If you’re playing Mortal Kombat 1 and looking for something new to do after the Story Mode, you can try Invasions. This new game mode brings a board game-like setting with many RPG mechanics to spice the classic gameplay up. However, those not big fans of RPGs might find a few systems a tad overwhelming. One is the Elemental Damage Types and Resistances in Mortal Kombat 1. If you want to know how they work while playing Invasions Mode, we have it all here.
Mortal Kombat 1: All Elemental Damage Types in Invasions Mode
Invasions Mode in Mortal Kombat 1 has 10 Elemental Damage Types and Resistances. It is essential to learn them because as you progress through the game mode, you’ll see how crucial they are for beating the game’s most challenging fights. These are the Elemental Types in the game:
- Acid
- Blood
- Chaos
- Dark
- Electric
- Energy
- Fire
- Ice
- Magic
- Physical
Elemental Damage Types and Resistances Chart
If you want to know how these Elemental Damage Types and Resistances work in Mortal Kombat 1, head to Invasions Mode and press Triangle/Y to bring your character menu. From there, press Square or B to open the chart. To make it easier for you to find, we’ve included the chart here:
| Type | More Damage To | Less Damage From | Less Damage To | More Damage From |
| Acid | Electrical/Physical | Acid | Acid/Ice | Ice |
| Blood | Magic | Energy/Physical | Fire | Chaos/Electric |
| Chaos | Blood/Magic | Magic | Dark | Dark/Energy |
| Dark | Chaos | Chaos/Electric | Energy/Magic | Magic |
| Electric | Blood/Ice | – | Dark | Acid |
| Energy | Chaos | Dark | Blood | Magic |
| Fire | Ice | Blood/Fire | Fire/Physical | Ice |
| Ice | Acid/Blood | Acid/Ice | Ice/Physical | Electric/Fire |
| Magic | Dark/Energy | Dark | Chaos | Blood/Chaos |
| Physical | – | Fire/Ice | Blood | Acid |
Elemental Damage Types by Characters and Kameos
While it’s crucial to know how the Elemental Damage Types and Resistances work in Mortal Kombat 1, recognizing who wields what is useful. For that, here’s a list of each character and Kameo and their respective elemental type:
| Character | Type |
| Kitana | Magic |
| Mileena | Dark |
| Tanya | Energy |
| Rain | Ice/Electric |
| Shang Tsung | Acid/Blood |
| General Shao | Chaos |
| Sindel | Magic |
| Reiko | Blood |
| Smoke | Physical/Dark |
| Scorpion | Fire |
| Sub-Zero | Ice |
| Reptile | Acid |
| Raiden | Electric |
| Liu Kang | Fire/Electric |
| Johnny Cage | Energy |
| Kung Lao | Magic |
| Li Mei | Energy |
| Kenshi | Dark |
| Baraka | Physical |
| Geras | Physical |
| Ashrah | Dark/Fire |
| Nitara | Blood |
| Havik | Chaos/Blood |
| Kameo | Type |
| Darrius | Physical |
| Sareena | Fire |
| Cyrax | Energy |
| Kano | Energy |
| Sonya | Energy |
| Sektor | Fire |
| Frost | Ice |
| Jax | Physical |
| Stryker | Fire/Electric |
| Scorpion | Fire |
| Sub-Zero | Ice |
| Kung Lao | Magic |
| Shujinko | Chaos |
| Motaro | Energy |
| Goro | Physical |
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And that wraps up all Elemental Damage Types and Resistances in Mortal Kombat 1. When playing Invasions Mode, knowing how to use them is crucial. Thankfully, you can swap characters on the fly to adjust to any situation. So, remember which one belongs to a certain element and prepare your characters to counter those Elemental Types.
Mortal Kombat 1 is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
