Since day one of MK12, I've loved using rare-pair teams to add some variety and to make teams that I can call my own and discover primarily on my own. Though there are some teams out there that are truly ass, I'd like to believe that of the over 500 teams you can make, a vast majority of them are viable. For example, what you lose in damage, Li Mei Stryker makes up for with a much more aggressive and lockdown playstyle. Ermac Ferra gives you some nasty damage buff setups that could be super punishing. And for my main team, Cyrax Stryker loses some damage and set-up potential in exchange for making Cyrax much safer in the neutral and to make some of her hard to escape setups even more cruel.

However, I also do use some meta teams mainly cause I find them fun first and foremost and they also just happen to be good, like Mileena Scorpion or the team I was running for a long time now Havik Mavado.

I'm curious how many others out there also run these weird pairs and how many stay as close to the meta as possible. Absolutely no shame towards either group, I'm moreso curious how experimental this subreddit likes to get