Sub-Zero/Circle of Shadow

Rarity	Type	Base Stats	Price	Unlock
Diamond	Netherrealm	Attack: 1190 Health: 1250 Toughness: 1190 Recovery: 1000 Power Gen: 100%	N/A	Revenant Diamond Pack, Elite Netherrealm Elder God Pack

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 Sub-Zero. Having a card that "counters" Sub-Zero does not mean it is always a good choice.

Good With

• Circle of Shadow Characters.
• Liu Kang/Circle of Shadow: With Liu Kang, chance of lethal blow is increased, more so in Faction War and Liu Kang's lethal attacks can heal Sub-Zero.
• Mileena/Vampiress: Mileena gives Netherrealm teammates extra damage against Bleeding opponents.
• Noob Saibot/MK11: Noob Saibot gives 50% more damage on crit and lethal attacks to Netherrealm class.
• Shinnok/Vengeful: Sub-Zero gains 20% Critical chance from Shinnok.
• Kung Lao/Circle of Shadow, Wrath Hammer, Bloody Tomahawk & Kuai Liang's Scepter: With these supports, Sub-Zero can start match with additional power.
• Moloch's Ball and Chain, Bi-Han's Tormentor & Princess Guard equipments: These equipments increase Lethal Blow chance.

Good Against

• Strike Force Characters.
• Kenshi/Elder God & Kitana/Assassin: Although these characters are immune to crit, they are still vulnerable to Lethal Blow attacks.

Countered By

• Assassin Characters.
• Cassie Cage/Undercover: Cassie Cage deals 20% more damage against Netherrealm Characters including Sub-Zero.
• Jacqui Briggs/Cybernetic & Scorpion/Hellspawn: These characters take less damage from Netherrealm characters including Sub-Zero.
• Jacqui Briggs/Kosplay: Jacqui's Tremor and Ermac variation have advantages over Netherrealm Characters, which include Sub-Zero.
• Johnny Cage/Strike Force: Johnny and his fellow Strike Force teammates deal 10-30% more damage against Netherrealm Characters, which include Sub-Zero.
• Tremor/Aftershock: Tremor and his fellow Martial Artists gain unblockable chance against Netherrealm characters.

Abilities

Here are Sub-Zero's abilities.

Ability	Classification	Description	Usage
Netherrealm Warrior	Passive	Circle of Shadow Sub-Zero gains +5-15% attack damage and power gain for every Circle of Shadow character on his team. Circle of Shadow Characters have +5-15% chance for lethal blows. Circle of Shadow Characters do 10% more damage versus Strike Force Characters.	Always Active
Ice Ball	First Special	Medium Damage + Freeze	Quick Tap
Frost Hammer	Second Special	High Damage + Weaken	Rapid Tap
Deep Freeze	X-Ray	Extreme Damage + Shield	Tap

Support Cards/Equipment

Here are Sub-Zero's support and equipment cards.

Card	Classification	Description	Picture
Cryomancer	Attack	3-33% Bonus Attack
Clan: Lin Kuei	Health	3-33% Bonus Health
Brother: Noob Saibot	Recovery	20-220% Bonus Recovery
Ice Daggers	Equipment	30-50% Basic attack damage boost. [Sub-Zero] 30-50% Chance to convert 50% damage to health on Special Attack 2. [Fusion Level X] 50% Critical Hit Chance boost against enemies affected by Freeze.
Kuai Liang's Bracers	Equipment	20-40% Basic attack damage boost. 10-50% Damage boost. Lin Kuei Tower only. 20-100% Max Health Boost. Lin Kuei Tower only. [Sub-Zero] [SET] If this is equipped with another 1 card from Kuai Liang's set, Diamound Characters gain a 40% chance to perform a Special Combo Ender dealing massive damage. If it is the last opponent and they are under 25% health, Sub-Zero performs a Brutality instead, ending the fight Immediately. [Fusion Level X] 20% Chance to apply Freeze when an opponent blocks Basic Attack.
Kuai Liang's Scepter	Equipment	0.5-1.5% Bar of starting Power. 50-100% Lethal Blow chance against enemies affected by Freeze: +300% damage. 100-500% Damage boost. Lin Kuei Tower only. [Sub-Zero] [SET] If this is equipped with another 1 card from Kuai Liang’s set, Diamond Character gain a 40% chance to perform a Special Combo Ender dealing massive damage. If it is the last opponent and they are under 25% health, Sub-Zero performs a Brutality instead, ending the fight immediately. [Fusion Level X] 100% Chance to apply Bleed when hitting an opponent affected by Freeze.

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	9,179	17,955	6,902	18,560
Fusion I	13,770	26,932	10,353	27,840
Fusion II	18,360	35,910	13,804	37,120
Fusion III	22,949	44,887	17,255	46,400
Fusion IV	27,539	53,865	20,706	55,680
Fusion V	32,129	62,842	24,157	64,760
Fusion VI	36,718	71,820	27,608	74,240
Fusion VII	41,309	80,797	31,059	83,520
Fusion VIII	45,898	89,775	34,510	92,800
Fusion IX	50,488	98,752	37,691	102,080
Fusion X	59,826	127,680	44,982	120,960

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

Attack	Health	Toughness	Recovery
950	850	950	800

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Trivia

• Prior to Update 2.0, his passive was Netherrealm Warrior: Sub-Zero and his team gain +12% BASIC ATTACK DAMAGE for every Netherrealm character on the team.
• Prior to Update 2.4, he was known as Sub-Zero/Revenant.
• Revenant Sub-Zero is the only Sub-Zero card to be completely absent from the Fire and Ice Pack.
• Sub-Zero was buffed in Update 3.0, by getting second combo ender, his base health is increased to 1250 from 1070, and the first part of his passive (+5-15% attack damage and power gain) now works on every Circle of Shadow teammate.