Rank
- This article is about the ranks gained upon leveling up in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. For ranks gained upon leveling up Mario in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, see Audience.
Ranks are a game mechanic introduced in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They are bestowed upon a character who reaches an appropriate level through leveling up. Each new rank confers benefits on the recipient.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Ranks for the Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)
Name | Achieved at Level | Benefit | |
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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 Mario Bros. (Nintendo 3DS)
Name | Achieved at Level | Benefit | |
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Mushroom Rank | Default | Allows up to three accessories to be equipped. | |
Shell Rank | 6 | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus. | |
Boomerang Rank | 12 | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus. | |
Flower Rank | 18 | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus and allows the bros to shop at the Toadles Boutique in Toad Town. | |
Star Rank | 24[1] | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus and allows the bros to shop at the Star Shop in Toad Town. | |
Rainbow Rank | 30 | Lets the player select the 2 remaining Rank-Up Bonuses. |
- Rank-Up Bonuses
Bonus | Description | Availability | |
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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 (Nintendo DS)
Name | Achieved at Level | Benefit | |
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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. |
Ranks for Bowser (Nintendo 3DS)
Name | Achieved at Level | Benefit | |
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Bronze Boss Rank | Default | Allows up to three accessories to be equipped. | |
Silver Boss Rank | 8 | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus. | |
Gold Boss Rank | 16 | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus. | |
Master Boss Rank | 24[2] | Gives the player an option to select a Rank-Up Bonus.[2] | |
Final Boss Rank | 32 | Lets the player select the two remaining Rank-Up Bonuses. |
- Rank-Up Bonuses
Bonus | Description | Availability | |
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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. | Master Boss Rank |
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)
The Rank-Up Bonuses are the following:
Bonus | Description | Availability | Notes |
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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 counter-attack 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 can deliver 200% the normal damage. | Star Rank | |
Casual Bros. | Makes Bros./Luiginary Attacks cost half the BP they normally do. | Star Rank | Can be stacked with the Bros. Ring. If both Bros. choose this, luiginary attacks will still cost half the price, not a quarter. |
Quick Healer | Makes restoration items restore 200% of what they normally do (in battle). | Star Rank |
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Ranks in this game 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)
Bonus | Description | First Availability | Notes |
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Gear Slot +1 | Gives you 1 extra gear slot! | 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. |
HP Up+ | Gives you an additional 2 HP every time you level up. | Shell Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
BP Up+ | Gives you an additional 1 BP every time you level up. | Shell Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
DEF Up+ | Gives you an additional 1 DEF every time you level up. | Shell Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
STACHE Up+ | Gives you an additional 1 STACHE every time you level up. | Shell Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
POW Up+ | Gives you an additional +1 POW every time you gain a level. | Boomerang Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
SPEED Up+ | Gives you an additional +1 SPEED every time you gain a level. | Boomerang Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
Star Point Max +10 | Increases your maximum Star Points by 10 | Boomerang Rank | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
Jump Man | Boosts your jump attack power by 25%. | Flower Rank | |
Hammerhead | Boosts your hammer attack power by 25%. | Flower Rank | |
Counterer | Boosts your counterattack power to 200%. | Flower Rank | |
Iron Body | Reduces damage you receive from enemies by 25%. | Flower Rank | |
Mushroom EXP | Receive bonus EXP every time you eat a mushroom. Eat a lot to level up quickly! |
Flower Rank | |
Copy Max +2 | Increases the number of copies Paper Mario can have by 2. | Flower Rank | Only Paper Mario can choose this Bonus. Can be chosen twice for a max amount of 10 copies, but the second upgrade is not available until the Star Rank. |
Big Lucky | Doubles the damage of lucky hits. | Star Rank | |
Big Restore | Doubles the effect of restoration items in battle. | Star Rank | |
Casual Bros. | Decreases the BP cost of Bros. and Trio Attacks by half. | Star Rank | 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 | Only one character can pick this bonus. |
Quick Copy | Allows you another action after making copies. | Star Rank | Only Paper Mario can choose this Bonus. The effect cannot be stacked. |
Quick Item | Allows you another action after using an item. | Star Rank | Paper Mario can't choose this Bonus. The effect cannot be stacked. |