Task Bar Hero Farming Guide — Chests Per Hour
Deep farming guide for TBH: Task Bar Hero — chests/hour math, stage selection, AFK teams, gold vs boss farms, automation, inventory bottlenecks, and FAQ.
Efficient farming in TBH: Task Bar Hero means maximizing chests per hour while the client stays open — not maximizing the stage number on your pride.
If you only remember one line: crushable stage + live client + stable trio > hard stage + ego.
Table of contents
- The farming equation
- Pick the right stage
- AFK farm team
- Two farm modes
- Automation and uptime
- Inventory as a hidden DPS loss
- Gear focus while farming
- Sample session
- FAQ
The farming equation
chests/hour ≈ clear_speed × drop_chance × uptime
| Factor | You improve it by… |
|---|---|
| Clear speed | Better party, skills, gear, sockets |
| Drop chance | Runes / stage choice / patch modifiers |
| Uptime | Client open, fewer wipes, chests opened, bags not jammed |
Uptime dies when:
- The client is closed (idle vs offline)
- The party wipes on AFK
- Inventory/chest opening bottlenecks you
Pick the right stage
| Stage feel | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Crush in seconds, no wipes | Best farm |
| Comfortable with rare close calls | Acceptable |
| Barely clearing / frequent deaths | Bad farm — Portal down |
Progression context: Acts & progression.
Pride is expensive
The newest stage you unlocked is a progress trophy. It is often a bad farm node. Farm where packs melt.
AFK farm team
Default free farm squad: Knight + Sorcerer + Priest
| Seat | Farm job |
|---|---|
| Knight | Don’t die |
| Sorcerer | Melt packs |
| Priest | Heals + damage buffs |
Paid variant: Sorcerer → Hunter if you want bossier clears on the same route. → Best teams · Tier list
Two farm modes
Gold / materials farm
- Comfortable stage
- Alchemy junk → fund runes
- Prefer speed and clear on DPS
- Goal: permissions (slots/automation) and Cube XP
Boss / wall prep farm
- Slightly harder stage or deliberate boss attempts
- Stack gear on the damage seat
- Keep Soul Stone rules in mind
- Goal: break a wall, then return to comfort farm
Automation and uptime
Checklist before walking away:
- Auto-retry on (QoL)
- Auto-open chest automation progressing
- Pets equipped (pets)
- Keepers locked before Cube bulk melt
- Stage is crushable
Without auto-open, you are still better with the client open — just glance more often.
Inventory as a hidden DPS loss
Full bags mean lost chests or frantic cleanup. Process loot on a schedule:
- Lock keepers
- Alchemy trash
- Stash projects
- Resume farm
→ Inventory & stash · Gold economy
Gear focus while farming
| Role | Farm bias |
|---|---|
| Knight | Mitigation first |
| Priest | Heal / CDR |
| Sorcerer | Speed + matching elemental clear |
| Hunter/Ranger | Speed + damage; enough HP to not faceplant |
Sockets: only on pieces you will keep. → Sockets
Sample session
- Open TBH when you start work
- Confirm trio + crushable stage
- Glance hourly for bag lockups
- Alchemy → buy next rune permission
- If bored/strong, push an Act boss attempt, then return to farm
FAQ
Is the highest unlocked stage the best farm?
Usually no.
Should I AFK overnight?
If the PC stays on safely, live idle beats offline drip.
My clear is fast but I’m still poor.
Check Alchemy discipline, rune order, and whether chests are actually being opened.
Unofficial farming guide for TBH: Task Bar Hero.