Scorpion/MK11

Rarity

Type

Base Stats

Price

Unlock

Diamond

Martial Artist/Netherrealm

Attack: 1550

Health: 1450

Toughness: 1475

Recovery: 1450

Power Gen: 130%

N/A

MK11 Diamond Pack, Fire and Ice Pack, Skarlet MK11 Diamond Pack

Strategy

The first part of MK11 Scorpion's passive works akin to Blaze's Life Force except that he can use it as many times as he wants as long as he tags in. Due to being able to stack up fire DOTs, it is viable to equip him with said Blaze's Life Force, increasing the fire damage as well as burn the first opponent at twice the rate. When his passive is fully upgraded, he can burn the entire opposing team at even longer durations. While not as effective as a fully upgraded Blaze's Life Force in robbing power early at the start of the match, it can nonetheless stall the entire opposing team from performing a deadly special.

MK11 Scorpion's threat level rises with his innate ability for himself and other MK11 teammates to have a chance for lethal blows on basic attacks, significantly increasing their damage output among other characters.

If he has pushed the enemy to the far end of the battle arena, he can chain both of his specials from both of his combo enders, and he can chain his 2-hit combo ender (the one with fire DOT) into his next basic combo, allowing him to trap the enemy with his basic and special attacks, leaving his opponent no chance to retaliate. In normal condition, he can use both of his special attacks after the first (1-hit) combo ender, landing them unblocked.

MK11 Scorpion has a secret function, whereas whenever he is tagged in whilst having low health (potentially around 30-40% below), he will attack the opponent, while applying fire. This function is similar to Bo' Rai Cho's tag-in ability, but Scorpion must be severely damaged to activate this feature. His second (2-hit) combo ender will also apply 3-second fire DOT at the end of the combo, unstated in his passive.

Scorpion's SP1 Hell's Spear has a secret ability: upon achieving 90% or more, Scorpion will strike the opponent in the face after he pulls them towards him (Scorpion's krushing blow), dealing extra damage and applying CRIPPLE to disable special attacks. Duration of this effect will depend on SP1's level. It will miss if the opponent is knocked down.

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

Good with

MK11 Kharacters.
Kung Jin/Shaolin, Scorpion/Hellspawn, Wrath Hammer, Bloody Tomahawk: Scorpion gains 1-1.5 bars of power from teaming with these supports.
Scorpion/Ninjutsu, Sub-Zero/Cryomancer: MK11 Scorpion gains 30% Attack Boost from Ninjutsu Scorpion and 30% Health Boost from Sub-Zero.
Shinnok/Vengeful, Bo' Rai Cho/Dragon Breath, Kung Lao/Hat Trick, Kung Jin/Prime: Scorpion gains extra Critical Hit Chance when teamed up with any of these characters, and will be very deadly when he is equipped with his Shirai Ryu Kunai equipment.
Goro/Tigrar Fury, Triborg/Sektor (LK-9T9): Since both characters are revolved around fire, they will make amazing teammates for Scorpion.
Mileena/Ravenous: Mileena's passive ability that gives teammates +80-100% more damage on all FIRE/POISON/BLEED DOTs proves to be a great deal-breaker, which will give Scorpion and his team an early upper hand at the beginning of a match.
Mileena/Vampiress: Mileena and her Netherrealm teammates gain damage boost against bleeding opponents.
Blaze's Life Force: As stated above in the Strategy.
Moloch's Ball and Chain, Bi-Han's Tormentor & Princess Guard equipments: These equipments increase Lethal Blow chance.
Equipment that increases basic attack damage such as Kintaro's Tiger Eye and Sacrificial Knife: As the lethal blow chance is at the basic attacks, Scorpion can use these equipments to further increase the damage. His MK11 teammates can use them too, as they also receive the lethal blow chance from Scorpion's passive.

Good against

Any team that has a Power Bar Starting Character(s) and/or is equipped with Wrath Hammer and/or Bloody Tomahawk. Since Scorpion's passive applies Fire DOT to 1-3 opponents at the start of the match and on his tag-in, the opposing team will not be able to use a special attack during the first few moments of a battle.

Countered by

Cassie Cage/Undercover: Cassie Cage deals 20% more damage against Netherrealm Characters.
Jacqui Briggs/Cybernetic & Scorpion/Hellspawn: Both characters take less damage from Netherrealm Characters including MK11 Scorpion.
Jacqui Briggs/Kosplay: Jacqui's Tremor, Ermac and Reptile variations have advantages over Netherrealm and Martial Artist Characters, which include Scorpion.
Jade/MK11 & Raiden/Dark: Fire and Bleed DOT heal both Jade and Raiden instead of damaging them. Raiden also gains power instead of it getting reduced while burning, as Fire DOTs drain power over time. Jade can also spread this benefit to her MK11 teammates.
Johnny Cage/Strike Force: Johnny and his fellow Strike Force teammates deal 10-30% more damage against Netherrealm Characters.
Kenshi/Ronin & Combat Shotgun: Both the character and equipment piece deal more damage against Martial Artists, including Scorpion.
Kintaro/Shokan Warrior: Kintaro's passive increases resistance to Fire DOT for himself and his teammates, making it harder to apply Fire.
Kitana/Day of the Dead & D'Vorah/Standard: Both characters are immune to Scorpion's Bleed on special attack 2.
Liu Kang/Fire God: Fire God Liu Kang can heal and gain Dragon Fire stacks from Scorpion's Fires.
Liu Kang/Klassic: Klassic Liu Kang heals from Scorpion's Fires and receives critical attack chance boost from Bleed on Scorpion's special attack 2.
Mileena/Piercing: Mileena gains a Bar of Power from Scorpion's Bleed on special attack 2.
Scorpion/Kold War: Kold War Scorpion is immune to MK11 Scorpion’s Fire attacks.
Terminator/Dark Fate & Terminator/Guardian: Terminator can completely avoid Scorpion’s Krushing Blow on Special 1 and Fatal Blow. Also, when Dark Fate Terminator activates his endoskeleton form, he will be immune to Scorpion’s Fire and Bleed attacks.
Tremor/Aftershock: Tremor has unblockable chance against Netherrealm opponents, which include Scorpion.
Killer Jacket equipment: This equipment has a chance to give Shield if the wearer is hit by Lethal Blow.
Equipments that can resist or benefits from Fire DOT such as Witch's Ward, Survivor Memories, Secret Scrolls, Carnival Swill and Traitor's Wreath.
Cassie Cage/Kombat Cup: Cassie Cage and her fellow Kombat Cup teammates are immune to Cripple on Scorpion's special attack 1 krushing blow.

Abilities

Here are Scorpion's abilities.

Ability	Classification	Description	Usage
Devouring Flames	Passive	Apply fire to 1-3 opponent(s) for 5-9 seconds at the start of the match and when MK11 Scorpion tags-in. Fire DOTs add up together. MK11 teammates have 25% chance for Lethal Blow on basic attacks.	Always Active
Hell's Spear	First Special	Medium Damage	Target
Death Spin	Second Special	High Damage + Bleed	Spin Tap
Get Over Here	Fatal Blow	Extreme Damage + Fire	Tap

Support Cards/Equipment

Here are Scorpion's support and equipment cards.

Card	Classification	Description
Wraith	Attack	3-33% Bonus Attack
Clan: Shirai Ryu	Health	3-33% Bonus Health
Rival: Sub-Zero	Recovery	20-220% Bonus Recovery
Shirai Ryu Kunai	Equipment	15-25% Critical Hit Chance Boost. [Scorpion] 20-30% Special Attack 1 and 2 unblockable chance. [Fusion Level X] 25% Damage boost against enemies affected by Stun or Slow.
Specter's Infernal Chains	Equipment	50-100% Chance to drain 33% Power on Special Attack 1. 10-40% Fire Damage boost. 40-300% Max health boost. Shirai Ryu Tower only. 20-150% Damage boost. Shirai Ryu Tower only. [Scorpion] [Set] If this is equipped alongside Specter's Burning Vengeance, any DIAMOND Scorpion 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] [Scorpion, Smoke] 50% Chance opponent is immediately pulled back with a Spear and stunned when tagging out.
Specter's Burning Vengeance	Equipment	100% Chance to apply Fire on Special Attacks 2-7 times per battle. 20-40% Chance to apply Fire when blocking an enemy attack. 300-1200% Max health Boost. Shirai Ryu Tower only. [Scorpion] [Set] If this is equipped alongside Specter's Infernal Chains, any DIAMOND Scorpion 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] Wearer explodes into flames when defeated, dealing massive damage and applying Fire to all opponents.

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	11,957	20,828	8,555	26,912
Fusion I	17,935	31,241	12,832	40,368
Fusion II	23,913	41,656	17,110	53,824
Fusion III	29,891	52,069	21,387	67,280
Fusion IV	35,871	62,483	25,665	80,736
Fusion V	41,849	72,897	29,942	94,192
Fusion VI	47,827	83,311	34,220	107,648
Fusion VII	53,806	93,725	38,497	121,104
Fusion VIII	59,784	104,139	42,775	134,560
Fusion IX	65,762	114,552	47,052	148,016
Fusion X	77,925	148,109	55,755	175,392

Gallery

Trivia

MK11 Scorpion's Elder God Victory Stance "Oni Killer" is his Victory Cinematic from MK11, named "Aikuchi".
MK11 Scorpion's appearance consists of these kustomization from MK11:
- Skin: Grandmaster Hasashi
- Ninja Mask: Fiery Grandmaster
- Katana: Ageru Tsuki Anmo Blade
- Spear: Burning Akunin Hell Spear