Best Mario Kart 8 Combos

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been the go-to party game for every Nintendo Switch owner. For good measure, the game is fun, intuitive, and a blast whether you play online or with your friends. The game gives creative control to the players on how they wish to design their characters. Many go with the characters they like but are they customized in the best possible way? With different kart and wheel options, I will tell you the best ways to use your favorite characters for old and new players. Let’s talk about the Gliders first and get that out of the way.

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The Gliders

Gliders don’t have that much of an impact on the build. Still, the best ones to use are the cloud, parachute, or flower glider since they are well-balanced and provide a slight bonus to the mini-turbos. You can choose whichever one you like according to your preference.

Mario Kart Top 13 Combinations

Now that they’re out of the way, the top thirteen combinations for Mario Kart are:

13. Rosalina in Speed

Rosalina is a fantastic choice for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and pairing her with the quick and pace-worthy Sports Coupe, and the Slick tires create a fast speedster who is a force to be reckoned with. The speed helps set off her weight class, and the tires allow for a good mini-drift making this a perfect combination for anyone to use. Add the cloud glider to this build just for some fun flavor.

12. Roy in Pink

While the pink sunglasses and the cat cruiser seem like aesthetic choices, they also have robust functionality. The weight of Roy is high, and his speed is low, but this combination doesn’t need that; it focuses on high acceleration. Pair this with roller tires and get a great Mini Turbo stat. If you keep a good drift on the turns with this build, you will keep a great pace and look good in pink while doing it.

11. Biker Peach

A perfect ride for those who want to handle it as their priority, Peach on a standard bike pulls it off well and looks cool doing it. The firm handling of Peach, coupled with the standard bike and Slick tires, becomes a good combo for those who want to handle their turns and go fast while doing it. This combination is excellent for beginners and lets you slowly grasp how you can do drifting quickly in the game.

10. Baby on a Bear

Baby Mario might be one of the popular choices, and for good measure, it’s because he is fast. The speed stat is high, and what happens if we put him on the Teddy Buggy? You get a baby that goes very fast on the ground and in the air. Put some slick tires and see him go fast; this build is speedy but a bit difficult to handle, so only go for it if you are confident in your speed and turns.

9. Yoshi’s Bugs

What would happen if you put a cute green dinosaur in a BiddyBuggy? He will look adorable, but other than that, he will be fast. This is a well-balanced build that you can change for good handling or speed by adding slick or roller tires. This build is well-balanced for beginners, which will easily allow you to do mini-turbos on turns and have a good pace if you’re going straight.

8. Mario’s Kart

Mario is everyone’s favorite, but it always feels unoriginal if you choose Mario to play as in Mario Kart. Still, there’s a reason why this character is on the list, one of the best-balanced characters in the game; if you pair him up with the classic Pipe Frame and Slick tires, his mini turbos are fast. Even if you get hit or stop mid-way, this build’s acceleration will get you back into the race in no time, which gives this build a great reason to be on this list. It also works well for water-based levels.

7. Gold Rider

Rose Gold Peach is one of the heavier-weight classes in Mario Kart, which is why pairing her with the Flame Rider is an excellent option. Not only does it look cool it also provides great mini turbos. Couple that with roller tires to go fast and drift even longer. The build is good to handle, and the bike’s speed, even with the tires, is balanced by her weight; this build is also perfect for any zone with Anti-Gravity, so drift hard and go with the flames while riding on the Flame rider.

6. Links to the Future

As a DLC character, there was a lot of anticipation for links arrival in Mario Kart, and he did not disappoint. Link is a great character that can move very fast if you turn him along the right corners; the best way to use him is to put him on the comet with the roller tires. This class is excellent for people who like to drift inwards and enjoy making tight turns. Link goes very fast with every mini-turbo but might be a bit more challenging to control than the other classes, so choose Link if you have the need for speed.

5. Bone to Dive

Dry Bowser enters the list of super heavy because of his high-weight stat and excellent speed stat. However, this allows him to get better handling and takes away from mini-turbos. Pair him up with the Landship and put roller wheels on it, and you get the perfect class for good fast-paced handling and any water level. The Landship and the rollers help make up for the loss of mini-turbo, and weight helps handle the turns making this a very viable class, especially for water levels.

4. Wario’s Grills

Wario has always seemed like someone who would be in a sophisticated ride; well, put him in the Silver Arrow, and you’ve got a cool guy who’s very fast. The roller tires with the Silver Arrow give a speedy mini-turbo, and the traction, along with Wario’s weight, helps the handling. If you want to go fast while traversing tight turns, Wario is the way to go.

3. Bowser’s Blue Fury

Bowser comes into the Super Heavyweight class, which poses a problem for mini-turbos, but it’s great for speed and handling; how do you bypass that? Put him in the blue falcon with rollers on and watch him go. The blue falcon will allow Bowser to go fast with mini-turbos, and if you can maintain his speed with accurate drifts, nothing will stop you.

2. Donkey on a Dino

The best builds for inwards drifting, Donkey Kong on a Yoshi bike is perfect for maintaining high-speed drifts with agile handling. The Yoshi bike with roller tires can maintain mini-turbos for an extended period, allowing the player to go very fast. Not only that, but this build is suitable for any terrain, and the turbos also help a lot underwater. If you’re a fan of sharp turns and inward drifts, this is the combination for you.

1. Waluigi’s Wiggler

You might have guessed this one, but there’s a reason this is so popular online, Waluigi with the Wild Wiggler and rollers is the meta. This combo provides the perfect opportunity for anyone who has mastered drifting; Waluigi has a heavy-weight class that’s perfect for handling, but it pays attention to turbo.

The wiggler with rollers helps with speed and acceleration. The hitbox of the wiggler is small, and it’s very capable of maintaining drifts for a long time. This combo truly allows seasoned players to showcase their skills in the game and allows the player to shine.

Final Thoughts

There is no perfect combination for Mario Kart since it all comes to player preference and how you want to handle your kart. The game supports how you drive, and the customization this offers makes it fun for everyone, pros and beginners alike. You can tweak the builds mentioned in this list to suit your preferences. Hopefully, this will help you either play better or create a combination that would suit your needs perfectly.