Ultimate Guide to Building the Best Combo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!

The most important stat is the hidden fashion stat, where you never really lose because you’ll simply always out-style the competition

There's another hidden stat that's extremely important, called Tolerance. It's your ability to put up with multiple consecutive losses in the same online lobby without hurling your joycons at the monitor. Unlike most stats, this is one you want to find a healthy middle-ground with; a lot of the time, leaving and joining a new lobby is all you really need to stop your losing streak. However, being a petty little a-hole is annoying.

There is no sense of power more invigorating than seeing Shortcat show the combo I use for Dry Bones as "the best" when I just thought it looked cute.

Don't listen to him guys, Waluigi is the best at everything and is also very handsome and cool.

This is, without a doubt, the gold standard for video tutorials on any remotely competitive game. It tells you the meta with no bullshit; it tells you how the meta came to be the meta; it tells you how the stats work that lead people to understand how the meta operated; it gives you options on how you might want to tackle the meta; and it gives you the pieces to come up with something that you like whether it's the top standard or not. Giving a single "solid" combo for every character in the game is absolutely above and beyond behavior, it gives you a fantastic skeleton to work off of no matter what character you want to play. It gives you the freedom to either play what you love, play something that's solid but appeals to you, or chase the top ranks as you prefer and shows you the path for each one. Everyone can benefit from this video, and I mean everyone, and that's such a rare sight to see. Finally got the Booster Pass myself and I wanted to play Pauline, was delighted to see that one of my favorites (the Pipe Frame) is already really good with her! From there I can tweak to whatever suits me and I've found a good-looking combo that still keeps me at that 14 mini-turbo golden range. Been loving the way that combo feels! Thanks so much for all the work you did with this!

"Dodging a banana peel with Petey Piranha has never happened in the history of this game" - Shortcat 2023

This made the stats so much more accessible to someone new to this, thank you Shortcat.

Also, the Teddy Buggy and the Cat Cruiser do not have the same stats anymore, as the Teddy Buggy now has less Invincibility.

Weight is F tier, I’ve been bumped off by a baby Mario on a biddy too many times

The dedication that you put into this video is insane! Thanks!!!

This is honestly the best video I've watched on stats and combos in the game - most people will tell you what are the best combos but not be able to explain why in a easily understandable way for newcomers to the scene. I've been playing Mario Kart Deluxe for a couple months now and really want to try and get into the more nitty gritty of the game and your videos have been the best at explaining how everything works! Honestly a really good teacher and everything you say is so concise yet explains everything in really informative way. Thankyou!

im a total mario kart noob, i used to play it on the ds a lot back in the day but thats about it. i got mario kart 8 from a friend a few days ago and im a HUGE yoshi fan (i like cute characters) so i always played yoshi on the teddy bear thing or on the vespa bc it's so so cute. i joined online races and i saw a lot of people also playing yoshi teddy combo and i was genuinely convinced everyone played it cause of its cuteness. at best i figured it was bc of the high acceleration (generally how i pick). i didnt think it was mario kart meta LMAO

Couldn’t even kart to this, I got blueshelled immediately!!! Clean up on aisle MARIO’S CIRCUIT 😂😂🚗🔥🗣️

Always bringing AAA quality videos, love u Shortcat ❤❤

Wait these aren't cosmetic differences

Bro, your channel is SO GOOD!! Been watching for a while now and I love how you explain your thought process as you play, very helpful. Keep it up💪

Hi ShortCat, I just wanted to say that I appreciate all the work you’ve put into this video. Your dedication to show mariokart 8 deluxe players that they do not have to stick to the yoshi teddy bear combo truly warms my heart ❤️‍🔥

love how this is well explained! I guess it's time to experiment combos with my favorite characters!

This is the channel that got me into seriously learning mk8dx, and while it makes it impossible to play with my friends it has upped how much fun ive had with the game an unfathomable amount. Thanks Shortcat, out here doing impeccable work for the love of the game.

dude you've singlehandedly gotten me back into mk8, i updated it the other day (last time i played was 1.7.1 lmao) and i'm having a ton of fun experimenting with different builds and grinding PBs!