Unlocking Ranked Races and Tier Rewards | Mario Kart Tour

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Last updated on: 08/23/2021 1:57 AM

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This guide will explain the Ranked Battles feature present in Mario Kart Tour. Read on to learn how you can increase your Tier and what rewards are waiting for you!

List of Contents

What is a Tier?
How to Unlock Ranked Races
Information about This Week's Ranked Cup
Where to Find Ranked Races
List of Rewards for each Placement
How to Raise your Tier
Benefits of Higher Placement
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What is a Tier?

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Tier is the ranking system in Mario Kart Tour. Tiers are determined by the placement you get during the duration of the ranking. The higher the placement the greater the reward and tier that you will be promoted to.

How to Unlock Ranked Races

Clear the 1st Cup

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Weekly Rankings is now available on the 1st cup of the current tour!

Once unlocked, you can add friends!

After unlocking Ranked Races, you will be able to add friends and compare scores with them. For more information on how to add friends, see the link below.
How To Add Friends

This Week's Ranked Cup

August 18 ~ August 25

This Week's Ranked Cup is the Toadette Cup. Compete in this ranked cup and earn various rewards! Click on the courses to see which are the best drivers, karts, and gliders to use on them.

Toadette Cup (Frost Tour)

DK Pass R/T	DK Summit R
RMX Vanilla Lake 1T	Ring Race

Where to Find Ranked Races

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Ranked Races can be found by an indicator shown above the active cup. Races that are ranked have a bubble which shows your Tier and your current place in the weekly Ranking. Be sure to get a high score for these races as it will determine which tier you make each week.
How To Get A High Score

List of Rewards for Each Rank

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Rewards for each rank depends on your tier. Higher tier means higher rewards for first place in rankings.

・Rewards at Tier 33

Placement	Rewards
1st	35 Rubies 3 Tiers Up
2nd	20 Rubies 2 Tiers Up
3rd	15 Rubies 2 Tiers Up
4th	10 Rubies 2 Tiers Up
5h	10 Rubies 2 Tiers Up
6th	400 gold 1 Tier Up
7th	400 gold 1 Tier Up

How to Raise your Tier

Play Eligible Cups

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You can raise your tier by playing tier eligible cups. Getting a high score in each race in the cup will raise your placement for that week. Raising the base points for your driver, glider, and kart and using drivers and equipment that are favored there will greatly benefit you in getting a higher placement.

Benefits of Higher Placement

Tier Up

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Depending on your placement in the ranking it will determine on how many tiers you would be upgraded to. Be sure to play the tier eligible cup in order to move up a tier.

Tier Shop

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By getting on the higher tier rank in the weekly ranked cup, you will unlock more items in the tier shop. To see all available items in the Tier Shop, visit this link below!
Available Items in Tier Shop

Greater Rewards

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The higher your placement in the rankings, the greater the rewards that you will receive once the weekly ranking is done. Be sure to get a high score on each of the courses for you to get a higher placement.

Progressing through Mario Kart Tour
Things to Do When Starting Mario Kart Tour	Upgrading Your Drivers
Upgrading Your Karts	Upgrading Your Gliders
Increasing Your Player Level and Rewards	How to Increase Your Base Points
What Can You Buy in the Shop?	About the Gold Pass
Raising Your Skill Level	-
Controls and Techniques
Controls and Techniques	Recommended Settings
Drifting	Mini-Turbo
Rocket Start	Extending Glide Time
Jump Boost	Slipstream
How to Get a High Score	Getting an Item Frenzy
How to Make Combos	How to Throw Items Forward and Backward
Challenges
How to Break Snow Blocks	How to Take Out Thwomps
How to Take Out 5 Goats	How to Take Out Sidesteppers
How to Take Out Snowpeople	How to Take Out Pipes
How to Take Out 5 Traffic Cones	How to Take Out 5 Piranha Plants
How to Get a combo count of x30 or higher	How to Do 10 Ultra Mini-Turbos in a Single Race
How to Get a Nonstop Combo	How to Earn a Total Score of 20,000 or Higher in the Rosalina Cup
How to Earn a Score of 10,000 or Higher Using a Driver Wearing Tie	How to Land Hits with Bananas in a Single Race Using a Driver with a Mustache
Collectibles
How to Get Grand Stars	How to Get Coins
Coin Rush Guide and Tips	How to Get Rubies
How to Use Tickets	Badge Collection and How to Display Badges
System Information
Creating an Account	What to Do About Communication Errors
Maintenance Information	Online Battles
How to Change Your Name	How to Add Friends
Ranked Races	What is Point Boost?

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