Sub-Zero/MK11

Rarity

Type

Base Stats

Price

Unlock

Diamond

Martial Artist

Attack: 1550

Health: 1400

Toughness: 1500

Recovery: 1550

Power Gen: 130%

N/A

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

Strategy[]

The first part of MK11 Sub-Zero's passive allows him to keep the opponent supressed while fighting him. Every 12-8 seconds, he inflicts Frostbite to the current opponent, slowing them down and also draining their power over time. While his opponents are frostbitten, his combo enders have a chance to freeze them, with having different animation.

The last part of his passive makes MK11 Sub-Zero a great asset to any MK11 based teams. He can prevent each MK11 teammate from being knocked out once. When the active MK11 character's health reaches zero, instead of being knocked out, Sub-Zero replaces them with an ice clone (similar to Sub-Zero/Grandmaster) which explodes afterwards, not only dealing minor damage and inflicting bleed on the current opponent, but also restoring about 10% of that character's max health.

However, similar to Quan Chi/Warlock, Sub-Zero is unable to save himself. He also cannot save any other teammate after being knocked out himself.

MK11 Sub-Zero SP2's has a Krushing Blow: upon achieving 90% or more, Stun will be applied to the opponent.

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[]

MK11 Characters
Scorpion/Ninjutsu and Sub-Zero/Cryomancer: MK11 Sub-Zero gains +30% in damage and health respectively.
Kung Jin/Shaolin, Wrath Hammer, Scorpion/Hellspawn and Bloody Tomahawk: Sub-Zero gains a bar of starting power.

Good Against[]

Characters that give starting power bars: Sub-Zero's ability to apply frostbite (and combo ender freeze) can prove useful for quickly draining their power while effectively preventing them from performing their special attacks or X-Rays.
Characters with fast Basic Attacks: Sub-Zero's Frostbite can slow them down, allowing to safely tag-in a slower teammate.

Countered By[]

Jade/MK11: Jade and her MK11 teammates heal from Bleed on Sub-Zero's special attack 1 and his Ice Clone.
Liu Kang/Klassic: Liu Kang gains basic attack boosts from Sub-Zero's Power Drain and Frostbite, as well as Critical Attack Boosts from Sub-Zero's Bleed.
Mileena/Piercing: Mileena's passive ability allows her to gain a bar of power from Sub-Zero's ice clone replacement and special attack 1 as these applies Bleed.
Noob Saibot/MK11: Sub-Zero's can't save his MK11 teammates if Noob Saibot inflicted Death Mark on them.
Raiden/Dark: Raiden can reverse the power drain effects of Sub-Zero's Frostbite and Power Drain on his special attack 2, as well as heal from Bleed of Sub-Zero's special attack 1.
Raiden/MK11: Raiden and his MK11 teammates are immune to Sub-Zero's Power Drain on his special attack 2 and Frostbite.
Shao Kahn/Konqueror: When his MK11 teammates are at a low enough health threshold, Sub-Zero can't save them from Shao Kahn's instant kill.
Sonya Blade/Kombat Cup: Sonya and her fellow Kombat Cup teammates are immune to Stun on Sub-Zero's special attack 2 krushing blow.
Tanya/Treacherous: Tanya reduces the effects of Power Drain to herself and her teammates.

Abilities[]

Here are Sub-Zero's abilities.

Ability	Classification	Description	Usage
Polar Vortex	Passive	Any opponent fighting against MK11 Sub-Zero for 12-8 seconds gets frostbite. When performing combo enders against frostbitten opponents, MK11 Sub-Zero has a 30-50% chance of freezing them. Sub-Zero saves each MK11 teammate once, by replacing him or her with an Ice Clone. The Ice Clone explodes, dealing low/medium/high damage and causing bleed.	Always Active
Icicle Burst	First Special	Medium Damage + Bleed	Quick Tap
Breaking the Ice	Second Special	Grapple: High Damage + Power Drain	Double Spin Tap
Axe the Question	Fatal Blow	Extreme Damage + Frostbite	Tap

Support Cards/Equipment[]

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

Card	Classification	Description
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	11,957	20,110	8,700	28,768
Fusion I	17,935	30,164	13,050	43,152
Fusion II	23,913	40,219	17,400	57,536
Fusion III	29,891	50,274	21,750	71,600
Fusion IV	35,871	60,329	26,100	86,304
Fusion V	41,849	70,384	30,450	100,688
Fusion VI	47,827	80,438	34,800	115,072
Fusion VII	53,806	90,493	39,150	129,456
Fusion VIII	59,784	100,548	43,500	143,840
Fusion IX	65,762	110,603	47,850	158,224
Fusion X	77,925	143,002	56,700	187,488

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

MK11 Sub-Zero's Elder God Victory Stance "MK11 Victory" is named "Cold Fist" in console game.
MK11 Sub-Zero's appearance is his basic look from MK11, which consists of these kustomization:
- Skin: Lin Kuei Grandmaster
- Ninja Mask: Seeker of Mythologies
- Battle Axes: Arctikan Elders' Axe
- Belt: Arsenal of Atonement