Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)

This article is about the cards used as battle commands in Paper Mario: Color Splash. For the cards used as a special effect in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, see Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam).

Mario holding a set of Battle Cards

“Whatever...We've got cards, we've got paint...YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, MARIO!”

—Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Battle Cards are important elements in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They succeed Stickers from the game's predecessor and serve as Mario's main method of attacking. As such, there are a wide variety of cards that appear in the game, and can be found in blocks, or purchased from Prisma Cardware.

Variations

There are three different kinds of battle cards:

• Basic - These cards are meant for attacking enemies, healing and defending Mario, and refilling the paint hammer.
• Enemy - These cards summon enemies that attack for Mario and take hits for him.
• Thing - These are obtained by finding things in the world and squeezing them into cards. They can then be used to deal big damage to enemies, solve a puzzle outside of battle, and weaken the Koopaling bosses with specific thing cards.

Basic Cards

From left to right: a Worn-Out Hammer Card, a Hammer Card, a Big Hammer Card, a Huge Hammer Card.

There are 60 Basic Cards in the game pertaining to four categories: Worn-Out Basic Cards have a striped background with fine colored stripes on a white background, Normal Basic Cards have a checkered background with colored squares on a white background, Big Basic Cards have a checkered background with bigger colored squares on a background of a lighter color, Mega or Huge Basic Cards have a striped radial background in which a striped colored slice is alternated with a striped slice of a lighter color, the stripes themselves alternating a stripe of a lighter color with a stripe of a more saturated color. There are also cards that allow to obtain the same effect up to five times, depending on the number of items in the card.

#	Image	Name	Details	Price*	Found In
01		Worn-Out Jump	Stomps a single enemy with a weak jump.	N/A	Ruddy Road
02		Worn-Out Jump ×3	Stomps a single enemy with a weak jump. Repeats three times.	N/A	Ruddy Road
03		Worn-Out Jump ×5	Stomps a single enemy with a weak jump. Repeats five times.	N/A	Sacred Forest
04		Jump	Stomps a single enemy with a regular jump.	5 20	Ruddy Road
05		Jump ×2	Stomps a single enemy with a regular jump. Repeats twice.	15	The Crimson Tower
06		Jump ×3	Stomps a single enemy with a regular jump. Repeats three times.	N/A	Fortune Island
07		Big Jump	Stomps a single enemy with a strong jump.	15 60	Mondo Woods
08		Big Jump ×2	Stomps a single enemy with a strong jump. Repeats twice.	40	Redpepper Volcano
09		Huge Jump	Stomps a single enemy with a super-strong jump.	36 170	Green Energy Plant
10		Line Jump	Stomps all enemies in order with a jump—forward and backward with perfect execution.	20 90	Bloo Bay Beach
11		Big Line Jump	Stomps all enemies in order with a strong jump—forward and backward with perfect execution.	50 250	Plum Park
12		Huge Line Jump	Stomps all enemies in order with a super-strong jump—forward and backward with perfect execution.	N/A	Green Energy Plant
13		Hopslipper	Quickly stomps a single enemy up to 10 times.	5 15	Ruddy Road
14		Hopslipper ×2	Quickly stomps a single enemy up to 10 times. Repeats twice.	12	Plum Park
15		Hopslipper ×3	Quickly stomps a single enemy up to 10 times. Repeats three times.	N/A	Redpepper Volcano
16		Big Hopslipper	Quickly stomps a single enemy with extra power, up to 10 times.	20 60	Mondo Woods
17		Huge Hopslipper	Quickly stomps a single enemy with super power, up to 10 times.	N/A	Green Energy Plant
18		Iron Jump	Stomps even spiked enemies with a regular jump.	6 22	Sunglow Ridge
19		Iron Jump ×2	Stomps even spiked enemies with two regular jumps.	20	Plum Park
20		Iron Jump ×3	Stomps even spiked enemies with three regular jumps.	N/A	Redpepper Crater
21		Big Iron Jump	Stomps even spiked enemies with a strong jump.	20 70	Plum Park
22		Huge Iron Jump	Stomps even spiked enemies with a super-strong jump.	N/A	Mossrock Theater
23		Spin Jump	Stomps a single enemy—spiked or not—with a metal drill. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	10 30	Marmalade Valley
24		Big Spin Jump	Stomps a single enemy—spiked or not—with a strong metal drill. Damages many enemies if executed well.	20 80	Toad Trainworks
25		Worn-Out Hammer	Whacks one enemy with a weak hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	N/A	Ruddy Road
26		Worn-Out Hammer ×3	Whacks one enemy with a weak hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats three times.	N/A	Ruddy Road
27		Worn-Out Hammer ×5	Whacks one enemy with a weak hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats five times.	N/A	The Crimson Tower
28		Hammer	Whacks one enemy with a regular hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	5 20	Ruddy Road
29		Hammer ×2	Whacks one enemy with a regular hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats twice.	16	The Crimson Tower
30		Hammer ×3	Whacks one enemy with a regular hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats three times.	N/A	Redpepper Crater
31		Big Hammer	Whacks one enemy with a strong hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	18 75	Mondo Woods
32		Big Hammer ×2	Whacks one enemy with a strong hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats twice.	50	Redpepper Crater
33		Huge Hammer	Whacks one enemy with a super-strong hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	52 250	Black Bowser's Castle after beating the game
34		KO Hammer	Whacks a single enemy from the side with a hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	7 28	Bloo Bay Beach
35		Big KO Hammer	Whacks a single enemy from the side with a strong hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	16 70	Plum Park
36		Huge KO Hammer	Whacks a single enemy from the side with a super-strong hammer. Damages multiple enemies if executed well.	N/A	Green Energy Plant
37		Eekhammer	Quickly whacks a single enemy with a hammer up to five times.	5 20	Fortune Island
38		Eekhammer ×2	Quickly whacks a single enemy with a hammer up to five times. Repeats twice.	15	Plum Park
39		Eekhammer ×3	Quickly whacks a single enemy with a hammer up to five times. Repeats three times.	N/A	Fortune Island
40		Big Eekhammer	Quickly whacks a single enemy with a strong hammer up to five times.	15 60	Mondo Woods
41		Big Eekhammer ×2	Quickly whacks a single enemy with a strong hammer up to five times. Repeats twice.	40	Redpepper Volcano
42		Huge Eekhammer	Quickly whacks a single enemy with a super-strong hammer up to five times.	N/A	Green Energy Plant
43		Hurlhammer	Whacks enemies with a thrown hammer. Can damage multiple enemies if executed well.	15 65	Marmalade Valley
44		Hurlhammer ×2	Whacks enemies with a thrown hammer. Can damage multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats twice.	50	Fortune Island
45		Hurlhammer ×3	Whacks enemies with a thrown hammer. Can damage multiple enemies if executed well. Repeats three times.	N/A	Mossrock Theater
46		Big Hurlhammer	Whacks enemies with a strong thrown hammer. Can damage multiple enemies if executed well.	50 250	Sunset Express
47		Huge Hurlhammer	Whacks enemies with a super-strong thrown hammer. Can damage multiple enemies if executed well.	N/A	Black Bowser's Castle after beating the game
48		Blazehammer	Looses a giant flame on impact, burning all enemies if executed well.	N/A	Daffodil Peak
49		Fire Flower	Throws up to four fireballs at multiple enemies in order if executed well.	40 200	Ruddy Road
50		Big Fire Flower	Throws up to four super-hot fireballs at multiple enemies in order if executed well.	80 300	Vortex Island
51		Ice Flower	Throws up to four iceballs at multiple enemies in order if executed well.	40 200	Ruddy Road
52		Big Ice Flower	Throws up to four freezing cold iceballs at multiple enemies in order if executed well.	80 300	Vortex Island
53		POW Block	Shakes the ground to deal damage. Can crumple enemies and deliver higher damage if executed well.	100	Kiwano Temple
54		Mushroom	Makes you feel better. Just the thing when you're tired.	20	Ruddy Road
55		Big Mushroom	Makes you feel quite a bit better. Unknown if it tastes good or not.	70	Plum Park
56		Mega Mushroom	Makes you feel GREAT! It also tastes delicious.	150	Emerald Circus
57		1-Up Mushroom	Refills your paint reserves. Plus it's just fun to look at.	300	Emerald Circus
58		Tail	Counters enemy attacks with a swipe of the tail. Lasts until you take damage.	80	Fort Cobalt
59		Spike Helmet	Counters attacks from above. Deals more damage if executed well. Lasts until you take damage.	80	Indigo Underground
60		Frog Suit	Allows you to jump over enemy attacks completely if executed well. Lasts until you take damage.	80	Sunglow Ridge
*When there are two prices, the upper one is that of the unpainted card, and the lower one is that of the painted card.

Enemy Cards

There are seventy Enemy Cards in the game, and most of them are occasionally dropped by enemies. The Kamek and Koopaling Cards can be obtained by beating the Rock Paper Wizard in Super Roshambo, and the Black Bowser's Castle Card is obtained after Mario defeats Bowser. When Mario uses an Enemy Card, the enemy that is pictured on the card is summoned. The summoned enemy attacks the enemies that are in battle with Mario, and it also takes hits for Mario. The enemy continues to help Mario until it is defeated or the battle is won. Only one enemy can be summoned at a time, and summoning another causes the first one to run away. If an Enemy Card is used against a boss, the enemy runs away, and Koopaling Enemy Cards cause normal enemies to run away when used.

#	Image	Name	Details	Best Location(s)
01		Red Shy Guy	Rushes over and punches an enemy.	Ruddy Road, Cherry Lake, Indigo Underground, Daffodil Peak, The Crimson Tower, Fort Cobalt
02		Green Shy Guy	Rushes over and punches an enemy.	Cherry Lake, Sunglow Ridge, Fort Cobalt, Mossrock Theater
03		Blue Shy Guy	Rushes over and punches an enemy.	Fort Cobalt
04		Yellow Shy Guy	Rushes over and punches an enemy.	Plum Park, Fort Cobalt, Mossrock Theater
05		Pink Shy Guy	Rushes over and punches an enemy.	Plum Park, Fort Cobalt, Mossrock Theater
06		Red Slurp Guy	Slurps paint from a single enemy to restore its own HP.	Bloo Bay Beach, The Crimson Tower, Sunglow Ridge
07		Blue Slurp Guy	Slurps paint from a single enemy to restore its own HP.	Cherry Lake, Fort Cobalt, Mossrock Theater
08		Yellow Slurp Guy	Slurps paint from a single enemy to restore its own HP.	Cherry Lake, Sunglow Ridge, Mossrock Theater
09		Red Spike Guy	Slide into a single enemy and attacks with a head-butt.	Ruddy Road, The Crimson Tower, Mossrock Theater
10		Green Spike Guy	Slide into a single enemy and attacks with a head-butt.	Mossrock Theater
11		Blue Spike Guy	Slide into a single enemy and attacks with a head-butt.	Cherry Lake, The Crimson Tower, Fort Cobalt
12		Yellow Spike Guy	Slide into a single enemy and attacks with a head-butt.	Cherry Lake, The Crimson Tower, Fort Cobalt
13		Pink Spike Guy	Slide into a single enemy and attacks with a head-butt.	Fort Cobalt
14		Red Roller Guy	Rolls into all enemies using a powerful ring.	Mossrock Theater
15		Green Roller Guy	Rolls into all enemies using a powerful ring.	Mossrock Theater
16		Pink Roller Guy	Rolls into all enemies using a powerful ring.	Mossrock Theater
17		Sombrero Guy	Throws its hat at a single enemy.	Sunset Express
18		Shy Bandit	Slurps up paint from a single enemy. Defeating an enemy with this attack may turn the enemy into a card.	Fort Cobalt, World Map
19		Goomba	Headbutts a single enemy.	The Crimson Tower, Sunglow Ridge, Mondo Woods, Sacred Forest
20		Paragoomba	Hurls itself at a single enemy with reckless abandon.	Mustard Café, Sacred Forest
21		Bone Goomba	Headbutts a single enemy while rocking a skull on its noggin.	Marmalade Valley
22		Koopa Troopa	Retreats inside its shell, and throws itself at all enemies.	Cherry Lake, Bloo Bay Beach, Green Energy Plant
23		Koopa Paratroopa	Retreats inside its shell, and throws itself at a row of enemies. Can only attack enemies on the ground after losing its wings.	Daffodil Peak, The Crimson Tower
24		Swoop	Swoops down and hurls itself at a single enemy.	Indigo Underground
25		Cheep Cheep	Shoots water at a single enemy near the ground.	Bloo Bay Beach
26		Blooper	Shoots water at a single enemy.	Plum Park, Vortex Island, Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island
27		Spike	Hurls an iron ball at all enemies on the ground.	Kiwano Temple
28		Dry Bones	Throws a bone at a single enemy.	Marmalade Valley, Vortex Island, Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island
29		Boo	Slaps a single enemy with its ghastly palm.	Vortex Island, Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island
30		Scaredy Rat	Hurls itself at a single enemy.	Dark Bloo Inn, Toad Trainworks
31		Ninji	Strikes a single enemy with an ancient ninja jump attack.	Fort Cobalt
32		Fuzzy	Strikes a single enemy with a jump attack.	The Golden Coliseum, Sunset Express, Redpepper Volcano
33		Red Snifit	Spits a bullet at a single enemy.	Plum Park, Mustard Café
34		Green Snifit	Spits a bullet at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
35		Blue Snifit	Spits a bullet at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
36		Yellow Snifit	Spits a bullet at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
37		Pink Snifit	Spits a bullet at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
38		Red Slurp Snifit	Slurps up an enemy's paint to restore its own HP.	Sunglow Ridge, Plum Park
39		Blue Slurp Snifit	Slurps up an enemy's paint to restore its own HP.	Plum Park
40		Yellow Slurp Snifit	Slurps up an enemy's paint to restore its own HP.	Plum Park
41		Red Spike Snifit	Spits three bullets at a single enemy.	Plum Park
42		Green Spike Snifit	Spits three bullets at a single enemy.	Plum Park, Mustard Café
43		Blue Spike Snifit	Spits three bullets at a single enemy.	Plum Park
44		Yellow Spike Snifit	Spits three bullets at a single enemy.	Plum Park
45		Pink Spike Snifit	Spits three bullets at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
46		Spiny	Retreats inside its shell, and hurls itself at all enemies.	Daffodil Peak, Sunglow Ridge, Kiwano Temple
47		Buzzy Beetle	Retreats inside its shell, and hurls itself at all enemies.	Indigo Underground, Sacred Forest, Lighthouse Island
48		Spike Top	Retreats inside its shell, and hurls itself at all enemies.	Redpepper Volcano, Redpepper Crater
49		Rocky Wrench	Throws a wrench at a single enemy.	Sunset Express
50		Pokey	Throws itself at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
51		Green Pokey	Throws itself at a single enemy.	Mustard Café
52		Bob-omb	Approaches a single enemy and explodes.	Fort Cobalt, Redpepper Crater
53		Lava Bubble	Throws itself at a single enemy.	Redpepper Volcano, Redpepper Crater
54		Fire Piranha Plant	Spits a fireball at a single enemy.	Mossrock Theater, Redpepper Crater
55		Ptooie	Throws an iron ball at a single enemy.	Mossrock Theater
56		Dino Rhino	Charges a single enemy.	Mossrock Theater, The Emerald Circus
57		Hammer Bro	Tosses a hammer at a single enemy.	The Golden Coliseum
58		Boomerang Bro	Tosses a boomerang at all enemies.	Green Energy Plant
59		Fire Bro	Tosses a fireball at a single enemy.	Redpepper Crater, Fortune Island
60		Ice Bro	Tosses an iceball at a single enemy.	Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island
61		Juggler Bro	Tosses a hammer at a single enemy.	Mossrock Theater, The Emerald Circus
62		Circus Bro	Tosses a boomerang at all enemies.	Mossrock Theater, The Emerald Circus
63		Sledge Bro	Pounds the ground, shaking up all standing enemies.	Green Energy Plant
64		Kamek	Attacks all enemies with his Koopa magicks.	Roshambo Temple #6
65		Morton	Scares off enemies with his imposing figure.	Roshambo Temple #1
66		Iggy	Scares off enemies with his lanky dimensions.	Roshambo Temple #2
67		Ludwig	Scares off enemies with his classical stylings.	Roshambo Temple #3
68		Wendy	Scares off enemies with her oversized jewelry.	Roshambo Temple #4
69		Larry	Scares off enemies with his kooky personality.	Roshambo Temple #5
70		Lemmy	Scares off enemies with his rainbow mohawk.	Roshambo Temple #7
71		Roy	Scares off enemies with his cool red shades.	Roshambo Temple #8
72		Black Bowser's Castle	Falls from the sky and crushes everything.	Defeat Black Bowser

Thing Cards

“Objects that are 3D are called Things. A Thing Card is what you get when you squeeze a Thing. When you use them, crazy things can happen.”

—Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Only one of each Thing Card can be carried at a time. However Replica Cards, which are less powerful versions of Thing Cards, can have multiple copies in a deck. A Replica Card has an effect similar to the Thing Cards they are replicating with the exception of a transparent "REPLICA" watermark added in front of the animation and the card, as well as doing less damage. During the battles against the Koopalings, if a Replica of the mandatory Thing Cards is used, the Koopaling will nullify its effect, forcing the player to use the actual mandatory Thing Cards instead. Replica Cards cannot be used outside of battle as well.

#	Image	Name	Details	Origin	Use	The Wringer Prices
01		Fire Extinguisher	Exhales a torrent of CO2 that can quell any flame.	On top of the cliff in Ruddy Road	To extinguish Morton's hammer in The Crimson Tower	300
02		Fan	The blades inside rotate at high speed to create a nice breeze.	Scenic spot in Cherry Lake	To blow the Blue Chosen Toad's boat in Bloo Bay Beach, and to give wind to the captain's ship in Violet Passage	300
03		Plunger	The plumber's weapon of choice. Push down on the shaft to unclog even the cloggiest of pipes.	Prisma Harbor in Port Prisma	To free Rescue Green from the pipe in Indigo Underground.	150
04		Lemon	Adds a little zest to any meal.	A hill in Indigo Underground	Part of cooking the Steak in Tangerino Grill	150
05		Cat-o-Luck	A feline statue that purrs with good-luck vibes. Enshrined at the top of a dark-red tower.	Top floor of The Crimson Tower	N/A	300
06		Piggy Bank	There's only one way to get the coins out of this bad boy: BREAK IT!	Shed in Château Chanterelle	N/A	150
07		Bone	A favorite snack of round pets with sharp teeth! High in calcium!	The highest boardwalk in Marmalade Valley1 Dressing room in The Golden Coliseum	To bait Princess into coming to the professor in Château Chanterelle, and to destroy the chariots in The Golden Coliseum	3002
08		Bottle Opener	Harnesses the principle of leverage to pry off bottle caps.	Storage in The Golden Coliseum	To open a bottle in Redpepper Volcano	250
09		Ice Pick	Its pointy tip can chip ice into perfectly portioned pieces for any size glass.	Storage in The Golden Coliseum	To pop Lemmy's Wonder Ball in The Emerald Circus	250
10		Balloons	Makes things float into the sky, and raises voices by an octave or two.	Performance stage in Plum Park	To lift the Super Ludsub out of the water in Fort Cobalt	300
11		Teapot	Used to steep and pour tea at fancy tea parties.	Serenity Fountain in Plum Park	Start the Ghost's tea party in Dark Bloo Inn	250
12		Turnip	This turnip is so big that you can't pull it out without 26 hands and a big "Heave ho!"	Sacred Forest Entrance	N/A	200
13		Instant Camera	The future of personal photography. Selfies so real, you'll begin to question reality itself.	Snifit or Whiffit prize; Cobalt Base	To serve a distraction for Wendy in Fortune Island	150
14		Basin	An extremely heavy bathing aid. Dropping this on and enemy's head might just knock it out.	Fences in Fort Cobalt	To Stun Draggadon in Redpepper Volcano	300
15		Battery	Contains enough energy to power household items and such.	Cabin in Violet Passage	To power the house in Green Energy Plant	300
16		Compass	Directs lost travelers to their destination.	Cabin in Violet Passage	To clear the fog in the fifth area of the Lost Sea	150
17		Cork	A stopper used to keep troublesome things from coming out of dangerous holes.	Pipe in Vortex Island	To clog the smokestack during Larry's battle in the Sunset Express	200
18		Washing Machine3	Swishes water and agitate clothing in order to remove stubborn stains.	Parallel vortex in Vortex Island	To clear the black paint during Roy's battle in Black Bowser's Castle	300
19		Lightbulb	Harnesses electricity to illuminate darkness. Sunglasses recommended when handling.	Top floor in Lighthouse Island	To light up the lighthouse in Lighthouse Island	150
20		Salt and Pepper	Seasons even the blandest of meals.	Smoky room in Fortune Island	Part of cooking the Steak in Tangerino Grill	150
21		Charcoal Grill	Grills food to perfection.	Volcano on Fortune Island	Part of cooking the Steak in Tangerino Grill	300
22		Megaphone	Amplifies the sound put into the mic, turning a whisper into a shout... and a shout into an explosion of noise.	Room in Toad Trainworks	To awaken the Thwomp in the Sunset Express	150
23		Hair Dryer	Blows searing-hot air that can dry out or melt practically anything!	Spa in Redpepper Crater	To melt the ice in Tangerino Grill	250
24		Magnifying Glass	Makes things appear larger than they are. Can also fry ants and other various creatures.	Tangerino Grill freezer	To enlarge the pipe in Sacred Forest, and to enlarge the small Toad in Port Prisma	200
25		Claw Hammer	This steel-headed hammer is harder than the one Mario usually uses. It can even break huge rocks that might be blocking your path.	Pipe room in Green Energy Plant	N/A	200
26		Recorder	The pleasant, nostalgic melody makes you feel like you're being whirled up into the sky.	Goal in Green Energy Plant	N/A	300
27		Disco Ball	This relic from years past is making a comeback. None can resist its call to hit the dance floor.	Backstage in The Emerald Circus	To distract Lemmy from his Wonder Ball in The Emerald Circus	200
28		Huey+	A sentient paint can who came from Prisma Fountain Emergency Recovery Unit.	Black Bowser Boss Battle	To suck the black paint from Black Bowser	N/A
1: Not found in this location after using it in Château Chanterelle 2: Labeled as "Coming soon" on Wringer's list after collecting it in Marmalade Valley and up to collecting it again in The Golden Colosseum 3: The two versions of the Washing Machine thing are exclusive to different versions: the top-loading one appears in American and Japanese versions, and the front-loading one in PAL versions +: Although Replica versions of this card are found in the game's files, they cannot be obtained in the final game.