Busting Level in Mega Man Battle Network

Busting Level is the main method of determining the reward you obtain upon successful deletion of the enemy in the Mega Man Battle Network series. Higher level equals better rewards, so players will want to shoot for the highest ranking possible, unless they seek specific rewards from a lower level. These rewards can be changed in games with the Navi Customizer to bypass busting level drop requirements.

• Scoring over 10 points is considered as Busting Lv. S.

Story Battles

Mega Man Battle Network 1 to 5

This is how your Busting LV. is determined in Battle Network 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Virus Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Virus battle.

Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:05:00	7
0:05:01 ~ 0:12:00	6
0:12:01 ~ 0:36:00	5
0:36:01 ~ 9:59:59	4

Navi Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Navi battle.

Navi Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:30:00	10
0:30:01 ~ 0:40:00	8
0:40:01 ~ 0:50:00	6
0:50:01 ~ 9:59:59	4

Aback Every time your Navi is hit and flinches aback, points are deducted. Having the "Super Armor" Program will prevent point deduction from non-status attacks.

# of times aback	Points
0	+1
1	0
2	-1
3	-2
4	-3

Multiple Deletions Deleting a number of enemies in a short period will increase your score. There is a 10 frame counter countdown between deletes to upgrade the deletion into multiple deletions. The counter resets with each deletion.

• In BN1-3: The counter pauses during a screen-dim.
• In BN4-5: The counter continues counting down even during a screen-dim.

# of deletions	Points
Double Delete	+2
Triple Delete	+4

Movement If your Navi moves less than a certain number of times, your score will be increased.

# of steps	Points
0-2 steps	+1
3+ steps	0

Mega Man Battle Network 3

In Battle Network 3, in addition to the previous scoring methods, being in Custom Style or Team Style will affect your reward. These “S+” and “S++” ranks will still appear as Busting LV. S on the reward screen.

• Custom Style:
  Main page: Style Change (MMBN3)#Custom Style
  • Busting LV. S+: Scoring a Busting LV. S in a Virus battle with a Delete Time of less than 5 seconds without using the Buster normal shot, the ChargeShot PowerAttack, or selecting Navi chips, will get you an exclusive reward.
  • Busting LV. S++: Same conditions as above, but if you do this without re-opening the Custom Screen, a different exclusive reward can be obtained.

• Team Style:
  Main page: Style Change (MMBN3)#Team Style
  • Scoring Busting LV. S in a β (Beta) version Navi battle and have the Delete Time under 20 seconds will get you their V4 Navi Chip.

Mega Man Battle Network 6

In MMBN6, some of the Points requirements have changed. Using the Cross System and landing Counter Hits will now affect your score.

Virus Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Virus battle. In MMBN6, each tier's points have been deducted by 1.

Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:05:00	6
0:05:01 ~ 0:12:00	5
0:12:01 ~ 0:36:00	4
0:36:01 ~ 9:59:59	3

Navi Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Navi battle.

Navi Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:30:00	10
0:30:01 ~ 0:40:00	8
0:40:01 ~ 0:50:00	6
0:50:01 ~ 9:59:59	4

Aback Every time your Navi is hit and flinches aback, points are deducted. Having the "Super Armor" Program will prevent point deduction from non-status attacks.

# of times aback	Points
0	+1
1	0
2	-1
3	-2
4	-3

Multiple Deletions Deleting a number of enemies in a short period will increase your score. There is a 10 frame counter countdown between deletes to upgrade the deletion into multiple deletions. The counter resets with each deletion and continues counting down even during a screen-dim.

# of deletions	Points
Double Delete	+2
Triple Delete	+4

Movement If your Navi moves less than a certain number of times, your score will be increased.

# of steps	Points
0-2 steps	+1
3+ steps	0

Crosses If MegaMan doesn't go into a Cross, your score will be increased.

# of times used	Points
No Cross used	+1
Cross used	+0

Counter Hits Number of Counter Hits you land on the enemy will increase your score.

# of counters	Points
0	0
1	+1
2	+2
3	+3

Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation

This is how your Busting LV. is determined only in EXE4.5. In this game, movement does not affect your score. However, number of Counter Hits to the enemy now affect your score.

Virus Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Virus battle.

Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:05:00	7
0:05:01 ~ 0:12:00	6
0:12:01 ~ 0:36:01	5
0:36:01 ~ 9:59:59	4

Navi Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Navi battle.

Navi Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:30:00	10
0:30:01 ~ 0:40:00	8
0:40:01 ~ 0:50:00	6
0:50:01 ~ 9:59:59	4

Aback Every time your Navi is hit and flinches aback, points are deducted. Using a Navi with "Super Armor" will prevent point deduction from non-status attacks.

# of times aback	Points
0	+1
1	0
2	-1
3	-2
4	-3

Multiple Deletions Deleting a number of enemies in a short period will increase your score.

# of deletions	Points
Double Delete	+2
Triple Delete	+4

Counter Hits Number of Counter Hits you land on the enemy will increase your score.

# of counters	Points
1	+2
2	+4
3	+6

Multiplayer Battles

In Network Duels, the way to determine Busting LV. is different.

Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Network Duel.

Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:30:00	10
0:30:01 ~ 0:45:00	8
0:45:01 ~ 10:00:00	6
10:00:01 ~ 9:59:59	4

Remaining HP How much of your maximum HP remains when the battle ends affects the score.

HP % Left	Points
100%	+3
99% ~ 75%	+2
74% ~ 50%	+1
49% ~ 1%	0

Recovery Use How many Recovery chips you use will deduct the score.

Recovery Chips	Points
3 or more	-4
2	-2
1	-1
0	0

HP Difference The maximum HP difference between the player and the opponent will affect the score. The more HP you have will subtract more points. The less HP you have will add points.

HP Gap	Points
At least 400 less	-4
200 ~ 399 less	-2
100 ~ 199 less	-1
0 ~ 99 less	0
100 ~ 199 more	+1
200 ~ 399 more	+2
At least 400 more	+4

Mega Man Battle Network 6

In MMBN6, in addition to the previous scoring methods, countering the opponent now affects the score.

Counter Hits Number of Counter Hits you land on the enemy will increase your score.

# of counters	Points
0	0
1	+1
2	+2
3	+3

Mega Man Network Transmission

This is how your Busting LV. is determined in Mega Man Network Transmission.

VS Viruses

Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:03:00	10
0:03:01 ~ 0:06:00	9
0:06:01 ~ 0:12:00	7
0:12:01 ~ 0:24:00	6
0:12:01 ~ 0:24:00	4

# of times aback	Points
0	+1
1	0
2	-1
3	-2
4	-3

VS Navis

Delete time	Points
0:00:00 ~ 0:30:00	10
0:30:01 ~ 0:40:00	9
0:40:01 ~ 0:50:00	7
0:50:01 ~ 0:60:00	6
0:60:01 and above	4

# of times aback	Points
0	+3
1	+2
2	+1
3	-1
4	-2