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Lineage: The Ancestral Bloodline

The heroes of Avalon are mortal and fall one by one, but their deeds enrich the throne. Lineage (El Linaje) is an account-wide permanent upgrade tree funded by the gold your heroes earn in life and payout upon death.

Unlike traditional ARPG respecs that penalize experimentation, Lineage offers 100% free gold refunds anytime, allowing you to reconfigure your ancestral perks at will.

Access & Availability

You can access the Lineage tree at any time: - From the Main Menu: Via the [Lineage] button on the title screen. - From the Defeat Screen: Immediately upon death via the [Lineage] button, allowing you to spend your newly earned death payout before embarking on your next run.

Bonuses apply instantly to active and suspended heroes across all save states.

The Three Branches

The ancestral tree is divided into three thematic columns:

1. War (Left)

Focuses on physical vitality, raw power, and offensive combat velocity: - King's Vigor (Rank 1–15): +10.0 Maximum Life per rank. - Knightly Might (Rank 1–10): +2.0 Strength per rank. - Battle Prowess (Rank 1–10): +2.0% Increased Attack Speed per rank. - Righteous Wrath (Rank 1–10): +1.0% Deadly Strike chance per rank. - Crushing Might (Rank 1–10): +1.0% Crushing Blow chance per rank. - Veteran Retinue (Rank 1–10): +3.0% Mercenary Damage per rank. - Warlord's Onslaught (Rank 1–10): +2.0% Enhanced Damage per rank. - Taste of Blood (Rank 1–10): +3.0 Life per Kill per rank. - Iron Discipline (Rank 1–10): +4.0% Mercenary Maximum Life per rank. - Endless Conquest (Infinite Gold Sink): +5.0 Maximum Life per rank with exponential cost scaling.

2. Faith (Center)

Focuses on survivability, defenses, regeneration, and resilience: - Iron Mantle (Rank 1–15): +15.0 Base Defense per rank. - Avalon's Grace (Rank 1–10): +1.0 Life recovered upon entering each room (Rest). - Aegis of Faith (Rank 1–10): +2.0% All Elemental Resistances per rank. - Unyielding Resolve (Rank 1–10): +3.0% Faster Hit Recovery chance per rank. - Divine Haste (Rank 1–10): +1.5% Haste per rank (chance to shorten a skill cooldown each turn). - Purifying Light (Rank 1–10): +3.0% Poison Length Reduction per rank. - Sacred Ward (Rank 1–10): +2.0 Damage Reduced per rank. - Living Spring (Rank 1–5): +1.0% Life Healed Each Turn (Autoheal) per rank. - Eternal Bastion (Infinite Gold Sink): +10.0 Defense per rank with exponential cost scaling.

3. Destiny (Right)

Focuses on economy, fortune, dungeon navigation, and rewards: - Crown Tribute (Rank 1–15): +5.0% Extra Gold Found per rank. - Lucky Omen (Rank 1–10): +4.0% Magic Find per rank. - Merchant's Favor (Rank 1–10): +2.0% Vendor, Gamble, and Reroll Price Reduction per rank. - Eye of the Crow (Rank 1–2): +1.0 Vision range on the dungeon map per rank. - Ancestral Knowledge (Rank 1–10): +2.0% Experience Gained per rank. - Dragon's Hoard (Infinite Gold Sink): +3.0% Extra Gold Found per rank with exponential cost scaling.

Keystones: Rule-Altering Perks

Scattered throughout the tree are major Keystones (diamond nodes) that dramatically alter the rules of each run:

Keystone Branch Prerequisite Effect
Call to Arms War Battle Prowess Start each run with a random mercenary from anywhere in Avalon already hired with basic gear.
Camp Supplies Faith Aegis of Faith Start each run with a crafted recovery potion already stored in your bag.
Herald's Choice War Call to Arms, Righteous Wrath Named story bosses offer 4 skill choices instead of 3.
Second Wind Faith Camp Supplies, Unyielding Resolve Survive lethal damage once per run, immediately reviving at 30% maximum life.
The Sanctuary Faith Second Wind Rest rooms grant +50% healing and fully restore your mercenary's life.
Eye of the Crossroads Destiny Eye of the Crow Grants a 25% chance of rolling a 3rd room choice on the dungeon map.
Gate of Broceliande Destiny Merchant's Favor Unlocks waypoint teleportation directly to Floor 10 from the start of a run.
Gate of the Fens Destiny Gate of Broceliande Unlocks waypoint teleportation directly to Floor 20 from the start of a run.
Gate of Cornwall Destiny Gate of the Fens Unlocks waypoint teleportation directly to Floor 30 from the start of a run.
Merlin's Sockets Destiny Eye of the Crow Non-magical (white) equipment drops have a 50% chance to roll maximum sockets.
Grave Robber Destiny Merlin's Sockets Choose 2 equipment pieces instead of 1 when looting fallen roaming dead heroes.
Trial of the Rotten King Destiny Eye of the Crow Challenge Mode: Monsters deal +20% damage, but you gain +50% Magic Find and +50% Gold Find.

Cost Scaling and Infinite Sinks

  • Multi-rank nodes: Cost scales exponentially: $$\text{Cost} = \text{base_cost} \times (\text{cost_growth})^{\text{current_rank}}$$
  • Infinite Sinks (max_rank = 0): Have no maximum limit. Once you reach the bottom of a branch, you can invest unlimited surplus gold into endless health, defense, or gold find.
  • 100% Free Refunds: Tapping [Refund Gold] returns every single coin spent and resets ranks to zero. Feel free to re-spec your tree between boss farming, level rushing, or challenge runs.