Similar Characters
Pick a character you play in another game and we’ll recommend Fighters that match your playstyle in Mortal Kombat 1.
Varian (Heroes of the Storm)
These fighters are the closest Mortal Kombat 1 fits for the way Varian plays in Heroes of the Storm.
Varian's kit doesn't map cleanly onto Mortal Kombat 1, so treat these as the closest starting points rather than exact matches. The ranking still weighs mobility, fight range, pressure pattern, utility, and team role.
Best Mortal Kombat 1 Fits
Open a card for details. Shared traits show why each match scored well.
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BarakaClosest match -
ConanStrong overlap -
GerasStrong overlap -
General ShaoStrong overlap -
HomelanderStrong overlap -
Omni-ManStrong overlap
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How To Read These Matches
The list is a playstyle translation: start with a character you know, then find Mortal Kombat 1 fighters that ask for similar habits.
Choose a character from another game that already feels natural to you.
We compare mobility, range, control, durability, damage timing, and team role.
A higher score means the Mortal Kombat 1 pick should reward similar decisions in fights.
Matches are intentionally not one-to-one class swaps. A tank, flanker, or support can match across games when the job in a fight feels similar.
Varian in Mortal Kombat 1: Common Questions
Who should I play in Mortal Kombat 1 if I main Varian?
Baraka is the closest fit at 50% match. Conan and Geras are the next closest. The ranking compares Varian's playstyle traits against every Mortal Kombat 1 fighter, so it matches on how a character feels to play rather than on class labels.
Is there a Mortal Kombat 1 fighter like Varian?
Baraka plays closest to Varian in Mortal Kombat 1. Characters rarely translate one to one between games, so the score tells you how much overlap there is: higher means more shared habits in mobility, range, pressure pattern, and team role.
How are these Heroes of the Storm to Mortal Kombat 1 matches calculated?
Every character in both games is hand-tagged with playstyle traits grouped into shared categories. We read Varian's traits and rank the Mortal Kombat 1 roster by how much of that profile they share, weighting the categories that define how a character actually plays.