What every stat does in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

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Every Stat in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood Explained

What makes each brother interesting in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood has a straightforward RPG level mechanic, which sees the brothers gain XP from defeated enemies to level up and increase their stats. Each brother has his own personality, which means that his stats will start to differ and will continue to grow at a different rate.

While you can't decide which stats get points for each level up, you can define each brother's gear which can give specific points to each skill, together in a place to put beans, which offers a long-term increase. For those wondering what each stat does to properly build the brothers, here's what you need to know.

Mario and Luigi standing on the green pipe

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Every Stat in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood Explained

There are six stats that will continue to increase as the duo climbs the ranks. Although they will climb each row at different speeds, the two brothers will continue to row six without beans or tools. The six game statistics are:

Name stat	Effect
HP	How many points the brother heals determines how much damage they can take before being hit.
BP	Used to launch an attack Bros. strong in battle.
authority	the basic attack force of the brother, and did all the actions that hurt them. This stat is more broken down between different attacks, but the overall power still gives an average of all types of damage.
Hurry up	Speed is the key twisting the order of warbecause the speed of you and your enemy is compared to make the order in that battle.
security	Determines how much damage you take when hit or when defending in an emergency.
Stache	This game's version of Luck, which is hit hard. All attacks have a chance to get Lucky and deal more damage, along with your stache determine how often this will occur.

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What makes each brother interesting in Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood

Mario – HP, Strength, Speed
Luigi – BP, Defense, Stache

Without beans or equipment, each brother will remain superior to the other in skill as they continue to climb. This gives a general structure to each brother, and it is better to prioritize what is best in each one so that they both excel in different things instead of trying to balance them. Beans provide permanent stat boosts for any brother that is given to him, it is good to give beans to each brother from his skill to make them stronger later in the game.