4/5, A Xbox One/X|S, B Switch
  • Back Kick: Circle PS4/5, B Xbox One/X|S, A Switch

The fatality button sequences may include directional inputs, which can be executed using either the d-pad or joystick, depending on the direction in which you are facing your opponent.

During this brief period, the player has the opportunity to execute their character’s fatality move. By correctly inputting the designated button sequence, the fighter will most likely decapitate their opponent in a gruesome manner.

In Mortal Kombat 11, every character is equipped with their own distinctive fatalities that reflect their appearance and style of play. This provides players with various options to brutally defeat their opponents, depending on the character they have selected.

Johnny Cage performing a fatality in Mortal Kombat 11
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Fatalities are just the cherry on top after defeating your opponent.

All Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 11

Below is the full list of each character fatality and the steps to execute it:

A blessing

FATALITY CONTROLS
Food for Thought (close-range) PS -> Back, Down, Back, TriangleXbox -> Back, Down, Back, YSwitch -> Back, Down, Back, X
Rock, Paper, Baraka (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, CrossXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, ASwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, B

Cassie Cage

FATALITY CONTROLS
I < 3 U (mid-range) PS -> Down, Down, Forward, CircleXbox -> Down, Down, Forward, BSwitch -> Back, Down, Back, A
GirlPower (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Down, Back, TriangleXbox -> Back, Down, Down, Back, YSwitch -> Back, Down, Down, Back, X

Cetrion

FATALITY CONTROLS
Maintaining Balance (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, CircleXbox -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, BSwitch -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, A
Good and Evil (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Back, XXbox -> Back, Down, Back, ASwitch -> Back, Down, Back, B

D’vorah

FATALITY CONTROLS
New Species (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, XXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, ASwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, B
Can’t Die (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Down, CircleXbox -> Back, Down, Down, BSwitch -> Back, Down, Down, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality D'vorah dexerto
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Erron Black

FATALITY CONTROLS
Melted (mid-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, SquareXbox -> Down, Down, Down, X Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Y
Death Trap (mid-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Down, TriangleXbox -> Down, Forward, Down, YSwitch -> Down, Forward, Down, X

Frost

FATALITY CONTROLS
Ice Sculpture (close-range) PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Square Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, XSwitch -> Forward, Back, Down, Y
The Cyber Initiative (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, CircleXbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, BSwitch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, A

Good

FATALITY CONTROLS
Phasing Through Time (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Down, XXbox -> Back, Down, Down, ASwitch -> Back, Down, Down, B
Peeling Back (close-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Square Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, XSwitch -> Down, Forward, Back, Y

Jacqui Briggs

FATALITY CONTROLS
Spider Mines (mid-range) PS -> Forward, Back, Forward, XXbox -> Forward, Back, Forward, ASwitch -> Forward, Back, Forward, B
Nothin’ But Neck (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, CircleXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, BSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Jacqui dexerto
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Exit

FATALITY CONTROLS
Bow Before Me (any range) PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, CircleXbox -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, BSwitch -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, A
Poll Dance (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, XSwitch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Y

Jax Briggs

FATALITY CONTROLS
Coming in Hot (close-range) PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, XXbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, ASwitch -> Forward, Down, Forward, B
Still Got It (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, CircleXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, B Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, A

Johnny Cage

FATALITY CONTROLS
Mr. Cage’s Neighborhood (close-range) PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, CircleXbox -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, BSwitch -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, A
Who Hired This Guy? (close-range) PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, SquareXbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, XSwitch -> Forward, Down, Forward, Y

Joker

FATALITY CONTROLS
Party Pooper (mid-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, TriangleXbox -> Down, Forward, Back, YSwitch -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Pop Goes the Mortal (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Back, SquareXbox -> Back, Down, Back, XSwitch -> Back, Down, Back, Y
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Joker dexerto
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Solitaire

FATALITY CONTROLS
Road Rash (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, XXbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, ASwitch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, B
Hooked (close-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, BSwitch -> Down, Down, Down, A

Kano

FATALITY CONTROLS
Last Dance (close-range) PS -> Forward, Down, Down, SquareXbox -> Forward, Down, Down, XSwitch -> Forward, Down, Down, Y
Face Like a Dropped Pie (close-range) PS -> Back, Down, Forward, TriangleXbox -> Back, Down, Forward, YSwitch -> Back, Down, Forward, X

Kitana

FATALITY CONTROLS
Gore-Nado (mid-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, TriangleXbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, YSwitch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, X
Royal Execution (mid-range) PS -> Down, Back, Forward, Square Xbox -> Down, Back, Forward, XSwitch -> Down, Back, Forward, Y

Collector

FATALITY CONTROLS
For the Kollection (close-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, BSwitch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, A
Head Lantern (close-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, SquareXbox -> Down, Forward, Back, X Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Y
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Collector dexerto
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Kotal Kahn

FATALITY CONTROLS
Totem Sacrifice (close-range) PS -> Back, Down, Back, X Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, A Switch -> Back, Down, Back, B
Kat Food (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, XSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Y

Kung Lao

FATALITY CONTROLS
Headed Nowhere (close-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, TriangleXbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, Y Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, X
Meat Slicer (close-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Down, XXbox -> Down, Forward, Down, ASwitch -> Down, Forward, Down, B

Liu Kang

FATALITY CONTROLS
Burn Out (close-range) PS -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, SquareXbox -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, XSwitch -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, Y
Belly of the Beast (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, TriangleXbox -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, YSwitch -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, X

Nightwolf

FATALITY CONTROLS
War Ritual (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, TriangleXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, YSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, X
Komo-tose (close-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, CircleXbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, BSwitch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Nightwolf dexerto
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Noob Saibot

FATALITY CONTROLS
Double Trouble (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, XSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Y
Split Decision (close-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, SquareXbox -> Down, Down, Down, XSwitch -> Down, Down, Down, Y

Raiden

FATALITY CONTROLS
Alternating Current (mid-range) PS -> Back, Down, Back, SquareXbox -> Back, Down, Back, XSwitch -> Back, Down, Back, B
Direct Current (close-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, XXbox -> Down, Forward, Back, ASwitch -> Down, Forward, Back, B

Scorpion

FATALITY CONTROLS
You’re Next (far-range) PS -> Back, Down, Down, SquareXbox -> Back, Down, Down, XSwitch -> Back, Down, Down, Y
Chain Reaction (far-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, TriangleXbox -> Down, Forward, Back, YSwitch -> Down, Forward, Back, X

Shang Tsung

FATALITY CONTROLS
Condemned the Damned (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, XSwitch -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Y
Shoken Reborn (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back – CircleXbox -> Back, Forward, Back – BSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back – A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Shang Tsung dexerto
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Shao Kahn

FATALITY CONTROLS
Back Blown Out (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, TriangleXbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, YSwitch -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, X
Kahn-Sequences (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, XSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, Y

Sindel

FATALITY CONTROLS
Scream Queen (close-range) PS -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, CircleXbox -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, BSwitch -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, A
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, XSwitch -> Back Forward, Back, Y

Scarlett

FATALITY CONTROLS
Bloody Mess (mid-range) PS -> Forward, Back, Down, XXbox -> Forward, Back, Down, ASwitch -> Forward, Back, Down, B
Heart Kondition (mid-range) PS -> Down, Down, Forward, CircleXbox -> Down, Down, Forward, BSwitch -> Down, Down, Forward, A

Sonya Blade

FATALITY CONTROLS
To the Choppa (mid-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Back, TriangleXbox -> Down, Forward, Back, YSwitch -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Supply Drop (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Down, XXbox -> Back, Forward, Down, ASwitch -> Back, Forward, Down, B
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Sonya dexerto
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Spawning Locations

FATALITY CONTROLS
Rest in Pieces (mid-range) PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, X Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, ASwitch -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, B
Unchained (mid-range) PS -> Forward, Back, Forward, CircleXbox -> Forward, Back, Forward, BSwitch -> Forward, Back, Forward, A

Sub-Zero

FATALITY CONTROLS
Ice-Cutioner (mid-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, TriangleXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, YSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Frozen in Time (mid-range) PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, CircleXbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, BSwitch -> Forward, Down, Forward, A

Terminator T-800

FATALITY CONTROLS
I’m Back (close-range) PS -> Back, Forward, Back, SquareXbox -> Back, Forward, Back, XSwitch -> Back, Forward, Back, Y
Target Terminated (mid-range) PS -> Down, Forward, Down, CircleXbox -> Down, Forward, Down, BSwitch -> Down, Forward, Down, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality terminator dexerto
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Unlocking Fatalities and Brutalities

If you are looking to increase the number of fatalities and brutalities available for your preferred fighter, you can discover additional special moves by exploring the Krypt.

In addition, players can acquire new fatalities by executing unlocked moves during a match. However, players will not be able to perform locked brutalities in-game in order to unlock them. Instead, they must purchase them from the randomized game store as an alternative method.

These are the main things to keep in mind when performing brutalities and fatalities in MK11. Be sure to also learn how to unlock more characters in Mortal Kombat 11 and the cost of unlocking all skins in MK11.

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