Triboulet

Triboulet

Effect

Played Kings and Queens each give X2 Mult when scored

Rarity

Legendary

Unlock Requirement

Find this Joker from the Soul card.

Stats

Buy Price

20 (cannot be found in shop)

Sell Price

10

Type

Multiplicative Mult

Activation

On Scored

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Triboulet is one of the five Legendary Jokers that can be generated from using The Soul (Creates a [[Legendary Jokers|{{hl|purple|Legendary}}]] Joker <br> {{room}} Available from start. Spectral The Soul.png) Spectral card, which in itself has a 3 in 1000 (0.3%) chance to replace any given card in a Spectral Pack or Arcana Pack.

Triboulet gives X2 Mult whenever a King or Queen is scored.

Most decks benefit equally from Triboulet as most start with the same amount of Kings and Queen.

• An Erratic Deck ( All [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|Ranks}}]] and [[Suits|{{hl|orange|Suits}}]] in deck are randomized Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Orange}} difficulty or harder Erratic Deck.png) seed containing high numbers of Kings and Queens will allow this Joker to reach a much higher ceiling much easier.
• The Ghost Deck ( [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] cards may appear in the shop, start with a {{spectral|Hex}} card Win a run with the {{D|Yellow}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Ghost Deck.png) has easier access to Spectral cards, which simplifies deck building, allowing the deck to be more concentrated on Kings and Queens, but also because of Red Seals (Retrigger this card {{hl|orange|1}} time Red Seal.png), which can retrigger Triboulet's effect.

• To make the most value out of Triboulet, bigger poker hands are preferred, such as Full House, Flush House, Five of a Kind or Flush Five. This also means that, inversely, smaller poker hands like High Card or Pair get less triggers of Triboulet, and therefore are not recommended.

• As Kings and Queens are considered face cards, any Jokers triggering off of face cards naturally make a combo with Triboulet. Retriggers are by far the most valuable, as seen with Sock and Buskin (Retrigger all played {{hl|orange|face}} cards Play a total of {{hl|orange|300}} face cards Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Sock and Buskin.png), activating the multiplicative Mult up to 5 times more. This skyrockets gain from Triboulet when playing a 5-card hand containing only scoring Kings and Queens which is X32 Mult to X1024 Mult, a staggering difference.
• Hanging Chad (Retrigger {{hl|orange|first}} played card used in scoring {{hl|orange|2}} additional times Beat a Boss Blind with a {{ph|High Card}} Common Retrigger On Scored Hanging Chad.png), Dusk (Retrigger all played cards in {{hl|orange|final hand}} of the round Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Dusk.png), and Seltzer (Retrigger all cards played for the next {{hl|orange|10}} hands Uncommon Retrigger On Scored Seltzer.png) are also good due to the same reasoning.
• Splash (Every {{hl|orange|played card}} counts in scoring Common Effect N/A (Passive) Splash.png) allows Kings and Queens to score on poker hands they otherwise would be unable to, such as an Ace-high High Card hand.

• Death (Select {{hl|orange|2}} cards, convert the {{hl|orange|left}} card into the {{hl|orange|right}} card<br>{{hl|gray|(Drag to rearrange)}} Available from start. Tarot Death.png) can turn some cards into powerful Queens or Kings.
• The Hanged Man (Destroys up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards Available from start. Tarot The Hanged Man.png) can remove non-Queen and non-King cards.
• Strength (Increases rank of up to {{hl|orange|2}} selected cards by {{hl|orange|1}} Available from start. Tarot Strength.png) can turn Jacks into Queens or even turn Queens into Kings depending on the build.
• Cryptid (Create {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Cryptid.png) can make more Queens or Kings.
• Deja Vu (Add a [[Red Seal|{{hl|red|Red Seal}}]] to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Deja Vu.png) can apply Red Seals onto Queens or Kings, allowing for more Triboulet triggers.

• Abandoned Deck ( Start run with no {{F|}}[[Card Ranks#Face cards|{{hl|orange|Face Cards}}]] in your deck Win a run with the {{D|Green}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Abandoned Deck.png), Medusa ( ), and Mad World ( ) are not recommended due to the lack of initial Kings and Queens.

• Canio (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} when a {{hl|orange|face}} card is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Canio.png) requires many face cards to be destroyed, the majority of which tend to be Kings and Queens. This isn't too much of a problem if the player decides to destroy just Jacks or if they have Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png).
• Baron (Each {{hl|orange|King}} held in hand gives {{xmult|1.5}} Rare Multiplicative Mult On Held Baron.png), Shoot the Moon (Each {{hl|orange|Queen}} held in hand gives {{mult|+13}} Play every Heart card in your deck in one round. Common Additive Mult On Held Shoot the Moon.png) and Reserved Parking (Each {{hl|orange|face}} card held in hand has a {{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance to give {{Money|1}} Common Economy On Held Reserved Parking.png) require having Kings and Queens held in hand instead of playing them, making a bad combination with Triboulet.
  • Though Reserved Parking (Each {{hl|orange|face}} card held in hand has a {{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance to give {{Money|1}} Common Economy On Held Reserved Parking.png) isn't too much of an issue if the player leaves just Jacks or have Pareidolia (All cards are considered {{hl|orange|face}} cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Pareidolia.png).

• The Plant ( Boss The Plant.png) can be a run killer as debuffed Queens and Kings do not trigger Triboulet.

• Little biographical information is available about the jester Triboulet. It is known that in France, there have been at least three jesters referred to as "Triboulet", with the first one serving René of Anjou and also being a playwright, the second serving Louis XII, and the third one serving Francis I (and possibly also Louis XII). The second Triboulet died during Louis XII's reign, and he and the Third Triboulet later became confused as one person.
• The effect of this Joker is likely in reference to a story in which a court jester slapped the King on the buttocks. As the tale goes, the King told the jester he would be allowed to live if he could give an answer more offensive than the act itself. In response, the jester said, “I’m sorry, your majesty- I mistook you for the Queen!” This would explain why the effect of the joker specifically applies to only Kings and Queens. Although the historical accuracy of this story and quote is questionable, it is commonly attributed to Triboulet.
• This Joker is animated, with Triboulet hovering just above the blue card face.
• The other legendary Jokers are Canio (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} when a {{hl|orange|face}} card is destroyed <br> {{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Canio.png), Chicot (Disables effect of every [[Blinds|{{hl|orange|Boss Blind}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect On Blind Select Chicot.png), Perkeo (Creates a [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] copy of {{hl|orange|1}} random [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|consumable}}]] card in your possession at the end of the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect N/A (Passive) Perkeo.png), and Yorick (This Joker gains {{xmult|1}} every {{hl|orange|23}} {{hl|gray|[23]}} cards discarded<br>{{currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Multiplicative Mult Mixed Yorick.png).

• Triboulet appears as an artifact in Monster Train 2.