Keeping the party’s weapons in tip-top condition is vital for success in Triangle Strategy, but resources are fairly scarce unless the player is willing to grind for resources. Even then, the unique materials required to increase weapons to the next tier are hard to come by, especially early on in this grand adventure.
This means that players will need to allocate what little they have accordingly, and make sure that they only spend upgrades on those who can make the most out of it, ensuring they get the most out of this great early 2022 release. Whether it’s to keep the party safe or to decimate enemies, every unit in Triangle Strategy has a lot to offer, and giving them the edge can make a difference in key battles.
8 Julio’s Blade
Julio is an extremely valuable party member because he’s one of the few people who can grant TP to other allies, which is especially useful for magic users, who require TP for all their abilities. Even when not using him for this purpose, he is quite the powerful attacker, able to deprive enemies of their TP.
The best upgrade at the Encampment that Julio has is on the second tier of his weapon, as it decreases the cost of his Moment of Truth ability by 1TP. This ability grants 1TP to an ally whilst boosting their strength and magic attack. It makes him one of the best buffing characters available, and getting him as powerful as possible is the way to go.
7 Archibald’s Bow
Archibald is an incredible archer. Whilst he doesn’t have the movement capability of Hughette, he had a fantastic range, and can easily sit in a safe spot whilst decimating the rest of the battlefield. His weapon deals a fair bit of damage by default, but getting it higher is always useful.
His abilities are especially great, as he is able to bypass an enemy’s defense when hitting them. Archers typically don’t do much damage to heavy-armored opponents, but Archibald can completely negate whatever advantage they have in the toughest battles.
6 Geela’s Rod
Healing is a crucial role in Triangle Strategy, as many units will need to be put in harm’s way to achieve the best results. Geela is a unit that players get right out of the gate at the start of the game, and she can quickly become the most valuable member of the team for her healing capabilities.
Naturally, players will want to ensure that she heals as much as possible every time they use her, so getting her weapon to the best condition it can possibly be is the best way to go. On top of that, she can cast Haste, which manipulates the turn-order, and can bring an ally’s actions around much quicker.
5 Frederica’s Tome
Often in Triangle Strategy, magic is more consistently powerful than regular weapons. They always cost TP to use, but they can exploit enemy weaknesses and hit for guaranteed damage a lot of the time. They have the versatility of hitting multiple, or single targets too.
Frederica is a guaranteed party member and proves to be exceptionally useful on the battlefield. Even when enemies are resistant to her fire, blasting multiple at once can chip away at strong enemies, and absolutely decimate the weak ones.
4 Hughette’s Bow
Having allies that can attack from range significantly increase a player’s chances of success on the battlefield. Even when melee forces are getting overwhelmed, well-placed strikes from ranged forces can stop the battle from becoming hopeless.
Hughette is especially valuable because her hawk gives her a huge amount of maneuverability. She can fly to high places with ease, and can often move to a favorable position and guarantee a critical hit. In addition, she can inflict status conditions like blindness and immobility that temporarily render an enemy useless, and upgrades can extend these effects.
3 Narve’s Rod
Magic users are extremely powerful allies, if slightly fragile on the battlefield. Most magic attackers can only use a single elemental type when attacking, though. Frederica can only use fire, for example. Narve is special, as he gets abilities that cover all four of the elemental types.
Mixing and matching these types on the battlefield means Narve can always cover an enemy’s weakness, and usually gets to hit multiple enemies at once. His weapon upgrades allow him to increase the damage of up to two of these elements at a time, meaning players can increase the power of the attacks they favor.
2 Serenoa’s Sword
Unsurprisingly, the game’s main protagonist has a lot to offer on the battlefield, and his attacking power is quite straightforward. Serenoa’s abilities hit for a lot of damage, but almost always require him to be standing directly next to an enemy to perform them.
Therefore, players will need to balance Serenoa both offensively and defensively to get the most out of him, which both upgrades and equipable items can help immensely with. He can certainly decimate a battlefield, but only if he survives long enough to do it. Additionally, as the protagonist, he’s an important figure for the entire game, so investing in him is always going to be worthwhile.
1 Anna’s Dagger
To say Anna is a must-have character would be an understatement, sometimes battles hinge on her alone, as she has a ridiculously powerful combination of abilities that single-handedly make her one of the best things about the game. Her first benefit is that she can conceal herself on the battlefield, making her essentially invisible to all enemies, meaning players can send her into enemy lines without getting her slaughtered.
What really makes her incredible, though, is the fact that she gets two actions every turn. Whilst her dagger isn’t the most powerful weapon, when she gets to attack twice with it in a single turn, it can wipe out an army in a snap. Getting her damage as high as possible as quickly as possible will immediately pay dividends for players.
Triangle Strategy is available now on Nintendo Switch.
