Complete Minoria Playthrough Guide with Secrets and Bonuses

Last Updated on 12 August, 2025

Minoria casts you as Sister Semilla, a warrior nun on a holy mission to rescue kidnapped princesses and expose church corruption. This article covers the full narrative, side-by-side combat mechanics, map exploration, XP farming, boss tactics, hidden archives and coins, plus advanced tactics. Every section is aimed at guiding you to every ending and collectible.

• 1. Game Overview
• 2. Story & Setting
• 3. Core Mechanics & Combat
• 4. Map & Exploration
• 5. Experience & Leveling
• 6. Boss Battles & Strategies
• 7. Secrets & Collectibles
• 8. Advanced Techniques & Pro Tips
• 9. Conclusion

1. Game Overview

Minoria is an indie action-platformer (Metroidvania) developed by Brazilian studio Bombservice and published by DANGEN Entertainment. It launched on August 27, 2019 for Windows and was later ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game blends precise swordplay and clerical spells with interconnected level design and multiple endings.

• Developer: Bombservice
• Publisher: DANGEN Entertainment
• Release: August 27, 2019 (Windows); September 10, 2020 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
• Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
• Genre: Action-Platformer / Metroidvania
• Core Loop: Explore ruins → obtain spells & relics → unlock shortcuts → defeat bosses → choose an ending

2. Story & Setting

Players control Sister Semilla alongside her companion Sister Fran as they journey into the ruined Kingdom of Ramezia to thwart a heretical witch uprising led by Princess Poeme. Along the way, journal entries and archives reveal the Sacred Office’s dark corruption and lay the groundwork for multiple possible conclusions.

Two main endings hinge on your final choice: obey church orders to slay Princess Poeme for sainthood or defy the hierarchy and side with the witches for a tenuous peace. A “True Ending” unlocks if you meet specific relic and difficulty requirements before the final boss.

3. Core Mechanics & Combat

Minoria’s combat is rooted in deliberate timing. So, you wield up to two melee weapons and one clerical spell at a time, swapping instantly to chain combos or counter ranged foes. Dodge-rolling provides invulnerability frames, while well-timed parries stagger enemies and create openings for heavy attacks. Mana and healing potions are scarce, emphasizing careful resource management.

1. Light Attacks: Fast strikes for crowd control and chaining.
2. Heavy Attacks: Break enemy guards but leave you vulnerable during recovery.
3. Dodge Roll: Grants full i-frames; roll toward attacks to negate damage.
4. Parry: Timed block that staggers foes and refunds a portion of stamina.
5. Spells: Clerical abilities like healing bursts or holy blasts, consuming limited mana.

4. Map & Exploration

The ruins you explore are segmented into interconnected chambers linked by locked doors and environmental barriers that require relics or spells to bypass. A detailed in-game map marks discovered areas but lacks manual pinning, so note key intersections and door codes. Backtracking with new abilities reveals hidden vaults and shortcuts.

1. Locked Archives: Require specific spells to dispel magical seals.
2. Secret Vaults: Hidden behind destructible walls; contain bonus relics.
3. Fast-Travel Portals: Activate at key shrines to reduce backtrack time.
4. Journal Entries: Mark lore locations but not precise coordinates.

5. Experience & Leveling

Defeating enemies grants experience points that automatically increase your level once a threshold is met. Levels raise your maximum health, mana, and spell potency. Early-game XP farming is possible in the Mercy Cellar area by resting near the boss room to respawn mid-tier enemies for repeatable yields.

1. Health Boosts: Gain +5 HP per level.
2. Mana Increases: +3 MP per level for more spell casts.
3. Spell Power: Each level enhances clerical spell damage by approximately 2%.
4. Enemy Scaling: Late-game foes have higher XP returns, but also greater risk.

6. Boss Battles & Strategies

Minoria features seven key bosses that guard relics needed for progression and endings. Encounters are multiphased, often switching between melee swarms and spell barrages. Watching a no-damage boss compilation reveals ideal tactics such as freezing the Smelter Lord’s molten orbs before heavy punishments.

7. Secrets & Collectibles

True completion requires collecting 40 Silver Coins and 20 Archives hidden throughout the ruins. Archives unlock story fragments, while coins fund rare potion recipes. Many lie behind destructible floors or require timed dash jumps to reach raised platforms.

1. Silver Coins (40): Used to purchase unique blessings and map fragments.
2. Archives (20): Grant lore insights and key dialogue options later.
3. Hidden Rooms: Look for faint cracks in walls and floors to break through.
4. One-Way Drops: Crouch-drop into floor cracks to access subterranean alcoves.

8. Advanced Techniques & Pro Tips

Once you’ve mastered basic mechanics, incorporate high-level tactics to save time and resources. Techniques like “Dodge-Cancel Combos” chain heavy strikes into i-frame rolls for uninterrupted offense. Weapon-swap cancels let you extend stagger windows, and mana-back gambits regain MP by timing spell casts as you land hits.

1. Use Ashen Incense in the Mercy Cellar (mid-game) to clear rooms quickly and farm experience efficiently
2. Defeating a boss without taking any damage nets you unique Incense or weapons, like Frigid Incense, Clairemont Sword, Sea Incense, and more, so utilize this challenge to your advantage
3. After beating the game, revisit the Library and access the Tower of Misery via a red-sparkling portal to unlock the Frailty Incense in Harina’s shop
4. Carry Strange Incense because it beeps when you’re near hidden rooms or Silver Coins, helping you locate collectibles
5. During boss fights, you can switch Incense on the fly, so prepare multiple load-outs for offense, healing, or utility

9. Conclusion

With this guide’s combat tactics, leveling, exploration, and secrets, you are prepared to conquer Minoria’s darkest depths and claim every ending. Each section has clarified progression routes and hidden requirements, ensuring you never miss a critical relic or story fragment.

Begin a new run on Recommended difficulty, farm the Mercy Cellar until level 5, then tackle the Smelter Lord with an Ice Spell combo to secure your first Golden Relic and open new shortcuts.