How to do a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

Marc Griffin
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Mortal Kombat is renowned for its signature fatalities and 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 Studios returned to basics and decided to emphasize those features that made fans fall in love with the franchise, like fatalities.

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.

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

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.

Jacque Briggs performs a brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

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.

Step 1

  • Load up Mortal Kombat 11 and go into a game.
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Step 2

  • Select your character of choice.
mk11 character select

Step 3

  • Click pause and select the ‘moves list‘ option to learn the sequences you need.
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Step 4

  • Next, go to finishing moves, where you will find your available fatalities listed.
mk11 finishers list

Step 5

  • Perform the fatality with the given button with the given button sequence found in-game until the announcer yells: “Finish Him/Her!”
mk11 finish him screen

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:

  • 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 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.

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. 

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

All fatalities

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

Baraka

FATALITYCONTROLS
Food for Thought (close-range)PS -> Back, Down, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, Y
Switch -> Back, Down, Back, X
Rock, Paper, Baraka (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Cross
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, A
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, B

Cassie Cage

FATALITYCONTROLS
I < 3 U (mid-range)PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Forward, B
Switch -> Back, Down, Back, A
GirlPower (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Down, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, Back, Y
Switch -> Back, Down, Down, Back, X

Cetrion

FATALITYCONTROLS
Maintaining Balance (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, B
Switch -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, A
Good and Evil (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Back, X
Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, A
Switch -> Back, Down, Back, B

D’vorah

FATALITYCONTROLS
New Species (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, A
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, B
Can’t Die (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, B
Switch -> Back, Down, Down, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality D'vorah dexerto

Erron Black

FATALITYCONTROLS
Melted (mid-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Square
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, X
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Y
Death Trap (mid-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Down, Triangle
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Down, Y
Switch -> Down, Forward, Down, X

Frost

FATALITYCONTROLS
Ice Sculpture (close-range)PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Square
Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, X
Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, Y
The Cyber Initiative (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Circle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, B
Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, A

Geras

FATALITYCONTROLS
Phasing Through Time (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Down, X
Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, A
Switch -> Back, Down, Down, B
Peeling Back (close-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Square
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Y

Jacqui Briggs

FATALITYCONTROLS
Spider Mines (mid-range)PS -> Forward, Back, Forward, X
Xbox -> Forward, Back, Forward, A
Switch -> Forward, Back, Forward, B
Nothin’ But Neck (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Circle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, B
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Jacqui dexerto

Jade

FATALITYCONTROLS
Bow Before Me (any range)PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, B
Switch -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, A
Poll Dance (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, X
Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Y

Jax Briggs

FATALITYCONTROLS
Coming in Hot (close-range)PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, X
Xbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, A
Switch -> Forward, Down, Forward, B
Still Got It (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, B
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, A

Johnny Cage

FATALITYCONTROLS
Mr. Cage’s Neighborhood (close-range)PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, B
Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, A
Who Hired This Guy? (close-range)PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, Square
Xbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, X
Switch -> Forward, Down, Forward, Y

Joker

FATALITYCONTROLS
Party Pooper (mid-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Y
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Pop Goes the Mortal (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Back, Square
Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, X
Switch -> Back, Down, Back, Y
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Joker dexerto

Kabal

FATALITYCONTROLS
Road Rash (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, X
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, A
Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, B
Hooked (close-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, B
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, A

Kano

FATALITYCONTROLS
Last Dance (close-range)PS -> Forward, Down, Down, Square
Xbox -> Forward, Down, Down, X
Switch -> Forward, Down, Down, Y
Face Like a Dropped Pie (close-range)PS -> Back, Down, Forward, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Down, Forward, Y
Switch -> Back, Down, Forward, X

Kitana

FATALITYCONTROLS
Gore-Nado (mid-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Triangle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Y
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, X
Royal Execution (mid-range)PS -> Down, Back, Forward, Square
Xbox -> Down, Back, Forward, X
Switch -> Down, Back, Forward, Y

Kollector

FATALITYCONTROLS
For the Kollection (close-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, B
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, A
Head Lantern (close-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Square
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Y
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Kollector dexerto

Kotal Kahn

FATALITYCONTROLS
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, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, X
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Y

Kung Lao

FATALITYCONTROLS
Headed Nowhere (close-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, Triangle
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, Y
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, X
Meat Slicer (close-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Down, X
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Down, A
Switch -> Down, Forward, Down, B

Liu Kang

FATALITYCONTROLS
Burn Out (close-range)PS -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, Square
Xbox -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, X
Switch -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, Y
Belly of the Beast (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, Y
Switch -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, X

Nightwolf

FATALITYCONTROLS
War Ritual (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Y
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, X
Komo-tose (close-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, B
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Nightwolf dexerto

Noob Saibot

FATALITYCONTROLS
Double Trouble (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, X
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Y
Split Decision (close-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Square
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, X
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Y

Raiden

FATALITYCONTROLS
Alternating Current (mid-range)PS -> Back, Down, Back, Square
Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, X
Switch -> Back, Down, Back, B
Direct Current (close-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, A
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, B

Scorpion

FATALITYCONTROLS
You’re Next (far-range)PS -> Back, Down, Down, Square
Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, X
Switch -> Back, Down, Down, Y
Chain Reaction (far-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Y
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, X

Shang Tsung

FATALITYCONTROLS
Condemned the Damned (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, X
Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Y
Shoken Reborn (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back – Circle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back – B
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back – A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Shang Tsung dexerto

Shao Kahn

FATALITYCONTROLS
Back Blown Out (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Y
Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, X
Kahn-Sequences (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Y

Sindel

FATALITYCONTROLS
Scream Queen (close-range)PS -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, B
Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, A
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Switch -> Back Forward, Back, Y

Skarlet

FATALITYCONTROLS
Bloody Mess (mid-range)PS -> Forward, Back, Down, X
Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, A
Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, B
Heart Kondition (mid-range)PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Down, Forward, B
Switch -> Down, Down, Forward, A

Sonya Blade

FATALITYCONTROLS
To the Choppa (mid-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Y
Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Supply Drop (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Down, X
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, A
Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, B
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality Sonya dexerto

Spawn

FATALITYCONTROLS
Rest in Pieces (mid-range)PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, X
Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, A
Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, B
Unchained (mid-range)PS -> Forward, Back, Forward, Circle
Xbox -> Forward, Back, Forward, B
Switch -> Forward, Back, Forward, A

Sub-Zero

FATALITYCONTROLS
Ice-Cutioner (mid-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Triangle
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Y
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Frozen in Time (mid-range)PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, Circle
Xbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, B
Switch -> Forward, Down, Forward, A

Terminator T-800

FATALITYCONTROLS
I’m Back (close-range)PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Square
Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Y
Target Terminated (mid-range)PS -> Down, Forward, Down, Circle
Xbox -> Down, Forward, Down, B
Switch -> Down, Forward, Down, A
Mortal Kombat 11 fatality terminator dexerto

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 by exploring 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 out how to unlock additional characters in Mortal Kombat 11 and how much it costs to unlock every single skin in MK11.