Kitana/Circle of Shadow

Rarity

Type

Base Stats

Price

Unlock

Diamond

Netherrealm

Attack: 1320

Health: 1070

Toughness: 1440

Recovery: 1630

Power Gen: 100%

N/A

Circle of Shadow Pack, Elite Netherrealm Elder God Pack, Gold Female Ninja Pack

Strategy[]

Enslaved opponents by Kitana can only use their Special Attack 1. If she enslaves Circle of Shadow character, the enslaved can benefit from any Circle of Shadow character effects from Kitana's team. For example: Quan Chi's vampirism and Sub-Zero's lethal blow chances.

Interactions[]

Please note that battles are highly situational: this section only mentions cards that have mechanics that, for any reason, are particularly effective with/against, or particularly ineffective against Kitana. Having a card that "counters" Kitana does not mean it is always a good choice.

Good With[]

Circle of Shadow Characters.
Mileena/Vampiress: Mileena gives Netherrealm teammates extra damage against Bleeding opponents.
Noob Saibot/MK11: Kitana gains 50% more damage on crit and lethal attacks from Noob Saibot.
Shinnok/Vengeful: Kitana gains 20% Critical hit chance from Shinnok.
Weaken debuff: Kitana gains 25% Lethal Blow chance against opponents affected by Weaken.
Moloch's Ball and Chain, Bi-Han's Tormentor & Princess Guard equipments: These equipments increase Lethal Blow chance.

Good Against[]

Strike Force Characters.
Fear debuff: Kitana and her Circle of Shadow teammates are immune to fear (force-out).

Countered By[]

Ermac/Klassic: His nuke passive activates upon knockout, nullifying Kitana's passive.
Cassie Cage/Undercover: Cassie Cage deals 20% more damage against Netherrealm Characters, including Kitana.
Jaqcui Briggs/Cybernetic & Scorpion/Hellspawn: These characters take less damage from Netherrealm Characters, including Kitana.
Jacqui Briggs/Kosplay: Jacqui's Tremor and Ermac variation have advantages over Netherrealm Characters, which include Kitana.
Johnny Cage/Strike Force: Johnny and his fellow Strike Force teammates deal 10-30% more damage against Netherrealm Characters, which include Kitana.
Tremor/Aftershock: Tremor and his fellow Martial Artists gain unblockable chance against Netherrealm characters.

Abilities[]

Here are Kitana's abilities.

Ability	Classification	Description	Usage
Revenant Servant	Passive	After defeating an opponent, Kitana enslaves the victim to fight for her, once per match. The enslaved Character does not have their passive ability or Equipment but has 20-50% of their health. Bosses are immune. If Kitana has 2 Circle of Shadow teammates, she can use her passive twice. Kitana gains 25% Lethal Blow chance against opponents affected by Weaken. Circle of Shadow Characters are immune to fear. Circle of Shadow Characters do 10% more Damage versus Strike Force Characters.	Upon Opponent Knockout
Vortex	First Special	Medium Damage + Weaken	Quick Tap
Fan Toss	Second Special	High Damage + Fear	Target
Slice and Dice	X-Ray	Extreme Damage + Blind	Tap

Support Cards/Equipment[]

Here are Kitana's support and equipment cards.

Card	Classification	Description
Exotic Weapon Master	Attack	3-33% Bonus Attack
Edenian Royalty	Health	3-30% Bonus Health
Kiss of Death	Recovery	20-220% Bonus Recovery
Bladed Fan	Equipment	25-45% Unblockable chance on basic attacks. [Kitana] 15-25% Chance to reflect 100% Special Attack damage when blocking. [Fusion Level X] 25% Chance to convert 50% damage to health on Special Attack 1.
Dynasty Parade Uniform	Equipment	20-50% Chance to apply Shield Break on Combo Ender. 35-65% Chance to gain Regeneration for 10sec after performing Special Attack 2. 80-600% Max Health boost. Edenian Tower only. [Kitana] [Set] If this is equipped alongside Dynasty Mask of Madness, any DIAMOND Kitana gains a 40% chance to perform a Special Combo Ender dealing massive damage. If the last opponent is under 25% health, a Brutality is performed instead of the Special Combo Ender, ending the fight immediately. [Fusion Level X] 20% All Special Attacks damage boost.
Dynasty Mask of Madness	Equipment	20-40% Resistance to all debuffs. Power Drain, Weaken and Shield Break effects applied to the opponent are 15-35% more effective. 75-225% Damage boost. Edenian Tower only. 150-450% Max Health boost. Edenian Tower only. [Kitana] After a Special Attack performed against Kitana, she gains 50% Power generation boost. [Kitana] [Set] If this is equipped alongside Dynasty Parade Uniform, any DIAMOND Kitana gains a 40% chance to perform a Special Combo Ender dealing massive damage. If the last opponent is under 25% health, a Brutality is performed instead of the Special Combo Ender, ending the fight immediately. [Fusion Level X] 30% Chance perform Special Attack 1 with zero Power cost.

Stats[]

These stats are the final damage, health, toughness and recovery at level 50, per Fusion rank, with ALL support cards, and without any equipment. With Update 1.18, Fusion 8, 9, and 10 have been added. The Fusion 10 stats are for level 60 characters.

Rank	Attack	Health	Toughness	Recovery
Normal	10,182	15,369	8,352	30,253
Fusion I	15,274	23,054	12,528	45,379
Fusion II	20,365	30,739	16,704	60,506
Fusion III	25,456	38,423	20,880	75,632
Fusion IV	30,547	46,108	25,056	90,758
Fusion V	35,638	53,793	29,232	105,885
Fusion VI	40,731	61,478	33,408	121,011
Fusion VII	45,821	69,162	37,584	136,138
Fusion VIII	50,912	76,847	41,760	151,264
Fusion IX	56,003	84,532	45,936	166,390
Fusion X	66,362	109,294	54,432	197,165

Prior to Update 2.0, these are her original stats as a Gold Character.

Attack	Health	Toughness	Recovery
1050	850	1150	1300

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

In her challenge, her boss card is classified as both Netherrealm and Elder God.
Prior to Update 2.0, her passive was Revenant Servant: After defeating an opponent, Kitana enslaves the victim to fight for her, once per match. The enslaved does not possess a passive ability or equipment. Bosses are immune.
Prior to Update 2.0, she costed 390 Souls.
Prior to Update 2.4, she was known as Kitana/Dark Empress.
Kitana got buffed in Update 3.0, with her passive ability now also grants 25% Lethal Blow chance against enemies affected by Weaken.