Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) Patch Notes - 05/14/2025

[Roy Arkon]

A new season has started for Mortal Kombat 1 (2023), and so there's a new patch. This patch is more of a hotfix, focusing on some character balance.

Important note: According to outside sources that I've talked to, it seems that there are some hidden stealth changes to the characters in the game, in addition to those listed in the patch. So please check out your main characters to see if you can find any. If you do, please inform us in the comments below.

Here are the official listed changes of the patch:

Character Specific Adjustments
Main Fighters
Scorpion

• Rope Spin now hits overhead & has 23 startup frames (was mid & up from 20)
• Enhanced Rope Spin now costs 2 bars of Super Meter & is -5 on block (down from -25)

Sub-Zero

• Slightly reduced combo damage scaling after freeze reactions

Raiden

• Razzle Dazzle now does 20 damage (from 0) on hit

Reptile

• Acid Spit Ball now does 70 damage (from 60) & recovers 6 frames faster
• Enhanced Acid Spit Ball now does 110 damage (from 90), recovers faster, & is a mid (was high)

Li Mei

• (Air) Nova Blast recovers 3 frames faster
• (Air) Flipping Heel Kick & (Air) Enhanced Flipping Heel Kick recovers 6 frames faster on miss
• (Air) Enhanced Flipping Heel Kick no longer has different recovery when the last hit is flawless blocked
• Chain Reaction now recovers 12 frames faster on miss

Tanya

• Sidewinder now has 14 startup frames (down from 16)
• Reduced combo damage scaling after Drill Kick & Umgadi Evade

Homelander

• Flight attacks no longer enable autoblock
• Flight Punching Down has 2 less hit advantage & Flight Bloody Knuckles has 10 less hit advantage

Conan

• Increased health to 800 (was 700)

T-1000

• Reduced health to 650 (from 700)
• Reduced hitbox on Sacral Spike outside of a combo
• Reduced damage of Axial Cross (Jump Front Kick, Back Punch)s

Kameo Fighters
Frost (Kameo)

• Ice Wall refill rate increased & refill cooldown reduced by 1 second, refill rate after follow-up also increased
• Snow Flakes refill rate slightly increased & refill cooldown increased by 2 seconds (overall 1 second faster)

Tremor (Kameo)

• Reduced health to 350 (was 400)

Darrius (Kameo)

• Increased health to 400 (from 350)
• Tornado Kick refill rate slightly increased & refill cooldown increased by 1 second (overall 6 seconds faster), refill rate after follow-ups also increased

Motaro (Kameo)

• Increased health to 300 (from 250)

Goro (Kameo)

• Raise The Roof refill rate slightly increased & refill cooldown increased by 3 seconds (overall 1 second faster), refill rate after follow-ups also increased

Kano (Kameo)

• Using Your Noggin now does 130 damage (from 110)

Sub-Zero (Kameo)

• Iced Out refill rate slightly increased & refill cooldown increased by 2 seconds (overall 1 second faster)
• Arctic Armor refill rate increased & refill cooldown increased by 3 seconds (overall 1 second faster), refill rate after follow-ups also increased

Kung Lao (Kameo)

• Orbiting Hat & Wobbly Orbit lasts twice as long
• Slightly reduced combo damage after Spin, Orbiting Hat, & Wobbly Orbit

Madam Bo (Kameo)

• Teahouse Tumble is now +6 on hit (down from +10), increased victim regions on hit, & the Kettle Kicks follow-up starts 1 frame faster

For more information about Mortal Kombat 1 (2023), check out our section for the game right here.

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