Task Bar Hero builds and formations for success

TBH Task Bar Hero sorcerer previewed in formation menu — (Image credit: Nugem Studio)

Creating a good Task Bar Hero build is essential for increasing your chances of success through each stage, which will help you earn more Gold, XP, and loot. Since the Priest is the best character in the whole game, she should appear in your formation regardless, but her versatile skills mean there are a couple of ways you can build her. As for the rest of your build, you've got a few options, but here's the best early-game formation and character builds that I've stuck with so far.

Best Task Bar Hero build

TBH Task Bar Hero priest, ranger, and sorcerer characters in formation menu — (Image credit: Nugem Studio)

Slot 1: Priest
- Skills: Wrath of Heaven or Heal and Blessing of Might
- Gear: A good Scepter and Tome, anything that boosts Max HP, Armor, and Damage Absorption. If you're using Wrath of Heaven, boosts to Lightning Damage and HP Regen are also useful.
Slot 2: Ranger
- Skills: Arrow Rain and Rapid Fire
- Gear: A good Bow and Arrows, anything that improves Attack Speed, Critical Chance, and Critical Damage
Slot 3: Sorcerer
- Skills: Fireball and Ice Orb
- Gear: A good Staff and Orb, anything that increases Cooldown Reduction, Area of Effect Damage, Critical Chance, and Critical Damage. Any boosts for elemental damage types, such as Fire Damage Enhancement, are also very useful.

I've found this to be a very successful Task Bar Hero build, with the Priest acting as a frontline fighter and essential support character – because she tops the Task Bar Hero tier list, there's no reason not to include her. If you choose to go down the Wrath of Heaven route, she can deal massive melee damage, but if you opt for Heal, she ends up being extremely durable. Because the Ranger and Sorcerer stay out of harm's way, the Priest self-heal frequently, so even though she doesn't deal as much damage, she's very hard to kill.

With your enemies distracted by the Priest, the Ranger and Sorcerer can use their respective rapid-fire, single-target-focused ranged damage and elemental area-of-effect spells to great effect – it helps that they're made even more powerful by the Priest's Blessing of Might too. The Ranger and Sorcerer can wear down the enemies at the front to help the Priest and hit enemies further back to thin the herd and make things even easier for her.

It'll take a while to build up to this point as you'll need to get your heroes above level 10 for some of these Skills; accrue good gear or get lucky with Cube Synthesis; and spend your Gold on the right Task Bar Hero Rune upgrades.

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