Shang Tsung Guide & Overview

Shang Tsung grew up in Outworld's backwaters. Too lazy for hard labor and too shifty for honest work, he eked out a living selling quack cures and fake magic. Though his wares were useless, Shang Tsung's easy charm always closed the deal.
Shang Tsung was resigned to this hardscrabble life. But then one day a mysterious stranger came, promising to make Shang Tsung a powerful sorcerer. Though suspicious of the offer, it was one he couldn't refuse.

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How to play Shang Tsung

Full Movelist

Facing Right

Fatalities

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox
(Close) Side Effects	B D D 4
Easy Fatality	BL + 3
(Mid) Shang Tsung Fatality 2	F D B 2

Basic Moves

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox	Damage	Hit Range
purned God	1				20	High
Die-agnosis	1 2				30	Mid
Puse Check	1 2 4				70	Mid
Quick Cut	D 1				20	Mid
Vision Test	2				30	High
Fatal Incision	B 2				50	Mid
Lowtap	B 2 2				30	High
Laid Low	B 2 2 3				70	Low
Up Klaw	D 2				140	High
Sinister Strike	3				50	High
A God's Whimsy	F 3				50	Low
Femurder	D 3				20	Low
Facebreaker	4				70	High
Kneedler	F 4				50	Mid
Kareer-Ender	B 4				70	Low
Longfoot	D 4				30	Low
Old Form
Spurned Man	B 1				50	High
Operation Old Form	B 1 2				50	Mid
Reflex Test Old Form	2				30	High
Knee Reverser Old Form	2 4				70	Mid
Goal Kick Old Form	F 3				70	Overhead
Power Manifest Old Form	F 3 2				70	Mid
Board Breaker Old Form	F 4 1				N/A	N/A
Nerve Endings Old Form	F 4 1 2				3	Mid
Dissection Old Form	F 4 1 2 2				3	Mid
Age Before Beauty Old Form	F 4 1 2 2 4				3	Mid
Young Form
Deceptive Slash Old Form	B 1				50	High
Snake Oil Young Form	B 1 2				50	Mid
Silent Killer Young Form	2 4				7	Mid
Die-V Young Form	F 4 3				30	Mid
Spin Kick Young Form	F 4 3 4				70	Mid

Aerial Moves

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox	Damage	Hit Range
Above You	(AIR) 1	AIR	AIR	AIR	50	Mid
Surgery	(AIR) 1 2	AIR	AIR	AIR	27	Mid
Major Complications	(AIR) 1 2 2	AIR	AIR	AIR	30	Mid
Experiment	(AIR) 2	AIR	AIR	AIR	50	Mid
Festering Wounds	(AIR) 2 2	AIR	AIR	AIR	70	Mid
Deadly Kick	(AIR) 3 OR (AIR) 4	AIRAIR	AIRAIR	AIRAIR	70	Mid

Special Moves

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox	Damage	Hit Range
Quick Age Morph	D FL				N/A	N/A
(Air) Quick Age Morph	(AIR) D FL	AIR	AIR	AIR	N/A	N/A
Form Stealer	F D B 4				N/A	N/A
Enhanced Form Stealer	F D B 4 + BL				N/A	N/A
Perfect Form	MORPHING F B 4	MORPHING	MORPHING	MORPHING	N/A	N/A
Old Form
(Air) Down Skull	(AIR) D F 1	AIR	AIR	AIR	6	High
(Air Close) Down Skull	(AIR) D F 1 B (HOLD)	AIR(hold)	AIR(hold)	AIR(hold)	10	High
(Air Far) Down Skull	(AIR) D F 1 F (HOLD)	AIR(hold)	AIR(hold)	AIR(hold)	10	High
(Air) Enhanced Down Skull	(AIR) D F 1 + BL	AIR	AIR	AIR	10	High
Ground Skull	D F 1				6	High
(Close) Ground Skull	D B 1				6	High
(Far) Ground Skull	D B F 1				6	High
Close To Far Triple Ground Skull	D B 1 + BL				6	High
Vicinity Slash	D F 2				80	Mid
Enhanced Vicinity Slash	D F 2 + BL				110	Mid
Injection	D B 3				90	Mid
Enhanced Injection	D B 3 + BL				62	Mid
Young Morph	D FL				N/A	N/A
(Air) Young Morph	(AIR) D FL	AIR	AIR	AIR	N/A	N/A
Young Form
(Air) Straight Skull	(AIR) D F 1	AIR	AIR	AIR	60	High
(Air) Enhanced Straight Skull	(AIR) D F 1 + BL	AIR	AIR	AIR	90	High
Straight Skull	D F 1				60	High
Enhanced Straight Skull	D F 1 + BL				90	High
Double Skull	D B 1				87	High
Enhanced Double Skull	D B 1 + BL				90	High
Triple Skull	D B F 1				105	High
Enhanced Triple Skull	D B F 1 + BL				110	High
Spinning Spikes	D F 2				85.58	Mid
Enhanced Spinning Spikes	D F 2 + BL				109.25	Mid
Bed Of Spikes	D B 3				60	Low
Enhanced Bed Of Spikes	D B 3 + BL				80	Low
Old Morph	D FL				N/A	N/A
(Air) Old Morph	(AIR) D FL	AIR	AIR	AIR	N/A	N/A

Throws

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox	Damage
Shove	F TH OR F 1 + 3				130
Not Covered By Insurance	TH OR 1 + 3				110

Fatal Blow

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox	Damage	HitRange
Bad Medicine	FL + BL				350	Mid

Breakers

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox
Kombo Breaker	F BL

Brutality

Name	Input	Universal	PS5	Xbox
The Klassic	D 2

Latest combos for Shang Tsung

18 combos

Shang Tsung /Sub-zero (facing RIGHT) by D34THSKVLL (Added on 10/09/2025)

YOUNG FORMOLD FORM
YOUNG FORM F 4 3 , F K , D FL , OLD FORM F 4 1 2 1 , D F 1 , 4 , D F 1 , 4 , D F 1 , 4 , D B 3 , D FL

#527 21 hits 379 damages
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Shang Tsung /Sareena (facing RIGHT) by Juurdiy (Added on 10/03/2025)

EXDELAYEX
B K D F 1 EX , (DELAY) 4 D B 1 EX FB

#510 25 hits 317.67 damages Far-distance combo

Sticky Note
Just something to pick up far away players
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Shang Tsung /Sareena (facing RIGHT) by Juurdiy (Added on 10/03/2025)

OLD FORMEX
OLD FORM F 4 1 2 1 B K , F 4 1 2 B K , F 4 1 2 1 D F 1 , 4 D F 1 , 4 D F 1 , 2 D B 1 EX

#509 28 hits 447.96 damages Mid-screen combo
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