⚡ Task Bar Hero Buffs & Debuffs

What are Task Bar Hero buffs and debuffs?

Buffs and debuffs are the status effects in Task Bar Hero that sit on top of raw stats, each with its own duration, stacking rules and specific source.

Buffs and debuffs are the status effects that sit on top of raw stats in Task Bar Hero. Each one has a duration, a set of stacking rules and a specific source — a skill, a piece of equipment, a rune or an enemy ability — and the interactions between them decide a surprising number of fights.

This reference lists every status effect with its magnitude, duration, stacking behaviour and source, so you can work out what is actually applying to your team at any moment.

How do Task Bar Hero buff stacking rules work?

Stacking rules decide fights because two sources of the same effect either multiply your effective power or leave one of them as dead weight, depending on whether they stack, refresh or overwrite.

Whether two sources of the same effect stack, refresh or overwrite each other changes what a build should contain. Two buffs that stack multiply your effective power; two that overwrite mean the weaker one is dead weight. Checking the stacking rule before adding a second source is often worth more than the nominal stat gain.

Debuffs matter just as much in the other direction. Enemy-applied effects that reduce your damage or disable abilities are frequently the real reason a stage fails, and identifying which debuff is landing tells you whether the answer is resistance, cleanse or simply killing the source faster.

• ▸ Check whether duplicate sources stack, refresh or overwrite
• ▸ Enemy debuffs are a common hidden cause of failed stages
• ▸ Duration matters as much as magnitude for short fights

Status effect sources

Status effects reach your team from four places: hero skills, equipment affixes, rune bonuses and enemy abilities.

Effects reach your team from four places: hero skills, equipment affixes, rune bonuses and enemy abilities. Because equipment and runes are the two you control directly, they are where most deliberate buff stacking happens — which is also why an affix roll can be worth more than a flat stat roll of the same tier.