Conquer every Spider-Man Remastered Taskmaster challenges trial on PC. Learn exact gadget rotations, drone routes, and boss tactics to earn Gold tokens.
Taskmaster trials are the strictest mechanical checks in Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PC. These 16 open-world challenges test your traversal speed, stealth precision, and crowd control across Manhattan. Earning an Ultimate (Gold) rank is the only reliable way to amass enough Challenge Tokens to unlock late-game suits, suit mods, and gadget upgrades.
Securing Gold requires clean routing, animation cancels, and an understanding of the underlying scoring rules. If you are starting on PC with the Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered PC release, this guide provides the exact mechanics and routes needed to ace every trial and beat Taskmaster at his own game.
Challenge Breakdown and Tier Milestone Mechanics
Taskmaster distributes 16 trials across four disciplines: Bomb, Drone, Stealth, and Combat. Each event evaluates your performance across three tiered benchmarks: Amazing (Bronze), Spectacular (Silver), and Ultimate (Gold).
[TASKMASTER CHALLENGES]
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[BOMB TRIALS] [DRONE CHASES] [STEALTH TRIALS] [COMBAT TRIALS]
• Zip-To-Marker • 50-60m Trailing Gap • Silent Gadgets • Web Bomb + Blast
• Rapid Web Tap • Point Launch Chains • Web Strikes • Perimeter Kills
Scoring tier payouts are cumulative. Earning an Ultimate Gold rank immediately awards all lower-tier rewards simultaneously, granting 6 Challenge Tokens per completed trial.
| Trial Category | Primary Evaluation Metric | Core Failure Point | Token Payout (Cumulative) |
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| Bomb Challenges | Time elapsed + Disarm web bonus | Missing point-zip perches | Up to 6 Challenge Tokens |
| Drone Challenges | Blue camera ring collection streak | Overshooting flight paths | Up to 6 Challenge Tokens |
| Stealth Challenges | Clear time + Detection avoidance | Triggering orange alert states | Up to 6 Challenge Tokens |
| Combat Challenges | Combo multiplier + Clear time | Dropping combos / Taking damage | Up to 6 Challenge Tokens |
Achieving an Ultimate rank in any trial automatically awards the lower-tier Challenge Tokens simultaneously, maximizing your upgrade economy.
Bomb Trials: Route Optimization and Throw Bonus Stacking
Bomb trials demand direct point-to-point routing. The timer starts the moment you interact with the trial terminal, leaving no margin for wasted air time.
APPROACH BOMB ──> DIRECT POINT-ZIP ──> INTERACT (Q+E) ──> WEB SPAM TAP ──> ROTATE TO NEXT
(No Roll) (300 Bonus Pts)
Bypassing Landing Recovery
Do not swing directly over the bomb and drop down. Standard landings trigger a recovery roll that wastes seconds. Instead, aim at the highlighted target marker on the bomb crate. Tap your Point Zip buttons (default PC: Left Click + Right Click / gamepad triggers) to snap directly onto the container. This cancels forward momentum and opens the disarm prompt immediately.
The Web-Shooter Throw Bonus Trick
Once you grab the bomb with your throw command (Q on PC keyboard), Spider-Man begins a slow-motion windup before throwing it into the air.
Tap your web-shooter key rapidly while the bomb is in your grip. Each web shot that connects adds up to 300 bonus score points. Repeating this on all three bomb locations provides the point buffer needed to secure Gold, even with minor routing mistakes.
Drone Chases: Trajectory Tracking and Streak Multipliers
Chasing Taskmaster's drones requires disciplined pacing rather than flat-out sprinting. You must follow the drone through tight alleyways, subway tunnels, and building gaps while passing through trailing blue camera spheres.
The 50-to-60 Meter Rule
Resist the urge to overtake the target. Pulling ahead or flying directly on top of the drone causes it to drop camera spheres behind your camera, forcing costly turnarounds.
Hold a steady 50 to 60-meter gap behind the drone. At this distance, the drone deploys its camera rings directly into your line of travel. Missing a single camera ring drops your multiplier, making an Ultimate rank out of reach on that run.
Point Launches Over High Swings
High-arc swings sap forward speed and float you upward into the skyline, away from the drone's low flight path. Use Point Launches instead:
- Target low rooftop ledges, fire escapes, and street lamps along the chase line.
- Tap Point Zip to target the perch.
- Hit your Jump key the instant your feet contact the surface.
This launches Spider-Man forward on a horizontal line with zero vertical drift.
Stealth Trials: Silent Gadget Traps and Web Strike Chains
Speed dictates your score in stealth trials, but getting spotted resets the run instantly.
[WHITE DIAMOND] ──> Safe for Silent Elimination / Web Strike
[ORANGE DIAMOND] ──> Suspicious / Checking Last Known Location
[FULL RED/ALARM] ──> Combat State Triggered (Immediate Trial Reset)
Web Strikes vs. Perch Takedowns
Perch Takedowns are too slow for Gold ranks. Waiting on overhead girders burns 10 to 15 seconds per target.
Target isolated guards directly with Web Strike Takedowns (F key on PC keyboard). Web Strikes zip you to the target across the arena for an instant elimination. Scan the guard first: a white diamond indicator confirms the target is "Safe." An orange or red indicator means another hostile has direct line-of-sight.
Silent Gadget Combinations
Non-lethal gadgets can be fired without alerting the arena:
- Trip Mines: Fire them directly onto the torso of a patrolling guard. When he walks near a wall or a second enemy, the mine detonates and pins both targets silently.
- Impact Webs: Snap isolated snipers against railings or shipping crates from long range.
Take down perimeter snipers first with Web Strikes, then eliminate clustered ground units with paired Trip Mines to clear the Upper West Side and Hell's Kitchen stealth trials in under 45 seconds.
Combat Trials: Crowd Ring-Outs and Gadget Synergy
Point thresholds in combat trials climb as high as 70,000 points in Central Park. Basic four-hit punch strings will not clear these targets. You need unbroken combo chains, zero incoming damage, and fast group wipes.
Web Bomb + Concussive Blast Wipes
Crowd density works in your favor. When an enemy group spawns, jump into the air, aim at the cluster, and deploy a Web Bomb. This traps 4 to 6 hostiles in webbing.
Switch immediately to the Concussive Blast and fire it into the webbed pack. The shockwave hurls all trapped enemies backward. When webbed targets hit walls, barriers, or vehicles, they stick instantly and count as complete knockouts, wiping a wave in under two seconds.
Perimeter Ring-Outs
On rooftop arenas like Midtown and the Financial District, do not waste time whittling down brute health bars.
- Use Web Throws (hold Q) to spin standard enemies and sweep adjacent guards off the edge.
- Use Swing Kicks (hold Attack while swinging) to knock brutes over the guardrails.
- Knocking hostiles off skyscraper boundaries counts as an instant kill and grants full score value.
District High-Score Targets and Gold Benchmarks
Hitting Gold across Manhattan requires meeting exact score floors for each district. To run these trials with high framerates and PC-specific controls, a Steam key for Spider-Man Remastered PC provides full access to every district challenge.
| District & Trial | Gold (Ultimate) Score Target | Critical Tactical Requirement |
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| Central Park Combat | 70,000 pts | Flawless combo streak; Web Bomb + Concussive Blast wave clears |
| Midtown Combat | 65,000 pts | Perimeter rooftop ring-outs; aerial juggle chains |
| Harlem Drone Chase | 44,000 pts | 100% camera bubble hit streak; strict Point Launch routing |
| Chinatown Drone Chase | 40,000 pts | Zero high-arc swings; strict 50-60m chase distance |
| Hell's Kitchen Bomb Trial | 16,000 pts | Direct point-zip landings; rapid web-mashing during throw arcs |
| Hell's Kitchen Stealth Trial | 3,400 pts | Sub-40 second clear; perimeter Web Strikes into Trip Mine pairs |
Scoring demands scale by district size; maintain combo multipliers and avoid damage taken to bridge the gap on combat trials.
PC Keybinds and Execution Controls
Frame-perfect runs demand muscle memory. Whether you play on keyboard and mouse or an analog gamepad, keep these core inputs mapped for immediate response.
| Action | Default PC Keybind | Gamepad Input | Gold Run Function |
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| Web Strike | F | Triangle / Y | Instant gap-close for stealth and combo extensions |
| Yank / Throw Object | Q | L1 + R1 / LB + RB | Disarming bombs and slinging heavy environmental debris |
| Fire Gadget | E | R1 / RB | Rapid deployment of Web Bombs and Impact Webs |
| Finisher Execution | 2 | Triangle + Circle / Y + B | Instant elimination of high-threat brutes and shield units |
| Point Zip & Launch | Right Click + Left Click / Space | L2 + R2 / LT + RT + A | Flat horizontal momentum generation with zero vertical drift |
| Suit Power | 3 | L3 + R3 / LS + RS | Damage multiplier and Focus regeneration triggers |
Mastering your keyboard shortcuts eliminates wheel-selection delay during high-pressure combat waves.
Defeating Taskmaster: Round 1 and Round 2 Boss Strategies
Taskmaster tracks your progress and ambushes you directly in the open world as you complete his challenges.
[5 CHALLENGES CLEARED] ──> Open World Ambush: Round 1 (1,000 XP)
[16 CHALLENGES CLEARED] ──> Final Encounter: Round 2 (2,500 XP)
The Gadget Immunity Rule
Do not waste gadget ammo on Taskmaster. His shield and reflexes deflect projectile gadgets, including Web-Shooters, Impact Webs, and Suspension Matrices. Direct gadget attacks trigger an instant parry and counter-strike.
Round 1 Ambush (Triggered at 5 Completed Challenges)
After completing any 5 trials, Taskmaster traps Spider-Man in an electric snare on the street. Break free immediately.
To crack his guard:
1. Wait for his melee sword dash.
2. Execute a Perfect Dodge the moment Spider-Man's Spider-Sense turns blue.
3. Turn and land a standard four-hit aerial combo while he is staggered.
4. Alternatively, use Yank/Throw (Q) to hurl car doors or air conditioning units into his shield to force an opening. Defeating him grants 1,000 XP.
Round 2 Rematch (Triggered at 16 Completed Challenges)
Once all 16 trials are complete, Taskmaster attacks again with laser blades, photon shields, and a ground slam shockwave.
- The Unblockable Shockwave: When Taskmaster jumps into the air with glowing blades, do not roll along the street. The shockwave radius is wide and deals heavy damage. Jump straight up and Point Zip to a lamppost or wall.
- Countering the Shield: When he raises his shield, swing away, grab an environmental crate with Q, and fling it at his back. Activate a damage-focused Suit Power (such as Web Blossom or Quad Damage) to deplete his health bar. Defeating his second form awards 2,500 XP and completes his questline.
Recommended Route and Task Order for Clean Gold Sweeps
Tackle the trials in an optimal sequence to build upgrades before taking on the highest score thresholds.
- Unlock Core Traversal & Gadget Skills First: Unlock Point Launch Boost, Quick Zip, and the Web Bomb gadget tree in your progression menu before starting trials.
- Clear Bomb Challenges (4 Trials): Start with Hell's Kitchen and Greenwich to lock down Point Zip timing and the throw-mashing score bonus.
- Clear Stealth Challenges (4 Trials): Move to the Upper West Side and Hell's Kitchen. Practice isolated Web Strike chains and multi-target Trip Mine placements.
- Survive Taskmaster Round 1: Beat the Round 1 ambush after 5 completed trials to claim 1,000 XP.
- Clear Combat Challenges (4 Trials): Clear Central Park and Midtown using Web Bomb + Concussive Blast group ring-outs to reach the 65,000+ point requirements.
- Master Drone Chases (4 Trials): Complete Harlem and Chinatown last. Maintain the 50-60m trailing gap and use low Point Launches to hold 100% camera streaks.
- Defeat Taskmaster Round 2: Finish the 16th challenge, survive the final duel, jump over his shockwaves, and claim the 2,500 XP reward.
To run the full campaign and clear every district milestone on PC, pick up Marvel's Spider-man Remastered PC Version (Steam) for unlocked framerates and custom keyboard remapping.
FAQ
How do you achieve Gold (Ultimate) rank on Taskmaster Bomb Challenges in Spider-Man Remastered?
Zip directly onto the bomb marker using Point Zip controls to avoid landing recovery lag, then mash your web-shooter button as fast as possible during the throw animation for bonus score.
What is the best strategy for getting Gold on Drone Challenges?
Stay within 50 to 60 meters of the drone while using low swings and Point Launches to hit every blue camera bubble on your first pass.
How can you speed up Combat Challenges to hit Ultimate score requirements?
Combine Web Bombs with Concussive Blasts to instantly stick entire groups against walls, and throw heavy enemies off rooftop edges.
Do gadgets break stealth during Taskmaster Stealth Challenges?
No, non-lethal gadget takedowns using Trip Mines and Impact Webs maintain stealth as long as other enemies do not see the trap trigger.
How do you trigger both Taskmaster boss fights in Marvel's Spider-Man?
Taskmaster ambushes you in the open world after completing any 5 challenges for Round 1, and again after completing all 16 challenges for Round 2.
How do you damage Taskmaster when he blocks all gadget attacks?
Execute a Perfect Dodge or throw environmental objects at him to break his guard, then follow up with aerial combos or damage-boosting Suit Powers.
Can you replay Taskmaster Challenges if you fail to reach Gold on your first attempt?
Yes, all 16 challenges can be retried infinitely from their map markers at any point during or after the main campaign.
The Real Secret to Manhattan Mastery
Taskmaster challenges reward clean execution rather than erratic button inputs. Eliminating high-arc swings during drone runs, cutting out landing recovery rolls on bomb crates, and using environmental ring-outs in combat will secure Gold ranks across all 16 trials.
Approach the trials methodically: secure your gadget upgrades, master your Point Launch timings, and treat every trial as a routing exercise. Do that, and you will walk away with a maxed-out token inventory and a defeated Taskmaster in your wake.
