List of blocks in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario, Luigi and Bowser can collect Coins and items from floating blocks -- all throughout the Mushroom Kingdom and in some parts of Bowser's body. There are 8 distinctive types of blocks in the game:

• ? Block: The basic yellow one, can be struck at any time by Mario and Luigi. In Bowser's body, the blocks have a different design: floating bone with gray question mark.
• Attack Piece Block: Multi-colored blocks with the letter "A" on their faces. They resemble differently-colored pieces of a puzzle joined together to make a block, and once they are hit, they give the player a single or multiple Attack Pieces at the same time. Before being hit, the locations of every Attack Piece are shown on the mini-map located on the Touch Screen, giving the player an idea of where they are.
• Brick Block: Giant brick blocks, found exclusively in the Mushroom Kingdom. They serve the same function as ? Blocks but can be broken by either Mario using his hammer or by Bowser's punch.
• Special ? Block: At first it shares the design with the ? Blocks found in Bowser's body but after being struck, it shows a pattern of 5 M and L Blocks, then they turn to 5 ? Blocks and must be struck in the same pattern to get the Attack Piece hidden in the initial ? Block.
• Rally Block: At first it shares the design with the ? Blocks found in Bowser's body but after being struck, it either has red arrow pointing right or green arrow pointing left, depending on which brother struck the block first. When struck, Mario and Luigi will face each other. One brother hits the block to send it to the other and vice versa, until the block is hit by the number of time seen at the bottom of the screen. The reward for successfully completing the block is either 4 Attack Pieces or doubling the number of coins in the inventory (in the case of the Challenge Node one).
• M Block, L Block and ! Block: Block either red/green in color with white M/L or purple one with white exclamation point. When struck, it turns on the Coins floating around them to be collected. In the M/L-Block case, the effect is only temporary, so coins must be collected quickly before disappearing.

There are a total of 478 blocks to be found. This page shows the locations of each one and how to get to them. The Project K and most of the Bowser's body (besides Trash Pit, Pump Works, Flab Zone, Challenge Node, Energy Hold and Airway) does not have any blocks.

Additionally, there are five ? Blocks encountered by Mario and Luigi in Peach's Castle at the very beginning of the game; all of these ? blocks are removed when the Bros. and Bowser return back to the castle, as only Bowser can proceed further north past the foyer.

Block locations

Peach's Castle

Item/s	Description	Image
75 Blocks (15 ?, 60 Brick)
Five Coin	In the second scene, above the hedge, right of the right platform.
Coin	Same scene, above the left platform.
Coin	Same scene, above the hedge in the northwestern corner.
10 Coins	Same scene, above the hedge in the northeastern corner.
Five Coin	In the third scene, found in the west.
100-Coin	NOTE: Following 38 blocks can be accessed only after learning Spike Ball in Peach's Castle Garden. Second floor: In the entrance scene, in the southwestern corner.
2x 2 TNT Drumsticks	Second floor: Same scene, in the northeastern corner.
50-Coin, 100-Coin	Second floor: In the second scene filled with Fawful statues, in the middle.
Ultrasyrup Jar	Second floor: In the scene where Naplocks are first encountered, in the south.
Retry Clock	Second floor: In the scene left of the Princess Peach's room, left on the upper part.
Wicked Shell	Second floor: In the scene left of the previous one, on the northeastern platform.
50-Coin	Second floor: In the dining room, in front of the left table.
Max Syrup Jar, 50-Coin, 100-Coin	Second floor: In the second room of the right freezer.
Power Band +	Second floor: In the scene two scenes east of the dining room, right of the upper part.
100-Coin	Second floor: In the scene one scene down of the left kitchen (one scene left of the dining room), in the southwest.
2x 2 TNT Drumsticks	Second floor: Same scene, right on the platform
50-Coin	Second floor: In the scene with Fawful posters, between red and purple platforms.
Ultrasyrup Jar	Second floor: In the scene with red carpet and four pillars (one scene down of the dining room), in front of the left sofa.
50-Coin	Second floor: In the scene between two spike-floor scenes, in the southwestern corner.
Economy Ring	Second floor: In the scene with three doors, behind the green door.
2x 2 TNT Drumsticks	Second floor: Same scene, behind the blue door, to the left.
50-Coin	Second floor: In the last scene of the second floor, under the left exit.
Supersyrup Jar	Second floor: In the scene to the right of the previous one.
Stamima Band	Third floor: In the right part of the first scene, which is accessed by entering right exit in the previous scene.
100-Coin	Third floor: In the scene one scene right of the scene with bomb dispensers, in the lower part.
50-Coin	Third floor: In the scene three scenes right of the scene with bomb dispensers, near the entrance.
Restore Ring	Third floor: Same scene, on the highest platform.
Star Candy	Third floor: In the scene one scene right of the scene with bomb dispensers, in the upper part.
Max Syrup Jar	Third floor: In the scene north of the scene two scenes right of the scene with bomb dispensers, at the end of the upper part.
100-Coin (all 3)	Third floor: In the scene two scenes left of the scene with bomb dispensers, at the end of the upper part.
Retry Clock	Third floor: In the scene north of the scene with bomb dispensers, in the northeastern corner.
50-Coin	Third floor: In the scene north of the previous one, on the right.
100-Coin	Third floor: In the scene right of the scene where Bowser can be launched on the roof.
100-Coin, TNT Drumstick	Third floor: In the scene south of the right roof scene, in the northeast.
100-Coin	Second floor: In the scene with stairs, in the northeastern corner.
3x 3 TNT Drumsticks, Ultrasyrup Jar	First floor: In the first Bowser-only scene, in the southwestern corner.
Retry Clock	NOTE: Following 20 blocks can be accessed only after completing Airway. First floor: In the scene with the entrance door, northwest of the upper-left pillar.
Special Fangs X	First floor: In the fountain scene, on the right platform.
50-Coin	First floor: Same scene, in the northeastern corner.
100-Coin	First floor: Same scene, in the northwestern corner.
100-Coin	First floor: In the throne room, left of the left pillar.
Star Candy	First floor: Same scene, in the northeastern corner.
Ultrasyrup Jar	First floor: In the scene left of the throne room, in the southwestern corner.
Star Candy	First floor: Same scene, in the northwestern corner.
100-Coin	First floor: Same scene, in the northeastern corner.
100-Coin	First floor: In the conference room, left of the table.
Retry Clock	First floor: In the scene with the entrance door, in the Bros. only section, near the exit.
Star Candy	First floor: In the second Bros. only scene, in the southwestern corner.
100-Coin	First floor: Same scene, in the middle, on the highest platform.
2x 2 Max Mushrooms	First floor: In the third Bros. only scene, on the platform in the west part.
100-Coin	First floor: Same scene, above the previous one.
10 50-Coins	First floor: Same scene, in the east part, surrounded by large platform.
50-Coin, Max Nut	First floor: In the fourth Bros. only scene (the one with fireplace), in the west part.
D-Star Wear	First floor: In the scene accessed by the fireplace in the previous scene, at the end.
Max Syrup Jar	First floor: In the third Bros. only scene, at the end of the large platform.
100-Coin, TNT Drumstick	NOTE: Following 12 blocks are available only after defeating Super Peach's Castle of Fury in Peach's Castle Garden. Tower: In the first scene, in the southwest
3x 3 Refreshing Herbs	Tower: Same scene, in the middle-east.
Max Syrup Jar	Tower: Same scene, in the northwest.
100-Coin	Tower: In the left corridor scene, on the first platform.
Star Candy	Tower: In the left corridor scene, on the third platform.
100-Coin	Tower: In the right corridor scene, on the first platform.
Max Syrup Jar	Tower: In the right corridor scene, on the third platform.
3x 3 TNT Drumsticks	Tower: In the scene with the last Save Block, in the southeast.
100-Coin	Tower: Same scene, in the northwest, left of the Save Block.
Retry Clock, Star Candy	Tower: Same scene, on the path to the final boss.

Trash Pit

Item/s	Description	Image
21 Blocks (11 ?, 10 Attack Piece)
3x 3 Mushrooms	In the lower-right of the second scene.
10 Coins	Same scene, above the highest-left platform.
10 Coins, Five Coin	In the fourth scene, above and to the right of the sixth platform.
5 Coins	In the fifth scene, in the middle of the scene.
Mushroom	Same scene, before the exit.
3x 3 1-Up Mushrooms	In the seventh scene, before the exit.
3x 3 Mushrooms	In the eight scene, above the highest platform.
3x Green Shell Attack Piece, 3 Syrup Jars	In the eleventh scene (first scene after the scene with hammer crate), in the east part. Attack Piece block is required to progress.
Green Shell Attack Piece (all 3)	In the twelfth scene (second scene after the scene with hammer crate), one at the entrance and two under it. Required to progress.
Green Shell Attack Piece	Same scene, in the southeastern corner. Required to progress.
Green Shell Attack Piece	Same scene, above the previous one. Required to progress.
Green Shell Attack Piece (both)	Same scene, above the previous one with one in the northeastern corner and the next left of it. Required to progress.
Green Shell Attack Piece	Same scene, left of the previous two. Required to progress.
Green Shell Attack Piece	In the thirteenth scene (third scene after the scene with hammer crate), in the middle. Required to progress.
5 Five Coins	In the last/fifteenth scene, at the start.
3x 3 Syrup Jars	Same scene, before the exit.

Cavi Cape

Item/s	Description	Image
10 Brick Blocks
3x 3 Hot Drumsticks	In the northernmost purple area in the west.
10-Coin	In the northern big grassy area, in the northeastern corner.
2x 2 Hot Drumsticks	Same scene, in the south.
Five Coin	In the middle big grassy area, between the second and third slopes.
Hot Drumstick	Same area, to the north after the third slope.
Judge Shell, Red-hot Fangs	NOTE: Following four blocks can be accessed only after relearning Fire Breath in Plack Beach. Beyond the spider web near the beginning in the west.
10-Coin	In the southern big grassy area, in the southeastern corner.
Five Coin	Same scene, in the southwestern corner.
Ironclad Shell	NOTE: Following block can be accessed only after learning Spike Ball in Peach's Castle. In the northern big grassy area, at the end of the path reached by two slopes and a wall.

Plack Beach

For a list of Puzzle Sack blocks, see Puzzle Sack.

Item/s	Description	Image
39 Blocks (31 ?, 7 Brick, 1 !)
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