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

Flinching Every time your Navi is hit and taken aback, points are deducted. Having the "Super Armor" Program will prevent point deduction.

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

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

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

Movement If your Navi moves a certain amount of time, points will be deducted.

# 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.

Custom Style: Scoring a Busting LV. S in a Virus battle with a Delete Time of less than 5 seconds without using your Buster, the ChargeS Power Attack, or Navi chips, will get you an exclusive reward. If you do this without re-opening the Custom Screen, a different exclusive reward can be obtained.

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 Battle Network 6, going into a cross and Counter Hits also affect your score.

Virus Delete Time This will be your starting marker after finishing a Virus battle. In 6, 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

Flinching Every time your Navi is hit and taken aback, points are deducted. Having the "Super Armor" Program will prevent point deduction.

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

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

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

Movement If your Navi moves a certain amount of time, points will be deducted.

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

Crosses Going into a Cross will deduct points.

# 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 EXE 4.5. 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

Flinching Every time your Navi is hit and taken aback, points are deducted. Using a Navi with the "Super Armor" ability will prevent point deduction.

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

Multiple Deletions Deleting a number of enemies in a short period will increased 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	EXE 4.5
1	+2
2	+4
3	+6

Multiplayer Battles

In Network Duels, the way to determine busting level 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 when the battle ends affect 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
400 less	-4
200 ~ 399 less	-2
100 ~ 199 less	-1
0 ~ 99 less	0
100 ~ 199 more	+1
200 ~ 399 more	+2
400 and over more	+4

Mega Man Battle Network 6

In Battle Network 6, 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 flinched	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 flinched	Points
0	+3
1	+2
2	+1
3	-1
4	-2