Task Bar Hero Acts & Progression — When to Push vs Farm

TBH: Task Bar Hero is not a straight corridor. You push stages, bounce back through the Portal, farm power, then push again. Official materials describe multiple Acts and difficulty tiers. Exact map names change; the decision framework does not.

If you are brand new, read How it works and the beginner roadmap first. This page is about not wasting days on walls.

Table of contents

1. The progression rhythm
2. Push vs farm decision
3. Soul Stones and act bosses
4. Difficulty tiers
5. Wall-break checklist
6. Boss attempt protocol
7. After you clear an Act
8. Common progression traps
9. FAQ

The progression rhythm

Healthy accounts cycle like this:

Push until friction → Portal farm → Buy permissions / upgrade gear → Push again

Unhealthy accounts do this:

Push until rage → Keep pushing the same wall for hours → Blame the class

Combat is automatic. Walls are almost always economy + slots + stage choice problems.

Push vs farm decision

Ask:

Am I clearing this stage fast enough that chests keep flowing, or am I face-tanking a wall?

Situation	Do this
Clear is comfortable	Push for story/boss progress
Clears are slow / wipes	Portal to an earlier stage and farm
Boss won’t die	Stack damage seat gear; check Priest uptime
Inventory exploding	Alchemy → buy runes

Chests/hour beats pride. → Farming · Idle vs Offline

A simple numeric heuristic

You do not need perfect timers. If a “farm” clear feels like a stressful boss every run, it is not a farm.

Soul Stones and act bosses

Community guides commonly say:

• You need the Act’s Soul Stone to challenge the end boss.
• Failed attempts usually do not consume the stone.
• Success clears the Act and spends the stone.

Always read your patch tooltip — economy rules can change.

What that means in practice

• Throw learning attempts when close.
• Do not treat a failed boss as “wasted stone anxiety” unless your tooltip says otherwise.
• If you are not close, stop attempting and farm.

Difficulty tiers

Higher difficulties multiply rewards and requirements. Rule of thumb:

1. Stable clear on current tier > forced struggle on the next.
2. Use higher tiers when your trio + automation can AFK without constant babysitting.
3. If AFK wipes, drop difficulty or stage until the loop is stable.

Difficulty is another pride trap. A lower tier you crush still prints chests.

Wall-break checklist

Before you declare “the game is stuck,” verify:

• Client has been open (not only offline hours)
• Free Priest claimed and deployed
• 3 hero slots unlocked
• Second skill slot progressing / owned if affordable
• Cube Alchemy funding recent rune spikes
• Damage seat wearing your best weapons/jewelry
• Knight/Priest geared enough that AFK doesn’t wipe
• You tried a Portal farm for at least a meaningful session

Links: Rune Tree · Cube · Best teams · Common mistakes

Boss attempt protocol

1. Swap to a boss-leaning trio if needed (Hunter/Ranger damage seat).
2. Stack temporary best-in-slot on the damage hero.
3. Attempt a few times to learn the fight length.
4. If not close, Portal farm — do not infinite-retry undergeared.
5. After a clear, return to a crushable farm stage to convert the win into economy.

After you clear an Act

Clearing is not the end of the loop. Immediately:

1. Re-establish a comfortable farm node
2. Process loot (lock → Alchemy → stash)
3. Spend gold on the next permission (automation / economy / skill slots)
4. Only then start the next push cycle

Common progression traps

Trap	Why it hurts
Living on the newest stage	Bad chests/hour
Refusing to Portal	Ego over economy
Buying DLC mid-wall instead of farming	Skips fundamentals
Synthesizing during a gold crisis	Delays slots/automation
Ignoring wipes because “it’s almost clear”	AFK income collapses

FAQ

I am stuck on a boss for an hour — keep trying?

Try a few learning attempts, then Portal farm. Gear and levels usually beat raw repetition.

Should I always run the newest stage?

No. The newest stage you barely clear is often a bad farm.

Does clearing an Act make offline good enough?

No. Offline still lacks chests.

What team for pushing?

Free: Knight + Sorcerer + Priest. Paid: Knight + Hunter + Priest. → Best teams

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Unofficial progression guide for TBH: Task Bar Hero. Not Nugem Studio.