KartRider Drift Tier List

Not sure which kart and character to use? Our KartRider Drift tier listis here to help you. In this guide, we rank all of the characters from S tier to D tier, allowing you to waste no time in guessing …

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Not sure which kart and character to use? Our KartRider Drift tier listis here to help you. In this guide, we rank all of the characters from S tier to D tier, allowing you to waste no time in guessing which characters to use. What’s more, we’ll keep it updated alongside new character additions and balance patches. So, we recommend that you bookmark this page and check back often.

KartRider Drift is the latest entry in the long-running racing franchise. It’s basically Mario Kart with cute chibi characters. You pick a character, customise your appearance, then do it all over again with your kart. Once you’re happy with your setup (and remember – our tier list can help!) you can participate in races in a variety of different modes, including ‘Speed’ and ‘Item’.

You can learn more about it on the official site. If you’re looking for something new to play, check out our Blue Lock: Project World Champion tier list, Legend of Slime best traits tier list, and MapleStory soul tier list.

KartRider Drift Tier List

Last updated on June 7.

Now, we’ll go through our actual tier list, including an explanation of the tiers and some FAQs.

Tiers Explained

Before we move onto the tier list though, we thought we’d quickly explain what our tiers mean:

  • S Tier: These are the best characters and karts currently available in the game, and you should definitely aim to use them.
  • A Tier: These characters and karts are great – and may even include some of the best in the game – but they require some mastery to get the most out of.
  • B Tier: Characters and karts in this tier are good for beginners. They’re unremarkable but have decent handling and abilities that will help you get to grips with the experience.
  • C Tier: The only real difference between C and D tier is that C tier characters and karts can occasionally have niche uses. They may be great at a particular game mode, or be exceptionally powerful at the beginning of a race.
  • D Tier: We don’t recommend using these characters or karts under any circumstance, unless you absolutely have to because you have nothing else. They underperform at all stages of the race, and in all game modes.

KartRider Drift Characters Tier List

This is our characters tier list – scroll below to find the separate kart tier list.

S Tier

The best characters in the game. 

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

A Tier

Great characters in their own right that are great when mastered.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

B Tier

These characters are great during the beginning of the game, but you’ll want to swap them out later on.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

C Tier

These can fulfil niche roles, but are ultimately better off avoiding.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

D Tier

Skip these characters completely.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

KartRider Drift Kart Tier List

This is our kart tier list.

S Tier

The best karts in the game. 

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

A Tier

Great karts in their own right that may require a bit of mastery.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

B Tier

These karts are great during the beginning of the game, but you’ll want to swap them out later on.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

C Tier

These karts can fulfil niche roles, but are ultimately better off avoiding.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

D Tier

Skip these karts completely.

  • We’re currently working on our tier list. Check back soon!

KartRider Drift Tier List FAQ

Now we’ll answer a bunch of questions you may have about KartRider Drift or tier lists in general.

What Is A Tier List?

A tier list is a list of characters that you can unlock in a game – particularly a gacha game – ordered from best to worst. We rank from S tier to D tier, with S being best and D being worst.

The purpose of a tier list is to help you, the player, determine who the best characters to unlock are, so you can save time and money. Once you know who the best characters are, you can form a party out of them and ignore the others.

How Did We Pick Our KartRider Drift Tier List?

We used a combination of the following factors when deciding on our KartRider Drift tier list:

  • Personal experience
  • Community feedback
  • General consensus from other tier lists

However, it’s worth noting that tier lists are subjective by nature. This is based on our experience with the game, but yours may vary. So, we recommend that you take this with a pinch of salt and play KartRider Drift for yourself.

How Often Do We Update Our KartRider Drift Tier List?

We update this tier list regularly to ensure that it always follows the latest meta. Typically, you can expect an update around the following happenings:

  • A new character releases
  • Balance changes

There may be a small delay between the above two events as we’ll return to the game to check out the new character for ourselves, or to see how the balance patches have affected things.

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Glen has over a decade's worth of experience in gaming journalism, writing for Pocket Gamer, Pocket Tactics, Nintendo Life, and Gfinity. When he's not badgering everyone about the dangers of passive text, you can probably find him playing Wild Rift.