World 4 of 13
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury: World 4 walkthrough
A world that ends in a lava lair with a giant rock boss.
- About 23–24 min in the videos
- 1 part · 1 step
- 1 boss
Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 4 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026
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What each player can do here
P1 · Player 1
- Everyone plays the same courses at once. Anyone can float into a bubble to sit out a tricky bit, and players can lift and toss one another.
P2 · Player 2
- Up to four people play 3D World together; lives are shared across the group.
If your skill levels differ: A newer player can float into a bubble at any time to skip a jump that looks too hard. How to split the roles
Lava Rock Lair
Part 1 of 1. Beat Boss Brolder.
- BothYou cannot hurt him directly: knock out one of the small Brolders he summons, pick it up and throw it at him. Three hits win.
Boss
Boss BrolderThe lair boss
- The fight: Throw his own small Brolders back at him, three times.
Sources (6)
Steps compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 4 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.
- ProsafiaGaming: Super Mario 3D World - Full Game Walkthrough (World 4 from 1:03:10)
- Mr Chhay: Super Mario 3D World Full Game (No Damage) (World 4 from 1:10:51)
- Super Mario Wiki: Super Mario 3D World
- Super Mario Wiki: Boss Brolder
- Nintendo Wire, How to beat every boss in Super Mario 3D World (Wayback copy)
- Nintendo, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury store page