Character Skills

Character Skills are a feature of Characters in KartRider: Drift, introduced in the RISE Update.

Summary

Character Skills are divided into two categories: Active skills, designated by orange icons, that need to be manually activated by the player; and Passive skills, designated by blue icons, which automatically activate under certain circumstances. The rank of the character's outfit affects how often the player is able to utilize that character's Skill.

Character	Skill Name	Description	Scaling Effect	Common	Fine	Rare	Heroic	Legendary
Bazzi	Balloon Blast	Bazzi launches a Water Bomb that rolls across the track, bouncing off walls and exploding on contact with a racer.	Cooldown	18s	17.1s	16.2s	15.3s	14.4s
Brodi	Brodi's Boost Zone	Brodi creates a Boost Zone on the track in the direction he's facing for a very short time. Any racer can use the Boost Zone.	Cooldown	21s	19.9s	18.8s	17.7s	16.6s
Dao	Leaps & Bounds	Dao launches himself forward through the air, giving him a burst of speed and the ability to jump over ground-based hazards. The fewer items Dao is carrying, the further the jump.	Cooldown	17s	16.1s	15.2s	14.3s	13.4s
Draky	Gauge Drain	Draky drains Active Skill cooldown from opponents ahead of him, granting him a speed boost that stacks up to four times.	Cooldown	25s	23.7s	22.4s	21.1s	19.8s
Erini	Lightstone Shield	Erini creates a field that grants a Shield effect to allies and removes Shields and Angel Armor from opponents that drive through it.	Cooldown	20s	19s	18s	17s	16s
Kris	Banana Hack	Kris hacks her opponents, replacing an item they're carrying with a Banana. Then gives Kris a Boost or Siren depending on how many players were hacked.	Cooldown	21s	19.9s	18.8s	17.7s	16.6s
Lodumani	Greed on the High Seas	Lodumani emits a shockwave that collects nearby item boxes, giving him their contents.	Cooldown	27s	25.6s	24.2s	22.8s	21.4s
Lucid	Explosive Butterflies	Lucid gains a burst of speed, and any racers who make contact with her explode.	Cooldown	28s	26.6s	25.2s	23.8s	22.4s
Mayor Zipi	Old Money	Mayor Zipi swings his cane, giving him a very brief shield against an incoming attack. Cooldown is reduced if this skill is used successfully.	Cooldown	15s	14.2s	13.4s	12.6s	11.7s
Miso	HexaDraw	Miso locks on to an opponent and drags them toward her.	Cooldown	25s	23.7s	22.4s	21.1s	19.8s
Neo	Wave of Justice	Neo swings his sword, knocking nearby racers away from him.	Cooldown	13s	12.3s	11.6s	10.9s	10.2s
Pim	Slippery Snowflake	Pim drops snowflakes behind himself. Opponents that drive over the snowflakes are locked out of their steering controls temporarily.	Cooldown	26s	24.7s	23.4s	22.1s	20.8s
Sophia	Leave Me Alone	Sophia removes Shields, Angel Armor, Boosts, and Balloon protections from nearby opponents. If she removes at least one effect, she is given the effects of a Shield.	Cooldown	15s	14.2s	13.4s	12.6s	11.8s
Spirit Kid	Ghosted	Spirit Kid turns invisible, preventing other racers from targeting her with lock-on items or skills.	Cooldown	17s	16.1s	15.2s	14.3s	13.4s
Taki	Lightstone Boost	Taki grants a Boost effect to nearby racers. If he didn't give a Boost to an opponent, he is given a Boost item.	Cooldown	17s	16.1s	15.2s	14.3s	13.4s
Tiera	Prettion Power	Tiera locks on to another racer and launches a butterfly at them. Opponents are slowed temporarily, while allies are given a Boost effect. If Tiera buffed an ally, she is given a Shield effect.	Cooldown	21s	19.9s	18.8s	17.7s	16.6s
Tobi	Help Me, Sweeper!	Tobi locks on to another racer and creates a Sweeper robot ahead of them. The Sweeper moves back and forth across the track and acts as a Barricade. Opponents who collide with the Sweeper are also knocked back.	Cooldown	18s	17.1s	16.2s	15.3s	14.4s
Uni	Tempest Tantrum	Uni locks on to an opponent, then launches himself at them as a tornado. Each opponent Uni makes contact with is knocked away. After the effect ends, Uni is slowed for a short time.	Cooldown	29s	27.5s	26s	24.5s	23s
Viktor	Terrible Time Bomb	Viktor targets an opponent to plant a bomb on them. After a few seconds, the bomb explodes, launching that racer and any other racers near them.	Cooldown	25s	23.7s	22.4s	21.1s	19.8s
Vivi	Awful Avalanche	Vivi causes three big snowballs to appear on the track ahead of her. The snowballs roll backward and cause opponents to spin out on contact.	Cooldown	27s	25.6s	24.2s	22.8s	21.4s
Airi	Water Bomb Bouquet	Automatically upgrades Water Bombs into Water Bomb Bouquets. Bouquets cause three to five additional explosions, with the chance of five varying. Additionally, she is automatically given Water Bombs at set intervals.	Water Bomb Timer/Chance of 5 Explosions	42s/19%	40s/20%	38s/21%	36s/22%	34s/23%
Brian	Dispatched Detective	Brian starts the race with an enhanced Siren that gives a larger Boost than usual. Sirens he gets from item boxes are enhanced and give him a Barricade as well. Additionally, he is automatically given Sirens at set intervals.	Siren Timer/Siren Speed Boost	44s/+58%	42s/+60%	40s/+62%	38s/+64%	36s/+66%
Derek	Extreme Velocity	Derek passively has a lower top speed than other characters, but while driving above 130 km/h for a few seconds, his top speed increases, stacking up to three times. Any effect that slows Derek will remove the buffs, as will carrying two items at once.	Time to Level Up	5s	4.7s	4.4s	4.1s	3.8s
Diz	Competitive Spirit	Whenever Diz is struck with an attack item, she has a chance of automatically obtaining a Boost.	Activation Chance	58%	60%	62%	64%	66%
Ethen	Ethen's Book Club	Water Wisps Ethen collects have a chance to be changed into a Book. Books stun the first opponent ahead of Ethen, the stun duration increasing based on how far Ethen is from his target.	Activation Chance	78%	81%	84%	87%	90%
JENNIE	JENNIE's Water Blast	Automatically upgrades Water Bombs into Water Bomb Bouquets. Bouquets cause three to five additional explosions, with the chance of five varying.	Chance of 5 Explosions	19%	20%	21%	22%	23%
JISOO	JISOO's Escape Plan	A certain number of times per race, JISOO will automatically break free from a bubble.	Times Per Race	8	9	10	11	12
Keffy	Keffy & Donuts	Whenever Keffy collects an item box, there's a chance he'll drop a donut behind him, which have one of two effects on the first racer to drive over it.	Activation Chance	48%	50%	52%	54%	56%
LISA	LISA's Willpower	Whenever LISA is struck with an attack item, she has a chance of automatically obtaining a Boost.	Activation Chance	58%	60%	62%	64%	66%
Marid	The Power of Money	Marid begins the race with a Boost and is able to charge up Boosts over time by driving at least 100 km/h. Boost builds faster the further Marid is from the first place racer.	Base Driving Time	30s	29s	28s	27s	26s
Martin	Hydrophile	Whenever Martin is hit with or shields against a Water Bomb or Water Wisp, he has a chance of obtaining a copy of the item that hit him.	Activation Chance	78%	80%	82%	84%	86%
Mobi	Sleight of Hand	Every so often, Mobi gains the effects of a Boost and an aura that allows him to copy an item from another racer by bumping into them.	Cooldown	25s	24s	23s	22s	21s
Mos	The More The Merrier	Whenever Mos obtains a Banana, Big Banana, or Barricade from an item box, he has a chance of being given five uses in that item slot.	Activation Chance	78%	80%	82%	84%	86%
Orion	Breaking Through	A certain number of times per race, Orion will automatically shield himself against Barricades, Tobi's Sweepers, or Neo's Wave of Justice.	Times Per Race	10	11	12	13	14
Pink Bean	Attack Reflection	Pink Bean gains a passive shield for ten seconds that reflects Missiles and Water Wisps back at his attacker once every so often.	Cooldown	32s	31s	30s	29s	28s
Raptor L	Doing It Left	Raptor L gains a Barricade if he turns left for a certain amount of time while driving at least 150 km/h.	Turning Time	23s	22s	21s	20s	19s
Raptor R	Doing It Right	Raptor R gains a Barricade if he turns right for a certain amount of time while driving at least 150 km/h.	Turning Time	23s	22s	21s	20s	19s
Rave	Fan Service	A certain number of times per race, Rave will temporarily shield herself from further spin outs if she is hit with a Banana, Big Banana, or Siren.	Times Per Race	4	5	6	7	8
Rena	Hydrophobic	A certain number of times per race, Rena will automatically break free from a bubble.	Times Per Race	8	9	10	11	12
Rex	Relentless Revenge	When activating Instant Boost after being hit with an attack, there's a chance Rex will be given the effect of a Siren.	Activation Chance	70%	72%	74%	76%	78%
Rivaski	Alien Mind Trick	Rivaski can passively see the items held by opponents one rank above and below him. Additionally, he is automatically given Scanners at set intervals.	Scanner Timer	40s	38s	36s	34s	32s
ROSÉ	ROSE's Promise	Whenever ROSÉ is hit with or shields against a Water Bomb or Water Wisp, she has a chance of obtaining a copy of the item that hit her.	Activation Chance	78%	80%	82%	84%	86%
Toto	Cannonball	Missiles Toto receives from item boxes have a chance of being upgraded into Cannonballs, which create an area ahead of him that causes Missiles to be launched at racers who drive through it.	Activation Chance	58%	60%	62%	64%	66%