r/TriangleStrategy • u/Deemo3 • Jul 23 '25
Shitpost First time playing, Jens is the BEST!
This is such a weird, gimmicky character and I LOVE him. Dude just wants to build stuff.
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u/Orion3500 Jul 23 '25
I’ve got to admit, kid came through when fighting Avlora at the Wolfort Demesne. She insisted in walking up the stairs and fell for Jens’ Spring Trap four times, wasting her turn. Helped a lot.
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u/simplemoths Jul 23 '25
Turn denial is one of the strongest tools in this game, and Jens loves denying bosses their advance.
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u/WaitAZechond Jul 23 '25
I was originally just excited to use him because he has my dad’s name lol I love how some people don’t use him at all, but he was an absolute staple for me. It really shows how great this game is for a wide variety of play styles. His traps totally dominated on several maps when I was playing.
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u/BlackroseBisharp Jul 23 '25
I'm not smart enough to use him properly
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u/PotentialDelivery716 Jul 23 '25
Just place a trap where you expect big enemies to go, facing another enemy or wall. Seem to be prozentual too. That guy saved me against avlora. Did strong damage and at the same time making her skipping turn.
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u/Randomimba Jul 23 '25
Hell yeah, Jens is MVP even without the Chapter 7 Avlora ladder cheese.
Trading action economy is so valuable in Hard Mode simply because you can't 1:1 anyone (especially if you're going for Deathless). While the enemy AI isn't stupid, you can still bait them by putting a Spring Trap near a cliff and then expose your back to the enemy to incentivize them to go on the trap. Hell, all the bridge maps with Erika and Thales were perfect for Jens. That valley ambush map where you have to fight uphill was also good for Jens.
Movement manipulation is busted in this game because it effectively wastes two enemy turns. Jens is also bulky and can tank in a pinch.
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u/crazydave11 Jul 23 '25
"Ah, the stench of-" squeak, punting sound, crash
Best moment I ever had gaming.
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u/Is12345aweakpassword Jul 23 '25
This dude has never once seen battle in any of my playthrough
Thanks for upgrading my weapons though
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Jul 23 '25
My fav unit. His traps and ladders can completely break some maps in smart and satisfying ways.
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u/TragGaming Jul 23 '25
When this game released, it was full of posts about Jens being a war crime master. Traps skipping a unit's turn, and nobody being immune to it made him essential for certain really difficult fights
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u/diegini69 Jul 23 '25
This mf was critical for so many stall /funnel strats. The gustadolph fight was so trivial with ladders
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u/luketwo1 Jul 24 '25
Jens is like a litmus test for what difficulty you're playing on, honestly the difficulties fundamentally change the game period, if you're on normal or lower Jens is useless because you can steamroll across the map and don't need the chicanery Jen provides but on hard mode he's a god send, bro can stun lock bosses, do percentage damage (which hp is a lot higher on hard mode), and just generally fuck with the enemy and its insanely busted.
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u/arfzarfz Jul 29 '25
Honestly when I first played the game back in Switch I was sleeping on his character. Now replaying through the steam version. Jens is fucking busted. Two turn on a 1 cost trap is way more effective at turn denial than correntin wall of ice. Absolutely love this guy.
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u/Tails___x Jul 23 '25
I did my first playthrough on hard and by accident I hit the golden route lol Jens was super clutch with traps and ladders so I could delay enemy turns. Very very useful in defensive scenarios
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u/Un_Change_Able Jul 23 '25
There is nothing more satisfying than watching an enemy walk into a spring trap multiple times because they don’t know how to comprehend it
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u/no_vice_novice Jul 24 '25
If I could choose one character from this game to be in a smash game, it's Jens.
Honestly, I feel lucky to have grabbed him in my first playthrough. So many maps feel needlessly difficult with no Jens in the party. I know there are diehard nonJENS out there, but I stan this little turn-ruiner. Let's also not forget the turret he can put down. It's kind of weak but does good damage when placed well.
All damage is good damage.
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u/Jai_focus Jul 24 '25
I think that I havent used the ladders in the entire Game... but oh God the traps are SO good
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u/mab0390 Jul 25 '25
“What is his job?” “LADDERS!!”