Alexis Kestler
If you‘re looking to truly master Nitara‘s deadly fighting style in Mortal Kombat 1, you‘ve come to the right place. As a hardcore MK fan and dedicated Nitara main, I‘ve compiled this comprehensive 2800+ word guide breaking down her most lethal combos and strategies.
Who is Nitara?
For those unfamiliar with the bloodthirsty vampiress, let me provide some background. Nitara hails from the mysterious realm of Vaeternus. Her vampire race was once dominant, but became endangered when her home dimension fused with Outworld.
Obsessed with separating her realm to save her people, Nitara scours the realms looking for a powerful amulet. This brings her into conflict with characters like Shao Kahn and Cyrax as she maneuvers through the dark depths of Mortal Kombat.
Now in MK1, Nitara returns with her devastating combo potential fully realized. As a fellow Nitara lover, I‘ll be unlocking her secrets so you can maximize damage against the likes of Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden. Let‘s do this!
Overview of Nitara‘s Fighting Style
Before jumping into combos, let‘s break down Nitara‘s core fighting style. As a vampire, many of her attacks utilize her wings, claws, fangs and blood magic. She specializes in air mobility and juggling opponents for juggle combos.
Her key tools include:
- Deadly Wings – Razor sharp wings slash opponents, great for starting combos.
- Blood Spit – Projectile for keepaway and combo extensions.
- Blood Absorb – Grab move that drains opponent‘s blood for health.
- Iron Maiden – Powerful command grab that impales victims.
- Vampire Bite – Jumping bite attack and juggle finisher.
- Blood Ball – Sends out an explosive blood orb projectile.
Mastering these moves is step one. Now let‘s get into the combos!
Essential Beginner Combos
If you‘re just getting started on your journey to Nitara mastery, these fundamental combos are a perfect starting point. They teach combo structure, juggling, and execution.
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Krushing Blow Starter into Blood Spit – Nitara has deadly Krushing Blows (enhanced critical hits) on moves like Throwing Wings and Vampiric Touch. These lead to easy damage by cancelling into Blood Spit.
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B2, DB4, DB4 – This simple 3-hit string works off low and overhead starters. Cancel B2 into DB4 twice for a launcher and juggle.
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Jump-In Attack, 124~DF+1, J2, BF2 – Nitara‘s bread-and-butter midscreen combo. Use an instant air attack to start, combo to launcher, and end with Vampire Bite.
Once you have these fundamentals down, it‘s time to move on to more optimal damage through intermediate combos.
Next Level Damage: Intermediate Combos
The next step is learning combos that incorporate meter burns, kameos, run cancels and corner set-ups. These will maximize your competitive damage output.
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B21212, BF1+3~BF1 – Use Nitara‘s Punch Kameo to extend a basic string into more hits and pop-up the opponent for a juggle finisher.
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4~DB2~DB4 EX, J2, BF2 EX, J2, D2 – Double meter burn combo for huge corner damage. Launch with EX DB4, cash out EX BF2 in the air, and slam down with D2 for a crushing finish.
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F41, RC, 212, 124~DF2 – Utilize a quick run cancel off F41 to continue the combo into a pop-up finisher for optimal midscreen damage.
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JIP, 22~DB3, 122~BF1 – Tricky corner-only combo using Instant Air Teleport to set up a wall splat into a juggle finisher.
Mastering Nitara‘s dial-a-combos will truly elevate your game. Now let‘s unleash her full potential with advanced techniques.
Unleash Hell: Advanced Combos
Think you‘ve mastered Nitara? These advanced combos will separate the pretenders from the true vampire queen. Combining all her skills, thesecombos maximize swag and competitive damage.
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B14~DB4 EX, 124~FB – Swag combo into Nitara‘s Fatal Blow, punishing overconfident opponents. Cash out the FB for over 30% damage.
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21212, 4~BF1+3~BF2 EX, [JF]24~D2 – Utilize Kameo cancels into EX moves mid-combo, ending with a devastating aerial slam finisher.
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CCC, 12~BF1~EX DD3 AMP, J2~BF1, 213 – Corner combo combining command grab cancels, EX projectiles and juggle extensions for huge damage.
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D2 KB, 124~DF2 AMP, J2, RUN, 12~BF1 – Cash out Krushing Blows into run cancels to extend combos for over 40% damage.
If you can routinely pull off combos at this level, you are playing Nitara at the highest level possible. But mastery doesn‘t stop here…
Matchup Knowledge – The Final Step
To complete your journey, you must learn how to specifically counterpick Nitara‘s toughest matchups. This includes:
vs Scorpion – Bait teleports and use Blood Absorb to counter zoning. Punish spear with D2 Krushing Blow.
vs Sub-Zero – Zone with Blood Ball and use aerial moves to avoid ice. Use Iron Maiden to counter slide spammers.
vs Raiden – Time jump ins between lightning and teleport away from corner pressure. Use low dagger cancels to avoid being countered.
With matchup knowledge, you will have truly mastered Nitara. Congrats friend, you are now ready to carve a path of destruction through MK1‘s roster and assert your place as a competitive master. Go give ‘em hell!
