Our Mario Kart Tour Characters Tier List goes over the best drivers you can collect in the game! If you want to have the greatest advantage when going into a race, you’ll want to have the racers with the highest possibility of going on a frenzy! This list features a look at which racers have the highest rate for that and what their special skill is!
Update (10/10/19):New characters have been added to the game and have been placed on our tier list!
Mario Kart Tour Characters Tier List
Characters across the board pretty much drive exactly the same, so the thing that sets them apart are rarities, frenzy levels, and special skills. So, those are the metrics we’re taking into account when ranking all of the drivers! Higher rarity characters have more potential to be upgraded when leveling them up.
Dry Bowser
Dry Bowser has one of the best abilities to utilize, and also has five frenzy levels and an additional four two item bonus courses. Add those up and you likely have the best driver in the game!
Special Skill: Bowser’s Shell
Hurl this sharp shell in front of your kart to scatter opponents.
Metal Mario
Metal Mario jumps up the list with a bunch of new frenzy courses available to it!
Special Skill: Fire Flower
Lets you throw three fireballs. Spin out your opponents while you burn up the track!
Mario (Hakama)
Mario (Hakama) is a new character in the recent patch, and he’s got a pretty good set of favored courses. His special skill isn’t super strong though, so he isn’t able to jump to the top of the list just yet.
Special Skill: Coin Box
Spits out coins with reckless abandon. It’s a very generous item!
Mario (Musician)
Mario (Musician) is still a strong character and has a useful ability.
Special Skill: Double Bob-ombs
Gives you two Bob-ombs you can hurl at once. Engulf your opponents in a might blast!
Peachette
Peachette has good value and a pretty decent ability. If you may get good with the ability and not leave any mushrooms for your opponents then it is even better!
Special Skill: Mushroom Cannon
Rapidly fires Mushrooms onto the course. Grab as many as you can to dash ahead!
Peach (Kimono)
Peach (Kimono) is very similar to Peachette, but has a couple less courses in the two items category which keeps it a bit low.
Pauline
Pauline has a great ability which is what sets her slightly above some of the other drivers in this tier. The problem for her is that her value is weak because of only two frenzy levels.
Special Skill: Lucky Seven
Surround your kart with seven items. Tap once to use them all!
Peach
Peach has a ton of value with the four frenzy levels and has a pretty solid special ability that gives her a way to protect herself from attacks!
Special Skill: Heart
This Heart is overflowing with kindness! It will protect you from opponent’s attacks.
Daisy
Daisy is very similar to Peach and has the same ability. She is only edged out because she has one less two item course.
Mario
Mario is a very solid driver with a lot of value and a pretty good special skill.
Bowser
Bowser has slightly more value than Donkey Kong and has a better special skill.
Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. comes out of the gate relatively strong with a good ability and quite a few frenzy course options.
Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong slides down the list a bit with a lack of frenzy courses and an only somewhat useful ability. Spraying a bunch of bananas on the course isn’t terrible, but you’ll have to be sure to avoid them yourself!
Special Skill: Banana Barrels
This barrel automatically launches Bananas. Turn the course into a sea of Bananas!
Wario
Wario’s got a pretty good ability, but is lacking a bit in frenzy courses.
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong only has two frenzy courses and his ability isn’t particularly great.
Special Skill: Giant Banana
This particularly stern-looking Giant Banana splits into three Bananas when hit.
Yoshi
Yoshi has strong value with the three frenzy courses, but unfortunately his ability is RNG based which makes it hit and miss.
Special Skill: Yoshi’s Egg
Chases down opponents. But what’s inside?! You’ll find out when it breaks!
Toad
Toad got an additional frenzy course in the recent update which puts him firmly ahead of Toadette.
Special Skill: Triple Mushrooms
Gives you three Mushrooms to use in one go for a long-lasting boost.
Toadette - 12
Toadette isn’t bad, but she’s only got a couple of frenzy courses which keeps her low on the tier.
Lakitu
Lakitu and Toadette are very similar, it just depends which ability you value more.
Special Skill: Triple Green Shells
Three Green Shells surround your kart. They’ll fire off rapidly all at once!
Rosalina - 10
Rosalina is a new character in the patch, but finds herself at the bottom of the tier. She’s lacking in frenzy courses, and her ability is okay but it being able to be used by opponents is pretty bad.
Special Skill: Dash Ring
Pass through this for a burst of speed. Your opponents can use it, too, so make it count!
Favored Courses - Two Items Per Box
B-Tier
The B-Tier is pretty much all determined on frenzy courses and based upon their abilities. There’s not a ton separating the majority of these characters.
Special Skill: Bubble
Kick back and relax as this bubble floats you around. But beware the sudden pop!
Whirls around and around your kart to strike nearby opponents.
Gives you two Bob-ombs you can hurl at once. Engulf your opponents in a mighty blast!
