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 Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, and Mario & Luigi: Brothership. 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.

List of Ranks

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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.

Rank Name	Achieved at Level	Benefit
Mushroom Rank	Default	Allows up to one accessory to be equipped.
Shell Rank	6	Allows up to two accessories to be equipped.
Flower Rank	12	Allows up to three accessories 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!! Bros Badge.

Ranks for Bowser

Rank Name	Achieved at Level	Benefit
Bronze Boss Rank	Default	Allows up to one accessory to be equipped.
Silver Boss Rank	10	Allows up to two accessories to be equipped.
Gold Boss Rank	20	Allows up to three accessories to be equipped.
Final Boss Rank	40	Gives the Intruder Fangs equipment to Bowser.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

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.

• Shroom Rank (default)
• Shell Rank (Level 8)
• Flower Rank (Level 16)
• Star Rank (Level 26)
• Rainbow Rank (Level 40)

Rank-Up Bonuses

Bonus	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	N/A
POW Up+	Gives you an additional +1 POW every time you gain a level.	Shell Rank	N/A
BP Up+	Gives you an additional +1 BP every time you gain a level.	Shell Rank	N/A
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	N/A
Jump Man	Boosts your solo-jump attack power to 125% of normal.	Flower Rank	N/A
Hammerhead	Boosts your solo-hammer attack power to 125% of normal.	Flower Rank	N/A
Counterer	Boosts your counter-attack power to 150% of normal.	Flower Rank	N/A
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 can 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	N/A

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

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.

• Mushroom Rank (default)
• Shell Rank (Level 6)
• Boomerang Rank (Level 12)
• Flower Rank (Level 19)
• Leaf Rank (Level 27)
• Star Rank (Level 36)
• Rainbow Rank (Level 46)

Rank-Up Bonuses

Bonus	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 additional 2 HP every time you level up.	Shell Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
BP Up+	Gives you an additional 1 BP every time you level up.	Shell Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
DEF Up+	Gives you an additional 1 DEF every time you level up.	Shell Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
STACHE Up+	Gives you an additional 1 STACHE every time you level up.	Shell Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
POW Up+	Gives you an additional +1 POW every time you gain a level.	Boomerang Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
SPEED Up+	Gives you an additional +1 SPEED every time you gain a level.	Boomerang Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
Star Point Max +10	Increases your maximum Star Points by 10	Boomerang Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
Jump Man	Boosts your jump attack power by 25%.	Flower Rank	All	N/A
Hammerhead	Boosts your hammer attack power by 25%.	Flower Rank	All	N/A
Counterer	Boosts your counterattack power to 200%.	Flower Rank	All	N/A
Iron Body	Reduces damage you receive from enemies by 25%.	Flower Rank	All	N/A
Mushroom EXP	Receive bonus EXP every time you eat a mushroom. Eat a lot to level up quickly!	Flower Rank	All	N/A
Copy Max +2	Increases the number of copies 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	Doubles the damage of lucky hits.	Star Rank	All	N/A
Big Restore (Quick Healer in British English)	Doubles the effect of restoration items in battle.	Star Rank	All	N/A
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.	Star Rank	All	Only one character can pick this bonus.
Quick Copy	Allows you another action after making copies.	Star Rank	Paper Mario	The effect cannot be stacked.
Quick Item	Allows you another action after using an item.	Star Rank	Mario and Luigi	The effect cannot be stacked.

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

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.

Ranks for the Mario Bros.

• Mushroom Rank (Default)
• Shell Rank (Level 6)
• Boomerang Rank (Level 12)
• Flower Rank (Level 18)
• Star Rank (Level 24)
• Rainbow Rank (Level 30)

Rank-Up Bonuses

Bonus	Description	Availability
Beefy Bro	+1 POW and HP for each level up.	Shell Rank
Suave Bro	+1 BP and STACHE for each level up.	Shell Rank
Stoic Bro	Reduces the damage you take from enemy attacks.	Boomerang Rank
Badge Boost	Increases your Badge energy gained by a small amount.	Boomerang Rank
Lucky and Good	Increases the power of your Lucky Hits.	Flower Rank
BP Aplenty	Reduces the amount of BP required to perform Bros. Attacks.	Star Rank

Ranks for Bowser

• Bronze Boss Rank (Default)
• Silver Boss Rank (Level 8)
• Gold Boss Rank (Level 16)
• Master Boss Rank (Level 24)
• Final Boss Rank (Level 32)

Rank-Up Bonuses

Bonus	Description	Availability
King's Hoard	+1 BP and HORN for each level up.	Silver Boss Rank
King's Feast	+1 POW for each level up. Increases the recovery power of drumsticks.	Silver Boss Rank
King's Power	Increases the power of Punch and Flame attacks.	Gold Boss Rank
King's Grace	Increases the power of Brawl Attacks.	Gold Boss Rank
King's Blessing	Increases the power of Lucky Hits.	Final Boss Rank

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Mario ranking up in Mario & Luigi: Brothership

In Mario & Luigi: Brothership, ranks for the Mario Bros. return with the same progression as Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. 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.

• Mushroom Rank (default)
• Shell Rank (Level 8)
• Boomerang Rank (Level 15)
• Flower Rank (Level 22)
• Leaf Rank (Level 29)
• Star Rank (Level 36)
• Rainbow Rank (Level 43)

Rank-Up Bonuses

Bonus	Description	First availability
HP Up+	Increases HP value when leveling up by +1.	Shell Rank
STACHE Up+	Increases STACHE value when leveling up by +1.	Shell Rank
Quick Leveling	Increases EXP for defeating enemies by 20%.	Shell Rank
SPEED Up+	Increases SPEED value when leveling up by +1.	Shell Rank
Gear Slot +1	Grants another slot for equipping gloves and accessories.	Shell Rank
POW Up+	Increases POW value when leveling up by +1.	Boomerang Rank
DEF Up+	Increases DEF value when leveling up by +1.	Boomerang Rank
Jump Man	Increases damage dealt with Jump attacks by 20%.	Flower Rank
Hammerhead	Increases damage dealt with Hammer attacks by 20%.	Flower Rank
Counterer	Increases damage dealt with counter attacks by 50%.	Leaf Rank
Big Lucky	Damage dealt by LUCKY attacks increases from 1.3x to 1.5x.	Leaf Rank
Iron Body	Decreases damage received from enemies by 20%.	Leaf Rank
Casual Bros.	Decreases BP used for Bros. Attacks by 30%.	Star Rank
Bros. Pro	Damage dealt by Bros. Attacks increases by 20%.	Star Rank

Gallery

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  Mario ranking up to Shell Rank in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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  Mario ranking up to Shell Rank in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

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  Mario ranking up to Shell Rank in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

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  Mario ranking up to Shell Rank in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

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  Rank up bonuses in Mario & Luigi: Brothership