Mortal Kombat Experts Rank Easiest and Hardest MK1 Characters for Beginners

Diaphone and K7 Showoff made an ease of use tier list for Mortal Kombat 1 characters, ranking them based on how easy they are for new players.
Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Baraka, Raiden, Reptile, and Mileena are considered the easiest characters for beginners.
Rain, Kenshi, and Geras are said to be the most difficult characters to play in Mortal Kombat 1.
Kenshi has potential to be top 5 once mastered, despite being hard for new players.
For Kameo characters, Diaphone says Sareena is the easiest, with everyone else after her.

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