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.
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.