Ranking EVERY Item in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 

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A couple small things you missed: - As a couple other people have mentioned, the blooper lowers your handling stat and makes your drifting more slippery. Doesn’t save it from being the worst item in the game though - The coin can be very helpful in first, as if you have a coin in your first item slot and a defensive item in the second, you can use the coin as defence against the boo as the boo will steal the item in your first slot - The boo is by far the best item to dodge the shock, as both the star and the bullet appear when used on the minimap while the boo doesn’t. This means that people who are waiting for everyone to stop being invincible can’t tell if you’re in a boo or not - You can also use the boo strategically, since it steals from the first slot and you can see what item people have in their first slot as they hold it, though it’s still completely random - If you want to get rid of a golden mushroom, you can just tap the button and let it run out, as it doesn’t deplete faster if you spam it - You can actually kinda control where the bullet goes. If you turn your stick to the corner you’re going around, it’ll take the corner tighter Overall I did agree with the rankings though and enjoyed the video!

Bro the coin should be in number one so that we can all be the gangster SpongeBob picture

It doesn’t really affect the use of the super horn itself, yet I like how the horn actually uses the sound of the character’s kart horn; it’s hard to hear in a race over the music and other sound effects, but it’s a really nice touch to an otherwise boring item

Glad to a see a good take on the coin. Yes the item itself isn't good, but it's a necessary dummy item to keep people not in 1st a fighting chance to hit 1st. Without the coin, 1st place would have no downside to back spamming items before every single item box, then get guaranteed double defensive items. There's also cool strategy with the coin, if you keep it out in your first slot you can force Boos to take your coin and still have a defensive item ready. It can also hide what your second item is from opponents since your third person model will only show the coin, they will have no clue if you have a Bob-omb in storage for them or not.

I think Lightning is better than everything else due to it destroying the items if everyone else as well and losing them some coins. Bringing them together also means they will be attacking each other more and thus you'll be getting even more value.

One thing you didn’t mention about the blooper that not many people talk about: When you’re hit with the blooper, it actually has a secondary effect and makes turning a little wonky. Ever notice when you’re hit with the blooper, you drift much wider than you anticipated? It’s like the blooper ink makes you a little slippery I don’t expect that factoid to boost its place on the list but I just thought I’d point it out 👍🏻

Props to the editor having definitely leveled up. I spat out food being caught off gaurd and it just kept hitting.😂

The Crazy 8 will only give you items that are enabled by the item settings. For example, if you have the Bananas Only setting, it will give you 8 Bananas. The one exception is the Blooper. For some reason, having only the Blooper and Crazy 8 enabled makes the latter give you Mushrooms and Stars as well.

I hope we get 2 new items for the final 2 slots in the select screen, hopefully the Mega Mushroom & Bowser Shell

The triple red shell is without a doubt one of the most versatile and useful power-ups. It gives you protection on all sides and because the shells are red, they seek enemies. Overall a really useful power up which I find to be really helpful in most situations

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I've been playing MK8 for basically a decade and I had NO IDEA you could manually trigger the piranha plant's chomps.

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You didn't put curse of binding in first place, so you better put the blooper in first place this time

Blooper makes your traction worse. And the coin will give you a guaranteed defense item if you hit another item block. And the blue shell does as much damage as a red shell compared to the older versions

I disagree with the Top 3 not being Lightning, Bullet Bill, and Star

Great vid I’m glad that you went very into detail on why you placed the item where it is as well as including how useful it is for the person who gets it based on their position.

Your ranking is really accurate, I just want to add something to it (as I play competitive Mario kart 8 Deluxe). The golden mushroom is ranked too much high, but really too much. Why ? Well if you count how much time you can keep boosting with it, it doesn't last for more than 5 normal mushroom boosts. On the other hand, you can't get rid of it quickly. And that's a big problem considering you will more likely get this item in the bottom 4 spots, or at least very far away from 1st. The problem is that the main goal of being in the back is : pull shock ; or dodge the shock someone pulled (you said it, there is one in almost every race). And trust me when I say that except on bagging tracks, when you get a golden and no shock was thrown yet, it's the end of your race. When in the back, competitive players fear the golden mushroom, they don't want it at all and when pulled we know we are screwed for sure. On the other hand you are defenseless. That means : if you drive past the 8th place you are more likely to die, and if you stay in the back you can be easily hit by stars, bills, or even items that a boo stole, and also you can't chain dodges for shock. The item is not that bad, but considering you can only get it when you are very far away, it is as bad as pulling boo in last place. In conclusion, except on bagging tracks this item sucks and you don't want it AT ALL. For me, it needs to be ranked at least below triple greenshells, which are way more useful in the position you usually get them. The triple mushrooms is well-ranked and is way better because you can pull them in the middle, and you can get rid of them very quickly But overall you did a great job congrats man ! 👏 (Ah yes also in competitive shock is the best item to pull, but in online chill lobbies it's not that good so your ranking is understandable 👍)

i needed this video, thanks for spending your time to make us happy

Talking about the lightning bolt and putting song of storms in the background was a nice detail, i liked it :)

Clearly the feather is above the bullet bill simply due to the fact that it’s the most god tier and useful item in the entire game. So good in fact they had to cut it from the main modes just because of how good it is.

The golden mushroom timer is the only item timer, that doesn't run out quicker, when using it. I realised it while watching this Video. Good Video

shock crazy underrated on this list, when you're talking about every other items' ability to dodge the shock as one of its biggest strengths, you know how important that item is. i would put it at #1 personally, being able to instantly hit every single person in the game, make them lose their items and make them all slower for a good number of seconds while nothing bad happens to you is a power way too great to be beaten by some mushrooms

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Another cool perk with the Boomerang is that you don't have to get rid of it to use other items, as it will, weirdly enough, go into the second slot if you already had an item in the second slot, allowing you to use those items before returning to the Boomerang. It might also be a hindrance at times but I find it cool.

Love your videos man

Great vid. Very well edited

I love your videos odyysey!!!! Keep making great content like this.

Accidentally making it into a video is hilarious, great video ❤

I think the star should be a little higher because one aspects I think is underrated about it is that it disappears from your roster when you use it so if you are lower in a race you can use it before a double item box and you can be in a star while having 2 very good items all while dodging any items and going faster.

Where Dah nintnedo livestream from September video? Some wild new stuff was added to this game! Plus great video as always! ^^

Honestly this game felt like it didn't have enough items in my opinion. Here's what i would've added Mega Mushroom (Turns User Big) Ice Flower (Freezes Track Behind You) Double Cherry (Clones User) Rock Mushroom (Turns Into a Boulder and Crushes Opponents and Obstacles) Mini Mushroom (Turns Tiny and Speedy) Magic Wand (Inverts Controls Of Nearest Enemy) Propeller Mushroom (Floats Above the Track to avoid obstacles like puddles) Capture (Possess Nearest Enemy Temporarily) Elephant Fruit (Trunk in Front Swats Obstacles and Enemies) Drill Mushroom (Drills Underground to Avoid, Drills Up Underneath Enemies to Stun) Bubble Flower (Encases Enemy in a Slowing Bubble) has a triple variant

Something that makes the blooper even worse is that if you manage to get and use it in first place (via custom items or smuggling) it will only affect you and no one else

Watch Nintendo outdate this video by having new items in wave 6

I like how the music for most of the sections are appropriate to the item being talked about. Really good job on the music selection. Side note: Not sure if this is intentional but the Red Shells having Shroom Ridge could refence the Mario Kart DS mission that you race against the Red Car. Probably isn't a reference to that honestly but it's funny that even one that doesn't seem to have a big connection has one if you think about it hard enough.

They should introduce an item exclusive to dry bones called the winner’s crown where once you get it you instantly win

Great video! I personally probably would've moved the Boo down a bit lower because it got nerfed hard in 8 deluxe because in the older games, you could actually go on off road without slowing down, that makes it more useful to me and I wish it was brought back in 8 deluxe...

a boo watching for the specific moment where i get a super horn & there is a blue shell chasing me

Starting the video off with a cool bowser meme, you already know this video slaps.

I really hope Nintendo returns the star to it's former glory in Mario Kart 9. Ever since 7 they heavily nerfed the star's speed boost to the point where it just plays like a boo that let's you drive offroad. In the older games like Wii and Double Dash the star felt more like an invincible gold mushroom.

I’m not sure if someone else has said this, but the boomerang has other interactions as well. It’s an item that has a count (3 throws), but it has a bit more control than the items with timers. If you use your boomerang and have a second item, it will come back to you and take up your second slot, so you can use the boomerang once to get to those mushrooms or shells or etc. and have the boomerang still if you choose. Also, if you don’t want a boomerang, you can throw it right before a double time box and it will get rid of the boomerang and give you two new items to work with. With boos, if you activate them one of you slots will always be taken up so you have to hope what it steals is worth it. I don’t think this changes it ranking, but i think it’s cool they add these types of things into the game

Can I just say I really like the music choice in this video. Having music that relates to each item. Sydney Sprint foe the boomerang was funny

what a fitting upload, i got mk8d yesterday

FINALLY someon understands the interesting gameplay dynamic behing the coin Item. Its MEANT to be bad, and adds cool syrategy like holding on to it to garuentee a protection item on the next box, or boo protection if you have a better item in your second slot

Now I want a version of this based purely on game impact. As much as we may hate coins they fill a very important balancing role to prevent 1st from getting ahead

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Great video Odyssey I agree with most your picks on the list. However, I feel the lightning needs to be much higher. While yes it's rare to obtain, and you can really only obtain it in 12th place, you are almost guaranteed to reach at least the top 7 unless you are like a whole lap behind. Given that stars and other items appear on the map the lightning could also be used strategically to target shock players who are either over a death zone pit or after their defense item runs out. I agree that items such as the bullet bill are superior but given that this is a power ranking video I feel the lightning should be no lower than at least top 3. Again, no hate towards this video at all but I personally feel you did the lightning a little dirty!

The Super Star is my favorite item in the Mario Kart series, as well in the main series. Keep it up with your "Dry Bones for Smash", I like hearing you say it.

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Damn that's crazy. I am the AGW Awsum player and at the time I was playing I had no idea I was in a match with a youtuber. Thanks for making me look good I was in first in all the clips you showed of me 😂

The blooper is so overpowered man, he’s just like you for real

The Blooper’s slipperyness has actually cost me multiple firsts because they make super tight turns that you’re used to making impossible. It’s actually not terrible at highest level, but it definitely is not good either

Something you didn’t mention for the coin that actually made me like it a little bit: if you have a coin in your main slot and a defense item in the secondary, holding onto the coin will essentially be a shield against a boo so that your defense can’t get stolen, so there is at least a little strategy around holding onto coins

I really like getting the coin in 1st place because a most of the time, the coins on the track are not optimally placed, meaning I have to take far wider turns to collect coins. The item circumvents this. I also like that I can refresh my coins instantly after getting hit anywhere

Oh boy what a great video I sure hope that the green shell isn’t higher than the fire flower!!!

5:40 I see what you did there, playing Piranha Plant Slide when talking about the piranha plant

You only get the bullet bill when the game thinks you're too bad so the game'll play for you.

Also, in the boomerang even if you have 3 throws, and a really good item, you can throw it AND then use the good item, keeping the boomerang, unlike some others items like the piranha plant, or the Golden mushroom

The only downside to the bullet bill is that it might run out when you least expect it, causing you to slow down a bit.

As a fairly competitive player, I think I can say if this video is subjective. I'll add more to this as I watch. I think the coin item is better than you're giving in credit for, while it's for balancing reason of course, but on DK Summit, you get like 4 coins per lap while driving optimally, so the coin item is really good. I would argue it's better than the blue shell because it's nearly impossible for you to catch up with only a blue shell, while getting to 10 coins does help catch up or break away, as getting to 10 coins matters more than the speed stat. Also, if you have coins, you go faster in the bullet and everything. I completely agree with your fire though, as green shells hone onto a player if they bounce off a wall. For your banana example, I think it would have been cool if you mentioned that they send you forwards instead of sideways, so if you hit yourself with one before getting hit by a blue shell to dodge one in I frames. I would personally put the boo above the golden because it keeps you invincible for 10 SECONDS. That's longer than every other item disincluding the bullet bill used in certain spots. Also, the shock being so low is a crime, that's a top 2 item for sure. I feel this way because in competitive Mario Kart, you almost always have at least 1 teammate, so if you pull the lightning and dodge your teammate, you pretty much win. Can I say though, you completely nailed the triple Mushroom being better than the golden. And if you want to know the boost you're getting from the star, it completley maxes out all your stats, which I find to be really cool. I do find it funny how high you put the triple red shell, but I would agree that it is the best offensive item (Except for the shock). Overall, your ranking was very respectable, and I've been watching you for years. Keep up the good work!

6:45, it was actually first implemented in mario kart double dash but it shot out several fireballs in a triangle shape

6:47 Mario kart double dash had the fire flower and super Mario kart too but only for bowser

Others already pointed out the important things, but I just felt like saying hi 😊 Actually there is one thing I’d like to point out for the Boo, you covered all the importance of it, but when it comes to item distribution, if not using custom items there can only be one Boo in play, and also if there are no other items available (which isn’t too common) the boo will automatically come back with a mushroom, unlike the older games where it gives you nothing

Super Horn (that’s its name, not “sound horn” as you called it) is quite good. Its hitbox lasts a pretty long time and can clear a lot of nearby weapons out. It also knocks away a lot of tracks hazards, including the train on N64 Kalimari Desert or the traffic that appears on multiple tracks.

My favorite troll with the Banana and Bob-omb is dropping one over a jump that passes over a previous section of the track

Wait I thought it was Sunday today. ODYSSEY CENTRAL UPLOAD!!!!

19:30 I did something really cool against my friend in Mario Kart 7 back in the day... it was just me vs him, no CPU's, and we were on the final turn right before a jump in front of the finish line (I don't remember the track)... he got the Lucky 7 in first place and I had a green shell in second. The turn was too curvy to get a clean shot on him, so I had to risk a rebound. I shot the green shell, bounced it off the wall, and nailed the shot. I ended up timing it perfectly to hit his bomb in the item ring, it blew him up, and I was victorious! It was even cooler because he said he was one item off from using his invincibility star and breezing to the end for free

This video made me want to get back into Mario kart but when I went to my game collection Mario kart was not in its case, I checked the other cases and found that Nickelodeon kart racers (which I got as a joke gift, emphasis on _gift_ ) was also taken. I know the culprits but that’s getting into some personal stuff so I’ll leave it at that.

2:12 I’m pretty sure the blooper is coded to affect and confuse the computers driving a bit, not sure how though

A benefit of the coin is that if you have it in slot 1 and a horn in slot 2 while in 1st it can protect you from boos stealing your horn

Or maybe they could even add the Fizzlit. I can’t remember what game it originated from but I know it was in 3D World. Basically, when thrown, it would move forward a bit, stop, and then wait for a racer to get in a square radius around it, and then expand into the electric square form, shocking racers that drive over them and shrinking them similar to the Lightning power up. Or maybe they could add the Mini Mushroom, which gives you a mush (get it?) larger boost of speed than the Mushroom but also shrinks you like Lightning. They could even add the Builder Hammer, which could be like a combination of the Hammer Suit and Builder Suit from Mario Maker 2, and using it would activate a timer similar to the Fire Flower and throw large hammers in a large arc, but holding down on the D-pad or control stick would make it drop boxes that behave similarly to Bananas.

Video idea: Ranking all kart parts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (All Karts, Bikes, ATVs, Tires and Gliders)

While I like Mario in general, I'm not fond of Mario Kart and never have been, but you talk about it in such an interesting way that I've been interested in it while watching this video even if I don't like it.

Something about the blue shell I have to say is when you get hit by anything you become invincible for a couple of frames, so if a blue shell is coming to you, you can just hit a banana, or can hit by any obstacles that are on the track. When you do that, you won't get hit by the blue shell.

12:48 always use it on the red. Reds and blues cause IDENTICAL hitstun, the only difference is reds let you tumble forward while blues make you tumble in pace.

Piranha plant speed can help us more compared to single mushroom as it lasts longer + you can use it offensively that means it should easily be better than the boomerangs and triple green shells and the ghost should be low since most people use it right away after they get it also its hard to know when the lighting happens

The boo item was nerfed from ds to 8 deluxe, in ds you could go on offroad without losing speed and it made it pretty broken and completly overshadowed the star item, now it will just slow down wich tbf it needed a nerf

I really really wish that Fire Flower worked like the Fireball from Double Dash!!. Just shotgun blast a scattering of fireballs all over in front of or behind you. I think that would help it stand out more compared to currently, where it really does just feel like crappier green shell.

The fire flower puts you in the least amount of stun of any item. In 7 this actually worked really well as invincibility frames we item dependent not cart combination dependent, meaning you could use a fire flour to put someone into stun for longer if you could tune your shots and keep hitting them. In 8 you always get a fuck ton of invincibility so it does a lot less and you can’t combo multiple shots.

I think the Bob-Omb is a better defensive item then you give it credit for, sure it's not as reliable as a green shell but here's the thing, red shells are probably the most common concern, but since it always travels in the center of the track you can just drop the Bob-Omb in the middle of the track (Same with bananas) and the red shell will pretty much always run into it, piece of cake : )

I completely agree with the fact that the triple shroom is better than the golden. Being able to space out the shoots make it so much better, especially if you are bad at spamming

One of my favorite ways to play is having one team have all items while the other team only has boos. It certainly leads to some interesting situations. (It can be a bit one sided though.

The Golden Mushroom hurts the most when I have it as the front item, the back item is an invincibility one and there's a shock in play. There have been like three times I had the golden, saw someone pull a lightning and mashed as hard as I could to use the Star or Boo only to get shocked. I would so mich rather get triple mushrooms at any given time.

They should also add the Acorn, it would be kind of like the Green Shell except it bounces and makes shock waves when it hits the ground. These shockwaves could be avoided by perfectly timing a drift hop.

23: Coin (Does absolutely nothing aside from a small boost) 22: Feather (Great jump in most games, but useless in this one) 21: Blooper (Barely blocks your view and is mostly an annoyance) 20: Banana (An iconic item that is really, really mid tbh) 19: Fire Flower (A green shell without the Red Shell blocking) 18: Green Shell (Harder to use and control than the Red Shell) 17: Banana Bunch (Three Bananas are better than one) 16: Boomerang (It feels so satisfying to snipe someone) 15: Bob-Omb (Useful that is if it doesn’t attack you first) 14: Triple Green Shell (Three Green Shell are better than one) 13: Boo (Stealing items is a really cool ability) 12: Spiny Blue Shell (Not very useful for the placement) 11: Piranha Plant (This item has a bunch of crazy abilities) 10: Red Shell (A little sniping murder machine!) 9: Mushroom (A very simple but very effective speed boost) 8: Triple Red Shell (Three little sniping murder machines are better than one) 7: Triple Mushroom (Three Mushrooms are better than one) 6: Gold Mushroom (Gives you an insane amount of speed) 5: Super Horn (The only think that can stop the Blue Shell) 4: Star (Makes you invincible and colorful with a banger song) 3: Lightning (This unstoppable item strikes EVERYONE!) 2: Crazy 8 (8 Items?! That’s obviously an awesome idea) 1: Bullet Bill (A more hardcore, useful, and faster version of the star)

I remember playing the wii version with my dad when i was young, and I remember my dad sniping me with the banana item. It was legendary.

One thing that's purely there for detail is the horn sound is unique for each character

Ranking lets go

14:48 ok that clever joke lol 😂

15:41 in my experience this is by far the rarest item in the game Lucky 8: Am I a joke to you?

Odyssey you are awesome

the coin literally GIVES YOU money and as a mr crabs fan im appalled this isn’t number 1

Niceeeeee, a new video!

Bit of correction regarding items. Items are determined by both placement and distance from first. Other than that, great video!

Shocked that the shock is so low, I thought it would be a guaranteed top 3 at least just because of how much it can change the game and remove other powerful items and coins. Maybe I’ve just been watching too much shortcat ig

Bro pulled out Cool Bowser less than five seconds in, I got jump scared

Fun fact about the blooper in the spots you get it you could have also gotten triple red shells.

17:41 well you don’t have to spam it, it’s a set timer that doesn’t get affected no matter how many times you use it unlike the fire flower and Piranha plant

You forgot a very big down to the triple mushroom, You can steal them when ‘trading paint’ which is good for if you don’t have one but bad when you have one