What Do VR, BR, and AMR Mean on Max VR List?

On Max VR List, VR stands for Versus Rating, BR stands for Battle Rating, and AMR stands for All Max Ratings. VR and BR are the two in-game rating systems tracked across Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, while AMR is the site's own combined ranking that pulls a player's best results together into one leaderboard.

VR: Versus Rating

VR is the rating you accumulate in standard competitive races. In Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, every online race adjusts your VR up or down depending on where you finish and who you beat. The higher your VR climbs, the stronger the lobbies you tend to be matched into.

Max VR List treats VR as a "max" statistic: the site tracks the highest VR a player has ever reached, not their current standing. That is why the lists are built around peak achievements rather than live ratings.

The site separates VR records by game, since each title has its own VR ceiling and its own player pool:

• MK7 VR — Mario Kart 7
• MK8 VR — Mario Kart 8
• MK8DX VR — Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

BR: Battle Rating

BR is the equivalent rating for Battle Mode. Instead of race placements, BR moves based on your performance in balloon battles and other battle types. Like VR, it is tracked as a maximum value per player.

Max VR List lists BR alongside VR for each supported game (MK8 VR / BR, MK8DX VR / BR, and so on), so a player's race and battle peaks appear side by side.

AMR: All Max Ratings

AMR is not an in-game statistic — it is Max VR List's aggregate ranking. The site describes it as covering "All Max Ratings," and it appears in two forms:

• AMR — the current combined max-ratings ranking
• Pre-MK8DX AMR — a version scoped to results from before Mario Kart 8 Deluxe existed, preserving the older competitive era

AMR exists because a single player may hold strong maxes across several games and modes. Rather than forcing you to compare separate VR and BR tables, AMR combines those peaks into one ordered list.

How the Ratings Are Tracked and Ranked

Max VR List is described as "the official Mario Kart Max VR List," collecting "all the known max VR and BR achievements" for MK7, MK8, and MK8DX. The tracking model works like this:

Beyond these, the site also maintains total rating leaderboards, speedrun rankings, and simultaneous listings — the latter covering players who hold multiple max ratings at the same time. There are also sections for other Mario Kart max stats, such as MKDS wins and Tencent MK8DX VR.

Practical Notes

• A "max" is a peak value, so a player's listed VR or BR may be higher than what they currently hold in-game.
• Records are split by game because VR and BR are not comparable across titles.
• If your max is missing, its date is wrong, or you want a nickname changed, the site directs you to contact staff via Twitter or Discord rather than editing entries yourself.
• The site is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Japanese.