Ranking All 96 Mario Kart 8 Tracks: Hard Drive’s Tier List
Mario Kart 8 packs an impressive amount of track variety, with more than 96 tracks available in the base game. That being said, not all tracks are created equal. Fortunately for you, the team at Hard Drive has gone through every course and rated them accordingly.
S-Tier Tracks
- Mushroom Cup: Toad Circuit & Koopa City
- Flower Cup: Toad Harbor & Sunshine Airport
- Lightning Cup: Dragon Driftway & Moo Moo Meadows
- Coin Cup: Wario Stadium & Wild Woods
These tracks represent the absolute best of what Mario Kart 8 has to offer. They’re cleverly designed, with no two laps ever being the same. Each of these tracks features plenty of thrills and spills, such as Bowser’s Castle in Toad Circuit and the infamous wind section in Koopa City.
A-Tier Tracks
- Mushroom Cup: Cheep Cheep Lagoon & Mario Circuit
- Flower Cup: Electrodrome & Sweet Sweet Canyon
- Lightning Cup: Dolphin Shoals & Cloudtop Cruise
- Coin Cup: Neo Bowser City & Shy Guy Falls
The A-Tier tracks are those that are very well designed and offer up plenty of exciting moments. Tracks like Electrodrome boast a unique combination of music and visuals while Cloudtop Cruise features some of the best gliding sections in the game.
B-Tier Tracks
- Mushroom Cup: Twisted Mansion & Super Bell Subway
- Flower Cup: Bone-Dry Dunes & Mario Circuit
- Lightning Cup: Animal Crossing & Mount Wario
- Coin Cup: Excitebike Arena & DK Jungle
B-Tier tracks are those that are still fun to play and often feature unique gimmicks and obstacles that make them stand out from the rest. Tracks like Animal Crossing and Excitebike Arena feature some great item placement, while Mario Circuit offers an interesting balance of tricky turns and wide-open areas.
C-Tier Tracks
- Mushroom Cup: Bloom Lakitu & Rainbow Road
- Flower Cup: Yoshi Circuit & Ribbon Road
- Lightning Cup: Big Blue & Hyrule Circuit
- Coin Cup: Wario home Run & Big Donut
C-Tier tracks are far from bad, but they tend to be a bit on the forgettable side. They often feature long, straight sections and simplistic turns that can make them seem a bit too easy. Tracks like Yoshi Circuit and Big Blue offer nothing particularly memorable and have nothing that sets them apart from the pack.
D- and F-Tier Tracks
- Mushroom Cup: Mario Kart Stadium & Thwomp Ruins
- Flower Cup: Shy Guy Falls & N64 Royal Raceway
- Lightning Cup: Anti Gravity & Ice Ice Outpost
- Coin Cup: Piranha Plant Slide & Baby Park
These are the tracks that you can’t help but feel could have been done better. Tracks like Thwomp Ruins are overly repetitive and lack any real personality. Others, like Baby Park, suffer from too few opponents and tracks that are too small.
