MK Mobile Shao Kahn's Tower and Relic Hunt Guide
Shao Kahn's Tower and Relic Hunt are two parts of the same long-term progression loop. The permanent Tower builds your Talent Tree and supplies Spirit Fragments, while the limited Relic Hunt is where those Fragments can be converted into Konqueror Shao Kahn and higher Fusion levels. This guide explains both systems, the fragment thresholds, when Soul refreshes make sense, how to prepare teams for the Hunt and how to avoid wasting progress.
Climb Shao Kahn's 100-battle Tower for Talent Points, Spirit Fragments and normal rewards. Keep collecting Fragments even when Relic Hunt is absent. When Relic Hunt appears, clear its five restricted towers and use your accumulated Fragments to resurrect or fuse Konqueror Shao Kahn. The first copy requires 27 Spirit Fragments; Fusion X requires 1,330 total.
Talent Points affect the whole Kollection, so do not treat Shao Kahn's Tower only as a character farm.
Key Takeaways
How Shao Kahn's Tower and Relic Hunt Connect
The easiest way to understand these modes is to separate earning from redeeming. Shao Kahn's Tower is the long-term farming side. Relic Hunt is the limited redemption and challenge side.
The important distinction: completing Battle 100 of Shao Kahn's Tower does not automatically add Shao Kahn to your Kollection. Spirit Fragments are the resource; Relic Hunt is the event that allows the resurrection and Fusion step.
This distinction prevents one of the most common beginner mistakes: ignoring the Tower because Relic Hunt is not on the home screen. The ideal preparation happens before the event appears.
How Shao Kahn's Tower Works
Shao Kahn's Tower is a 100-battle progression tower. Official MK Mobile guidance lists Koins, Souls, Spirit Fragments and Talent Points among its rewards. Difficulty rises as you climb, making the mode useful both as a progression system and as practice for harder Event Towers.
Talent Points
These feed the permanent Talent Tree and can improve damage, defense, power generation, control and other account-wide combat functions.
Spirit Fragments
Fragments are saved for Konqueror Shao Kahn. Selected Tower battles award them, and repeat clears remain useful for Fragment farming.
Koins and Souls
These are secondary to the Talent and Fragment goals, but they reduce the opportunity cost of climbing regularly.
Free attempts and optional refreshes
The long-standing Shao Kahn's Tower format provides a small daily set of free battles and optional Soul refreshes. Community documentation has consistently described three free battles per daily cycle, with additional attempts available through paid refreshes. Because spend controls are part of the live mode interface, always confirm the displayed attempt count and refresh cost before spending Souls.
What happens after Battle 100?
The Tower can be climbed again. Repeat runs remain valuable for Spirit Fragments and ordinary rewards, but they are not supposed to provide an endless supply of Talent Points. Official support has specifically corrected cases where later completions incorrectly awarded extra Talent Points.
Talent Points: Why the First Tower Progression Matters
Talent Points are more valuable than a single character copy because the Talent Tree can support many teams and game modes. A good Talent setup can improve a new account long before Konqueror Shao Kahn becomes a central fighter.
Do repeat clears give more Talent Points?
Do not plan around that. The intended progression is finite. Official patch notes fixed an issue where subsequent Shao Kahn's Tower runs awarded an extra Talent Point, and also prevent the final floor from granting another point when an account is already at its maximum.
Legacy account warning: older accounts can display different raw Talent Point totals because the system has had bonus-point behavior and bugs over its lifetime. Build around the usable points your account actually has instead of trying to reproduce another player's historical total.
Where to spend the points
This guide intentionally does not duplicate full Talent builds. Use the MK Mobile Talent Tree Guide for Offense, Defense, Support and mode-specific setups. The important Shao Kahn's Tower rule is simple: secure the finite Talent progression first, then treat repeat Tower clears mainly as Spirit Fragment farming.
How Spirit Fragments Work
Spirit Fragments are the progression currency tied to Konqueror Shao Kahn. They come from Shao Kahn's Tower and from Relic Hunt. They are not Souls, they do not open normal packs, and they do not automatically produce a Shao Kahn card when a threshold is reached.
Think in cumulative thresholds
The resurrection screen uses a total Fragment requirement for each Fusion milestone. That means the useful question is not “How many did this one run give me?” but “How far am I from the next threshold?”
Why the percentage can be confusing
The progress indicator can be misread as a percentage of the entire journey from zero. For Fusion progression, compare your actual Fragment total with the cumulative threshold table below. The raw number is more reliable for planning than a visual bar interpreted without context.
Do you need Relic Hunt active to collect Fragments?
No. That is the main reason to keep doing Shao Kahn's Tower between events. Relic Hunt adds another Fragment source and enables the resurrection step, but the permanent Tower lets you build the stockpile in advance.
Shao Kahn Spirit Fragment Requirements
Official Relic Hunt guidance gives cumulative requirements for unlocking and fusing Konqueror Shao Kahn. The table below uses cumulative totals so you can compare directly with the Fragment number shown on your account.
| Target | Total Spirit Fragments required | Additional Fragments from previous milestone | Planning note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlock / Fusion 0 | 27 | 27 | The first resurrection adds Konqueror Shao Kahn to the Kollection. |
| Fusion I | 97 | 70 | A relatively small second milestone; useful to bank before the event. |
| Fusion II | 172 | 75 | Continue comparing the total owned, not only new event earnings. |
| Fusion III | 252 | 80 | Progress remains cumulative. |
| Fusion IV | 352 | 100 | At this point, Tower farming becomes increasingly important between events. |
| Fusion V | 472 | 120 | Evaluate whether faster Fusion materially improves a team you use. |
| Fusion VI | 602 | 130 | Refresh decisions should compare Fragment progress with Soul opportunity cost. |
| Fusion VII | 750 | 148 | Do not burn Souls simply because the next threshold is visible. |
| Fusion VIII | 920 | 170 | Use the in-game total to verify your remaining gap. |
| Fusion IX | 1,100 | 180 | The final two milestones require noticeably larger Fragment reserves. |
| Fusion X | 1,330 | 230 | At Fusion X, official guidance says Relic Hunt is no longer available for that account. |
The official support page contains a numbering typo around the Fusion IX line, but the cumulative sequence and independent game references identify 1,100 as Fusion IX and 1,330 as Fusion X.
Are Shao Kahn's Tower Refreshes Worth Souls?
There is no universal yes or no. A refresh converts Souls into faster progress, not a guaranteed immediate Shao Kahn Fusion. That trade is good only when the faster progress solves a real account goal.
| Situation | Refresh approach | Why |
|---|---|---|
| New account with weak Gold roster | Usually use free attempts | Souls often create more immediate value through roster growth, essential packs or other progression needs. |
| First Tower run and Talent Tree still incomplete | Consider selective refreshes | Faster Talent access can benefit the entire account, not only Shao Kahn. |
| Close to a useful Shao Kahn Fusion threshold | Refresh can be reasonable | A small Fragment gap may justify accelerating if the new Fusion will be used immediately. |
| Large Fragment gap with no urgent use for Shao Kahn | Prefer free attempts | Paying every day can consume a large Soul reserve for a distant milestone. |
| Event Tower or valuable pack competing for Souls | Compare opportunity cost first | The same Souls may produce more account value elsewhere. |
The three-question refresh test
- What exact milestone am I accelerating? Talent completion, first Shao Kahn copy or a specific Fusion?
- How large is the remaining Fragment gap? A small gap is easier to justify than months of continuous paid refreshes.
- What else would these Souls buy? Compare against packs, event Tower attempts and other account priorities.
For a broader currency plan, use the Souls farming guide and the best packs guide before committing to repeated refreshes.
How to Build a Team for Shao Kahn's Tower
You do not need one named “best team” for all 100 battles. The Tower becomes progressively harder and introduces matchups where control, survivability or a counter mechanic matters more than raw card rarity.
Main damage dealer
Use the strongest reliable fighter you can support. High Fusion Golds can outperform low-Fusion Diamonds when their stats, passives and equipment fit the matchup.
Control or support
Bring Power Drain, Cripple, Snare, Dispel, healing pressure or team-wide passive value when those functions solve a specific problem.
Safety slot
Add resurrection, damage reduction, healing, defensive tagging or another mechanic that prevents one mistake from ending the fight.
Upgrade the problem, not the rarity
When stuck, identify why you lost. If basic attacks are blocked, add reliable block breaking. If an enemy heals, bring anti-heal. If resurrection wastes time, use Death Mark or another appropriate finisher solution. If Power generation is the issue, use control rather than simply adding more attack.
The Buffs, Debuffs and Element Attacks guide explains these counters, while the Tower Boss guide provides a mechanic-by-mechanic troubleshooting framework for harder fights.
How Relic Hunt Works
Relic Hunt is a limited-time event made of five towers. Each tower has its own participation requirements. One may require a specific class, another a minimum Fusion or a different team restriction. You therefore need roster breadth, not only one overpowered trio.
Each tower is a separate commitment
You select a team for the tower you are entering. Health carries between battles, and the selected fighters remain committed to that Relic Hunt tower until it is completed. This makes team selection more important than in a normal one-off battle.
Rewards are broader than Fragments
Official support lists Spirit Fragments alongside Koins, Souls, character and Special upgrade cards, and Equipment rewards. The central reason to play, however, is Shao Kahn progression.
Do not confuse Relic Hunt with Equipment “relics.” Relic Hunt is a character progression event tied to Spirit Fragments and Shao Kahn. For normal gear rarity, Fusion and loadouts, use the MK Mobile Equipment Guide.
How to Prepare for Relic Hunt Before It Appears
The best Relic Hunt preparation is done when the event is absent. Waiting until it opens can expose gaps in class coverage, Fusion levels or team survivability that cannot be fixed efficiently in a few days.
Build roster breadth
- Keep usable fighters from multiple classes instead of investing only in one named team.
- Level high-Fusion Golds that can satisfy restrictive tower requirements.
- Upgrade Special Attacks on fighters you may need as backups.
- Maintain several block-break and defensive Equipment options.
- Save Spirit Fragments from every Shao Kahn's Tower run.
Prepare reusable equipment packages
Instead of building every fighter from zero, keep simple packages for block breaking, survival, Power generation and debuff resistance. Relic Hunt restrictions change which characters can enter, but useful equipment roles remain broadly transferable.
Do not plan around an unofficial event date
Relic Hunt returns periodically, but its exact schedule is not a safe evergreen assumption. Treat the event as something to be ready for rather than something to predict. The home screen and official announcements should determine when it is actually available.
Relic Hunt Health, Recharge and Team Locking
Relic Hunt uses persistent health inside each tower. Damage taken in one fight carries into the next. A fighter who reaches zero health becomes temporarily unusable until restored.
Health recharge costs can escalate
Official guidance says Souls can be used to recharge fighter health, beginning at a low cost and increasing with repeated recharges until a cap is reached. There is no stated limit on the number of health recharges, but unlimited availability does not make repeated spending efficient.
| Problem | Best first response | When Soul recharge becomes reasonable |
|---|---|---|
| Minor health loss | Continue carefully and use safer tagging. | Usually unnecessary. |
| One fighter low but team still functional | Protect that fighter and shift damage to healthier teammates. | When the fighter is essential for a later restriction or boss. |
| Key carry knocked out | Assess whether the remaining team can finish the tower. | When restoring the carry is cheaper than resetting progress or rebuilding the run. |
| Repeated team wipes | Change strategy rather than paying again immediately. | Only after identifying and fixing the reason for the loss. |
Do not pay to repeat the same mistake. If a matchup is killing the team because of healing, resurrection, unblockable control or another mechanic, solve that mechanic before buying more health.
Test Your Might and Relic Hunt Retreat Rules
Every Relic Hunt tower ends with a Test Your Might sequence. The minigame is part of the tower's completion flow and awards Spirit Fragment progress.
If Test Your Might fails
Official guidance states that failing Test Your Might requires you to repeat the battle immediately before it before attempting the minigame again. Do not assume a failed tap sequence is free.
Retreating resets the active tower
You may retreat, but doing so resets progress made in the tower you are working on and drains the team's energy. Retreat should therefore be a deliberate reset when the chosen team is fundamentally unable to continue, not a casual way to change one fighter.
Characters are locked to the active Hunt tower
Once assigned, the team cannot simply be moved to unrelated modes while that Relic Hunt tower is still in progress. Plan around any other activity where you need those fighters before committing them.
How to Unlock and Fuse Konqueror Shao Kahn
When Relic Hunt is available and your Fragment total reaches the required threshold, use the event's resurrection interface to add or fuse Konqueror Shao Kahn.
First unlock
The first copy requires 27 Spirit Fragments. This is the smallest threshold and should be the immediate goal for a new account that does not own him.
Higher Fusions
Each additional Fusion uses the cumulative thresholds shown earlier. You do not need to earn the entire total again after every copy; you need to move from your existing total to the next cumulative milestone.
Fusion X changes the purpose of the system
Official Relic Hunt guidance says the event is no longer available once Shao Kahn is Fusion X. At that point there is no further Shao Kahn Fusion target. Shao Kahn's Tower may still matter for an unfinished Talent progression or ordinary account play, but Fragment accumulation no longer has the same character-upgrade purpose.
Best Shao Kahn Tower Priority by Account Stage
Prioritize Talent progress
Use free Tower attempts consistently. Build a broad Gold roster for later Relic Hunt restrictions. Avoid draining the Soul reserve simply to accelerate a distant Shao Kahn Fusion.
Target the next useful threshold
Once the Talent Tree is established, calculate the Fragment gap to the next Shao Kahn milestone. Refresh selectively only when that Fusion is meaningful.
Finish deliberately
High-Fusion Shao Kahn progress can be treated as a collection goal. Compare the final Fragment gap with other Soul sinks and event priorities rather than refreshing by habit.
Is Shao Kahn always worth rushing?
No. The value of a new Fusion depends on whether you actually use the character, what else your account lacks and how expensive acceleration is. The Tower is worth doing because Talent Points and Fragments are unique progression resources. Paying to speed it up is a separate decision.
Common Shao Kahn Tower and Relic Hunt Mistakes
Waiting for Relic Hunt before farming
This wastes the best preparation window. Bank Spirit Fragments from Shao Kahn's Tower beforehand.
Expecting Battle 100 to unlock Shao Kahn
The Tower supplies the resource. The resurrection step is tied to Relic Hunt.
Refreshing without a milestone
“More Fragments” is not enough. Know the next threshold and the opportunity cost of the Souls.
Trying to farm unlimited Talent Points
The intended Talent progression is finite; repeat Tower clears are not a path to max every branch.
Entering Relic Hunt with one strong team only
Five towers can impose different eligibility rules, so roster breadth is part of the challenge.
Using Soul health recharge before changing strategy
Recharge fixes health, not the mechanic that caused the loss. Diagnose healing, resurrection, control or defense first.
Retreating to swap one character
Retreat resets progress in the active tower and drains energy. Treat it as a costly reset.
Predicting the event schedule as a guarantee
Prepare continuously and use official announcements or the game interface to confirm availability.
Copyable Shao Kahn Progression Plan
- Use the free Shao Kahn's Tower attempts consistently.
- During the first progression, treat Talent Points as the main account-wide reward.
- Send earned points into a defined Talent Tree build rather than scattering them randomly.
- Record your Spirit Fragment total and identify the next cumulative Shao Kahn threshold.
- Do not pay for Tower refreshes until you can name the milestone they accelerate.
- Build several usable class and team options for Relic Hunt restrictions.
- When Relic Hunt appears, inspect all five tower requirements before committing your strongest fighters.
- Protect health across battles and use Soul recharge only when it preserves meaningful progress.
- Complete Test Your Might carefully because failure sends you back to the prior battle.
- Use the resurrection interface when your Fragment total reaches the next threshold.
- After a Fusion, calculate the new gap instead of spending Souls automatically.
- Once Shao Kahn reaches Fusion X, redirect resources to other progression goals.
MK Mobile Shao Kahn Tower and Relic Hunt FAQ
How do you get Shao Kahn in MK Mobile?
Collect Spirit Fragments from Shao Kahn's Tower and Relic Hunt, then use the Relic Hunt resurrection interface when you reach the required threshold. Completing Shao Kahn's Tower alone does not automatically award the character.
How many Spirit Fragments are needed to unlock Shao Kahn?
The first copy requires 27 Spirit Fragments.
How many Spirit Fragments are needed for Fusion X?
Fusion X requires 1,330 Spirit Fragments in total.
Can Shao Kahn's Tower be repeated?
Yes. Repeat clears remain useful for Spirit Fragments and ordinary rewards. They should not be treated as an unlimited source of additional Talent Points.
Does Relic Hunt have five towers?
Yes. Official guidance describes five towers with different participation restrictions. Health carries between battles inside each tower.
What happens if I retreat from Relic Hunt?
Retreating resets progress in the active Relic Hunt tower and drains the team's energy, so use it only when resetting the team is worth losing that progress.
What happens if I fail Test Your Might?
You must repeat the battle immediately before Test Your Might, then attempt the minigame again.
Can I play Relic Hunt after Shao Kahn reaches Fusion X?
Official Relic Hunt guidance says the event is no longer available once Konqueror Shao Kahn is Fusion X.
Related MK Mobile Guides
Need More Souls for Optional Progression?
Free Tower attempts are enough for steady long-term progress. When you deliberately choose to accelerate a Fragment milestone, compare that spend with every other use of Souls first. Panda Store also lists available MK Mobile Souls options for players who prefer an additional resource route.
Sources and Methodology
This guide separates stable rules from values that can be changed in the game interface. The permanent structure, Relic Hunt restrictions, health rules and Shao Kahn Fragment thresholds are based primarily on official WB Games support. Attempt counts and some long-running Tower behavior are cross-checked against established community references. Dynamic event availability and spend buttons are intentionally not hard-coded where the in-game screen is the safer authority.
- Official WB Games Relic Hunt Guide
- Official MK Mobile Beginner Guide — Shao Kahn's Tower
- Official MK Mobile Advanced Guide — Relic Hunt and Shao Kahn
- Official MK Mobile notes — repeated Tower Talent Point correction
- Mortal Kombat Mobile Wiki — Shao Kahn's Tower reference
- Mortal Kombat Mobile Wiki — Relic Hunt reference
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