
Fire Dragon - This powerup can only be used on people who are in front of you, followed by a five-second countdown before it triggers. When hit by aggressive abilities, you'll also lose the one you currently have, if any. Some critical chances can be improved by upgrading certain stats. Abilities all have a chance to land a critical hit as well, making them more powerful. Unlike speed races, your gauge will fill up simply by running, and you'll earn extra gauge through tasks such as a successful perfect jump. Dashes have a much lesser speed boost, as most of the strategy comes down to using your abilities. In magic races, there are a variety of powerups you can use to your advantage. Understand the basic concepts of magic races. If done correctly and in time, you will get a head start, although it might not always be perfect without lots of practice! As your horse gets ready to dash off, press the forward key while your horse is still in the air, but also just when the match starts. You should wait until it's just about to hit one second remaining, and at this point, you should hit the jump button. Wait for the countdown to reach two seconds. Head starts can only be done on maps where your horse stands at a starting line, and is unavailable on maps in which your horse is already running at the countdown. As for the head start, this is a bit harder and requires better timing. To perform perfect jumps, you have to jump at the right time over obstacles like logs, which will have a reddish arrow going over them, indicating you can jump over them for a gauge bonus. Both will help fill up your gauge - which, when full, will give you a power-up - if done correctly. These will primarily include getting a head start and getting perfect jumps.
Learn about and practice other general game basics. All of these controls only apply to the above-mentioned setup that uses the W key as forward, S as left, D as right, S as brake/slow, and the shift key to slide.To execute a triple dash, you must first fill the bar with a double dash (make sure it's orange and not yellow!), then press down on the S key while still not holding W and, once it turns red, press down on W to dash.All of these controls only apply to the above-mentioned setup that uses the W key as forward, S as left, D as right, S as brake/slow, and the shift key to slide.To execute a double dash, you must first fill the bar with a normal dash, then release the W key until the bar turns orange, and finally, press W again to complete the dash.For example, if you use a WASD setup using the spacebar as jump and the shift key to slide, you would press W and A or D while holding down the shift key, allowing you to slide and thus charging the bar. This is done by turning either left or right while also holding the forward key paired with the slide key. To execute a normal dash, you must perform a slide.There are three types of dashes: the dash, double dash, and triple dash, each one being consecutively more powerful, but nonetheless harder to execute. You can increase the duration and speed of these dashes by upgrading the Agility stat, which can be increased when your horse levels up.
Sliding will result in your horse drifting, helping you get around sharp or curved corners, and when this is done, a bar will charge that results in a dash, giving your horse a small boost and making it run faster for a short period of time.