Mastering Kenshi: A Complete Guide To Moves And Combos In Mortal Kombat 1

Possibly one of the strongest fighters in the Mortal Kombat 1 roster, veteran fighters already know Kenshi. After all, he has a cool design and a setup that will frustrate your opponents. So, if you are a new player joining Mortal Kombat 1, and that sounds cool to you, this one’s for you. With that, let’s talk about the best Mortal Kombat 1 Kenshi moves and combos right here!

Mortal Kombat 1 Kenshi Moves

Before we proceed with the guide, do note that we’ll be using the universal Mortal Kombat 1 controls notation. To ensure you don’t get confused, check out our guide on the same here.

Kenshi Core Moves

While I know we all love signature moves and Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities, core moves shine the best as they’re the starter. Kenshi’s core moves will ensure you damage your opponents in a balanced manner. Furthermore, core moves will let you open up your opponents for combos, with guaranteed damage. So, here are some important Kenshi core moves:

• See No Evil: 1, 4
• Belly Buster: D + 1
• Tamahag-Pain: 2, 1, 2
• Silencing Soul: D + 2, 2
• Heightened Senses: 4, 4
• Five Ring Slash: B + 1
• Transcending Cut: B + 1, 2
• Bad Feelings: F + 3, 2
• Gutted: D + 3
• Bleeding (air): FU + 1, 2

Kenshi Special Moves

Now, special moves are what you’ll use to actually extend the combo and deal a lot of damage. Compared to other characters, Kenshi has a lot of specials in Mortal Kombat 1, since his Sento stance comes with a whole set of it. Here are some of the best Kenshi specials:

• Ancestral Guard: D, F, 1 (Hold 1 to extend it)
• Soul Charge: B, F, 2 (use ex to enhance it)
• Demon Drop: D, B, 2 (use ex to enhance it)
• Demon Drop close: D, B, 2, B (use ex to enhance it)
• Demon Drop far: D, B, 2, F (use ex to enhance it)
• Rising Karma: B, F, 3 (use ex to enhance it)
• Force Push: B, F, 4 (Hold 4 to charge it, ex to enhance it, hold 4 with using ex to make it enhanced charged)

Sento specials:

• Summon Ancestor: D, B, 1
• Spirit Bop: 1
• Double Dose: 2
• Lunging Soul: 3
• Pekar Punish: 4
• Banish Ancestor: D, B, 1
• Spiritual Alignment: D, B, 2 (Use ex to enhance it)
• Soaring Sento: D, B, 3 (Use ex to enhance it)
• Teamwork: D, B, 4
• Ancestral Assist: D, B, 4 + ex

Best Mortal Kombat 1 Kenshi Combos

Most of the Kenshi combos in Mortal Kombat 1 rely on calling in your Sento and using it to pressure your opponents to do something stupid. Then, when they finally do that, you take the advantage and convert it into a combo. Here are a few combos you can start off with:

Best Kenshi Ground Combos

• Blind Sided: 1, 4, 1
• Blind Justice: 1, 2, 2
• Spirit Away: F + 2, 2, B + 2
• Deep Stab: F + 2, 2, D + 2
• Get Back: 4, 2, 1

Best Kenshi Air Combos

• Spirit Spike (air): FU + 1, 2, 2
• Booted (air): FU + 2, 2, 4
• Flying Boot (air): FU + 3 or FU + 4
• Deep Cuts (air): FU + 1, 1, 2
• Upper Gash (air): FU + 2
• Treated (air): FU + 2, 3
• Falling Apart (air): FU + 2, 3, 4

Best Advanced Kenshi Combos

• Kenshi Bread-and-Butter: F+2, 2, ex D, B, 2, B, FU, 1, 4, B, F, 2
• Sento stance 1-meter: 4, 2, ex D, B, 3, 3, Fdash, 4, 2, D, B, 3
• Corner pressure combo: 1, 4, 1, B, F, 3, J, 2, F + 2, 2, B, F, 2
• Rising Karma combo: 1, 4, 1, BF3, D, F + 2, BF2
• Demon Drop combo: 2, 1, ex D, B, 2, J, 2, 2, 4
• Alternative Demon Drop combo: F+2, 2, ex D, B, 2, J, 1, 2, 2

And these are the best moves and combos for Kenshi in Mortal Kombat 1. While he is easily one of the top-tier characters in-game, he also has a high skill ceiling. So, many might find him a little difficult to learn. But once you master him, it should be easy enough.

So, did you try Kenshi? Let us know in the comments below!