Rank

This article is about the ranks gained upon reaching a certain level in the Mario & Luigi series. For ranks gained upon leveling up Mario in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, see Stage (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door).

Ranks are a game mechanic introduced in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and later appear in every subsequent Mario & Luigi game excluding Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They are bestowed upon a character who reaches an appropriate level through leveling up. Each new rank confers benefits on the recipient, such as extra gear slots or privileges to certain shops.

Starting in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the player can choose a bonus for each character upon gaining a rank, with more bonuses becoming available as the characters reach higher ranks. Upon reaching the highest rank, the player can choose two bonuses. However, with the exception of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, it is not possible to choose every bonus due to the limited rank increases.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

All of Mario's, Luigi's, and Bowser's rankings in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Ranks first appeared in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, giving set rewards to Mario, Luigi and Bowser when they reach a new rank, ex. allowing the characters to equip more than one accessory and allowing the bros access to certain shops in Toad Town. Mario and Luigi have six ranks each, with the first five being named after items in the Super Mario franchise (Mushroom, Green Shell Fire Flower, Shine Sprite and Super Star), while Bowser only has four which have the words "boss" in them, referencing Bowser's status as a boss in various Super Mario games.

After the credits of the game, and when the ending screen is shown, Chakron's disembodied voice appears, commenting on the player's progress and the current rank they had before beating the game; either suggesting the player tries harder next time or congratulating them on getting the highest ranks.

Ranks for the Mario Bros.[edit]

	Level	Benefit
Mushroom Rank	Default	Allows up to one gear item to be equipped.
Shell Rank	6	Allows up to two gear items to be equipped.
Flower Rank	12	Allows up to three gear items to be equipped.
Shine Rank	18	Allows the bros to shop at the Toadles Boutique in Toad Town.
Star Rank	25	Allows the bros to shop at the Star Shop in Toad Town.
Rainbow Rank	40	When both brothers reach this rank, gives the Excellent!! Badge.

Ranks for Bowser[edit]

	Level	Benefit
Bronze Boss Rank	Default	Allows up to one gear item to be equipped.
Silver Boss Rank	10	Allows up to two gear items to be equipped.
Gold Boss Rank	20	Allows up to three gear items to be equipped.
Final Boss Rank	40	Gives the Intruder Fangs equipment to Bowser.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Ranks work slightly differently in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team than in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Instead of set rewards, such as extra gear slots or shopping privileges, the player can choose a Rank-Up Bonus to give to Mario or Luigi upon reaching a new rank. Upon reaching Rainbow Rank, the player can choose two Rank-up Bonuses, and can shop in the gold side of Rose Broquet. This means that each Bro. has a maximum of five bonuses once the player reaches Level 40.

	Level	Notes
Mushroom Rank	Default	Referred to as Shroom Rank in the Status menu.
Shell Rank	8	—
Flower Rank	16	—
Star Rank	26	—
Rainbow Rank	40	—

Rank-Up Bonuses

Bonus	In-game description	Availability	Notes
Gear Slot +1	Increases your apparel slots* by one, letting you use more gear!*	Shell Rank	Can be chosen twice. The player can give a brother another extra gear slot if they have already chosen Gear Slot +1 before.
Badge Stock +1	Adds an additional effect stock* for your badges.*	Shell Rank	If the player selects this for both Bros., they can have the maximum of four badge effect stocks.
HP Up+	Gives you an additional +2 HP* every time you gain a level.*	Shell Rank	—
POW Up+	Gives you an additional +1 POW* every time you gain a level.*	Shell Rank	—
BP Up+	Gives you an additional +1 BP* every time you gain a level.*	Shell Rank	—
Quick Level	Gives you 20% more EXP from enemies you defeat, making it easier to level up.	Shell Rank	Increases the total EXP by 20% for each enemy the Bros. defeat.
Iron Body	Reduces damage you receive from enemies by 25%.	Shell Rank	—
Jump Man	Boosts your solo-jump-attack power to 125% of normal.	Flower Rank	—
Hammerhead	Boosts your solo-hammer-attack power to 125% of normal.	Flower Rank	—
Counterer	Boosts your counterattack power to 150% of normal.	Flower Rank	—
Shroom EXP	Makes Mushrooms give you EXP as well as HP. Mushrooms lovers level up easily!	Flower Rank	Using Mushrooms adds 150% of the healed HP to the EXP.
Big Lucky	Boosts the power of Lucky Hits so you deliver 200% the normal damage.	Star Rank	Lucky Hits without this bonus deal 150% the normal damage.
Casual Bros.	Makes Bros./Luiginary Attacks cost half the BP* they normally do.*	Star Rank	Can be stacked with the Bros. Ring. Luiginary Attacks are only affected if Mario chooses this.
Quick Healer	Makes restoration items restore 200% of what they normally do (in battle).	Star Rank	—

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Ranks in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam work similar to the one in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but there are seven ranks for every character. Once again, for Rainbow Rank the player can choose two Rank-up Bonuses, which gives the player the limit of seven slots for bonuses per character after having reached the final rank.

Rank		Level
	Mushroom Rank	Default
	Shell Rank	6
	Boomerang Rank	12
	Flower Rank	19
	Leaf Rank	27
	Star Rank	36
	Rainbow Rank	46

Rank-Up Bonuses

	In-game description	First Availability	Character(s)	Notes
Gear Slot +1	Gives you 1 extra gear slot!	Shell Rank	All	Can be chosen twice. The player can give a brother another extra gear slot if they have already chosen Gear Slot +1 before.
HP Up+	Gives you an extra 2 HP every time you level up. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Shell Rank	All	—
BP Up+	Gives you an extra 1 BP every time you level up. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Shell Rank	All	—
DEF Up+	Gives you an extra 1 DEF every time you level up. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Shell Rank	All	—
STACHE Up+	Gives you an extra 1 STACHE every time you level up. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Shell Rank	All	—
POW Up+	Gives you an extra 1 POW every time you level up. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Boomerang Rank	All	—
SPEED Up+	Gives you an extra 1 SPEED every time you level up. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Boomerang Rank	All	—
Star Point Max +10	Increases your maximum Star Points by 10. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Boomerang Rank	All	—
Jump Man	Boosts your jump attack power by 25%.	Flower Rank	All	—
Hammerhead	Boosts your hammer attack power by 25%.	Flower Rank	All	—
Counterer	Boosts your counterattack power to 200%.	Flower Rank	All	—
Iron Body	Reduces damage taken from enemy attacks by 25%.	Flower Rank	All	—
Mushroom EXP	Receive bonus EXP every time you eat a mushroom. Eat a lot to level up quickly!	Flower Rank	All	—
Copy Max +2	Increases the max number of copies that Paper Mario can have by 2.	Flower Rank	Paper Mario	Can be chosen twice for a max amount of 10 copies, although the second upgrade is not available until the Star Rank.
Big Lucky	Increases the damage of Lucky Hits to 200%.	Star Rank	All	Lucky Hits without this bonus deal 150% the normal damage.
Big Restore (Quick Healer in British English)	Makes restoration items restore 200% of what they normally do (in battle).	Star Rank	All	—
Casual Bros.	Decreases the BP cost of Bros. and Trio Attacks by half.	Star Rank	All	Can be stacked with the Bros. Ring/Trio Ring.
Battle Card Discount	Lowers the cost to use battle cards by 1 Star Point. (Only 1 bro can select this Rank-Up Bonus.)	Star Rank	All	—
Quick Copy	Allows you another action after making copies. (The effect cannot be stacked.)	Star Rank	Paper Mario	The effect cannot be stacked.
Quick Item	Allows you another action after using an item. (The effect cannot be stacked.)	Star Rank	Mario and Luigi	The effect cannot be stacked.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

All of Mario's, Luigi's, and Bowser's rankings in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Ranks return in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, with one of the ranks from the original game being replaced (Shine Rank, in favor for the Boomerang Rank from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam), changing the order and level some ranks are reached, and adding one new rank for Bowser: the Master Boss Rank. Rank-Up Bonuses from the first two 3DS Mario & Luigi games also make a reappearance, replacing the set rewards from the original game. All Rank-Up Bonuses are now possible to obtain throughout the course of the game, with the last two being obtained when reaching the highest rank. Like in the original game, the Bros. can shop at Toadles Boutique upon reaching Flower Rank (instead of Shine Rank), and the Star Shop upon reaching Star Rank. However, the Bros. and Bowser do not receive any new equipment upon reaching their highest ranks, and since they start with three gear slots, no new gear slots are unlocked.