Mortal Kombat 11 Brutality Guide

After telling you how to do all fatalities in Mortal Kombat, it’s time to look at an even more brutal class of finisher. Yes, they’re called brutalities, and every fighter has ‘em. Unfortunately you can’t just do them at any point, or whenever you want: you’ll have to unlock them in the game’s Krypt, which is like a loot mode where you walk around opening treasure chests and finding other hidden goodies. And once you’ve unlocked a brutality, you then have to meet specific requirements in a fight in order to be able to pull it off. Brutalities are just kind of complex and confusing all around, but here’s a quick and easy way to learn all of them.

Also, since the game is on multiple consoles, the specific buttons for your brutality combos will depend on your controller. Unlike fatalities, it won’t always be either a Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Kick or Back Kick; you might have to do a throw or even amplify your move. The specific buttons for all of these moves depend on your console, and here’s a guide to all possible buttons.

Front Punch: Square on PS4, X on Xbox, Y on Switch
Back Punch: Triangle on PS4, Y on Xbox, X on Switch
Front Kick: X on PS4, A on Xbox, B on Switch
Back Kick: Circle on PS4, B on Xbox, A on Switch
Throw: L1 on PS4, LB on Xbox, L on Switch
Amplify (it’s also the Interact button): R1 on PS4, RB on Xbox, R on Switch

Once you get the specific inputs for your preferred console committed to memory, you can start working on the brutalities themselves. This might not be a complete list—some brutalities are still being discovered within the game—but it’s all the ones we know about so far.

Every Fighter

There’s one brutality that’s shared by every character in the game. It’s fittingly called The Klassic, and it doesn’t need to be unlocked in the Krypt. Yep, you can go whip this brutality off in any battle right now, assuming you meet the specific conditions. If a brutality has multiple conditions listed below, you’ll have to do ‘em all in order to pull off the move.

The Klassic
Conditions:
Final hit must be an uppercut
You can’t block any attacks in the last round.

Input: Down and Hold Back Punch

Baraka

The angry man with the swords for hands is ready for some slicin’. He has at least three unique brutalities, and here’s how to do ‘em.

Cut Up

Conditions:
Finish the fight with the Chop Chop move
Enter down, down, down while performing a throw

Input: Down, Back Front Kick

Nom Nom

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a toward throw

Input: Down, Down, Down while doing a toward throw—Forward and

Severed

Conditions:
Get the first hit
Finish the fight with a Leg Kabob
Hold forward during that Leg Kabob

Input: Back, Forward, Back Kick (hold Forward)

Cassie Cage

Boom Bitch:

Conditions:
Throw your opponent three times during the fight
Finish the fight with a back throw

Input: Hold Throw

Make It Pop

Conditions:
Don’t lose a round
Finish the fight with a toward throw

Input: Hold Forward and press Throw

Cetrion

Falling Sky

Conditions:
Finish the fight with the second hit of Earthquake
Do a Mercy during the fight

Input: Down, Down, Front Kick

Smoked Flesh:

Conditions:
Finish with less than 40% of your health bar
Finish the fight with Amplified Hell’s Wrath
Stand far from your opponent

Input: Down, Forward, Front Punch Amplified

Splitting Apart:

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a toward throw
Do at least three throws during the match

Input: Forward, Throw

D’Vorah

Buggin’ Out

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a toward throw

Input: Down, Down, Down during a toward Throw

Erron Black:

Goodbye Cruel World

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a TNT toss that’s still in Black’s hands

Input: Down, Back, Front Punch

Is Something Burning?

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a TNT toss

Input: Down, Back, Front Punch

Frost

Bleeding Out

Conditions:
Finish the fight with the Winter Woods Kombo
Activate Core Overload

Input: Back, Back Punch, Back Punch

Geras

Sinking Feeling:

Conditions:
Finish the fight with Quick Sand
Hit your opponent with Quick Sand at least three times

Input: Down, Back, Front Punch

Jacqui Briggs

Damn It

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a toward throw
Hold forward during a throw

Input: Hold Forward and press Throw

Next Level Shit

Conditions:
Finish the fight with a Bionic Dash
Use at least five Bionic Dashes during the fight

Input: Back, Forward, Front Kick

What Happened?

Conditions:
Finish the fight with an Amplified Throw Escape

Input: an Amplified Throw Escape—so any basic punch or kick while pressing amplify

Jade

Flawless

Conditions:
Finish with a toward throw

Input: Forward, Throw

What Would Mileena Do

Conditions:
Finish the fight with an Amplified Pole Vault
Quickly press Front Punch and Back Punch, back and forth, during a hit

Input: Back, Forward, Front Punch and Amplify

Jax

I Said Sleep

Conditions:
Finish with less than 20% Health
Finish the fight with the Sleep, Bitch combo

Input: Back and Front Kick, Back Punch, Front Punch and Front Kick

Pounded

Conditions:
Finish the fight with Pound Town
End with a Front Punch
Hold Front Punch during the hit

Input: Down, Back and Front Punch, Front Punch

Slow Clap

Conditions:
Arms have to be completely heated up
Finish the fight with Lethal Clap

Input: Down, Back and Front Punch