Mario & Luigi: Brothership - Glohm Bowser Boss Guide

Sure as the setting sun, Mario & Luigi: Brothership features a boss fight against an altered form of Bowser. It's the most consistent series staple going all the way back to Bowletta in Superstar Saga, and it wouldn't be a Mario & Luigi game without it.

Glohm Bowser is a terror, and his boss fight is even more brutal than regular Bowser's thanks to his new Glohm powers. Here's the strategy you need to know to take down the corrupted King Koopa

Gohm Bowser's Moveset

Gohm Bowser has many of regular Bowser's moves, but his new moves are the ones you need to worry about. This fight is broken up into three phases, and Gohm Bowser will use slightly different attacks in each phase.

Double Brother Face-Off - Gohm Edition

Gohm Bowser has an amplified version of regular Bowser's face-off. Here are the three different attacks he will do when he squares up with Mario or Luigi. He may stay on one brother the whole time or switch back and forth between them.

Attack How To Counter Gohm Bowser will jump up and pound on the ground, stunning Mario or Luigi. Regardless of whether or not you dodge the stun, Bowser will then unleash three to five energy waves. You'll need to jump over each one to avoid taking damage. Getting hit by one of the waves may give the target the Glohm status effect. When Ghom Bowser's left eye flashes that means he's about to rush in and swing his tail. Jump as soon as his eye stop flashing, the moment he starts to dash in Glohm Bowser will open his mouth and fire a beam of purple Glohm energy. You have to jump just before the beam appears to avoid taking damage. Getting hit by this may cause the target to freeze. Attack	How To Counter
Gohm Bowser will jump up and pound on the ground, stunning Mario or Luigi. Regardless of whether or not you dodge the stun, Bowser will then unleash three to five energy waves.	You'll need to jump over each one to avoid taking damage. Getting hit by one of the waves may give the target the Glohm status effect.
When Ghom Bowser's left eye flashes that means he's about to rush in and swing his tail.	Jump as soon as his eye stop flashing, the moment he starts to dash in
Glohm Bowser will open his mouth and fire a beam of purple Glohm energy.	You have to jump just before the beam appears to avoid taking damage. Getting hit by this may cause the target to freeze.

Whenever Glohm Bowser attacks he will slam the ground and create a circle of Glohm. Each time he does this the circle gets bigger, and if the circle gets big enough to reach Mario and Luigi they will take damage and make become glohmed themselves. You should aim to phase Bowser before the circle gets too big.

Shell Spin

Glohm Bowser will shrink down into his shell and start to spin in a circle around the brothers, occasionally dipping in to try to get a hit on them.

You need to keep your hammer ready and release it the moment you see him start to move off his circular path.

Eventually, he will disappear and drop down on top of Mario or Luigi from above. You can tell which brother he's about to attack by looking for a big round shadow under them. Again, keep your hammer ready and smack him just before he makes contact.

Glohm Bowser will occasionally summon a pair Zok Troops to help him. Because these minions disappear when you phase Glohm Bowser, I recommend ignoring them completely.

Glohm Bowser's Airship

When Glohm Bowser takes enough damage, an airship will appear. It will move back and forth firing cannonballs at Mario and Luigi. This attack can be countered by hitting the cannon balls with a hammer, which will send them flying at Glohm Bowser. This signals the end of the first phase of the fight. The airship will come back one more time at the end of the second phase.

With the Easy-Peasy Counters battle plug equipped the hammer becomes big enough to hit the cannonballs back at Glohm Bowser that would otherwise have missed Mario and Luigi, allowing you to deal bonus damage to the boss.

The Red Pipe Trap

During the second and third phases of the fight, Glohm Bowser will trap Mario and Luigi in red pipes. He will then circle around the pipes several times before launching a fireball at each one. You'll need to watch the fireball as it enters the pipe and try to time when you think it's just above your head, then hit it back at Glohm Bowser with your hammer.

Glohm Breath

In the final phase of the fight, once Glohm Bowser is enraged, he will occasionally fire a constant beam of Glohm energy out of his mouth. He'll sweep the beam back and forth forcing you to jump over it with both brothers to avoid damage, but he will also move it up and down, such that jumping would cause you to hit it.

Watch the subtle movements in the beam and only jump when you're sure he isn't going to move up.

Glohm Bowser becomes enraged in the third and final phase of the fight. His attacks come out quicker and he deals more damage. This is the best time to equip Damage Shield combat plug.

How To Defeat Glohm Bowser

Many of the lessons learned from the previous Bowser fight apply here: your goal is to drain Glohm Bowsers HP as fast as possible using the strongest single-target Bros. Attacks at your disposal.

Avoiding damage is key since using your turns to consume items is a huge waste of time, and every turn that passes the dangerous circle of Glohm around Bowser grows bigger.

The hardest part about the fight is learning all the timings to dodge Glohm Bowser's attacks. Once it's your turn, all you have to do is pick your strongest Bros. Attack and focus all the damage onto Bowser.

This fight is broken up into three phases, separated by two airship mini-games. Once Bowser is stunned, you can activate Luigi Logic to steal the airship and attack Bowser from the sky.

This is a long damage sequence that ends the instant you take damage, so don't get greedy and focus on avoiding the purple stream of Glohm energy Bowser fires at you rather than making sure every cannonball lands. It's better to stay in the sky as long as possible than to focus on getting a cheeky hit in, so play carefully.

Aside from firing purple globs of energy, Bowser will also charge up and rush at you. If you can land enough hits on him quickly you will interrupt this attack.

In the second airship mini-game, Glohm Bowser's attack pattern changes slightly. When he fires a continuous beam at your ship you need to slowly strafe to one side, then quickly strafe back the other direction to path through a small gap in the beam when it appears. You should be able to do between 700-1,000 damage if you're careful here.

Mario's Red Shell attack is his most efficient damage dealer here, though it's not the strongest. You can opt for Bomb Derby, but I'd only choose that if you can consistently do it perfectly. For Luigi, it's Jump Helmet or bust. This attack offers the best single-target damage you can do, so make sure Luigi always has enough HP and BP to activate this attack every turn.

The Best Battle Plugs For Beating Glohm Bowser

Plug	Description
Temperature Guard	Prevents The effects of Burn and Ice.
Easy-Peasy Counters	Holding the button makes counters easier.
Damage Shield	Reduces Damage received from enemies by 20%.
Surefooted Guard	Prevents the effects of Trip and Dizzy.
Auto Mushroom	When your HP becomes low, will automatically use a Mushroom.
Auto 1-Up	When one of the brothers is KO'd automatically use a 1-UP Mushroom.
Deluxe Auto	The Auto series of Battle Plugs will automatically select the most efficient recovery item for your current state.
Charge Bank	When another equipped plug would lose charges, this plug's charges decrease instead.
Performance Bonus	Restores 50% of BP used on a Bros. Attack that earns an EXCELLENT rating.
Auto Ampberry	When you are afflicted with Glohm, will automatically use an Amberry.

There's nothing more important than choosing the right Battle Plugs for this fight. Since you'll only be using Bros. Attacks, you can ignore almost all of the damage-type plugs and focus on the defensive ones.

Auto Mushroom and Deluxe Auto are literally a lifesaver. I would start with these two equipped every time, since they'll keep you healthy in the early stages of the fight and allow you to focus on phasing Bowser as fast as possible. If you want to extend their effect, throw on a Charge Bank as well.

In the later stages, Damage Shield and Easy-Peasy Counters become more important. Damage Shield will help you survive Glohm Bowser's strong enranged attacks, while Easy-Peasy Counters will help you avoid his hard-to-dodge moves. When Glohm Bowser traps you in the red pipes, you'll have an easy time smacking his fireballs back at him with Easy-Peasy Counters equipped.

Though you'll likely only have two Amberries at this point, Auto Ampberry can still be a life-saved, especially if you aren't able to phase Bowser before the Glohm circle reaches you. You can't use Bros. Attacks whenever one of the brother's has the Glohm debuff, so removing it immediately is essential.

The Best Gloves and Accessories For Beating Bowser

Gear	Description
Quick-Charge Brooch	Increases the speed your Battle Plugs recover by x2.
Connie Mittens	When HP is at 25% or lower, damage received decreases by 50%.
Delicious Bangle	When an item is used on you in battle, increases its restorative value by 50%.
IDLE Scarf	Increases max HP by 20% and DEF by 10% but decreases STACHE by 20%.
Luck Charm DX	Increases your chance of getting a LUCKY by 2 times.

These are the gloves and accessories I used through practically the entire game, and they're just as useful here as they are anywhere else. Prioritizing defense and survivability is important for this boss fight, so I prioritize items like Connie Mittens and IDLE Scarf to make sure I stay alive. You'll never be able to dodge every attack, but these items make failing a lot more forgiving.

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