How to Clear Expert Challenges and Availability | Mario Kart Tour

This page will cover how to clear Expert Challenges (how to obtain badges), as well as dates of availability. Read on for a list of rewards, as well as tips and strategies for Expert Challenges.

List of Challenges
Tour Challenges 1	Tour Challenges 2
Standard Challenges 1-1	Standard Challenges 1-2
Standard Challenges 1-3	Standard Challenges 1-4
Standard Challenges 1-5	Standard Challenges 2-1
Standard Challenges 2-2	Standard Challenges 2-3
Standard Challenges 2-4	Standard Challenges 2-5
Gold Challenges	Multiplayer Challenges
Expert Challenges	Anniversary Challenges
New Year's Challenges	-

Expert Challenges Rewards

Availability：11/18/20 (Wed) 15:00 ~ 01/10/21 (Wed) 14:59

Tips for Clearing Expert Challenges

Land 1,000 hits with Bananas

Complete this by hitting other racers with Bananas 1,000 times.

Pick any drivers with Banana Barrels, Triple Bananas, or Giant Banana to get more Bananas in a race. Go to a course where your chosen driver will get 3 item slots for a chance of getting an item frenzy. Pair the driver you will use to a glider with Banana Plus to easily complete this challenge.

Drivers with Banana Barrels

Diddy Kong

Funky Kong

Drivers with Triple Bananas

Waluigi (Bus Driver)	Dixie Kong	Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)

Drivers with Giant Banana

Donkey Kong	Morton	Mario (Sunshine)

Gliders with Banana Plus

Flower Glider	BBIA Parafoil	BaNaNa Parafoil
Sweetheart Glider	Bright Glider	Banana Wingtip
Tropical Glider	Great Sail	Sunset Balloons

Earn a score of 15,000 or higher on an SNES Course

Finish this challenge by earining a score of 15,000 or higher on an SNES Course.

Selecting a driver that favors the course would be of great help as it will give you the chance to have an Item Frenzy. Be sure to maintain a combo count to increase your score even further. Use our recommended courses below to easily complete this challenge!

Note: Not all of these courses below will be available on the tour.

Recommended SNES Courses

Mario Circuit 1T	Mario Circuit 1R/T	Mario Circuit 2T
Mario Circuit 2R/T	Mario Circuit 3T	Mario Circuit 3R/T
SNES Rainbow Road T	SNES Rainbow Road R/T	Choco Island 2T
Choco Island 2R/T	Ghost Valley 1T	Ghost Valley 1R/T

Get a nonstop combo 30 times

You can clear this challenge by getting a nonstop combo a total of 45 times.

Take on the Combo Attack Bonus Challenges to get a nonstop combo, as it is easy to get a Nonstop Combo out of it. You can also try racing on short T or R/T courses, for they are also easy to get a Nonstop Combo on them.
How to Get a Nonstop Combo

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Land 180 hits with Bob-ombs

Achieve this by hitting other racers with Bob-ombs a total of 180 times.

Using a driver with Double Bob-omb, Bob-omb Cannon skill, and a glider with Bob-omb Plus would be of great help in completing this challenge. Try to pick a course that also favors your driver to have 3 item slots.

Drivers with Double Bob-ombs

Mario (Musician)	Shy Guy	Wario
Roy	Waluigi	Black Yoshi
Toadette (Explorer)

Drivers with Bob-omb Cannon

King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)	Black Shy Guy	Mario (Happi)
Wario (Hiker)	Builder Toad	Dry Bowser (Gold)
Bowser Jr. (Pirate)	Peach (Explorer)

Gliders with Bob-omb Plus

Swooper	Bob-omb Parafoil	Fireworks Parachute
Safety Glider	Pink Gold Paper Glider	Chocolate Banana Crêpe
Manta Glider	Spider Glider

Earn 450,000 or more total points in a tour

Complete this challenge by earning 450,000 points or more in a tour.

Always make sure to level up your drivers, karts, and gliders to get the highest possible score in a course. Familiarize yourself also with every course to get the highest score on them. You can check out our detailed guide on how to get a high score by clicking this link below!
How to Get a High Score

Earn a score of 18,000 or higher on an N64 course

Clear this challenge by earning a total score of 18,000 or higher on an N64 course.

Selecting a driver that favors the course would be of great help, as it will give you the chance to activate Frenzy Mode. Be sure to maintain your combo count as well to increase your score even further. Use our recommended courses below to complete this challenge quickly!
List of N64 Courses

Recommended N64 Courses

Kalimari Desert R/T	Frappe Snowland R/T
Koopa Troopa Beach R/T

Note: Not all of these courses above will be available in the tour.

Get a combo count of x100 or higher a total of 5 times

Finish this challenge by getting a combo count of x1000 or higher a total of 5 times.

We recommend going on DK Pass courses for it easy to perform a long combo in those courses, even if it is just a normal DK Pass course. Be sure to perform actions, like drifting or using items, to keep your combo going. Check out our detailed guide on how to get a Nonstop Combo by clicking the link below!
How to Get a Nonstop Combo

Cause opponents to crash a total of 500 times using a driver wearing a shell

Get the badge of this challenge by causing opponents to crash using a driver wearing a shell a total of 500 times.

Get any drivers wearing a shell and take it to its favored course for a chance to activate Frenzy Mode. Getting into Frenzy Mode will give you unlimited item use for a short time, so be sure to take the driver to its favored course!
List of Drivers Wearing a Shell

Evade a Spiny Shell by using a Mushroom to boost away from it

This challenge can be completed by evading a Spiny Shell by using a Mushrrom to boost away from it.

We recommend turning off the Auto-Item in the settings screen to reserve your mushroom. Use the Mushroom when the Spiny Shell stops spinning above you to evade it, and that should complete this challenge.

What are Expert Challenges?

Expert Challenges are challenges that are more difficult than the Tour Challenges and Gold Challenges.

Expert Challenges have a 12-week limit, so you better start working on these challenges before it ends! Upon completing this challenge, you will be rewarded with special red-colored badges.

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List of Challenges

List of Challenges
Tour Challenges 1	Tour Challenges 2
Standard Challenges 1-1	Standard Challenges 1-2
Standard Challenges 1-3	Standard Challenges 1-4
Standard Challenges 1-5	Standard Challenges 2-1
Standard Challenges 2-2	Standard Challenges 2-3
Standard Challenges 2-4	Standard Challenges 2-5
Gold Challenges	Multiplayer Challenges
Expert Challenges	Anniversary Challenges
New Year's Challenges	-