Beginner Guide
New to TBH: Task Bar Hero? Here is everything you need for a strong start. The game plays itself, but a few early decisions massively speed up your progress.
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Best farm route
Use clear time and bonuses to pick the best stage.
Stage progress
Check level gates, bosses and monster lineups.
Team choice
Compare heroes, roles and starter parties.
Items and Cube
Look up rarities, materials and upgrade rules.
Drop lookup
Find box ranges and stage sources before farming.
Patch impact
Check live market, Cube and farming changes first.
Short strategy guides
First Hour Route
A compact first-hour route for TBH: Task Bar Hero: unlock priorities, starter formation, Rune Tree timing and early farming targets.
2026-06-07 CubeCube, Alchemy and Item Safety
How to use the Hero-dric Cube safely: synthesis, alchemy, item locks, market preparation and patch-sensitive item rules.
2026-06-07 FarmingBest Farming Routes
How to choose TBH farming stages by EXP per hour, gold per hour, kills per hour and box targets.
2026-06-07 MarketMarket and Patch Watch
A short guide to market restrictions, patch notes and what to re-check before farming, crafting or selling.
2026-06-07Patch-aware guide
Latest tracked update: v1.00.13 on 2026-06-15. Check the update page before following market, Cube or farming advice. Open update notes
The core loop
Deploy your party → heroes auto-fight waves → collect gold, XP, gear and chests → Alchemy junk into gold and Synthesize gear up rarities → spend the Rune Tree and skill points → push the next stage → farm Act bosses for high-value loot → sell on the Steam Market. Repeat.
First-hour checklist
- Clear stages to Level 3 to unlock the Rune Tree, then Level 4 to unlock the Hero-dric Cube.
- In the Rune Tree, rush the Formation slots so you can field a 2nd and 3rd hero.
- Unlock the free Priest as soon as you can — it is near-essential and considered the strongest class.
- Use Alchemy to turn junk into gold, but Alt+Click to lock anything you want to keep first.
- Turn on Auto-Retry (set the toggle blue) and use the Blue Portal to fast-travel and farm cleared stages.
Best starting party
Knight (tank) + Priest (healer) + Ranger (DPS) is the safest beginner trio. Once you have it rolling, Priest + Ranger + Sorcerer farms faster.
Pro tips
▸ "X-9" stages give the most XP per run — great for power-leveling.
▸ Skill respecs are free, so experiment with builds constantly.
▸ Offline rewards give gold and XP only (no chests), capped at 8 hours.
▸ Swap a weak hero in behind your carries to power-level it during boss farms.
▸ Do not Alchemy expensive items until the known Alchemy bug is patched — it can vanish them.