MK1 Enhanced Moves – How to enhance special moves in Mortal Kombat 1?

Want to know how to enhance special moves in Mortal Kombat 1? Enhanced moves aren’t new by any means as they’ve been around since Mortal Kombat (2011). 

NetherRealm Studios has been tweaking the franchise for decades and the latest iteration comes with refinements to character move lists. For instance, here’s a Mortal Kombat 1 Smoke guide with his new moves and combos. If you’re wondering which characters make a return in MK1’s main roster, check out this Mortal Kombat 1 roster tier list. Note that Shang Tsung comes with a preorder of the standard edition on any platform.

How to enhance special moves in Mortal Kombat 1?

Press the Block button at the end of a special move combo to enhance them in Mortal Kombat 1. Enhanced moves cost a bar of the Super Meter and deal more damage. Some attacks also have unique animations, frame data, and additional benefits when enhanced. Dealing damage increases the Super Meter at the bottom of your screen. 

You can find special moves in the pause menu. For example, here’s an enhanced special move from Kitana in MK1:

• Fan Toss: Away, Forward, Front Punch
• Enhanced Fan Toss: Away, Forward, Front Punch + Block

That covers how to enhance special moves in Mortal Kombat 1. Keen players can land these powerful moves to be rewarded with an easy victory over someone who sticks to basic moves. Sure, a front kick or low punch is great, but enhanced moves deal far more damage. In the rebooted timeline’s story mode, fire god Liu Kang brings in heroes like Kung Lao, Raiden, Johnny Cage, and Kenshi alongside the Lin Kuei clan to participate in an Outworld tournament. Expect new character arcs from characters like Mileena, General Shao, Sindel, and Quan Chi. If you want to take the fire god’s powers for a spin, here’s our definite Mortal Kombat 1 Liu Kang guide.

We praised the game’s refined combat in our Mortal Kombat 1 review. From the game’s kameos triggering fatalities to landing the fatal blow right on time with a fighter, MK1 has a lot to offer for fighting fans. Kameo fighters like Sonya Balde and Kano set the game apart from Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8. And if you’re just starting the game, here are some Mortal Kombat 1 tips and tricks. Also, check out the Mortal Kombat 1 Invasion mode and its puzzle elements. The game is already out for PC, PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch players.