Scorpion/Mortal Kombat


 * Not to be confused with Scorpion/Mortal Kombat X.

Mortal Kombat Scorpion can be unlocked through a challenge and promoted directly after he is unlocked. Otherwise, he can be randomly obtained from Challenge Booster Pack and Most Wanted Pack, or as a guaranteed character from the Bleed Out Pack, but getting him from a pack will not unlock him for direct promotions.

Strategy
His passive when first introduced (and after being buffed) was unique, seeing as the enemy team couldn't defend against his damage over time. However, as the multiplayer update rolled out, his passive now is almost useless, as any Damage over Time method now is unblockable - meaning that only Scorpion's basic attacks have any unique effect.

His special 1 deals an additional burn damage of 3~6% (scales according to your swiping performance) of his damage stat over 6 seconds, compared to special 1's normal maximum of 40%. His special 2 does roughly 6.9~13.8% over 6 seconds, compared to special 2's 120%. His heavy combo does 2 additional bleed hits for about 2.4% damage (1.2% each).

This original version of Scorpion is very rarely used. While his damage isn't horrible, his health is quite low, and his passive is simply lackluster. He mostly only serves as confusion for his far more powerful version Scorpion/Mortal Kombat X, which is often caused by the Bleed Out Pack and Most Wanted Pack, both of which only contains this version of Scorpion (the former being fixed while the latter is random) but not the more recent version.

If you do have/want to use him however, his bleed on heavy combo, like all bleeds, confer a 20% damage bonus. While a bit too short to utilize with special attacks, it will slightly increase the damage of the first hit of your next heavy combo if you attack you opponent as soon as they move up to you again. It is also a very handy source of damage amplification for his Super Move; simply use a heavy combo and use his super immediately once it finishes, and the super will deal 20% increased damage.

Unusually, his opponent start burning - and taking the additional fire damage - during his special 2, instead of at the end.

Abilities
Here are Scorpion's abilities.

Support Cards and Gear
Here are Scorpion's support cards and gear.