TBH: Task Bar Hero – Comprehensive Guide: Early Game to Endgame

Early-Game Character Setup

Start the game with a single Ranger. As soon as the second character slot becomes available, create a Priest. The Priest’s Attack Aura provides up to 90% increased Attack Power in the early game, making farming and progression significantly faster.

Equipment Priorities

Main-Hand Weapon

Your first priority should be obtaining:

• Legendary-quality (or better) main-hand weapon

Off-Hand Weapon

Aim for:

• Red-quality (or better) off-hand weapon

Weapon Stat Priorities

Look for these affixes in order of importance:

1. Attack %
2. Attack Speed %
3. Flat Attack Damage

Recommended Weapon Gems

Use:

If you only have one Amethyst, socket it into your off-hand weapon first. Off-hand weapons are replaced much less frequently, giving the gem far more long-term value.

Accessory Gems

Once you begin acquiring Legendary or better accessories, socket them with:

Obsidian increases percentage-based damage and provides one of the largest overall damage gains.

When to Stop Using the Priest

As your gear improves, periodically test your damage. Ask yourself:

Can your Ranger kill enemies in one shot without the Priest’s Attack Aura?

• No → Continue using the Priest.
• Yes → Begin investing heavily into Movement Speed.

Once damage is no longer the limiting factor, movement speed becomes your highest priority because stage completion is determined by the slowest character in your party.

Weapon Progression

Assuming you already have:

• Small Amethyst
• Amethyst
• Obsidian in your accessories

A typical upgrade path looks like this:

• Level 15 Red Bow → until Level 35 Purple Bow
• Level 35 Purple Bow → until Level 65 Pink Bow
• Level 65 Pink Bow → until the end of the game

Note: Always compare total Attack Power before replacing a weapon. Item rolls vary, so a higher-quality weapon is not always an upgrade.

Best Off-Hand Ornaments

Useful ornaments include:

• Dice
• Spider Silk
• Ogre Blood

These provide bonuses such as:

• Attack Power
• Physical Damage

Equip them in your off-hand whenever possible.

Stages with Ranged Enemies

The following stages contain ranged monsters:

Before reaching 6 Attack Speed, expect to take hits from these enemies.

Hell Difficulty Survival

Upon entering Hell Difficulty, increase your Ranger to approximately 650 HP. This is the most efficient balance between survivability and resource investment.

At 650 HP you can:

• Survive at least one hit.
• Recover immediately through Life Steal.

Sources of Life Steal

Early Game

Late Game

• Ranger’s built-in Life Steal talent

Hell Difficulty Progression

After clearing Hell 3-1, enemies become much less likely to hit your Ranger. From this point onward, Hell progression becomes considerably easier. Your next major milestone is reaching:

More than 6 Attack Speed

Once you exceed 6 Attack Speed:

• Your attack animation becomes faster than enemy attack wind-ups.
• Defensive stats lose most of their value.
• Survival is rarely an issue.

The only remaining question is:

Do you have enough damage?

Damage Priority

The strongest offensive stats are:

1. Physical Damage %
2. Attack %

Regularly review your equipment and prioritize these stats whenever possible.

Endgame Optimization

Once your damage is comfortably high enough to clear content, begin replacing some offensive stats with Movement Speed. This increases farming efficiency and reduces overall stage completion time.

Movement Speed

Movement Speed can only be obtained from:

Accessory Progression

Upgrade accessories in this order:

There is no Relic-tier accessory between these upgrades.

If you need more Movement Speed, improving accessory quality should be your highest priority.

Recommended Progression

1. Start with a Ranger.
2. Unlock a Priest for the Attack Aura.
3. Obtain a Legendary main-hand weapon and a Red off-hand weapon.
4. Socket:
   • Small Amethyst
   • Amethyst
   • Obsidian in accessories
5. Reach 650 HP before entering Hell Difficulty.
6. Sustain yourself through Life Steal.
7. Reach 6+ Attack Speed.
8. Once you can one-shot enemies without the Priest, replace it with a faster character or focus on Movement Speed.
9. In the endgame, optimize for Movement Speed while maintaining enough damage to one-shot enemies.

Key Takeaways

• 650 HP is the most efficient survival breakpoint for Hell Difficulty.
• Use the Priest only until your Ranger can consistently one-shot enemies.
• After reaching 6+ Attack Speed, defense becomes largely irrelevant.
• Prioritize Physical Damage % and Attack % for maximum damage.
• Once damage is sufficient, invest in Movement Speed to maximize farming efficiency.