Dicevaders Pilots: Boss Abilities and How to Beat Them
Pilots seen so far
| Pilot | Ability | What it does | When you meet them | How sure we are |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxy | Trailblazer | Your dice start cracked: they cannot be budged until they are rerolled. | First pilot in an Aliensrock Chapter 1 run, right after Neptune; target defense 2,500 | Ability text read from an official Steam screenshot and two videos |
| Zeke | Theorycraft | Has +50% defense. When you level up an artifact, get +3 Mult. | Fought just before Act 4 in the same Aliensrock run | Ability text read from an official Steam screenshot |
| Noel | Hyperfreeze | Your dice are frozen and cannot unfreeze, so they do not reroll; Chrono rerolls do nothing. | Seen mid-run in several 1.0 videos | Ability text read from an official Steam screenshot and videos |
| Tippy | Not confirmed | A streamer read the effect as blocking part of the screen, where artifacts cannot trigger and units cannot score. Players call Tippy the wall of Chapter 6, around 220k defense as the second pilot. | Chapter 6 | Partial: one video read-out plus Steam forum reports |
| The Star | Not confirmed | Described by players as the Chapter 6 final pilot that switches off artifacts and rerolls or budges and needs a huge score. | Chapter 6 finale | Player report only |
| Kaia | Not confirmed | Places a trap on the board, according to a player who wished her trap count grew in later acts. | Not confirmed | Player report only |
| Max | Not confirmed | A late pilot in the demo with a defense players quoted at around 200 million; the developer's advice was to scale with % effects, rarer artifacts and Mini-Dice plus trigger combos. | Demo end-game | Player report plus developer reply |
| Xenn | Not confirmed | Named by a player who learned to play around this pilot after losing to it. | Not confirmed | Player report only |
Pilot list checked:
Playing around pilot abilities
- Cracked dice (Roxy): Budge is useless until you reroll, so Chrono comes first that fight.
- Frozen dice (Noel): rerolls do nothing, so a build that only works after fishing for faces stalls. Board strength and Mini-Dice still work.
- Extra defense (Zeke): +50% defense; the same ability text adds "When you level up an artifact, get +3 Mult", so fights against him reward artifact XP.
- Heart safety net: losing a fight costs a Heart but buys a shop and a turn, and beating the act pilot returns it.
Notes
- Pilots are StarVaders characters defending Earth. The in-game tip reads: "Pilots are tough targets with special abilities."
- Some pilots act on your dice (cracking, freezing, blocking); some artifacts get stronger while a pilot is defending, for example one that gives +3 Mult if a pilot is defending.
- You can win back a lost Heart by beating the act's pilot (developer, Sep 30, 2026).
- The top difficulty's unlock message promises "three new pilots and a dangerous final act".
Pilot questions
Who is the hardest pilot in Dicevaders?
On launch week players pointed at Chapter 6: Tippy as the second pilot and The Star as the finale. The developer said on September 30, 2026 that Chapter 6 will be rebalanced in the first official patch.
How do you beat Noel?
Noel's Hyperfreeze freezes your dice so they cannot be rerolled, which turns off Chrono rerolls for your dice. Plan to pass the fight with Budge, Mini-Dice and the board you already have rather than fishing for a better roll.
What happens if you lose to a pilot?
You lose a Heart, but the developer points out it also gives you an extra shop and turn to scale, and you get the Heart back after you beat the act pilot.
Sources per row: Roxy: Steam screenshot; Aliensrock BqPpe2J2pZo 04:42; Olexa KxJz8XVdtu8 09:41 · Zeke: Steam screenshots; Aliensrock BqPpe2J2pZo 20:46 · Noel: Steam screenshot; Aliensrock BqPpe2J2pZo 11:34 · Tippy: QuanticFlux oeZxxeZdqYs 1:34:57; Steam forum thread 'tippy need rebalancing' (Sep 30, 2026) · The Star: Steam forum thread 'tippy need rebalancing' (Sep 30, 2026) · Kaia: Steam forum thread 'tippy need rebalancing' (Sep 30, 2026) · Max: Steam forum thread 'Any tips for Max?' (Feb 7, 2026) · Xenn: Steam forum (General Discussions).