Bowser Best Builds and Leveling Guide

Bowser is a playable character in Super Mario RPG Remake. Read on to learn the best builds and stats for Bowser, his special moves and magic, as well as the best weapons, armor, and accessories for Bowser!

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Mario	Mallow	Geno	Bowser	Peach

Best Builds for Bowser

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Bonus Stats

Level Increase Value

Lv	Physical		HP	Magic
	ATK	DEF	HP	MG ATK	MG DEF
9	2	1	1	1	1
10	1	1	3	1	1
11	1	1	1	3	1
12	2	1	1	1	1
13	1	1	3	1	1
14	1	1	1	3	1
15	2	1	1	1	1
16	1	1	3	1	1
17	1	1	1	3	1
18	2	1	1	1	1
19	1	1	3	1	1
20	1	1	1	3	1
21	2	1	1	1	1
22	1	1	3	1	1
23	1	1	1	3	1
24	2	1	1	1	1
25	1	1	3	1	1
26	1	1	1	3	1
27	2	1	1	1	1
28	1	1	3	1	1
29	1	1	1	3	1
30	2	1	1	1	1

Lv	ATK	DEF	HP	MG ATK	MG DEF
Base	85	52	80	20	30
9	3	3	8	4	2
10	3	3	8	4	2
11	4	3	8	4	2
12	4	3	8	4	2
13	4	3	8	4	2
14	4	3	8	4	2
15	4	3	8	4	2
16	5	4	8	4	2
17	5	4	8	4	2
18	5	4	9	4	2
19	6	4	9	4	2
20	6	4	9	4	2
21	2	2	4	2	2
22	2	2	4	2	2
23	2	2	4	2	2
24	2	2	4	2	2
25	2	2	4	2	2
26	2	2	4	2	2
27	2	2	4	2	2
28	2	2	4	2	2
29	2	2	4	2	2
30	2	2	4	2	2

Use a Physical Attack Build to Utilize Bowser's High Attack Damage

Bonuses by Level
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30

Although Bowser has high basic stats, the Attack stat of his strongest weapon is low, so increasing his Attack stat using the bonus help boost it.

Stat bonuses from the equipment were already computed.

An All-Purpose Build is Also Recommended

Bonuses by Level
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30

If you prefer a versatile build, you can distribute the bonuses for Power, HP, and Special evenly each time Bowser levels up. This gives Bowser balanced stats for both attack and defense.

Stat bonuses from the equipment were already computed.

Bowser Level 30 Stats

Stats for Each Build (No Equipment)

Values above show Bowser's maximum stat total at level 30 with various arrangements of Level Up Bonuses. Note that Speed does not change with level.

Balanced: Selecting the Boosted Level Up Bonus at every level. (See: Level Up Bonuses Explained)
HP: Selecting HP at every level.
Physical: Selecting Physical at every level.
Magic: Selecting Magic at every level.

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Stats for Each Build (Best Equipment)

Best Equipment Stat Modifiers

The above Items are used to compute for Maximum stats with Best Equipment. Note that the Lazy Shell (Armor) and Super Suit are excluded, and accessories which grant stat bonuses are prioritized for the sake of stat optimization.

Bowser Overview

Profile and Basic Information

Character	Story Unlock
Bowser	Booster Tower
	Element
	Neutral
	Role in Combat
	・Status effect inflictor ・Physical attacker ・Tank

Bowser is the King of the Koopas and Mario's infamous archnemesis. Mario and his friends will encounter Bowser throughout the game, trying to find out what he's plotting.

Bowser's Playstyle

Weaken Enemies with Debuffs

In combat, Bowser can be used to inflict Fear and Poison status effects to enemies. Fear is a status effect that makes the affected target deal less damage and receive more.

Bowser's Poison attack affects the opponent's entire party, and will chip away the affected targets' HP per turn.

Can Be a Physical-Focused Ally

Bowser is a close second to Geno on the character with the highest base Attack stat. You can safely get the Physical boosts on level ups and have him focus on using normal attacks and save your FP for healing and elemental AoE attacks.

How to Unlock Bowser

Joins at the Booster Tower

Bowser will join Mario's party at the entrance of Booster Tower, upon clearing Booster Pass. He will join the party at Level 8.

Walkthrough and All Chapters

Best Equipment for Bowser

Character	Weapon/Armor/Accessories
Bowser	Wonder Chomp Super Suit or Heel Shell Jinx Belt

Best Equipment for Each Character

Weapon: Wonder Chomp

Bowser's strongest weapon is the Wonder Chomp, which boasts an attack stat of 67. The weapon can be obtained by defeating Leveled-Up Punchinello in a post-game rematch.

Best Weapons

Armor: Super Suit or Work Pants

The Work Pants is the best Armor for Bowser aside from the Super Suit. Bowser's final Armor, the Heel Shell, provides fewer total stat boosts, and the Work Pants give helpful boosts to Attack and Speed.

If you have the Super Suit and want to use Bowser in your main party, then Bowser is a great choice to use it on because his options for endgame Armor are the worst out of any character.

Best Armor

Accessories: Quartz Charm

The Quartz Charm is one of the best accessories in the game due increasing all damage dealt by 1.5x and reducing all damage taken by half, as long as the holder does not faint. Just remember that Geno Boost and Quartz Charm do not stack with each other. If you plan to use Bowser and Geno together, an accessory like Jinx Belt might be better to avoid this overlap.

Best Accessories

Bowser Special Moves

List of Skills and Magic

Action Commands

Triple Moves

Triple Move Attack	Party and Description
Starry Shell Spike	Mario	Peach	Bowser
	A spinning shell charged with star power hits all enemies hard!
Clown Car Barrage	Mario	Mallow	Bowser
	Attack all enemies with fire, ice, and lightning. Bowser finishes it off!
Shooting Star Shot	Mario	Bowser	Geno
	Shooting stars rain on foes from the sky while boosting allies.

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