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Mortal Kombat 1 Hotfix Rolls Out For More Character Adjustments, Including Johnny Cage, Raiden & Peacemaker

NetherRealm Studios has applied another round of character adjustments for Mortal Kombat 1 as part of a new hotfix for the bloody brawler. Read the full list of changes below in the Mortal Kombat 1 hotfix patch notes.

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General Fixes & Adjustments

  • Delayed when players can move in Round 2 & later by 29 frames to match Round 1

Character Specific Adjustments

  • Main Fighters
    • Johnny Cage
      • The Bee’s Knees (Down + Front Punch) now has 7 startup frames (up from 6)
      • Rough House (Front Punch, Front Punch) is now +1 on block (down from +3)
    • Kenshi
      • Slightly reduced the damage done on block by Ancestor’s Attacks
    • Raiden
      • Reduced the damage done on block by Electromagnetic Storm & Enhanced Electromagnetic Storm
    • Peacemaker
      • Fixed Force Multiplier not enabling Auto Block leading to unintended linked combos
      • Slightly increased the combo damage multiplier on Force Multiplier
      • The Eagley cooldown after blocking Ground-Air Offensive & Beautiful Bird Bullet is now the same as when they hit or miss (3 seconds)
      • The Eagley cooldown after Eagley assists during Shove is now 2 seconds (up from 0.5 seconds)
  • Kameo Fighters
    • Kung Lao
      • Slightly increased the cooldown & slightly reduced the recharge rate of Buzz Saw when held
    • Stryker
      • Reduced the recharge rate of Low Grenade Toss to match High Grenade Toss