Pixel Lineage Guide

Acts, Bosses, Route Cards and Secret Bosses

Updated · Basics

Quick answer

There are 10 acts, from Sunmeadow Wilds (boss: Slime King) to Heart of Blight (boss: The Hollow Light). In Act 1 the floor 10 fight is the boss. After each floor your party votes on one of 3 route cards. Secret bosses appear at random and drop big rewards — Todd from Accounting is one of them.

All 10 acts

Act Area Boss
1 Sunmeadow Wilds Slime King (Goblin Chief also appears)
2 The Dungeon The Crypt Lord
3 The Cursed Forest Mother Blight
4 Moonstone Rise Ancient Sentinel
5 The Underworld Malgrath, the Lord Below
6 The Withered Meadow Grimsow, the Rot Shepherd
7 The Drowned Cathedral The Tolling Bell
8 The Glass Wastes Vitrea, the Glass Wyrm
9 The Hollow Sky Aurelion, the Fallen Star
10 Heart of Blight The Hollow Light

Spellings vary between guides (Malgrath / Mallgrath, Grimsow / Grimza, Vitrea / Vitria). Each boss also drops certain races’ Heartbloods — see race evolution.

Milestones: beat the Act 1 boss to reach The Dungeon, where the Trainer’s Shrine lets you pick your Super class. Ultra Sigils start dropping from Act 5 (Ultra guide).

Boss strategies (attack patterns, what to block) haven’t been written up reliably anywhere yet — we’ll add them as they’re confirmed.

Floors and route cards

Card What it does
Camp Heal 15% HP, or start the next fight Inspired
Scout Party gets gold and a material
Shop Potions, healing tonics, battle buffs
Trainer’s Shrine From The Dungeon on: pick your Super class (otherwise XP). Also shown as Forgotten Dojo
Blood Altar Pay 20% HP for gold and Focus
Mystery Random event
Hunt a Champion Fight 2 elites
Mini-Boss Tougher fight, bigger reward

Difficulty

Difficulty Enemy HP Enemy attack Rewards
Normal ×1 ×1 ×1
Hard ×1.25 ×1.18 ×1.8
Nightmare ×1.4 ×1.25 ×2.8

Higher difficulties also shorten the dodge/block timing window. Some race Heirlooms only drop on Hard or Nightmare (table). Torment, the daily endgame mode, unlocks at level 50.

Secret bosses

FAQ

How many acts are in Pixel Lineage?

10: Sunmeadow Wilds, The Dungeon, The Cursed Forest, Moonstone Rise, The Underworld, The Withered Meadow, The Drowned Cathedral, The Glass Wastes, The Hollow Sky and Heart of Blight.

What is Todd from Accounting?

A secret boss. One guide reports a 0.5% encounter chance and a 50% chance to drop Todd's Stapler (a big gold-gain item). Where and how to make him appear hasn't been confirmed.

How do you find secret bosses?

They show up at random during runs. In Torment, the Hunter's Moon boon makes secret bosses 4x more likely.

What does Nightmare difficulty give?

Enemies have 1.4x HP and 1.25x attack, and rewards are 2.8x. Hard is 1.25x HP, 1.18x attack and 1.8x rewards.

Related guides

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