Races begin every adventurer with unique looks, skills, affinities and progressions, so it’s important to know your options. This Rogueblox Races Guide lists each lineage in order of usefulness, detailing their features, perks, and progressions!

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Rogueblox Races Guide

The foundation of any character build is a player’s Race. In a game where survival is critical, so that you don’t lose your save, beginning with a race that suits your needs is important. So, let’s get into each lineage, including their features, perks and progression.

Best Races

The ideal lineages to settle for!

Nomad

• Race Features
  • Nomads appear to have black skin, purple hair, and a dark aura clouding their bodies.
• Race Perks
  • Quicker Mana-based dashing than other lineages, and a faster climbing speed. When not in combat, Nomads can teleport back to spawn from anywhere.
• Progression
  • At day 15, Nomads can disperse into feathers by dashing, gaining temporary invincibility.

Oblynian

• Race Features
  • Grey-ish skin with pink hair and accessories.
• Race Perks
  • This tomeless lineage can utilise any skill without the corresponding Class.
• Progression
  • At day 15, the Oblynian unlocks a move called Assimilate, which allows them to take the last skill a downed player used. Assimilate only works on other races, and an Oblynian cannot use it on a fellow kin.

Phantom

• Race Features
  • Pale white skin with grey hair and accessories.
• Race Perks
  • Lifelong affinity and alignment, having 9 lives, alongside gaining 2x affinity from quests and activities that distribute alignment. Phantoms also gain Revitalise, a skill which fills their hunger bar in exchange for toxicity.
• Progression
  • Gain a move called Dance Moon, luring anyone in range.

Hylotl

• Race Features
  • Teal blue skin with red hair and accessories. This lineage also sports fins on either side of their head.
• Race Perks
  • Naturally regenerate hunger and enjoy the perk of fewer Hitsun over time. The more days this lineage survives, the fewer Hitsun they will take from moves.
• Progression
  • More days equate to less stun animation.

Avian

• Race Features
  • Blue skin, dappled with feathers, and a beaked face.
• Race Perks
  • Avians can jump higher than the average race, paired with a slower fall.
  • Leaping Mana: Requires 50% or more Mana.
• Progression
  • At day 10, gain Hawk Stance, which increases damage output by 1.5x. Leaping Sky is also usable at any mana %.

Good Races

Great alternatives if you think you’d better benefit from the perks of these races.

Kaoshin

• Race Features
  • Purple hair with grey hair and accessories.
• Race Perks
  • This race can siphon Karma from gripped players.
• Progression
  • At day 5, gain the Gate cast ability, which allows them to Gate themselves, and no one else.

Orc

• Race Features
  • Deep red skin with black hair and accessories.
• Race Perks
  • Tank buffs, such as additional health and hunger. This race has an affinity for the chaotic alignment, gaining a little chaos on spawn (-2).
• Progression
  • At day 15, Orcs adopt a skill titled Rage Mode, which increases their total health, regeneration, and damage output. This skill has a cooldown of 1 use per in-game day.

Goblin

• Race Features
  • Green skin with dark green hair and accessories, alongside pointed ears.
• Race Perks
  • Large hunger bar.
• Progression
  • At day 2, this race will heal from consuming cooked mushrooms, meat, or anything else edible.
  • At day 5, this race gains its toxicity bar.

Lihzahrd

• Race Features
  • Pale skin and two-pointed horns atop their head.
• Race Perks
  • Negate damage over time effects, such as being on fire or poisoned. Also has an above-average climbing speed.
• Progression
  • At day 15, Lihzahrds gain a 50% damage reduction from all physical weapon attacks, and gain a fire breath ability.

Decent Races

Reserved for the average species.

Dwarf

• Race Features
  • Dark tan skin with blonde-yellow hair and accessories.
• Race Perks
  • No speed debuffs, and an increase of defence from any armour worn.
• Progression
  • At day 10, Dwarves can buy any armour.

Human

• Race Features
  • Peach skin, with orange hair and accessories.
• Race Perks
  • Gains additional cash from selling to merchants, as well as inheriting their base class for free.
• Progression
  • At day 5, Humans gain the ability to see all trinkets within a short range.

Novakid

• Race Features
  • Vibrant yellow glowing skin, as well as an aura during mana charging.
• Race Perks
  • Infinitely charge Mana in sunlight, as well as becoming a light and heat source when charging Mana.
  • Supernova [Skill] allows the Novakid to explode with light, dealing massive damage to anyone within the radius of this ability. If low enough, this move will automatically execute anyone caught.
  • Supernova is only usable at low health and will also kill the player.
• Progression
  • At day 15, Novakid gains a skill loaded with general buffs in exchange for their health being drained.

Robokid

• Race Features
  • Metallic silver features.
• Race Perks
  • Infinite hunger, but unable to consume potions.
  • Electro Discharge [Skill] knocks back anyone in range in exchange for the player’s health (around 1/5th)
• Progression
  • At day 10, Robokid gains a self-repairing skill for passively rebuilding health over time.

Elf

• Race Features
  • Light skin, blonde hair and accessories, and pointed ears.
• Race Perks
  • Mana and orderly affinity, gaining +2 Alignment on spawn. Elves also charge mana faster, as well as consuming it more slowly when active in exchange for hunger instead.
• Progression
  • At day 10, an Elf’s Mana Respiration becomes more efficient, draining less hunger than before. Evles also gain a skill to summon armour based on their mana, which reflects any magic attack and charged blow, dealing 2x damage to the caster.

Apex

• Race Features
  • Monkey-like features, including a monkey tail.
• Race Perks
  • Apexes gain experience affinity, earning 2x EXP on all weapons.
• Progression
  • At day 5, an Apex gains the ability to climb without mana consumption. However, this climb is extremely slow.

Florian

• Race Features
  • Green bodies with winding weeds around the arms and a small blooming flower atop their head.
• Race Perks
  • Regenerate hunger in sunlight. Florians can also shoot poison in the form of pollen, which consumes hunger.
• Progression
  • At day 15, Florian’s health regeneration becomes more efficient, and they gain a beaming ability which deals flame damage over time to enemies.

Exclusive Races

Sub-races and the secrets!

Vampire

• Race Features
  • Pale skin, which burns in direct sunlight.
• Race Perks
  • After drinking a potion to become a vampire, this race adopts Feed, which allows them to eat non-vampires to replenish their hunger.
• Progression
  • To progress Vampire, the player must seek out interactable characters who provide training. This enhances the Vampire with:
    • Increased Mobility
    • Faster Health Regeneration
    • Lessened Burn Damage
    • The ability to turn other players into Vampires.

Construct

• Race Features
  • Depending on the existing race, the skin simply lightens.
• Race Perks
  • After approaching a specific character with requires materials, they’ll offer this subrace to the player. This adorns them with the Toxic Affinity and Frost Resistance perks.
  • Toxic Affinity – A Larger toxicity bar alongside the Cleanse move to degenerate toxicity in return for hunger.
  • Frost Resistance – High resistance to cold climates.
• Progression
  • No progression.

Werewolf

• Race Features
  • Glowing red eyes and wolf ears.
• Race Perks
  • After approaching a specific character with requires materials, they’ll offer this subrace to the player. This adorns them with the following perks.
    • Howl – Tags anyone in a radius after the player howls.
    • The Chaser – Increased movement speed at night
    • Midnight Hunter – Damage buff during night.
• Progression
  • No progression.

Zombie

• Race Features
  • Depending on the player’s existing race, their skin tone will darken.
• Race Perks
  • After approaching a specific character with requires materials, they’ll offer this subrace to the player. This adorns them with the following perks.
    • Life and Hunger Affinity – Increased Health, increased Health Regeneration, and loses hunger slower when regaining health.
• Progression
  • No progression.

Android

• Race Features
  • No notable features.
• Race Perks
  • After approaching a specific character with requires materials, they’ll offer this subrace to the player. This adorns them with the following perks.
    • Metal Defence – Increased Defence.
    • Recharge – Reset the cooldown on some Skills.
• Progression
  • No progression.