Updated on October 19, 2026: Added more info on Race Evos and Heirloom/Heartblood locations.
Pixel Lineage races used to play a lesser role in your overall build but now with the Race Evolution update, they’re a major part of optimization. The update made Rare and Uncommon races viable choices that can compete with Mythicals. Here’s my Pixel Lineage race tier list and Race EVO and Heirloom/Heartblood guide.
Pixel Lineage Race Tier List
All Races in Pixel Lineage Ranked
Race Abilities & Passives Below
⇓ Meta Races ⇓
Nightborne
Celestine
⇓ Excellent Sub-Meta Alternatives ⇓
Vesper
Seraph
Sylvan
Dullahan
⇓ Decent Overall But More Situational Than A/S ⇓
Tideborn
Ashborn
Stonekin
⇓ Situational & Underwhelming ⇓
Mushroom
Slime
Dwarf
Human
⇓ Weak Races ⇓
Goblin
The best races in Pixel Lineage usually depend on your build. That said, there are some races that are either more flexible for multiple builds or are more viable than others for specific classes. This is especially true now with race Heirloom/Heartblood items (See locations below) for evolutions to get additional stats and boost your racial abilities. Check out the ranking reasons in the tier list above and below you can find a full list of racial bonuses.
Pixel Lineage Race Stats & Abilities
| Race | Racial Abilities |
|---|---|
| Dullahan (Halloween Event 2026) Mythic Act 7: Heirloom (Nightmare) Act 9: Heartblood |
+5% Max HP +5% Defense +3% Crit Headless Ride (Battle Skill/4E/CD5) Call your soul-fire steed and ride through every foe (attack or magic, whichever is higher) +50% damage to foes at 30% HP or less May leave them Weakened for 2 turns Dullahan I (Kindled): Headless ride now does 25% more damage, 75% chance to weaken. Dullahan II (Exalted): Headless ride now has a 4 turn cooldown. Dullahan III (Pale Rider): Headless ride now does 100% more damage against targets lower than 30% hp (it was 50%) hp. |
| Nightborne Mythic Act 3: Heartblood Act 9: Heirloom (Nightmare) |
Bloodthirst Every attack heals you for 15% of the damage it deals (up to 7% of your max HP per move) Nightborne I (Kindled): Bloodthirst heals 25% of the damage you deal, heal limited to 18% MAX HP limit per move). Nightborne II (Exalted): You deal 25% more damage to foes under half hp. Nightborne III (Nightlord): Bloodthirst healing past full hp becomes a SHIELD (up to 25% of your max hp). |
| Tideborn Mythic Act 7: Heartblood Act 8: Heirloom (Nightmare) |
Tidal Grace Heal 5% of your max HP at the start of each of your turns Tideborn I (Kindled): Grace now heals for 6.5% max hp, within the shared 10% passive turn-healing limit Tideborn II (Exalted): Every 3rd turn, Grace now cleanses 1 harmful status effect Tideborn III (Leviathan): Every 3rd turn the leviathan rises and crashes down on every foe (0.8 damage based on your highest stat) |
| Seraph Mythic Act 4: Heartblood Act 10: Heirloom (Nightmare) |
Angelic Blessing On their first turn, every ally takes 10% less damage and gets 25% stronger healing for 2 rounds |
| Celestine Mythic Act 1: Heartblood Act 9: Heirloom (Nightmare) |
+6% Crit +4% Dodge +6% Magic |
| Vesper Rare Act 6: Heirloom (Nightmare) Act 7: Heartblood |
+8% Magic Minor energy boost Small % to dodge abilities Vesper I (Kindled): 6% > 12% magic damage and 9% chance to evade attacks Vesper II (Exalted): After you evade one attack, your next ability costs 2 less energy Vesper III (VeilWeaver): Start battles with +1 energy, You counterstrike after a successful evasion |
| Mushroom Rare Act 6: Heartblood (Nightmare) Act 7: Heirloom (Hard) |
When hit, 16% chance their spores poison the attacker Mushroom I (Kindled): Your spores trigger 24% of the time and poison for 3 turns, harder Mushroom II (Exalted): Spore cloud: foes you poison now do 10% less damage on top of the poison Mushroom III (Myceliarch): Your spores hit EVERY FOE, and your mushroomlings are 40% stronger |
| Sylvan Rare Act 2: Heartblood Act 6: Heirloom (Hard) |
+12% Nature damage Call Sylph A fairy ally that fights and heals. Sylvan I (Kindled): +20% nature damage. Sylvan II (Exalted): Sylph energy cost halved, now spawns eith warding breeze on you. Sylvan III (Eldergrove): Elser sylph upgrade. It can now heal your whole party and it applies poison with bolts. |
| Slime Rare Act 4: Heirloom (Nightmare) Act 10: Heartblood |
Lesser % resist physical damage Take more damage from fire Get more HP after battle |
| Stonekin Uncommon Act 5: Heirloom (Hard) Act 8: Heartblood |
+20 maximum HP +15% stronger Fist attacks. Stonekin I (Kindled): +20 hp > 10% max hp. Fist damage increased by 20%. You take 10% less blunt damage. Stonekin II (Exalted): Take 10% less dmg from all sources. You have a 25% chance to ignore daze and stun. Stonekin III (Obsidian Titan): +10% blunt damage. Your blunt crits have a 35% chance to DAZE. You now take 15% less damage from all sources instead of 10%. |
| Dwarf Uncommon Act 1: Heartblood Act 2: Heirloom (Hard) |
+15 maximum HP +6% more defense |
| Goblin Uncommon Act 3: Heirloom (Normal) Act 5: Heartblood |
+8% more gold +6% better chance to find bonus loot Goblin I (Kindled): +15% gold gain, 5% bonus loot and +4% crit chance. Goblin II (Exalted): CHEAP SHOT: +20% damage to foes that are stunned, dazed, blinded or weakened. Goblin III (Hoardlord): Your first hit in battle now BLINDS, cheap shot damage: 20% > 30%, 4% jackpot chance. |
| Ashborn Uncommon Act 4: Heirloom (Hard) Act 5: Heartblood |
+8% max HP +6% attack Ashborn I (Kindled): Boosted attack bonus. Ashborn II (Exalted): Your hits have a 20% chance to BURN. You take 15% less fire damage. Ashborn III (Cinderlord): Once per fight, you can survive a finishing blow and it leaves you at 25% hp and sets every foe BURNING. |
| Human Common Act 1: Heirloom (Normal) Act 2: Heirloom (Normal) Act 2: Heartblood |
+10% XP and class mastery from battles Human I (Kindled): 6% attack, magic, defense and max hp boost. Human II (Exalted): Gives you a new skill “Rallying Cry” (3 energy, 5 cooldown) inspires your whole party for 2 turns. Human III (Paragon): Rallying Cry now also fortifies your party for 2 turns, your stat boost goes from 6% to 10%. |
That’s it for my Pixel Lineage Race tier list and guide. Check out our Pixel Lineage codes for a ton of free goodies.
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