How do you dodge blue shells in Mario Kart World? There are least 14 techniques to avoid blue shells in this helpful video guide.
Doing well in Mario Kart World is the same as putting a target on your back when it comes to blue shells. For some, the combination of a high skill ceiling, tough NPCs, and prevalence of the spiny item has proven irksome, but it doesn’t have to be this way. You have more tools in your arsenal to deal with the blue shell than might be immediately apparent.
As detailed by Austin John Plays, there are at least 14 different ways to dodge or counter a blue shell, which he goes over in a great YouTube video where commenters are also sharing some of their favorite strategies. There’s a ton of strategic info in here that people might not realize, like: Did you know that the blue shell has a timer, and if it can’t hit you during that period of time, it’ll despawn?
The first tactic, which will be familiar to anyone who played Mario Kart 8, is of course the Super Horn.
