WIKI
New-player opener
Knight + Priest + Ranger
The official opener: Knight tanks, Priest heals/buffs, Ranger stacks attack speed to clear. Use it the moment you have three slots.
Unofficial player guide
Task Bar Hero Wiki
TBH: Task Bar Hero is a tiny pixel idle-RPG that lives in your taskbar. Your three-hero party auto-battles while you handle leveling, crafting and loot. Here you get the fastest new-player route, rune-tree unlock order, the full rarity chart for 500+ items and a breakdown of the Cube’s eight functions — so you idle smarter, not harder.
140KPeak concurrent players
500+Droppable items
3×4Chapters × difficulty tiers
FreeFree to Play
TaskBarHero — Trailer.mp4
First time?
Your First 10 Hours in Task Bar Hero
Follow these 4 steps and dodge 90% of the traps new players hit.
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Pick your slot-1 hero
Open with Knight (steady) or Ranger (fast clear) — either works. Don’t forget to claim the free Priest DLC in the store; it’s your core slot-2 later.
Knight / Ranger -
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Lv3 unlocks Runes, Lv4 unlocks the Cube
Hit Level 3 to unlock the Rune Tree (the core growth system), Level 4 for the Cube. Spend your skill points every level.
Core system -
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Use the Cube to alchemize gold
Don’t rush crafting early. Switch the Cube to Alchemy, melt junk gear into gold, and pour that gold into the Rune Tree first. (Alt+click to lock keepers before Auto Fill.)
Alchemy first -
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Save 150K for a 3rd hero slot
Hero slots don’t come from unlocking classes — they come from the Rune of Command in the tree. Save about 150K gold for a full three-hero party and efficiency really takes off.
Command Rune
Read the full beginner guide →
AFK reminder Keep the game running (even shrunk to the taskbar) for full chest drops; closing it ≠ idling — only the offline-reward rune trickles back a little XP/gold.
Core Progression System
Rune Tree
Unlocks at Level 3. It’s the growth hub for the whole game — hero slots, auto-chests, inventory, offline rewards and extra skill slots all branch from here. Pour your early alchemy gold in first; the return is highest.
Priority Command → Far North Automation → Gold/XP → Offline Rewards → Awakening
- 1Rune of CommandTop priority
Unlocks hero slots 2 & 3 — the gate to a three-hero party
- 2Far North AutomationAFK essential
Auto-opens chests; the idle loop can’t run without it
- 3Gold / XP NodesSustain
Snowballs resources to fuel later levels
- 4Offline RewardsTop-up
Trickles a little XP/gold while Steam is closed
- 5Rune of AwakeningAdvanced
Extra skill slot — especially sweet on Priest
500+ items drop while you idle
Rarity Ladder
Higher rarity = more affixes and more market value. Always compare stats before crafting — there’s no gear lock yet.
CommonBaseAlchemy fodder
UncommonFineChapter 1 upgrades
RareRareCosmetic sockets
LegendaryLegendaryBuild cores
ImmortalImmortalGlyph sockets
ArcanaArcanaInscription sockets · market hot
Beyond+Beyond+Celestial / Divine / Cosmic chase
Resource hub · 15 deep guides
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New-player roadmap
First 10 hours: Priest DLC, class picks, runes and the Cube.
★Class tier list
All 6 heroes ranked, the best party comp and DLC value.
⚔Best team comps
Free, DLC, AFK-farm and boss-push parties — and why each works.
⌘Rune tree explained
Hero slots, Far North automation, auto-chests, offline-reward priority.
⬡The Cube’s 8 functions
Alchemy, fusion, glyph/inscription sockets and unlock order.
◈Items & rarity
500+ items, the full chart from Common to Cosmic.
⚙How it works
Idle loop, offline vs AFK, automation, acts & difficulties.
$Steam market
Trade ship vs Cube gold, listing tips and the Steam token.
☠Soul stones & Act Boss
A failed run costs no soul stone; only clears spend them — mid-game boss farming.
❤Pets
Every pet stacks at once — the best pets and is the Supporter Pack worth it.
⚑Troubleshooting
Black screen, vanished window and crash fixes (Shift+F11/F12).
Current patch
Task Bar Hero Class Tier List
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Knight
Best free
The best free hero — tanky and hits hard, never a wasted slot.
S
Hunter
Top DPS
Paid DLC · the highest damage ceiling and top DPS pick.
A
Priest
Must-claim
Free DLC · heals and buffs the team — claim it free.
A
Sorcerer
Free AoE
The free AoE answer; clears packs fast once geared.
B
Ranger
Early
Reliable early ranged DPS, but out-scaled later by Hunter and Sorcerer.
Slayer (paid DLC) lands at B. Owning a class ≠ a hero slot — roster spots come from the Rune Tree.
View the full ranking →
Latest
News & Patches
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06 / 03
Hotfix Market trading restored — gear can be listed for sale again
The devs fixed the listing restriction; the Steam Market is back.
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06 / 01
Fix Fixed inventory slots not matching actual item info
Also fixed a bug where alchemizing certain items gave no gold.
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05 / 29
Known issue Temporary fix for the black screen behind the game on some setups
Right-click TaskBarHero.exe → Compatibility → check "Disable fullscreen optimizations".
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05 / 27
Milestone Launched, topped the Free chart and hit 140K concurrent
By Nugem Studio × Tesseract Studio, with all 15 languages supported.
Copy homework
Three low-stress starter builds
Market AFK
Same trio + drop-rate / attack-speed gear
Same three heroes, stacked for drop rate and attack speed. Alchemize junk, craft keepers carefully — built to farm the Steam Market.
Burst pusher
Sorcerer + Ranger + Knight
The post-Chapter-2 answer: Sorcerer AoE clears packs. Level up fusion before you start merging weapons.
Hero codex · 6 classes
Meet your squad
3 free starters + 1 free DLC + 2 paid DLC. Drop in official art to replace the placeholder.
Stuck? The #1 help topic
Window vanished or UI misaligned? Hit these two hotkeys while the game is running to save the day.
Shift+F12Reset window position
Shift+F11Reset UI scale