There are seven challenge rooms in Bowser's Keep. In order to proceed, they must all be completed in a total of 8 (5 on hard) tries.
Once completed, a Master Shaman will be present before the first room to allow the player to skip the rooms in the future.
Challenge 1[]
- Type: Platforming
- Chests: Royal Jelly
- Strategy: Jump from platform to platform. It's easier to land on the next one when it's slightly higher.
- Hard Change: The platforms move faster.
Challenge 2[]
- Type: Platforming
- Chests: Ultra Shroom x2, Jammin Jelly x2
- Strategy: Follow the path revealed by the Anti Guys, jumping over gaps as needed.
- Hard Change: There's one less Anti Guy revealing the ground.
Challenge 3[]
- Type: Platforming
- Chests: Blue Essence x2, Purify Water x2, Royal Jelly, Manifest Illusion (hidden chest)
- Strategy: Take your time and get underneath each chest before hitting it. Hitting a chest will cause Mario to fall straight down, so make sure there's ground there. Note that the platforms do not move while Mario is jumping.
- Hard Change: The chests are further apart and less uniform.
Challenge 4[]
- Type: Platforming
- Chests: Ultra Shroom, Elixir, Life Shroom x2, Fire Gem
- Strategy: Lure the Bob-Omb to one side of the map, then roll the cannonball to advance. Make sure to leave the cannonball somewhere visible!
- Hard Change: The Bob-Omb moves toward Mario more aggressively.
Challenge 5[]
- Type: Platforming
- Chests: Energizer, Blue Essence, Royal Jelly, Life Shroom
- Strategy: Jump from one platform to the next, taking your time to avoid missing and landing in the lava. When hitting a chest, make sure there's ground underneath. Note that the platforms do not move while Mario is jumping.
- Hard Change: Some chests are harder to get and a platform has been removed.
Challenge 6[]
- Type: Puzzle
- Chests: None
- Strategy: Hit the switches marked in red below. Do not hit a switch in the corner or a switch in the middle unless one has already been hit.
- Hard Change: Dr. Topper jumps on a switch at the start, making the solution more complicated.
Challenge 7[]
- Type: Puzzle
- Chests: None
- Strategy: Kick the cannonballs in the order shown below. The important part is keeping cannonballs out of corners as much as possible.
- Hard Change: There is now a 60 second timer to complete the challenge. The timer is more to apply pressure than force quick kicking. The ticking will double in speed at 10 seconds remaining.
