TK Punk Gold Builds Hub

Welcome to the Builds Hub for TK Punk Gold. This section turns the game’s combat and research fantasy into practical planning language: which companions to prioritize for commission reliability, how prosthetic research should follow roles instead of vanity, and how skill or equipment synergies create the “1+1 far greater than 2” effect sold on Steam—without inventing fake hidden multipliers.

TK Punk Gold mixes turn-based combat, near-death and Cyber Frenzy presentation, Gold Bar management, commissions, prosthetic research, and companion bonds inside a fifty-week raising schedule. Builds therefore are not isolated DPS sheets. A “strong” kit that bankrupt the bar or starves Heaven, Earth, and Man goodwill is a campaign loss wearing combat cosmetics. Use this hub together with the Combat Guide, Time Management Guide, and Bar Management.

What lives in this hub

• Companion Tier List — role-based priority bands for progression parties, not a permanent esports ranking.
• Prosthetics Builds — how to aim research so kits reinforce roles.
• Synergy Guide — pairing patterns that make commissions less swingy.

Companion identity and recruitment pacing still live under the Companions Hub, including Roster, Bonds, and How to Recruit. Ending validation stays in Endings Guide and Ending Checklist.

How to read “tier” language here

This wiki refuses spreadsheet cosplay. Public Steam systems confirm turn-based fights, prosthetic and equipment research, companion cultivation, and Cyber Frenzy or near-death combat presentation. They do not hand the community a locked English table of exact damage coefficients for every kit. Our tier bands therefore mean:

• High priority — reliable early or mid commissions, flexible roles, strong research payoff.
• Situational — excellent in specific synergy shells or ending routes.
• Luxury / late — fun or thematic, but expensive if your economy or faction lane is unstable.

If a community list contradicts your save, trust your commission clear rate and calendar. Rebuild using the Week Planner rather than restarting over a letter grade.

Build philosophy for a fifty-week campaign

1. Fund research before fashion. Bar income and successful commissions create the budget that makes prosthetics real.
2. Specialize a shortlist. Upgrade the partners you actually deploy; do not sprinkle every research node one level each.
3. Plan for Cyber Frenzy windows. Near-death spikes change fight tempo—builds should survive the approach, not only look good at full HP.
4. Keep a second usable shape. Favorite carries still need backup when story commissions demand different coverage.
5. Do not let kits erase endings. Heaven, Earth, and Man goodwill still decide major branches.

Recommended path through the hub

New players should skim this page, then read Prosthetics Builds before obsessing over ranks. Players who already know menus can jump to Companion Tier List and immediately validate pairs in Synergy Guide. Romance-focused players should still open Bonds so affection AP and research AP do not collide blindly.

Cross-links that keep builds honest:

• Systems: How to Play TK Punk Gold, Getting Started, Faction Routes
• Tools: Bond Tracker, Week Planner
• Companion context: Companions Hub

What “good enough” looks like

A good TK Punk Gold build state is boring in the best way: commissions resolve without panic resets, research has a named goal each week, Cyber Frenzy moments feel dramatic instead of accidental wipes, and you still have mobility left for bonds or faction work. If your party only shines in screenshots, return to economy and schedule first. If your schedule is perfect but fights stall, deepen kits and synergies next.

Use this hub as a living combat desk for Hanport City—not as a permission slip to ignore the raising sim underneath.