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Every Pixel Lineage oath power in one table: what each oath grants at rank 3, what it costs, which one to pick for each build direction, and the Shrine of Oaths rules — one oath at a time, ranked with Knowledge. Oath data verified October 14, 2026.
Oaths are combat powers sworn at the Shrine of Oaths in the castle. Only one oath is active at a time, and ranking an oath up with Knowledge awakens its developed power at rank 3 — so the real decision is which power-and-tradeoff pair fits your build, not which oath is strongest in isolation.
The shrine. The Shrine of Oaths stands in the castle hub. If it is dark, repair and relight it for 350 gold before any oath can be sworn.
One slot. Only one oath can be active at a time. Swearing a second oath replaces the first rather than stacking with it, so treat the choice as a build decision, not a checklist.
Rank 3. Oaths rank up with Knowledge. Rank 3 is the awakening milestone: the developed combat benefit in the table below only comes online once that rank is earned, so a freshly sworn oath does not immediately provide its full listed power.
The table lists each oath’s developed power — the rank-3 form the sources record — next to the tradeoff it is built around. Read the tradeoff column first: several oaths are only good when their cost lands on a stat your build does not need.
| Oath | Power (rank 3) | Built around |
|---|---|---|
| Second Breath | Once per battle, crossing below 30% HP triggers a 30% max-HP heal | |
| Thunderclap | First hit dazes; bosses are weakened instead | |
| Lucky Coin | 30% bonus-gold chance after a won run battle; +10% gold | |
| Steady Hand | 35% wider Dodge/Block windows; successes restore one Energy | |
| Wandering Scholar | Random run-long battle Scroll if none worn; +10% XP | |
| Wellspring | Two extra starting Energy; defeated foes restore two | |
| Glass Blade | +30% Attack/Magic, −20% max HP; crits Blind for two turns | |
| Bulwark | +35% Defence, +10% max HP, −12% Attack/Magic; 30% chance to reflect 40% hit damage | |
| Tempest | +20% Speed, +5% dodge, −15% Defence; dodges Chill the attacker | |
| Hunter | +10% crit, −8% max HP; hits have 35% Poison chance | |
| Vampire | Heal 12% dealt damage and 10% max HP per kill; −12% max HP | |
| Last Stand | +20% max HP, −20% Defence; hits are 30% softer at 40% HP or below |
Twelve oaths are recorded, matching the source’s directory; the developed (rank 3) power is listed because the intermediate ranks are not published.
Compare the developed effect and its tradeoff before planning the hero around it — several of the strongest oaths pay for their power with max HP or Defence.
Clear-speed direction
The +30% Attack/Magic is the largest offensive swing in the table, and the −20% max HP cost lands exactly on the players already shortening fights. If the health cost is too much, Hunter's crit and poison pressure is the softer version of the same idea.
Survival direction
The once-per-battle 30% heal triggers exactly when a bad turn would cost a Life, which matches the survival problem. Bulwark is the heavier alternative for players who want the Defence first and accept the offence cost.
Resource direction
Gold compounds across every won battle, and it is the only oath in the table that pays out on the reward screen rather than in the fight. Wandering Scholar covers the XP side of the same grinding problem.
The oath directory above is limited to what published sources record: twelve oath powers with their tradeoffs. Numbers those sources do not publish are not invented here.
The Knowledge the ranking consumes also buys growth elsewhere; the classes page covers the class path an oath is meant to fit, and the dungeons page covers where the fights that test it happen.
There is no single best oath, because each one trades something to get something: Glass Blade adds the largest attack swing but cuts max HP by 20%, Bulwark stacks Defence but taxes offence, and Lucky Coin pays gold instead of combat power. Pick by the direction you are building — the three picks on this page match the same clear-speed, survival and resource framework used across this wiki.
Oaths are sworn at the Shrine of Oaths in the castle hub. If the shrine is dark, repair and relight it for 350 gold first — after that, only one oath can be active at a time.
Oaths rank up with Knowledge, and rank 3 is the awakening milestone — the developed combat benefit listed for each oath only comes online once that rank is earned. A freshly sworn oath does not immediately provide its full listed power.
No. Only one oath is active at a time, so swearing a second oath replaces the first rather than stacking with it. That single-slot limit is what makes the choice a build decision.
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