Pets may look like a minor side feature in TBH: Task Bar Hero, but they are actually one of the few progression systems that permanently improve your account. Unlike gear upgrades that eventually get replaced, pet bonuses stay with you forever and continue working during every farming session.
Whether you’re chasing faster progression, more gold, additional chest drops, or trying to maximize Steam Market profits, choosing the right pets to prioritize can save dozens of hours of grinding.
This tier list ranks every pet based on overall usefulness, long-term value, and impact on account progression.
S-Tier Pets
These are the pets that provide the biggest benefits throughout the entire game. If you are deciding what to unlock first, start here.
Dragon
Bonuses
- 20% Increased Common Chest Drop Chance Multiplier
- 15% Increased Gold Per Kill
- 20% Increased EXP Gain
Unlock Method
- Supporter Pack
The Dragon is easily the strongest pet currently available. Instead of specializing in one area, it improves all three major progression resources at once.
More experience means faster hero leveling. More gold means quicker Rune Tree upgrades. More chest drops mean additional gear, crafting materials, and potential marketplace items.
No other pet offers this level of overall value.
Bat
Bonuses
- 10% Increased Common Chest Drop Chance Multiplier
- 15% Increased EXP Gain
Unlock Method
- Defeat 5,000 Bats
The Bat is often the first pet players unlock, and it remains one of the best free pets in the game.
Experience gain helps every hero on your account, while increased chest drops lead to more loot over time. Since both bonuses remain valuable from Act 1 all the way into endgame farming, the Bat deserves a place in S-Tier.
A-Tier Pets
These pets are extremely valuable and worth unlocking as soon as possible, but they fall slightly behind the S-Tier options.
Dark Spirit
Bonuses
- 15% Increased Stage Boss Chest Drop Chance Multiplier
Unlock Method
- Defeat 5,000 Ghosts
Stage Boss Chests are one of the best sources of quality loot in the game.
A 15% increase may not sound huge at first, but over hundreds or thousands of farming runs, the difference becomes significant. Players farming high-level stages for valuable equipment should prioritize the Dark Spirit.
Blue Golem
Bonuses
- 15% Increased Common Chest Drop Chance Multiplier
Unlock Method
- Defeat 5,000 Hell Golems
The Blue Golem provides one of the highest free chest-drop bonuses available.
More chests translate into more gear, more crafting materials, and more opportunities to find marketable items. Players focused on long-term farming efficiency will get excellent value from this pet.
Watcher
Bonuses
- 15% Increased Gold Per Kill
Unlock Method
- Defeat 5,000 Giant Flies
Gold becomes increasingly important as Rune Tree costs begin climbing into the hundreds of thousands and eventually millions.
While chest and experience bonuses usually provide greater overall value, a permanent 15% increase to gold generation is still extremely useful.
B-Tier Pets
These pets are solid additions to your collection, but their bonuses are either weaker versions of higher-ranked pets or more specialized.
Burning Skeleton
Bonuses
- 10% Increased Stage Boss Chest Drop Chance Multiplier
Unlock Method
- Defeat 5,000 Fire Elementals
The Burning Skeleton offers the same type of bonus as the Dark Spirit but with a lower percentage.
It’s still a good pet and absolutely worth unlocking, but once both pets are available, the Dark Spirit becomes the superior option.
Sword
Bonuses
- 15% Increased EXP Gain
Unlock Method
- Supporter Pack
Additional experience is always welcome, especially during the early and mid-game.
However, the Sword focuses exclusively on leveling speed and lacks the versatility of pets that improve multiple progression systems simultaneously.
C-Tier Pets
These pets are useful but generally provide the least impact compared to other available options.
Butterfly
Bonuses
- 10% Increased Gold Per Kill
Unlock Method
- Supporter Pack
The Butterfly is not a bad pet.
The problem is that it competes directly with the Watcher, which offers a stronger 15% Gold Per Kill bonus while being completely free.
Gold generation is valuable, but when a free alternative provides a larger bonus, the Butterfly naturally falls lower in the rankings.
Pet Priority Roadmap
For new players wondering what to farm first, follow this order:
- Bat
- Watcher
- Burning Skeleton
- Blue Golem
- Dark Spirit
If you own the Supporter Pack:
- Dragon
- Bat
- Dark Spirit
- Blue Golem
- Watcher
- Sword
- Burning Skeleton
- Butterfly
If you’re looking purely at account progression, Dragon sits comfortably at the top of the rankings. Among free pets, Bat remains the king thanks to its powerful mix of experience and loot bonuses.
While every pet is worth unlocking eventually, players focused on efficiency should prioritize pets that improve chest drops and experience gain first. Those bonuses scale exceptionally well over hundreds of hours and provide far greater long-term value than many players initially realize.