Mega Man 6/Weapons and damage chart

Weapon analysis
When you start the game, the Mega Buster is all you have. Its projectiles aren't particularly useful. If you're looking for a little challenge, this weapon is enough to finish the game with, even if it's a bit difficult.

R.E. stands for "required energy". Every special weapon has an energy bar with 28 units: the required energy is the number of units used up every time the weapon is shot.

Damage chart
Cells in green highlight the most effective weapon against a boss. Cells in red highlight the weapon obtained from the same Robot Master.

Beat will not attack any boss.

The three forms of Wily's Machine have the same weaknesses.

Three weapons are not required in the battles against the seven final bosses, and therefore you are free to use them in the final stages: Plant Barrier, Knight Crush, Centaur Flash. Still, remmeber that there is a rematch with the eight Robot Masters just before Dr. Wily.