Mortal Kombat 1 Mileena Guide – MK1 Move List and Best Combos

Looking for a guide to playing Mileena in Mortal Kombat 1? This Outworld princess makes a return from earlier games in NetherRealm Studios’ rebooted Mortal Kombat 1 universe. As the heir to Sindel’s throne, she brings moves both old and new in her arsenal.

If you want to check out the other MK1 characters, we’ve got a Mortal Kombat 1 roster tier list. And here’s how to enhance special moves in Mortal Kombat 1 to improve your offensive options.

Mortal Kombat 1 Mileena Guide

This guide will help you master Mileena’s lethal blade and bite attacks. She can also be supported by Kameo fighters to extend combos or keep enemies at a distance. Here’s how to unlock all Kameo fighters in Mortal Kombat 1.

Before you check out all of Mileena’s moves, here’s a handy chart that will let you understand this irrespective of which platform you’re on:

Notation	Attack	PlayStation	Xbox	Nintendo Switch	PC
1	Front Punch	Square	X	Y	J
2	Back Punch	Triangle	Y	X	I
3	Front Kick	Cross	A	B	K
4	Back Kick	Circle	B	A	L

Mileena Move List

The latest iteration of the MK franchise refines its foundation but doesn’t tinker too much with what previous games got right. Moves in Mortal Kombat 1 can be classified into the following:

• Basic Attacks
• Aerial Attacks
• Throws
• Special Moves
• Fatal Blow
• Fatalities
• Brutalities

Mileena Basic Attacks

You’ll be using basic attacks to start, extend, and end combos so learn Mileena’s basics. Here are all of Mileena’s basic attacks in Mortal Kombat 1:

• Just The Tip: Front Punch
• Ambitious Strikes: Front Punch, Back Punch
• Feral Gashes: Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Punch + Front Kick
• Bird Of Prey: Forward + Front Punch
• Karrion Kuts: Forward + Front Punch, Back Kick, Back Kick
• Acupuncture: Down + Front Punch
• Bittier Slice: Back Punch
• The Right Sais: Back Punch, Front Punch
• Ballerenal Failure: Back Punch, Front Punch, Front Punch + Front Kick
• Krucifixion: Forward + Back Punch
• Rugsweeper: Forward + Back Punch, Back Kick
• Bloody Fusion: Forward + Back Punch, Back Kick, Back Punch
• Twin Soverigns: Forward + Back Punch, Back Kick, Front Kick, Front Kick
• Sai To Eye: Down + Back Punch
• Entry Point: Front Kick
• Stepping Stone: Front Kick, Back Kick
• High Class: Forward + Front Kick
• Twice Scorned: Forward + Front Kick, Back Kick
• Can’t Fight It: Forward + Front Kick, Back Kick, Front Kick
• Teasing Toe: Down + Front Kick
• High Heel: Back Kick
• Cartheel: Forward + Back Kick
• Low Point: Back + Back Kick
• Slash Kick: Down + Back Kick

Mileena Aerial Attacks

With Mortal Kombat 1’s focus on aerial combat, keep track of how you can launch enemies into the air and keep them there. Here are Mileena’s aerial attacks in MK1:

• High Life: Forward + Up + Front Punch
• Royaltease: Forward + Up + Front Punch, Back Punch
• Mouthful: Forward + Up + Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Punch
• Torn Limbs: Forward + Up + Back Punch
• Battered Bones: Forward + Up + Back Punch, Back Punch
• Kicked Out: Forward + Up + Back Punch, Back Punch, Front Kick
• Graceful Kick: Forward + Up + Front Kick or Back Kick

Mileena Throws

Here are Mileena’s throws in Mortal Kombat 1:

• Shove: Forward + Throw or Front Punch + Front Kick
• Brainstorm: Throw or Front Punch + Front Kick

Mileena Breakers and Taunts

A Kombo Breaker lets you evade enemy combos at the cost of three charges of your Super Meter. Taunts let you annoy your enemies, prompting them to miscalculate your moves. Here are Mileena’s Breakers and Taunts:

• Kombo Breaker: Forward + Block
• Taunts: Down, Down, Down, Down

Mileena Special Moves

Mileena has some old fan-favorite moves alongside new ones in MK1. Here are Mileena’s special moves in Mortal Kombat 1:

• Straight Sai: Back, Forward, Front Punch
• Teleport Down: Down, Back, Back Punch
• (Air) Teleport Down: Down, Back, Back Punch
• Teleport Up: Down, Forward, Back Punch
• Low Sai: Back, Forward, Front Kick
• Roll: Back, Down, Back Kick
• (Air) Ball: Back, Down, Back Kick
• (Air) Homing Ball: Back, Down, Back Kick + Block
• (Air) Delay Homing Ball: Hold Back Kick
• (Air) Delay Homing Ball Cancel: Down, Down

Mileena Fatal Blow

Here’s Mileena’s Fatal Blow move that can be triggered at low health:

• Serving Tarkat: Flip Stance + Block

Mileena Fatalities

Each MK1 character has two fatalities so far. Here’s how to unlock fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1. These finishers are the gory spectacles that celebrate this franchise’s penchant for violence. Here are Mileena’s fatalities in MK1:

• Appetizer: Back, Forward, Back, Front Punch
• A Little to the Left: Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick

Mileena Brutalities

Here’s how to unlock and do a brutality in Mortal Kombat 1. Initially, players will only be able to do a single type of brutality. As you progress forward, you will unlock new brutalities for characters. Here are Mileena’s brutalities in Mortal Kombat 1:

• The Klassic: Down + Back Punch

Best combos for Mileena in Mortal Kombat 1

Here are the best combos for Mileena to wreck foes in MK1:

• Straight Sai is a good special move that you can cancel into at the end of a combo. This can be done after normal combo attacks like a Front Punch and then a Back Punch too.
• Extend combos with Kameo fighters like Sonya Blade, Jax, or Sareena. This lets you keep an enemy busy as your character extends the combo with a move like Roll.
• Mileena’s Roll is a great move to extend combos too. It’s perfect for corner combos too, letting you string chains of attacks together. And if you manage to knock an enemy into the air, Ball is another solid option against an opponent.

That covers how to play Mileena in Mortal Kombat 1. Fire god Liu Kang assembles heroes like Kung Lao, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Kenshi, and the Lin Quei clan to take part in a tournament in the reborn Mortal Kombat universe. The game’s Story Mode brings in new arcs for familiar faces like her sister Kitana, Shao Kahn, Tanya, and Shang Tsung. In earlier games, Mileena was a clone of Kitana, spliced with Tarkatan DNA. 

Our Mortal Kombat 1 review gives you a good idea of what to expect from the game. If you’d like to play as a charismatic movie star instead, we’ve got a Mortal Kombat 1 Johnny Cage guide. And here are some Mortal Kombat 1 tips and tricks to get you started. This timeline reboot also lets you play with the main roster in the Mortal Kombat 1 Invasions mode. The game is out on PC, PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

Is Mileena in MK 1?

Yes, Mileena is a playable character in MK1.

Why is Mileena’s face like that?

Tarkatan DNA gives Mileena her appearance.