5 Best Combos for 150cc In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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Best 150cc combos in Mario Kart 8

• The best overall combo is Waluigi with the Wiggler, Roller Wheels and Paper Glider
• If you struggle with handling, use smaller characters like Dry Bones
• To go faster on straights, use a kart like the B-Dasher or Tanooki Kart

While it’s fairly easy to get by with any combo on the slower 50cc and 100cc speeds in Mario Kart 8, things change a bit when you get to 150cc. Now, not only do you need a build that’s fast enough to beat the competition, but you need to balance it with handling, mini turbos and more.

If you aren’t really sure where to start or what to look for, you’re in luck. We’ve put together five of the best combinations you can use in Mario Kart 8 that will cater to all kinds of players. So whether you prefer a heavy character, a tiny one or one that’s in between, check out the five best combos for 150cc.

Best builds for 150cc in Mario Kart 8

Here are our picks for the five best builds you can use in Mario Kart 8:

Dry Bones Mini Turbo

• Character: Dry Bones
• Kart: Streetle
• Tires: Wooden or Off-Road Tires
• Glider: Paper or Cloud Glider

This build is focused on drifting and maximizing your mini turbo when you hit ramps or drift across those corners. Mini Turbo is one of the most important aspects of the game, and tailgating faster karts with a high Mini Turbo stat will let you overtake them easily.

Since he’s small, Dry Bones isn’t as fast as bigger characters, but instead will have much better handling, so you have to make the most of your Mini Turbos to make up that speed on corners. The Streetle will give you good handling with some solid Mini Turbo stats. Lastly, the tires will give you that bit of extra acceleration for turning corners, making for a strong Mini Turbo focused build.

Wario Speed Build

• Character: Wario 
• Kart: Circuit Special Kart
• Tires: Metal Tires
• Glider: Wario Wings

Wario has the highest speed stat in the game, which is the priority for this build. Paired with the Circuit Special Kart, he will be able to hit the speed cap in the game while maintaining some decent handling. This build has a high-risk, high-reward playstyle where it will beat almost anything else when it comes to straights – just make sure you can handle yourself around corners.

You don’t need the handling that you would at 200cc, so if you’re confident in your ability to round corners, then going for a speed build is definitely a viable strategy, and one that can pay off massively.

Heavy Speed Build

• Character: Any Heavy character (e.g. Bowser, Donkey Kong, Waluigi etc.)
• Kart: B-Dasher or Tanooki Kart
• Tires: Slim or Crimson Slim tires
• Glider: Paper or Cloud Glider 

This build is focused around a more aggressive playstyle where you focus on your speed, and weight to slam opponents out of the way. The kart will lean into the weight and speed aspect, and the tires will give you the maximum amount of speed. The glider ultimately has a minimum effect over your overall stats so we just pick the Paper Glider for its turbo boost property.

Lemmy Handling Build

• Character: Lemmy Koopa
• Kart: Biddybuggy/Buggybud
• Tires: Slim or Crimson Slim tires
• Glider: Paper or Cloud Glider 

This build is focused on providing you with a good amount of handling along with turbo boosting to allow for some really good performance when turning corners. Most tracks have more turns than they have straights and a kart that can deal with those. At the same time, utilizing turbo boosts will surely get you bursting out of every corner with a huge amount of speed.

Waluigi Wiggler Build

• Character: Waluigi
• Kart: Wild Wiggler
• Wheels: Roller, Azure Roller
• Glider: Paper Glider

The Waluigi Wiggler combo is one of the most popular competitive builds in Mario Kart 8, and you will see it pop up fairly often when playing online. Unlike the rest of the builds in this guide, this build does not excel in any single department, but has solid stats across the board.

Waluigi Wiggler will provide you with some really fast performance without being too hard to control in all the important departments, such as speed, turbo boost, acceleration, and handling. This makes it the best build to use in 150cc for Mario Kart 8.

Of course, the actual best build is what works best for you. If you’ve tried out one of these builds but feel like something is a bit off, try swapping a couple of things around to make it fit your playstyle. Whether you have a particular character you like using or a preferred glider, change up our suggestions to find something that works for you.