Farming Calculator
The best farming stage isn't the one with the biggest rewards, it's the fastest per hour. Rank all 189 stages by EXP or gold using your real clear times now.
Task Bar Hero has 189 stages, 168 of which are farmable — the 21 act-boss stages have no regular waves and aren't farming targets. The best farming stage is the one with the highest reward per HOUR, not per clear, so a stage's value depends entirely on how fast you actually finish it.
The figures below rank 108 of those 168 farmable stages at reference clear times measured from real runs (a solo level 101 Ranger, over 1,500 verified same-gear clears); the remaining 60, the Plaguelands hard modes, are awaiting measured times and only the calculator (fed your own clear time) can rank them for now. At that speed the best gold stage is 3-8 Torment Citadel of Ruin at 11,329,253 gold per hour, and the best EXP stage is 3-8 Torment Citadel of Ruin at 224,100,360 EXP per hour.
Your own ranking will differ, which is the point of the calculator: enter your real clear time and it rescales this measured curve to your speed, reordering every stage. EXP per hour below is before the hidden over-level EXP penalty, which depends on your hero level relative to the stage — the planner applies it, a static table can't.
Best gold per hour
| # | Stage | Name | Lv | Clear time | Per clear | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-8 Torment | Citadel of Ruin | 94 | 3:50 | 722,240 | 11,329,253 |
| 2 | 3-9 Torment | Core of the Abyss | 95 | 3:59 | 725,072 | 10,921,584 |
| 3 | 3-7 Torment | Plains of Torment | 94 | 3:59 | 606,458 | 9,134,937 |
| 4 | 3-6 Torment | Burning Ravine | 93 | 3:56 | 532,552 | 8,123,676 |
| 5 | 3-8 Hell | Citadel of Ruin | 76 | 2:50 | 340,169 | 7,203,569 |
| 6 | 3-9 Hell | Core of the Abyss | 77 | 3:06 | 342,131 | 6,621,899 |
| 7 | 2-9 Torment | Pharaoh's Crypt | 90 | 4:05 | 414,412 | 6,089,321 |
| 8 | 3-3 Torment | Glacial Cave Entrance | 92 | 3:40 | 371,845 | 6,084,735 |
| 9 | 2-7 Torment | Midnight Sands | 89 | 3:44 | 377,813 | 6,072,002 |
| 10 | 2-6 Torment | Sunset Ruins | 88 | 3:25 | 340,808 | 5,984,923 |
Best EXP per hour
| # | Stage | Name | Lv | Clear time | Per clear | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-8 Torment | Citadel of Ruin | 94 | 3:50 | 14,286,398 | 224,100,360 |
| 2 | 3-9 Torment | Core of the Abyss | 95 | 3:59 | 14,378,080 | 216,573,587 |
| 3 | 3-7 Torment | Plains of Torment | 94 | 3:59 | 12,331,017 | 185,739,163 |
| 4 | 3-6 Torment | Burning Ravine | 93 | 3:56 | 10,829,719 | 165,199,098 |
| 5 | 3-8 Hell | Citadel of Ruin | 76 | 2:50 | 6,681,693 | 141,494,685 |
| 6 | 3-9 Hell | Core of the Abyss | 77 | 3:06 | 6,744,244 | 130,533,760 |
| 7 | 2-7 Torment | Midnight Sands | 89 | 3:44 | 7,647,552 | 122,907,086 |
| 8 | 2-9 Torment | Pharaoh's Crypt | 90 | 4:05 | 8,226,707 | 120,882,221 |
| 9 | 2-6 Torment | Sunset Ruins | 88 | 3:25 | 6,798,582 | 119,389,733 |
| 10 | 2-4 Torment | Bug Nest | 87 | 3:10 | 6,002,039 | 114,022,903 |
Best stage by difficulty
| Difficulty | Ranked stages | Best gold stage | Gold/hour | Best EXP stage | EXP/hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 27 | 3-8 Normal — Citadel of Ruin | 902,535 | 3-8 Normal — Citadel of Ruin | 15,742,613 |
| Nightmare | 27 | 3-9 Nightmare — Core of the Abyss | 3,369,032 | 3-9 Nightmare — Core of the Abyss | 64,697,168 |
| Hell | 27 | 3-8 Hell — Citadel of Ruin | 7,203,569 | 3-8 Hell — Citadel of Ruin | 141,494,685 |
| Torment | 27 | 3-8 Torment — Citadel of Ruin | 11,329,253 | 3-8 Torment — Citadel of Ruin | 224,100,360 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the best stage to farm in Task Bar Hero?
It depends on your clear speed and goal (Gold vs EXP per hour), which is exactly what this calculator ranks for you - load your own clear times and it recalculates every stage's efficiency instantly.
How do I get gold fast in Task Bar Hero?
By farming the stage with the highest gold per hour for your actual clear speed, which is rarely the stage with the biggest per-clear reward. Enter one real clear time and this calculator ranks all 189 stages by gold per hour using the game's datamined reward tables.
What is the fastest way to level up in Task Bar Hero?
Rank the stages by EXP per hour rather than EXP per clear. The calculator accounts for your hero level, party and EXP bonus, and it can prioritise EXP for specific party members so the ranking reflects who you are actually trying to level.
Why does the farming calculator ask for my clear time?
Because per-hour rankings are impossible without it - a stage's value depends entirely on how fast you finish it. Measure one full run of a stage from entering until the reward screen appears, enter it as seconds or mm:ss, and every per-hour figure calibrates to your real speed.