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 at least somewhat compete or are just as good as Mythicals. Here’s my Pixel Lineage race tier list.

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Pixel Lineage Race Tier List

All Races in Pixel Lineage Ranked

Race Abilities & Passives Below
S
Nightborne game image

Nightborne

MythicalHeals on attacks is amazing for sustainThe overheal shield makes you quite tankyThe EVO DMG boost on low HP enemies is excellent for bosses
Celestine game image

Celestine

MythicalUsed to be the best DPS raceNow all of those magic and crit boosters scale even better with EVOs
Vesper game image

Vesper

RareA massive near 30% magic boost on full EVOJust a canon of a race for magic burst damage builds
A
Seraph game image

Seraph

MythicalAn excellent support raceAmazing sustain for solo runsEVO abilities just solidify the playstyle making it a better self healer than Tideborn
Sylvan game image

Sylvan

RareThe Sylph ally is an incredible supportEspecially with AOE heals and poison from EVOThe massive nature damage boost is excellent with the Nature Blade traitA bit of a specific inflexible build but quite strong
Dullahan game image

Dullahan

MythicalGreat defensive and offensive statsHeadless Ride is an excellent AOE burst damage move that weakens and gets boosted as you EVOSince EVO only boosts H.R. it’s a bit too tied to its cooldown which isn’t ideal even with the Stage II EVO CD reduction
B
Tideborn game image

Tideborn

MythicalEVO is good overall but a bit underwhelmingThe increase in healing is always useful but it’s a minor bumpYou mainly want it for debuff cleansingOverall, the buffs and occasional Leviathan damage just isn’t up to Mythical standards
Ashborn game image

Ashborn

UncommonMinor boosts overall even with the EVO but the attack damage boost is always goodMuch worse on magic builds
Stonekin game image

Stonekin

UncommonA great beginner race with a nice damage boost for Fist buildsIt’s much weaker for other builds
C
Mushroom game image

Mushroom

RareThe EVO abilities are decent and the cloud proc is nice when it activatesThat said it’s very situational and you lose out on a lot of value relying on getting hit for a chance to do some poison
Slime game image

Slime

RareSome defense and sustain is overall goodIt’s just not that powerful and the fire damage debuff can hurt on certain bosses
Dwarf game image

Dwarf

UncommonLike Slime but without the debuff and less overall statsGood overall but nothing to die for
D
Human game image

Human

CommonA decent early progression boosterDoesn’t scale well and you’d be better of with any kind of damage boost
Goblin game image

Goblin

UncommonSimilar to Human and can be purposefully used to do farmingYou can’t rely on it well unless you have a reliable way to switch to itUseless unless you’re farming

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 items 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

RaceBase Racial Abilities (Without EVO)
Dullahan (Halloween Event 2026)
Mythic
+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
Nightborne
Mythic
Bloodthirst
Every attack heals you for 15% of the damage it deals (up to 7% of your max HP per move)
Tideborn
Mythic
Tidal Grace
Heal 5% of your max HP at the start of each of your turns
Seraph
Mythic
Angelic Blessing
On their first turn, every ally takes 10% less damage and gets 25% stronger healing for 2 rounds
Celestine
Mythic
+6% Crit
+4% Dodge
+6% Magic
Vesper
Rare
+8% Magic
Minor energy boost
Small % to dodge abilities
Mushroom
Rare
When hit, 16% chance their spores poison the attacker
Sylvan
Rare
+12% Nature damage
Call Sylph
A fairy ally that fights and heals.
Slime
Rare
Lesser % resist physical damage
Take more damage from fire
Get more HP after battle
Stonekin
Uncommon
+20 maximum HP
+15% stronger Fist attacks.
Dwarf
Uncommon
+15 maximum HP
+6% more defense
Goblin
Uncommon
+8% more gold
+6% better chance to find bonus loot
Ashborn
Uncommon
+8% max HP
+6% attack
Human
Common
+10% XP and class mastery from battles

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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