Mortal Kombat 11/Kano

Kano #MK11_KAN
GREED Arms dealer and leader of the Black Dragon. Kano prides himself as the ultimate deal- maker, with a black market network that spans the realms, but he is never satisfied. Even his loyal followers know he’d stab his mother in the back if the price was right.
Data
Health	1000.00
Hitbox	Male

Overview Matchups

Introduction

A scumbag crime lord from the Land Down Under, Kano is equipped with a variety of dirty tricks to frustrate his enemies at close range. F12B2 is the backbone of his offense, starting with a valuable 13-frame mid and ending at +2 with no Flawless Blockable gaps. From here, he can check with his D1 and/or his equippable Lumbar Check command grab, or just loop the string and stagger some more. Tools like F3 and the Chemical Burn ability keep him evasive, with the latter being especially deadly for his corner game if he has the ground lit on fire. Players have also found uses for his other Kustom Abilities: Bio-Magnetic Pull is a 14-frame reversal punisher with insane range that can lead to a full combo if amplified while Vege-Mighty can turn Kano Ball into one of the very few armored special moves in the game. His biggest weakness is his reliance on F12B2: as it happens, many of the best characters in the game can duck the second hit (the spit) of the string.

Pros	Cons
The Magic String: F12B2 keeps Kano in the fray, being either plus on block or -1 at any point for staggers. More DOTs Now: Chemical Burn corner set-ups can melt people between the chemical itself, the fire beneath them, and the damage that can come from the resulting mix-ups. Slippery: The mobility on moves like B1, F3, and Chemical Burn make him difficult to tag. Command Grab: Lumbar Check does double duty as both a strike/throw mix-up tool and a strong combo ender. Nutty Reversal Punisher: Bio-Magnetic Pull is a 14-frame mid that is immediately active within its entire range, keeping your opponent close on hit and stunning on amp for a full combo. Armored Special Move: Applying the Vege-Mighty buff grants Kano Ball more damage and a hit of Armor, a rarity for a special move in MK11.	Cutting the Magic String: Geras, Jacqui, Johnny, Joker, Kitana, Nightwolf and even Kano himself aren't jailed by the spit on F12, allowing them to duck and punish your most important tool. Also notice that most of these characters happen to be on the higher end of various community tier lists, which somewhat hurts his overall viability. Sluggish: Many of his other important buttons are fairly slow and/or lacking in range, with one of the Manhandled strings in particular having a glaring Flawless Block gap. STOP USING F2: Mediocre low options means his 50/50's are weak without the Chemical Burn set-up.

Movement

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Movelist

Normals and Strings

1

Bloody Knuckles
1

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Come A Gutser
11

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Blood Worth Bottling
112

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Blade Evade
B1

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Restands on hit. The restand keeps you in range for Chemical Burn to hit and the lighter from the amplify to hit the ground. This is vital to his corner game when using Chemical Burn since the opponent can block the lighter otherwise. ARMOR BREAK

Lunging Brute
F1

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Spewin'
F12

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High (Projectile)	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-

Fair Suck of the Sav
F12B2

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Knee Cutter
D1

Number 1 Kaneing Tool

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Placeholder Flawless Block Modified: Cannot be canceled into special moves if Flawless Blocked

2

Scarred
2

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Cut Snake
22

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Piss Off
223

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Placeholder The Figjam kustom ability replaces this string with Figjam (221+3).

Deadly Digger
24

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Enough Yabber
241

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Placeholder The Figjam kustom ability replaces this string with Takedown (241+3).

Deadly Graze
B2

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Dirty Hit
F2

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Blown Away
F2UD4

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Black Dragon Bash
D2

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SUPER YEET

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
140.00 / 21.00 / 2.10	High	10	3	42
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	25	-8	-18	-
Placeholder KRUSHING BLOW: "Triggers if this ATTACK KOUNTERS or PUNISHES a HIGH ATTACK." Launches for a full combo. Deals a total of 190.00 damage on its own.

3

High Boot
3

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Enzuigiri
B3

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
110.00 / 7.50 / 0.75	Mid	16	3	21
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	11	-4	-4	-
Placeholder KRUSHING BLOW: "Triggers if this ATTACK is a KOUNTER or PUNISH." Damage is increased to 140.00 on hit and applies a bleed that deals an additional 145.00 over time; total damage is 285.00.

Under Kick
F3

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Low Hinge
D3

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Placeholder Flawless Block Modified: Cannot be canceled into special moves if Flawless Blocked

4

Face Breaker
4

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Donkey Kick
B4

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Wheel Kick
F4

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Placeholder The Figjam kustom ability adds an extension to this button with Penal Colony (F43)

Devo Strike
D4

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	High	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
Placeholder Flawless Block Modified: Cannot be canceled into special moves if Flawless Blocked

Jump and Hop Attacks

Bladed
Jump 1

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid/Overhead	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Outback Bash
Jump 2

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid/Overhead	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Kangaroo Kick
Jump 3/Jump 4

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid/Overhead	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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G'Day Mate
U+1/U+2

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Overhead	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	-
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Brutal Heel
U+3/U+4

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Overhead	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	-
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Getup and Flawless Block Attacks

Cheeky Swipes
U+2

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	1 OFF and 1 DEF
Placeholder Fast Regen Rate (8.5 seconds).

Quick Burn
U+3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	1 OFF and 1 DEF
Placeholder Fast Regen Rate (8.5 seconds).

Throws

Toward Throw
F1+3 or F+Throw

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	-
Placeholder KRUSHING BLOW: Triggers if opponent failed THROW ESCAPE during the previous THROW. Damage increased to 300.00. Disabled if Back Throw Krushing Blow was already triggered. Unloaded on Throw Escape. Throw can be escaped with a 2 or 4 input. Damage reduced to 10.00 on Throw Escape.

Back Throw
1+3 or Throw

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	-
Placeholder KRUSHING BLOW: Triggers if opponent failed THROW ESCAPE during the previous THROW. Damage increased to 300.00. Disabled if Forward Throw Krushing Blow was already triggered. Unloaded on Throw Escape. Throw can be escaped with a 1 or 3 input. Damage reduced to 10.00 on Throw Escape.

Special Moves

Blade Toss
BF1

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
60.00 / 17.50 / 1.75	High (Projectile)	20	N/A	N/A
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
24	14	-8	-8	-
Basic high projectile attack. Punishable on block. The Bio-Magnetic Pull ability has unique interactions with Blade Toss. Refer to the ability for more details. The Optic Blast ability replaces this special.

Blade Toss Amplified
BF1 Amp

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
60.00 / 17.50 / 1.75	Mid (Projectile)	20	N/A	N/A
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
29	7	-11	-11	1 OFF
Throws a mid hitting knife. Even less safe on block so not useful for pressure like some other basic projectiles. The Bio-Magnetic Pull ability has unique interactions with Blade Toss Amplified. Refer to the ability for more details.

Black Dragon Ball
BF3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
100.00 (20.00 + 80.00) / 32.50 (12.50 + 20.00) / 3.25	Mid, Mid	11	14	30
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
22	29	-20	-20	-
A fast advancing special that hits twice at close range. Kano's abilities usually give him a better combo ender but this can still be used for corner carry. The Vege-Mighty ability enhances Black Dragon Ball after the buff has been activated. Refer to the ability for more details.

Black Dragon Ball Amplified
BF3, Amp

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
60.00 / 17.50 / 1.75	Mid	19	2	37
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	17	-12	-12	1 OFF
Has a large window to amplify in order to catch opponents off guard. Not terribly safe in a neutral situation and some characters can even neutral duck the hit of the amplify for a punish. Can be used to tack on damage if you choose to end a combo with it.

(Air) Black Dragon Ball
(Air) BF3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
70.00 / 18.75 / 1.88	Mid	6	14	37
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
41	9	-25	-25	-
Air variant of the Black Dragon Ball that hits at a downward angle with faster startup but more punishable. Only hits once unlike the ground version. Catching opponents out of the air with it can lead to a vary tricky combo follow-up: landing a D1 after the Air Ball hits lets you go into 11, BF3 for example. The Vege-Mighty ability enhances (Air) Black Dragon Ball after the buff has been activated. Refer to the ability for more details.

(Air) Black Dragon Ball Amplified
(Air) BF3, Amp

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
60.00 / 17.50 / 1.75	Mid	23	8	39
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	24	-10	-10	1 OFF
Largely similar to the amped ground version but with some marginally different frame data. It ultimately doesn't solve the problems that the ground version has.

Fatal Blow

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BLK + SC

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
000.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	00	00	00	FB Charge On Hit, 10 Sec CD On Miss
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Kustom Abilities

Figjam

"Modifies Basic Attacks and Kombo Attacks. Gain the ability to Amplify the Figjam Kombo and cancel Wheel Kick into Snake Bite as well as adding 2 additional strings."

1 Slot, No Conflicts, No Requirements, Enhances Snake Bite

Figjam
2, 2, 1+3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
100.00 / 10.50 / 1.05	Overhead	26	4	29
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
80	6	-6	-6	-
Gives a knockdown on hit and pushes back far enough on block to be safe.

Figjam (Amplified)
2, 2, 1+3, Amp

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
60.00 / N/A / 1.05	N/A	1	N/A	129
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	15	N/A	N/A	1 OFF
Tacks on an extra bit of damage and frame advantage to this string. The whole string with amp is a respectable 21% for 1 bar.

Takedown
2, 4, 1+3

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
100.00 / 10.50 / 1.05	Mid	19	3	33
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
44	11	-4	-4	-
Side-switching knockdown, safe on normal block but if they catch the flawless block gap you might be in trouble.

Spit the Dummy
2, 4, 1+3, Amp

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
25.50 / N/A / 1.79	N/A	1	N/A	41
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
N/A	42	N/A	N/A	1 OFF
The ability's metered launcher. Usual follow up is 1, 1 then dash cancel into F2 and either Kano Ball or Lumbar Check if that's equipped.

Penal Colony
F4, 3

You will be shocked any time this lands.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
70.00 / 10.50 / 1.05	Overhead	25	4	25
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
30	21	-7	-12	-
This can only come out on hit so there's no real need to worry about the advantage on block there. A nice way to add damage after the overhead hits but pushes them away midscreen. KRUSHING BLOW: "Triggers if the opponent BLOCKS LATE." One of the few KBs that's up to the opponent messing up to trigger. Don't rely on this.

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2 Slots, No Conflicts, No Requirements

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D, F+1, Amp

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Mid	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	1 OFF
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Banned Abilities

NOTE: Placeholder is currently disabled for competitive play. You may still use it in casual matchmaking and all PVE modes.

Placeholder "Adds Ground Ice Special Move. Create a hazardous zone that can freeze."

2 Slots, No Conflicts, No Requirements

Ground Ice
DB1

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery
00.00 / 00.00 / 00.00	Unblockable	00	00	00
Cancel	Hit Adv	Blk Adv	F/Blk Adv	Cost
00	00	00	00	-
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Strategy and Kombos

General Tactics

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Popular Variations

Creeping Ice, Rising Ice, (Air) Polar Axe

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Universal Kombos

[Midscreen] B14-DF1, Jump 2, B143-BF3 (223.98 dmg)

• Amplify Ender: BF3 Amp (264.23 dmg) [KB: 361.34 dmg]
• Replace Starter: B32 (223.98 dmg)
• Replace Starter: 12 (213.98 dmg)

Variation Kombos

[Midscreen] F2-DF1 Amp, Jump 2, B143-BF3 (251.69 dmg)

• REQUIRES: Deep Freeze
• COSTS: 1 OFF
• Amplify Ender: BF3 Amp (294.06 dmg) [KB: 396.27 dmg]