The Best Early Game Accessories In Mario & Luigi: Brotherships

Key Takeaways

• Start by unlocking the Gear Slot +1 level bonus to equip one glove and one treasure box accessory at level 8.
• Best early accessories include Treasure Specs, HP Gloves, and BP Gloves from Shipshape Island.
• Accessories like Arc Scope, Quick-Charge Brooch, and Healthy Ring are useful for battle enhancements.

When players begin Mario & Luigi: Brothership, they will have access to one accessory slot. Accessories in the game look like gloves or treasure boxes. Now, there is a way that Mario and Luigi can equip one glove and one treasure box accessory at a time but they first need to get to level 8.

Once there, both brothers should unlock the Gear Slot +1 level bonus in Mario & Luigi: Brothership which will add a new accessory slot. It will help players out a lot. With that knowledge in mind, now let’s go through some of the best early accessories with bonuses worth tracking down.

7 Treasure Specs

Increases Enemy Drop Rate Of Items

• Location: Shipshape Island

The Treasure Specs should be one of the first accessories that players should buy in the game. Billdit will eventually open up a shop on Shipshape Island where he will sell some truly remarkable items for a price.

The Treasure Specs will increase the item drop rate from enemies in battle. This can range from items to equipment and if players are lucky enough to get equipment, they can sell extras to earn some Gold Coins which is the currency of this RPG. It can be hard to get Gold Coins right away which is why this hack is an easy tip.

6 HP Gloves

Increases HP

• Location: Shipshape Island

HP is one of the most important stats in an RPG as it dictates how long party members can last. The HP Gloves will boost HP by a small percentage, giving Mario and Luigi a better chance to survive in battle. It’s just the two of them in the entire game meaning that when one brother falls, the game gets increasingly harder.

Players can find the HP Gloves on Raynforst Island or they can buy them from Billdit on Shipshape Island. Either way, these are good accessories to have especially to equip right before a boss battle.

5 BP Gloves

Increases BP

• Location: Shipshape Island

BP stands for Brother Points in Mario & Luigi: Brothership and they act like MP, or Magic Points, in other RPGs. Players can perform combo moves in the game called Bros. Attacks which use BP in battle.

For example, one of the first ones players will unlock is called Red Shell for Mario. Players will have to kick a red Koopa shell back and forth until they can wind up for a mighty kick which will strike one enemy. The BP Gloves will increase BP by a small percentage and they can be purchased on Shipshape Island from Billdit. The more BP players have, the faster they can get through battles with using these Bros. Attacks.

4 Healthy Ring

Increases Resistance To Status Effects

• Location: Shipshape Island

HP is important in an RPG but other things can affect health and battle performance too. Mario and Luigi can come down from spots of dizziness or be lit on fire. It’s not a good situation to be in with just two party members which is where the Healthy Ring comes into play.

Like most equipment on the list, it can be purchased on Shipshape Island from Billdit. The accessory will increase resistance to all types of status effects. It won’t stop them completely but it’s a start.

3 Quick-Charge Brooch

Increase Recovery Of Battle Plugs

• Location: Shipshape Island

Besides using weapons in battle or performing Bros. Attacks, there is something else that can aid the two plumbers in battle. They’re called Plugs and they can enhance certain things from giving the iconic brothers Mushrooms when they are low on health to dropping spiked balls on enemies.

Every Plug has a charge and when they’ve depleted all energy then they need to recharge in the wings. It’s kind of like how cooldowns work with spells or abilities in other RPGs. The Quick-Charge Brooch accessory will speed up the recovery process of Plugs and it can be purchased on Shipshape Island from Billdit.

2 Arc Scope

Boost EXP Earned

• Location: Raynforst Island

The Arc Scope is tied to an early side quest in the game. Arc, Shipshape Island’s navigator, lost his telescope and needs help finding it on Raynforst Island. Once they complete the side quest, Arc’s Secret, players will get a replica of the item called the Arc Scope.

This little beauty will boost EXP earned in battle. Watching that meter go up is more fun than other leveling-up systems in RPGs as a flag will rise, clearly a nod to many of the mainline 2D Mario games. It can be a grind to make any sort of meaningful progression without items that boost EXP like this.

1 Idle Scarf

Raises HP And Defense But Lowers Stache

• Location: Desolatt Island

The Idle Scarf accessory is also tied to a side quest and this one is called It’s Dorrie! which can be accessed a little bit in the game. Players will have to go to Desolatt Island to fight some monsters. It’s typical fetch quest stuff for an RPG but the Idle Scary is worth it. It will boost HP and Defense but there is a downside as it will also lower the Luck stat which has been renamed to Stache.

A high Stache stat can be seen effectively in battle with Lucky Hits. So, it’s a tossup whether or not players should equip it but if anyone should it has to be Luigi who generally has the higher Stache stat compared to Mario.