Assist Block

Assist Blocks are golden blocks that appear in the Nintendo 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land. There are two types of Assist Blocks: one that contains an Invincibility Leaf, and one that contains a P-Wing, each shown with an icon of their respective power-ups. Each block is meant to contain these power-ups which assist the player to reach the end, and they appear near the beginning of the stage after losing a certain number of lives in that stage.

The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block only appears after Mario loses five lives in a single stage. Once Mario collects the Invincibility Leaf, he transforms into White Tanooki Mario and becomes invincible for the entire stage.

The P-Wing Assist Block appears after Mario loses ten lives in a stage. Using the P-Wing takes Mario all the way to the end of the stage, in front of the Flagpole.

Assist Blocks stop appearing in the Special Worlds.