In Jujutsu Zero, cursed techniques are the core of your damage and utility. They don’t drop from bosses, and they’re not locked behind clans. Instead, they sit in their own gacha layer with its own currency, pity, and mastery systems.
This breakdown walks through how to unlock cursed techniques, how Lumens and banners work, and what you need to do to level and expand the techniques you pull.
How cursed techniques are obtained in Jujutsu Zero
Cursed techniques in Jujutsu Zero are obtained from the Technique Banner. You don’t learn them by leveling or joining a specific clan, and having a Gojo or Sukuna clan does not auto-unlock Limitless or Shrine-style innates. Clans only provide passive buffs; techniques are entirely tied to banner pulls.
There are two closely related systems players encounter:
- Innates / cursed techniques pulled directly from a banner using Lumens.
- Technique shards that drop from pulls and unlock a technique once enough shards are collected.
Once a technique or innate is unlocked, it is added to your techniques inventory, where you can equip and later upgrade it using mastery and Yen.
Where to find the Technique Banner
The Technique Banner is always accessed from the main HUD, not from an NPC or a dungeon.
From this menu, you choose between single pulls and 10x pulls, see the pity count, and check what rarities and side items (like vows or boosters) are in the pool.
Using Lumens to pull cursed techniques
Lumens are the banner currency for cursed techniques. Every pull on the Technique Banner costs Lumens, whether you are rolling for shards or direct innates.
Typical behavior across banners looks like this:
- Single pull cost is lower but less efficient per Lumen.
- 10x pulls consume more Lumens upfront, but apply a discount compared to ten singles.
- Pity counts advance regardless of whether you pull techniques or side items like EXP boosters or vows.
Some versions of Jujutsu Zero also let you spend Lumens on other gacha, such as clan rolls at 175 Lumens for a single clan spin or 1750 for a 10x. Do not confuse those with the Technique Banner; they are separate systems with their own pools.
Pity and rarity on cursed technique banners
The Technique Banner uses a pity system that gradually guarantees higher-rarity techniques as you pull.
One documented distribution for cursed techniques uses five rarity bands:
| Rarity | Grade | Approximate share of pulls |
|---|---|---|
| Common | Grade 3 | ~50% |
| Rare | Grade 2 | ~30% |
| Epic | Grade 1 | ~14% |
| Special | Special Grade | ~5% |
| “Gods” tier specials | Top Special Grade (e.g., Shrine) | ~1% |
Pity kicks in after a set number of “failed” pulls and will guarantee at least a Grade 1 or better. Some raid-specific banners have had bugs with pity not functioning correctly; when that happens, it is safer to save Lumens for main banners.
On top of techniques themselves, the banner can also drop side items such as EXP-boosting consumables and vows, which add passive stats once used.
How to equip cursed techniques once you have them
Unlocking a cursed technique does nothing until you equip it. That happens in your inventory, not at the banner screen.
Some techniques are better treated as primary (full kit, high DPS) and others as secondary support (limited moves, crowd control, or debuffs). Tier lists generally place Limitless, Shrine, Disaster Flames, and Star Rage at the top, with Cursed Speech and Ratio as viable but weaker options.
How to unlock additional skills within a cursed technique
Pulled techniques start with only part of their full move set unlocked. To access the rest, you need both mastery and Yen.
Mastery is earned by actively using a technique in combat. As you fight, that technique’s mastery level rises.
Yen is spent to unlock each node in a technique’s mastery tree.
This same pattern applies to weapons as well, with separate mastery and Yen thresholds on the weapon tree.
How to get Domain Expansions for cursed techniques
Domain Expansions sit on top of existing cursed techniques and require extra items on top of mastery. In current builds, Limitless is the notable example because it has a Domain Expansion that dramatically modifies encounters.
The basic flow is:
Limitless’ Domain Expansion is particularly strong because it effectively hard-locks NPCs and heavily slows enemy players, which is why techniques with Domains sit at the top of most tier rankings.
How to get Lumens for cursed technique spins
Because everything on the Technique Banner runs on Lumens, the rate at which you acquire Lumens directly controls how fast you can chase top-tier techniques.
Lumen sources in open-world play
Account-based Lumen sources
Aside from direct gameplay, Jujutsu Zero layers in several account and session systems that grant Lumens:
- Redeemable codes for one-time Lumen grants, sometimes in the thousands.
- Daily and weekly quests with Lumen rewards for Jujutsu High NPCs, including characters like Gojo-sensei.
- Story progression rewards for first-time clears of chapters.
- PvP ranked rewards that pay out Lumens at the end of a season based on your position.
- Limited-time events and achievements with one-off Lumen payouts.
- AFK Realm, which accumulates spins while you are idle; spins there can convert to Lumens when used.
Codes like smallfixPATCH have been used to distribute 1,500 Lumens at a time, and several launch-era codes have granted hundreds of clan spins or additional Lumen stock.
To redeem any code, use the code redemption interface inside the game client; there is no need to visit an external site.
Efficient ways to farm Lumens for high-end techniques
Different players lean on different Lumen routes depending on level and time, but several patterns are consistent among people chasing special grades like Limitless, Shrine, or Disaster Flames.
Open-world chest sweeps early on. Before significant progression, roaming the map and looting every chest is a fast way to stockpile Lumens and Yen without worrying about combat efficiency. Chests do not respawn, so this is front-loaded income.
Quest and mob farming in Shibuya and Kyoto. Once you can comfortably clear cursed spirits and mobs in these zones, kills and quest completions can feed a steady Lumen income in the 50–200 Lumen range per mob or objective, on top of XP.
Raids at level 100 and beyond. Degon (level 100), Jogo (level 150), and Sukuna (level 200) raids award Raid Chests that can grant between roughly 1,000 and 5,000 Lumens alongside mastery and gear. These runs are the backbone of late-game Lumen farming, especially if you need Domain materials at the same time.
PvP and AFK Realm as passive income. Ranked PvP wins contribute to seasonal Lumen payouts, while the AFK Realm lets you accumulate spins when you are away. Treat these as background earners to top up what you gain from chests and Raids.
Why clans and cursed techniques are separate systems
Clans and techniques often reference the same characters but function independently. Rolling Sukuna or Gojo as a clan does not unlock Shrine or Limitless innates; it only gives statistical bonuses such as increased attack, cursed energy, or HP.
For example, a clan like Inumaki might add modifiers to cursed energy and survivability, while a technique like Cursed Speech controls enemies with spoken commands. These interact well but are obtained through different gacha and spend different currencies (clan spins vs. Lumens for techniques).
This separation is important for planning. You can:
- Roll clans first for long-term passive buffs.
- Then focus Lumens on a single high-tier technique banner until you hit pity or unlock the target technique.
Trying to chase both top clans and top techniques simultaneously spreads resources thin, which slows down access to specials and Domain-enabled kits.
Cursed techniques in Jujutsu Zero are all about how well you manage Lumens, pity, and mastery. Once the Technique Banner, Lumen routes, and upgrade paths are clear, the rest of the game is about choosing which S-tier technique to commit to and grinding out the mastery and Domain pieces that turn it into a true endgame build.
