Raiden/Dark

Rarity	Type	Base Stats	Price	Unlock
Gold	Elder God/Netherrealm	Attack: 960 Health: 1050 Toughness: 900 Recovery: 1000 Power Gen: 100%	450 Souls	Store, Challenge Mode, Challenge Pack, Netherrealm Elder God Pack, Elite Netherrealm Elder God Pack

Strategy

While Dark Raiden's stats aren't the best, he makes up for it with an unblockable, grapple SP2 and a passive that can benefit from two common negative effects in the game. Not only can he reverse effects of enemy Power Drain even including Frostbite, but he can also heal when he is Bleeding, Poisoned, or on Fire.

Dark Raiden is currently the only character in this game who reverses the effects on Dark Magic, which is really useful when doing Challenges or Shao Kahn's Tower.

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 Raiden. Having a card that "counters" Raiden does not mean it is always a good choice.

Good With

• Kenshi/Elder God: Because Raiden is an Elder God character, he will benefit with Kenshi's critical chance and immunities.
• Shinnok/Vengeful: Because Raiden is also a Netherrealm teammate, he will gain 20% critical chance thanks to Shinnok.
• Rain/MK11 : Raiden's lightning attacks can damage tagged-out Soaked opponents with Rain, as well as getting 400% Recovery increase.
• Wrath Hammer & Bloody Tomahawk: Because Kung Lao has been nerfed to give Circle of Shadow characters bars of Power instead of normal Netherrealm characters, these equipments are now the only guaranteed way for Raiden to start with 1 Bar of Power.

Good Against

• Power Drainers: Raiden reverses the effects of Power Drain, especially from Frostbite.
• DOTs: Raiden heals from Bleed Poison & Fire as stated in his Passive.
• Ermac/Klassic: Raiden heals from Ermac's Soul Siphon DOT.
• Dark Magic: As stated above in Strategy.
• Oni: Raiden gains 1 Bar of Power when he knocks out Oni.

Countered by

• Johnny Cage/Strike Force & Cassie Cage/Undercover: Both of these characters can deal more damage against Netherrealm Characters including Dark Raiden. Plus, while Johnny Cage's Tags (with Strike Force Scorpion) and Special 1 give Raiden Power, Johnny Cage can also be saved from death twice if Scorpion again is on the same team with Strike Force Cassie Cage.
• Jacqui Briggs/Cybernetic & Scorpion/Hellspawn: Both of them take less damage from Netherrealm characters including Raiden.
• Tremor/Aftershock: Tremor and his fellow Martial Artists gain unblockable chance against Netherrealm characters.
• Jacqui Briggs/Kosplay (Ermac & Tremor): Ermac Jacqui gains Vampirism and Damage reflection against Netherrealm, and Tremor Jacqui gains Lethal Blow Chance against Netherrealm Characters.

Here are Raiden's abilities.

Ability	Classification	Description	Usage
Corrupted Elder God	Passive	Bleed, fire and poison will heal Dark Raiden instead of damaging him. Power drain gives power instead of draining it.	Always Active
Electric Fly	First Special	Medium Damage	Swipe
Shocker	Second Special	Grapple: High Damage + Curse	Rapid Tap
Shock Therapy	X-Ray	Extreme Damage + Power	Tap

Support Cards/Equipment

Here are Raiden's support and equipment cards.

Card	Classification	Description
God of Thunder	Attack	3-33% Bonus Attack
Lightning Teleport	Health	3-33% Bonus Health
Ally: Fujin, God of Wind	Recovery	20-220% Bonus Recovery
Storm Hat	Equipment	25-45% Toughness boost. [Raiden] 10-20% X-Ray/Fatal Blow attack damage boost. [Fusion Level X] 20% Power generation boost.

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	6,403	13,041	5,220	5,800
Fusion I	9,605	19,562	7,830	8,700
Fusion II	12,806	26,082	10,440	11,600
Fusion III	16,008	32,603	13,050	14,500
Fusion IV	19,209	39,123	15,660	17,400
Fusion V	22,411	45,644	18,270	20,300
Fusion VI	25,612	52,164	20,880	23,200
Fusion VII	28,814	58,685	23,490	26,100
Fusion VIII	32,016	65,206	26,100	29,000
Fusion IX	35,217	71,726	28,710	31,900
Fusion X	41,731	92,736	34,020	37,800

Trivia

• Dark Raiden is a rare character (besides Klassic Liu Kang ) that can turn a modifier into the player's favor.
• Dark Raiden's Power Drain reverse is very similar to the 2-piece LexCorp Set effect in Injustice Mobile.
• Despite being effective against opponents that Power Drain him, Dark Raiden himself unlike other Raiden characters does not Power Drain.
  • Thunder God Raiden Power Drains on Special 2.
  • MK11 Raiden Power Drains on Fatal Blow.
  • Klassic Raiden Power Drains on Tag-In.
  • Injustice 2 Raiden Power Drains while he is in battle.