In the latestMario-verse game,Mario & Luigi: Brothership,brothers Mario and Luigi return for an epic new adventure. Players will venture into new lands, exploring the world of Concordia as Mario and Luigi, exploring and reconnecting islands, completing quests and puzzles, and battling enemies along the way. Mario and Luigi have specific buttons and unique abilities assigned to each role.
As Mario and Luigi traverse Concordia, the brothers can obtain special gear known as Battle Plugs. Battle Plugs can be used alone or combined to create combos. Either way, having the right Battle Plugs will give Mario and Luigi an advantage like no other, but first, you need to know which Battle Plugs are the best to equip and where to find them.
10Damage Shield
Reduce Damage Taken By 20%
There are a few types of Battle Plugs available inMario & Luigi: Brothership. One type is Defense, which will help the brotherswithstand enemy attacks. One such defensive Battle Plug is the Damage Shield Battle Plug. Damage Shield is unlocked after defeating Mega Snaptor as part of the main story. Mega Snaptor is a flying-type bossencountered on Lottacoins Island.
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Damage Shield reduces damage inflicted on the brothers by 20%. It’s a great Battle Plug to use in heavy damage battles, such as whengoing against Glohm Bowser,as shown inTKY546 GAMING’svideo.Fortunately, Damage Shield comes with a decent 10 charges, meaningyou can use it up to 10 timesbefore it needs recharging. It takes 30 turns to recharge.
Reduces damage dealt to brothers by 20%
Charges
10
While Defensive Battle Plugs might seem boring, you should always haveat least one equipped. You never know when you’ll encounter a dire situation in which your health is quickly depleting. Defensive Battle Plugs like Damage Shield can mean winning your fight againstdifficult bosses inMario & Luigi: Borthershipor losing miserably.
9Easy-Peasy Counters
Float Midair And Counter Attacks
Easy-Peasy Counters is another great Defensive Battle Plug and another top choice in battles against foes like Glohm Bowser. When equipped, you can easily hold the button assigned tocounterattacks. When jumping, Easy-Peasy Counters allows you tofloat midair. It also enlarges the hammer for your counters.
Each Battle Plug comes with limited charges—some with 5, some with 10, and others with 15. However, you can recharge your Battle Plugs by unequipping them and leaving them in storage.
Head toDesolatt Islandand beat the level 14 bossTenshown inRelease-Fire’s videoto unlock Easy-Peasy Counters. Ten can be found at the lighthouse. You’ll encounter him during your first visit to Desolatt Island.
Allows you to counterattacks easily
Hammer and jump attacks work decently well on Ten, and once you beat him, you’ll have a nice new Defensive Battle Plug for your arsenal. Easy-Peasy Counters come with10 charges per cycleand take only 20 turns to recharge.
8Kaboom Attack
Deal Devastating Blows With Kaboom Combo Attacks
Kaboom Attack is an Offensive Battle Plug and one of the best Battle Plugs to use,especially for combos. Kaboom Attack is one of the building blocks to creating an excellent combo attack. For example, you can pair it with Attack Boost to generate more impact waves. Kaboom Attack can also be paired with Surprise Iron Ball to generate a wide area of effect with a rainstorm of iron balls.
Equipping the right Battle Plugs can create devastating combos. However, these combos aren’t laid out for you, and you’ll have to experiment to find the best one.
Pairing Kaboom Attack with any Specialist Plug is also a good idea, as Kaboom Attack increases AOE and Specialist Plugs can be damage-heavy. Specialist Plugs inMario & Luigi: Brothershipinclude:
Kaboom Attack is another Battle Plug obtained afterbeating Ten on Desolatt Island. Its effect gives you an Excellent rating withJump or Hammer attackswhile damaging nearby enemies. It has an impressive AOE, which makes it helpful when dealing with enemies at a distance.
Offense
Effect
Receive an excellent rating with a Jump or Hammer attack and damages nearby enemies.
You’ll receive 10 charges per cycle with Kaboom Attack. Unfortunately, it does take 30 turns to recharge. However, when used correctly, you should be able to wipe out your enemies easily before using up the full 10 charges. Unless, of course, you’re going against a challenging boss.
7Surprise Iron Ball
Rain Down Iron Balls From The Sky
If you’re a fan of offensive attacks, then the Offensive Battle Plug Surprise Iron Ball should be right up your alley. You’ll need to score anExcellent ratingwith a Jump or Hammer attack for it to work, but when you do, expect aniron ball to fall on your targetand deal even more damage. This Offensive Battle Plug is another token you’ll receive after beating Desolatt Island’s Ten.
There are three types of Battle Plugs: Offense, Defense, and Utility. Offensive is for attacking, Defensive is for defending, and Utility is for automatically using resources or giving you certain boosts.
Surprise Iron Ball is another staple in Battle Plug combos. Some of the best combos includepairing Surprise Iron Ball with Attack Boost or even with itself. When paired with Attack Boost, the Iron Balls that fall onto your enemies will be even more devastating as Attack Boost deals an additional Hammer or Jump Attack. Pairing Surprise Iron Ball with itself, which you’re able to do by crafting 17 Battle Plugs to unlock a second Surprise Iron Ball, you can drop even more of these hurtful balls on your target.
Drops an Iron Ball on target after receiving an Excellent rating on a Jump or Hammer attack
Surprise Iron Ball is a great Offensive Battle Plug, especially if you’ve mastered getting Excellent Jump or Hammer attacks. With up to 10 charges, you can drop plenty of surprise iron balls on your targets. It’ll also take 30 turns to recharge.
6Dizzifying Attack
Make Your Enemies Dizzy
Defeating Ten on Desolatt Island inMario & Luigi: Brothershipunlocks yet another Offensive Battle Plug—Dizzifying Attack. With this Battle Plug, the damage dealt by Jump and Hammer attacks isincreased by 15%. That’s not all, though. For a double whammy, if you receive an Excellent rating, Dizzifying Attack has the chance tomake your target dizzy.
Increases the damage of Jump and Hammer attacks by 15% with a chance to make the target dizzy upon an Excellent rating
15
Unlike previous Battle Plugs, Dizzifying Attack comes with15 charges. Despite having more charges than usual, it only takes 20 turns to recharge the Battle Plug.
5Auto Mushroom
Automatically Consume A Mushroom
Low on health? Don’t worry, there’s a Battle Plug for that! As the first Utility Battle Plug on the list, Auto Mushroom is one of the best Utility Battle Plugs you can get, especially if you take a lot of damage during battles. When your HP becomes too low, a mushroom will automatically be used, restoring some HP and keeping Mario and Luigi alive a little bit longer.
In the beginning, you’ll have two Battle Plug sockets to equip two different Battle Plugs. Over time, you will earn more sockets, allowing you to equip even more Battle Plugs.
So, where do you pick this Utility Battle Plug up? After beating Ten on Desolatt Island, of course!
Automatically consume a mushroom when low on HP
5
Unfortunately, the Auto Mushroom only comes withfive charges per cycle. It also takes 20 turns to recharge. While you won’t be able to overly rely on the Auto Mushroom, it’s still a lovely Battle Plug to have equipped.
4Anti-Flying Specialist
Deal Critical Hits Against Flying Enemies
The Anti-Flying Specialist Battle Plug is one of severalSpecialist Battle Plugs,but it still falls under the Offense category. What makes this Battle Plug special is that it works best against a certain type of enemy. In this case, you’ll want to use this Battle Plug againstflying enemies.
When used against flying enemies likeMario & Luigi: Brothership’sMega Snaptor, like inAMHarbinger’svideo, your Jump attacks areguaranteed to land critical hits. Unlocking this Battle Plug is a bit different from previous ones. To get your hands on the Anti-Flying Specialist Battle Plug, head to theBattle Plugs menuand craft four Battle Plugs. Doing so will unlock the Anti-Flying Specialist to use.
Anti-Flying Specialist
How to Unlock
Use 4 Battle Plugs to unlock in the Battle Plugs menu
Deals a guaranteed critical hit against flying enemies when using Jump attacks
Anti-Flying Specialist has 10 charges per cycle. Recharge time is 30 turns. Though it has a lengthy recharge time, it’s still worth it to have and use against airborne enemies.
3Empower Counters
Turn Jump Counters Into Ground Pounds
Empower Counters is yet another Defensive Battle Plug. With this one, jump counters are turned into ground pounds, and hammers arecharged up to deal 30% more damageduring counterattacks. So, essentially, you could call this a Defensive and Offensive Battle Plug.
Obtaining Empower Counters requires more crafting. Head into the Battle Plugs menu. You’ll need tocraft four Battle Plugsto unlock Empower Counters. You’ll also need30 Sprite Bulbs, which are found in various locations throughoutMario & Luigi: Brothership.
Defense
Jump counters become ground pounds, and also charges Hammer counters to deal 30% more damage
Empower Counters has 10 charges and requires 20 turns to recharge.
2Loot Booster
Receive More Loot When Defeating Enemies
As the second and last Utility Battle Plug on this list, Loot Booster is definitely one you’ll want to consider equipping once you’ve unlocked it. This is especially true if you’rerunning low on items. With Loot Booster, defeated enemies have ahigher chance of dropping items.
Unlocking Loot Booster means heading back into the Battle Plugs menu. You’ll need to craft another four Battle Plugs from here to unlock it. Plus, you’ll need a total of30 Sprite Bulbs. It’s certainly not cheap, but getting the extra loot is worth it.
Increased chance of defeated enemies dropping loot
Loot Booster has 10 charges per cycle. Fortunately, there are only 20 turns per recharge. So, you can make use of this Battle Plug quite often.
1Back-Atcha Attack
Attack Back When Damage Is Taken
The final Battle Plug in our list of the 10 Best Battle Plugs inMario & Luigi: Brothershipis another Defensive Battle Plug that could also be considered Offensive. Why? Because when you take damage, youcan getan extra Jump or Hammer attackagainst the enemy.
Unlocking the Back-Atcha Attack Battle Plug is expensive. Not only do you need to craft 17 Battle Plugs in the Battle Plug menu, but you’ll also need 60 Sprite Bulbs. Not only is this Battle Plug expensive, but it only comes with three charges per cycle and takes 30 turns to recharge. Ouch!
Chance to attack enemies with a Jump or Hammer attack after taking damage
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With around 40 Battle Plugs to unlock, choosing the right ones for each of your battles inMario & Luigi: Brothershipcan be quite intimidating. However, you really can’t go wrong with the ones listed above. As long as you equip at least one Offense, Defense, and Utility and pay close attention to combos, you’ll be sweeping the floor with your enemies.
