Want to get the most points possible in any given track and smash through the ranked cups in Mario Kart Tour? Like any gacha game, some drivers you’ll pull are much better than others, which we’ve broken down below with a complete and definitive Mario Kart Tour tier list.
Wondering how we arrived at our “S” to “C” rankings? We had two main considerations when picking the best to worst MKT drivers: the driver’s special ability, and how many favored courses they have that allow for 3 item pickups at once.
More favored courses means higher starting points and more opportunities for frenzies, which results in more gold stars for unlocking additional cups.
Mario Kart Tour Driver Tier List
Note that we only listed out the 3-item favored courses below, since those are the only tracks where you can get a frenzy. Some of the “S”, “A”, and “B” ranked drivers also have a large number of 2-item favored courses, making them extra versatile before you gain a larger roster of drivers.
Finally, keep in mind that Pauline has far fewer favored courses than other “A”-ranked characters, but her Lucky Seven ability more than makes up for that shortcoming.
| Tier Rank | Driver | Ability | 3 Item Favored Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Metal Mario | Fire Flower | Rainbow Road Rainbow Road T Rock Rock Mountain R Mario Circuit 2R Shy Guy Bazaar |
| S | Hakama Mario | Coin Box | Bowser’s Castle 1T Mario Circuit T Mario Circuit 2 Tokyo Blur Tokyo Blur R/T |
| S | Dry Bowser | Bowser’s Shell | Dino Dino Jungle Dino Dino Jungle T Bowser’s Castle 1R Neo Bowser City T Shy Guy Bazaar R |
| S | Musician Mario | Double Bob-Ombs | Daisy Hills Yoshi Circuit R New York Minute T New York Minute R |
| A | Kimono Peach | Mushroom Cannon | Mario Circuit Mario Circuit 2R Tokyo Blur R Tokyo Blur T |
| A | Peachette | Mushroom Cannon | Dino Dino Jungle R Mario Circuit Toad Circuit Toad Circuit T |
| A | Pauline | Lucky Seven | New York Minute New York Minute R/T |
| A | Peach | Heart | Koopa Troopa Beach R Koopa Troopa Beach T Yoshi Circuit R Mario Circuit 1T |
| A | Daisy | Heart | Daisy Hills Daisy Hills T Cheep Cheep Lagoon R Shy Guy Bazaar R |
| A | Mario | Fire Flower | Koopa Troopa Beach Mario Circuit T Mario Circuit 1 Cheep Cheep Lagoon T |
| A | Bowser | Bowser’s Shell | Dino Dino Jungle T Bowser’s Castle 1 Bowser’s Castle 1T Neo Bowser City |
| A | Bowser Jr. | Bowser’s Shell | Bowser’s Castle 1R Neo Bowser City Neo Bowser City T Choco Island 2R |
| B | Wario | Double Bob-Ombs | Kalimari Desert R Kalimari Desert T Choco Island 2T |
| B | Diddy Kong | Banana Barrels | Dino Dino Jungle R Toad Circuit R Rock Rock Mountain R |
| B | Donkey Kong | Giant Banana | Dino Dino Jungle Rock Rock Mountain |
| B | Yoshi | Yoshi’s Egg | Rock Rock Mountain Yoshi Circuit Yoshi Circuit T |
| B | Toad | Triple Mushrooms | Mario Circuit R Toad Circuit Rock Rock Mountain T |
| B | Toadette | Triple Mushrooms | Daisy Hills R Toad Circuit |
| B | Lakitu | Triple Green Shells | Toad Circuit T Mario Circuit 2T |
| B | Rosalina | Dash Ring | Mario Circuit R Rainbow Road |
| B | Dry Bones | Triple Green Shells | Bowser’s Castle 1T Shy Guy Bazaar T |
| B | Lemmy | Bubble | Rainbow Road R Mario Circuit 2T |
| B | Ludwig | Dash Ring | Bowser’s Castle 1 Kalimari Desert |
| B | Baby Rosalina | Bubble | Rainbow Road T Choco Island 2T |
| B | Baby Daisy | Bubble | Daisy Hills T (nine 2-item favored courses) |
| C | Koopa Troopa | Triple Green Shells | Koopa Troopa Beach |
| C | Baby Mario | Boomerang Flower | Mario Circuit 1T |
| C | Baby Peach | Bubble | Cheep Cheep Lagoon |
| C | Roy | Double Bob-Ombs | Kalimari Desert T |
| C | Iggy | Triple Green Shells | Choco Island 2R |
| C | Shy Guy | Double Bob-Ombs | Shy Guy Bazaar |
| C | Morton | Giant Banana | Kalimari Desert |
| C | Larry | Boomerang Flower | Kalimari Desert R |
| C | Wendy | Heart | Choco Island 2 |
What do you think of our rankings, and which Mario Kart Tour driver is your top “S”-ranked choice? Sound off in the comments below!
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