Airship Fortress Shortcuts and How to Raise Your Score | Mario Kart Tour

This page is on shortcuts and how to raise your score at Airship Fortress, a course in Mario Kart Tour. If you would like to know how to obtain this level's Grand Stars and see which drivers work best on this map, please read on.

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Raising Your Score at Airship Fortress

Position Points and Gimmicks are the Most Important

In order to obtain the most points possible, you should aim for a high position and use items to knock your opponents out of the lead.

Tips for Raising Your Score

Rocket Start

Always start with a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will not just give you a short boost but also helps you take a good position in the race.

Drifting

There are easy-to-turn curves in this course. Take advantage of it and perform Mini-Turbo Boosts to increase your score.

Cannon & Bullet Bill

Be careful at the start of the race, for there will be a cannon that will fire out multiple Bullet Bill. Getting hit by one will give tremendous disadvantage to you.

Rocky Wrench (1st Lap)

Avoid bumping on a Rocky Wrench in the first lap of the course. They will slow you down if you bump into them, but you can always use items to take them out and earn some points!

Crates

Breaking one of the crates will either spawn a Banana, a Mushroom, or nothing at all. We recommend using another item to destroy the crates, for it will slow you down if you bump into one of them.

Fires from Above

Be careful driving inside the ship, right after the area with crates, for fires are coming and moving from above. Watch their movements carefully and drive into safety!

Gliding Area

There is a gliding area at the end of the ship. It will lead you to a tower with a spiral road. Use that tower to perform Mini-Turbo Boosts and earn higher scores!

Rocky Wrench (2nd Lap)

There is a high chance for the Rocky Wrench to peek in the hole with their eyes only on the 2nd lap. You can bump into them and perform Jump Boosts to get more points!

Recommended Combinations (Customizations)

The best combination of drivers, karts and gliders is in this table below. They can give you the highest combo bonus and the highest possible score in this course.

Best Combination
Dry Bowser (Gold)	Koopa King	Pink Gold Paper Glider
Dry Bowser (Gold)	Koopa King	Manta Glider
Mario (Swimwear)	Cheep Snorkel	Treasure Map
Bowser Jr. (Pirate)	Pirate Sushi Racer	Great Sail

The good combination of drivers, karts and gliders is in this table below. They can give you a high score in this course.

Good Combination
King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)	Karp Kart	Butterfly Wings
King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)	Offroader	Butterfly Wings
King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)	Gold Cheep Snorkel	Wicked Wings
Captain Toad	Dark Buggy	Bullet Bill Hanafuda
Wario (Cowboy)	Cact-X	Bullet Bill Parachute
King Bob-omb	Silver Bullet Blaster	Blooper Wingtip
King Boo	Bolt Buggy	Bob-omb Parafoil
Morton	Bullet Blaster	Lightning Oilpaper

Note: You can shuffle these drivers, karts or gliders if you don't have the others yet. For example, you can select Wario (Cowboy), Cheep Snorkel and Butterfly Wings as your driver, kart and glider combination.

Recommended Drivers and Karts for Airship Fortress

Favored Drivers

3 Item Slots
Dry Bowser (Gold)	Mario (Swimwear)
Captain Toad	Bowser Jr. (Pirate)
Daisy (Yukata)	Shy Guy (Gold)
King Boo (Gold)	Peach (Halloween)
Luigi (Lederhosen)	Cat Peach
Birdo (Black)	King Bob-omb (Gold)
2 Item Slots
Morton	King Boo
King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)	Captain Toad
Wario (Cowboy)	King Bob-omb
King Boo (Gold)	Birdo (Black)

Favored Karts

Bonus Points x2
Karp Kart	Rose Queen
Cheep Snorkel	Dark Buggy
Koopa King	Silver Bullet Blaster
Pirate Sushi Racer	Black Kabuki Dasher
Head Honcho	Gold Pipe Frame
Surf Sailer	Gilded King
Black Turbo Birdo	Inferno Flyer
Bonus Points x1.5
Bullet Blaster	Wild Black
Karp Kart	Bolt Buggy
Offroader	Gold Cheep Snorkel
Dark Buggy	Cact-X
Silver Bullet Blaster	Black Turbo Birdo
Inferno Flyer

Favored Gliders

Combo Bonus x3
Wicked Wings	Pink Gold Paper Glider
Manta Glider	Blooper Wingtip
Treasure Map	Bullet Bill Hanafuda
Great Sail	Sunset Balloons
Bowser Hanafuda	Black Great Sail
Ninja Scroll	8-Bit Bullet Bill
Combo Bonus x2
Bullet Bill Parachute	Bob-omb Parafoil
Lightning Oilpaper	Wicked Wings
Blooper Wingtip	Butterfly Wings
Bullet Bill Hanafuda	Festival Wings
Silver Manta Glider

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