Your primary progression in Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is governed by the weapons you have (though of course, you upgrade your characters, too). As such, finding new weapons can be paramount. In this guide, we tackle the location of the weapons hidden about in the first three worlds of the game.

WORLD 1

• Killer Extinct
  Go through the blue cannon and collect all the rings
• Bwah Blaster
  Activate a yellow switch in order to activate the red ring and unlock a chest
• Gold Weapons
  Beat the World’s secret level.
• Gold Weapons
  Finding Gold Weapons requires you to beat the World’s secret level
• Rumble Bee
  Activate the Red Ring in 1-1, and collect the weapon from the chest after collecting the coins
• Turbine
  After using the first canon in 1-2, use the canon on the right to get launched into a special stage. Complete the special stage
• Rainbow Runner
  Activate the red ring near the stone maze area and get this from the chest in World 1-4.
• Spike Striker
  In 1-5, after crossing the wooden bridges, hit the green switch, and enter the blue cannon. Complete the challenge.
• Bowser Basher
  After collecting the Spike Striker, return to the wooden bridges, and hit all the switches, and activate the Red Ring.

WORLD 2

• Thunderceptor
  From the previous weapon, continue down the path, and activate a yellow switch. A little ahead, go through the blue cannon, and complete the challenge
• Special Delivery
  In 2-8, activate the red ring in the frost maze
• Hog Wild
  Push boxes down a frosty path at Peach’s Castle- this should unlock a Red Ring, which you can activate to unlock a chest.
• Bwahnzai Bill
  In 2-1, push a ball down a slope; this should allow you to activate a Red Ring, and in turn, a chest.
• Brute
  In 2-3, you will come across a cannon and a chest. You need to progress through the cannon and complete the challenge.
• Prickly Persuader
  While crossing the wooden bridges, activate the Red Ring.

WORLD 3

• Royal Rabbid
  You need to pick up the statues and activate the Red Ring.
• Thorn Scorn
  In 3-1, go through a tube to activate a Red Ring.
• Crosshead Orb
  Go through a blue cannon and save Toadette. Once you are down, complete the Challenge.
• No Pity Kitty
  It’s next to the Boo statue.
• Hydrant Hammer
  You need to go through the blue cannon immediately after the boss battle and complete the challenge
• Brunnehildea
  At the end of  3-7, activate the Red Ring.

Mario+Rabbids is, ultimately, a Ubisoft game. You know what this means, don’t you? It means that there are a lot of collectibles for you to hunt down in the game! Thankfully, the collectibles this time around are fun to find, and meaningful to collect- you get in game artwork, songs from the soundtrack, and 3D models to observe.

If you need help hunting all of this down, boy, have we got the guide for you (it’s this one FYI, just in case you were wondering).

SOUNDTRACK LOCATIONS

World 1

• Ancient Gardens – After beating the boss and getting the Push ability, go to the challenge 5 location and push the block out of the way on the right. You will find a canon that takes you to the soundtrack.
• Through The Lawns – In World 1-5, after the mid boss, take the white tunnel on the left to find a chest with the soundtrack.
• Ziggies Battle – Take the tunnel near the washing machine in Peach’s Castle to get to the chest with this music.
• Beep-O’s Lesson – This is in the secret chapter area of world 1- you will find this after beating the battle.
• Grand Opening – After you get the first set of Red Coins, take the path on the left. You will see an an opening between two trees with orange tops- go through that to find a chest with the soundtrack.
• Prologue – Hit the yellow switch and take the white tube on the right. Next, hit the new blue switch, return through the pipe and a new pipe is accessible where originally there was a blue pipe. Take this pipe to find the soundtrack.
• Towering View –In World 1-3, there is a tunnel after the first ‘Escape’ battle right where you came in, that takes you to a chest with the soundtrack.
• Mystic Journey –  In World 1-8, before you take the tunnel up the tower, go to the left and hit the switch to move the yellow sun block away. This will reveal a tunnel that will take you to the chest with the music.

World 2

• A Song Of Ice And Desert – This is in one of the chests after the first battle with the Tornado.
• Rabbid Kong’s Theme – After the first battle with the Tornado in it, take the tunnel up to find a small wall with a mushroom near it. Just go behind the wall.
• Tower’s Puzzle – In the Challenge 7 area, find the statue and cannonTake the statue through the cannon back towards challenge 7 and place the statue on the red platform.
• Hoppers –Right as you are exiting 2-2, there is a path to the left that leads to a cannon and a chest. You know what’s inside the chest.
• At The Towers Feet – In 2-3, go across the wooden bridge and open the chest for this soundtrack.
• Tower’s Theme 1 – In 2-6, after the battle with the Rabbid with the large shield, go back towards where the battle started. You will see a second path has opened up with a chest containing this music.
• Tower’s Theme – Place the two white statues on the two white switches.
• In The Heat Of The Battle –This is in the secret chapter area of world 2- you will find this after beating the battle.
• The Midboss Theme – Upon returning to World 2, go to challenge 2 and take the path on the right. You will a path with a small coin on it- follow this until you get to the chest with the music.
• Mystic Battle –Upon returning to World 2, go to challenge 2 and take the path on the right. You will a path with a small coin on it. Here, grab the statue and take it back to the Challenge. Now take the path up to the left, where you will find a switch to put the statue on. Put it there, a chest will appear, and voila.

World 3

• Spooky Skirmish – When you enter 3-7, there will be a switch that rotates colored platforms. Move the Blue Platform to the left to make a path to the chest with the soundtrack.
• Abbey Ruins – In 3-7, take the right path and follow it to get to the cannon that launches you to a chest with this soundtrack in it.
• Lost In The Swamp – In the chest near the second light puzzle.
• Icicle Golem’s Theme – Near the Challenge 4 Rabbid, take the tunnel to a cannon that launches you to some blocks you can break. Break them, and grab the song from the chest
• The Swamp Battle – Break the blocks near the pushable block outside the canon to World 3 to find the chest with the song.
• Hot Start, Cold Finish – After the first fight, go down the stairs and go through the smaller gate on the left. Follow the path until you see the small area with the coins. The chest is in there.
• In The Cold Of The Battle – Once the gate to the Blue Flame Area is open, go down the stairs and take the right path to find the chest with the song.
• Spooky Village – Halfway down the steps on the right path after the mid-boss battle, go to the end you will find a chest with this soundtrack in it.

World 4

• Exploring The Mine – In 4-5, move the platforms until they line up with the pipes, to access the chest
• Heart Of Darkness – After the mid-boss you will come to another color platform puzzle. There is a chest with the sound track inside it.
• Combat In The Cemetery – Take a right turn before the wooden bridge and grab the music from the chest
• A Stroll In The Cemetery – Follow the coin trail after the first battle
• Phantom’s Theme –Break the blocks in 4-1 near the first Red Coin Challenge

ART LOCATIONS

World 1

• Geyser Goombas – Take the tunnel opposite the drawbridge
• Exotic Ford –Hit the yellow switch next to the World 1 cannon, push the block, and grab the art from inside the chest
• Rabbid Kong –This is in the secret chapter area of world 1- you will find this after beating the battle.
• Baffling Blocks – Return to World 1-2 after beating World 1, go to the second challenge, take a right, and move the block away to reveal a chest.
• Leafy World Location – Take the left path after the second battle

World 2

• Wrecking Smasher –Upon returning to World 2, go to challenge 2 and take the path on the right. You will a path with a small coin on it. Here, grab the statue and take it back to the Challenge. Now take the path up to the left, where you will find a switch to put the statue on
• Hieroglyphic –In the Challenge 7 area, find the statue and cannonTake the statue through the cannon back towards challenge 7 and place the statue on the red platform.
• The Giant Fridge – This is at the end of the secret chapter in world 2. Go back to the start of the last battle and grab the statue. Bring it back to end of the battle and place it on the switch. Have fun, this one is super tedious.
• Archaeo Site – Continue down the path and take a left down to a couple blocks to find a chest with the art, after you take down the Rabbid with the Shield.
• Archaeo Details – In 2-6, it is a reward for completing one of the Red Ring challenges.
• Giant Skeleton – This is in one of the chests in the area right after the first battle with the Tornado

World 3

• Swamp House –fter the first fight, go down the stairs and go through the smaller gate on the left. Follow the path until you see the small area with the coins. Enter the graveyard there and inside the chest, there is an art piece.
• Odd Fountain – Go behind MME Bwahstrella’s podium
• The Spooky Swamp –When you enter 3-7, there will be a switch that rotates colored platforms. Move the Red Platform to the right, activate the switch with the block, and voila.
• Spooky Ziggy – Go down the stairs after the first battle and take the left gate- don’t climb the stairs, because around them, there is a chest with the artwork
• Eerie Little Square – In 3-8 there is a little white statue you can pick up right at the start. Take it through the White Tunnel, open a path to the chest.
• Eerie Little Square – Take the path with the green flames and go right at the bottom, smash the rocks, follow the path, take the cannon, smash more rocks, and find the chest with this art.

World 4

• Mecha Prototype – In 4-5, during the color platform switching section, get the pipes lined up to the left side
• Mushroom Tunnel – After the mid-boss, clear the puzzle, push the block off the cliff near the white tunnel, and on to the red switch
• Bwaaahr Machines – On the way between 4-1 and 4-2 there is some debris with coins circling it. The chest is near there.
• Lava Boss V0 – Follow the tunnels through the rotating platforms section

3D MODELS

World 1

• Sunflower – Mandatory in the story
• Rabbid Luigi – Go to the second challenge area, go to the right, move the block, and take the cannon to the chest.
• White Rabbids – After the second battle of 1-4, go back to the start of the battle area and take the small bridge down to the chest with this model
• Garden Hopper – Follow the maze to the switch that opens the path to the model.
• Toad Friends – Go to challenge 5 and push the block to find the chest.In World 1-6’s Jungle, follow the path on the left to the small crevice.
• Mario – Hit the switch after the first Red Coin Challenge, and take the pipe to find a chest with this model
• Rabbid Peach – In World 1-2, take the tunnel between the third and fourth battles to hit the switch Go back to the third battle, and take the canon to reach the chest.
• Garden Smasher – Go to challenge 8 , push the box near the entrance, take the tube to get to the cannon.
• Toadette – Take the tunnel next to the Amiibo platform in Princess Peach’s Castle.
• Rabbid Kong – In the secret chapter.

World 2

• Sherbert Ziggy – After the ice and dirt bridge with the frozen bloopers on the side, there will be a chest with this model
• Sherbert Hopper – Near a Coin Challenge in 2-1, take the path that leads into a cave and push the block onto the switch.
• Sherbert Supporter – In 2-6 right after you take out the Rabbid with the Shield, progress down the paths, and push one of the blocks on the ice on to the switch.
• Sandy – This can be found near the box puzzle with the multiple colored boxes and the boxes you have to push.
• Blizzy – The same area as Sandy, but up a pipe near the far side of the box pushing puzzle.
• Rabbid Mario – You will see an ice block that is blocked by a red block. Hit the red switch to lower the red block, move the wooden box to the end of the path, to access the chest behind the blue block.
• Sherbert Smasher – Upon returning to World 2, go to challenge 2 and take the path on the right. You will a path with a small coin on it. Here, grab the statue and take it back to the Challenge. Now take the path up to the left, where you will find a switch to put the statue on
• Peach – Put the white statues on the white switches in the Windy Desert
• Sherbet Buckler – In Challenge 8, put the statue on the switch

World 3

• Spooky Ziggy – After the first fight, go down the stairs, and take the left path.
• Spooky Peek-A-Boo – Story related.
• Calavera – After you beat the mid-boss another gate will open up. Take that gate.
• Spooky Valkyrie – Take the left path near the Challenge 9 Rabbid and bust the rocks up there.
• Rabbid Yoshi – Break the rocks near Challenge 9, hit the switch and then take the tunnel, put the statue on the switch
• Spooky Hopper – Break the Blocks near the Challenge 4 Rabbid to reveal a tunnel you can take to a chest with this model in it.
• Spooky Smasher – Cross the bridge near the MME Bwahstrella station to find the chest.

World 4

• Lava Hopper – First chest in the corner as soon as you enter world 4
• Lava Smasher – After the first battle in 4-1, take the path down the cliffside
• Lava Valkyrie – Right before 4-2, enter the metallic object
• Lava Buckler –Drop down the green arrow next to a bridge
• Lava Peek-A-Boo – Take the tube up to the solo blue switch and spin it until you can access the chest.
• Bwaluigi – Hard to miss. Near the start of 4-8.
• Bwario – Same as Bwaluigi.
• Yoshi – Take the white tunnel down near Challenge 4 Rabbid
• Lava Queen – This is in the secret chapter in world 4

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is out now, and it has turned out to be a great game, against all expectations, and beyond the wildest hopes and dreams. The charming take on XCOM in the Mushroom Kingdom has a flavor unique to it- supplemented by the fact that the game has nuanced gameplay that is compelling, wrapped up in an accessible package that evokes the best parts of Mario.

One of those parts includes the spectacular boss battles Mario is known for- of course, there are boss battles here, in this game, too. And they live up to the legacy and tradition of their parent series. They can also be really quite hard to get a handle on- which is where this guide comes in.

You can check out the video below to get strategies on defeating the bosses. A timestamped is provided under the guide- please bear in mind that that this video has spoilers.

• 00:00 Pirabbid Plant
• 09:07 Rabbid Kong
• 27:18 Blizzy & Sandy
• 36:50 Icicle Golem
• 01:01:31 Calavera
• 01:10:26 Phantom
• 01:29:59 Mecha Jr.
• 01:42:34 Bwario & Bwaluigi
• 01:53:40 Lava Queen and Bwario & Bwaluigi
• 02:12:34 Megadragonbowser

Coins are, much like in the actual Mario games themselves, the primary currency in Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. You use them to buy new weapons- and since weapons are how your progression is measured in this game, you want to be able to buy better ones.

This, in turn, means that you want to be able to earn as many coins as possible when playing the game. This guide has some basic tips and tricks to maximize your coin yield:

• Perform your best in battle. The yield is higher for getting through a battle in a fewer number of turns (below the ‘par’ for the course), and for not losing any party members- so, if something is not going your way, consider restarting the battle to maximize your coin yield.
• Collect coins in the overworld. This seems like the dumbest, most obvious thing to say, but make sure that you pick up every coin you can get to while navigating the overworld
• Collect coins during battle. Sometimes, coins show up on the battlefield, or they show up when you destroy cover or blocks, or when you get a Golden Shot on an enemy and cause them to explode in a shower of coins. No matter how, the same rule applies- if you see coins, make sure to grab every last one of them
• Replay existing missions.
• Challenge mode. Challenges are offered by Rabbids dressed as Toads throughout the Mushroom Kingdom- these net coins, and moreover, they can be replayed, too.

Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle may look like a cutesy, simplified take on the XCOM formula- but it has its own nuances, and it can be uncharacteristically difficult if you let it catch you off guard. There are a fair few things to keep track of in battle- and in this guide, we walk you through some of them, so you don’t ever get caught wrong footed by those pesky Rabbids.

HEALING

Arguably what makes the game hardest is the fact that there is basically no healing- and not just that, but your health is persistent battle to battle within a chapter in the game. All of which is to say, health is a precious commodity.

There are a few ways of restoring health- Red Mushrooms can restore some, but they are very rare, and not all that effective to begin with; Rabbid Queen has a Heal ability, although it comes with a cooldown period; Rabbid Peach has a Heal, too, though you need 20 orbs to unlock it on her skill tree.

CO-OP

Co-op is unlocked after beating the first world- and you unlock more co-op campaigns as you beat more of the main campaign by going to the Buddy Dome in Peach’s Castle. Keep the following in mind regarding the co-op:

• It is only playable locally
• Friendly fire is a thing in this mode- try not to catch your friend in your line of fire.

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Take your time in the overworld. Don’t just move from one area to the next- take your time, explore, poke around, and uncover secrets.
• Upgrade weapons. Weapons are the primary way your progression in this game is measured, which means you need to keep buying better weapons for all your characters the first chance you get
• Upgrade characters. Use the skill tree to upgrade more abilities for each character- and possibly, even to specialize them and give them specific roles in combat
• Experiment with your team makeup. This goes without saying- like any strategy game, you want to swap your roster out and see what team makeup you do best with. There are many characters, and each have their own perks and disadvantages. Figure out who works best for you, and keep switching out, using different compositions for different situations
• Use your characters’ abilities and techniques. Each character gets unique abilities and techniques, in addition to general ones such as Dash and Team Jump- use these to turn the tides of battle in your favor. Experiment with them to see which characters you like best

Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a tactics and strategy game- which means that you need to be cognizant of each character, their abilities, their positioning on the battlefield, their limitations, their current status, and more, to do well.

Things get more complicated when you consider that each character can be further upgraded, via a skill tree, unlocking more abilities and techniques for them to use in battle, and even giving them specializations and roles in battle.

So, first, let’s discuss how you do this:

• Beat the first world (Ancient Forest) boss; doing so gives you 10 Power Orbs. Power Orbs are the XP equivalent of the game
• At this point, you can access the Skill Tree in the Battle HQ
• Each character has their own Skill Tree, and their own pool of Power Orbs to draw from
• Invest Power Orbs into abilities that catch your attention

Now, for the actual abilities and powers for each character, the video below will walk you through the best ones for each of the eight characters in the game:

• Mario
• Luigi
• Peach
• Yoshi
• Rabbid Mario
• Rabbid Luigi
• Rabbid Peach
• Rabbid Yoshi

Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a strategy RPG- which means, obviously, that you are going to have to level up your characters. And while there isn’t a traditional level system with XP, you still have to invest in character skill trees to unlock more abilities for them.

So, here’s how this works:

• Your character automatically ‘levels up’ when you finish a world
• You can choose the Skill Tree option in the Battle HQ; this lets you directly select what abilities and techniques to invest your Power Orbs into for each character
• Power Orbs are obtained by finishing a chapter, defeating a boss, completing challenges, and opening chests in the overworld

There is no way to expedite this process- you can replay challenges to grind Orbs, and you can use those Orbs to level up, but the cost of subsequent abilities increases way too fast for you to be able to keep up with it meaningfully. This means that the best thing for you to do is to play the game naturally, but be thorough and comprehensive, and make choices about what you want each character to be.