Build Points in VV: Ultimatum decide how much you can take and how long you can keep moving. They control your survival and resource pools rather than your raw damage, which is handled separately by Attribute Points. Spreading them well is what keeps a glass-cannon caster from dying on the first guard break and lets a tank stay in a boss fight without running out of dash.
Quick answer: Put Build Points into the survival stats your build needs most, then keep some Posture and Shunpo Stamina on every character. Casters lean Reiatsu, tanks max Health and Posture, and assassins favor Shunpo Stamina with moderate Health. Use Prayer Beads if you want to wipe and reallocate.
Build Points vs Attribute Points in VV: Ultimatum
Your character grows along two separate tracks. Build Points feed the bars you rely on to stay alive and act, while Attribute Points scale the combat stats that increase your damage. Knowing which pool does what stops you from wasting investment in the wrong place.
| Point type | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Build Points | Health, Posture, Reiatsu (ability resource), and Shunpo Stamina (mobility). |
| Attribute Points | Kido, Hakuda, Strength, and Speed, which scale your spell, melee, weapon, and movement damage. |
Reiatsu doubles as ammunition for many abilities. Kido casters and Quincy spirit-weapon users burn through it quickly, so they need a deeper Reiatsu pool than a pure melee bruiser. Posture is your guard meter, and once it breaks you take heavy damage, which is why even damage-focused builds should keep some invested.
Best Build Point spreads by race and build
Each race rewards a different mix of survival stats. Match the spread to the playstyle you intend to run, then pair it with the matching Attribute focus listed alongside it.
| Race / Build | Build Point focus | Attribute focus |
|---|---|---|
| Shinigami — Kido | High Reiatsu, moderate Health, some Posture | Maximize Kido |
| Shinigami — Hakuda Hybrid | Balanced Health and Posture, moderate Reiatsu, solid Shunpo Stamina | Split Hakuda and Kido |
| Quincy — Weapon DMG | High Reiatsu (weapon ammo), moderate Health, some Shunpo Stamina | Strength |
| Quincy — Kido Support | High Reiatsu, moderate Health, lower Posture | Kido primary, Speed secondary |
| Hollow — Melee Tank | Max Health and Posture | Hakuda primary |
| Hollow — Speed Assassin | High Shunpo Stamina and Reiatsu, moderate Health | Speed primary |
For the Hollow Melee Tank, high Posture is the core of the plan. You absorb hits at the frontline and trade with bosses, so the Iron Skin trait pairs naturally with this spread to push your damage resistance even higher. The Speed Assassin instead leans on Shunpo Stamina so you can approach from angles, burst, and disengage, with the Wings trait adding aerial mobility for hit-and-run play.
Build Point allocation rules that apply to every character
- Do not neglect Posture. A guard-broken character takes massive damage, so even glass-cannon builds should keep at least some points here.
- Shunpo Stamina matters for everyone. Tanks included need enough mobility to dodge red attacks and reposition during boss fights.
- Invest in your race’s primary stat instead of spreading thin. Shinigami want Hakuda or Kido, Quincy want Strength or Kido, and Hollow want Hakuda or Speed.
- Lean early points into one damage plan rather than scattering across every stat, since focused builds feel stronger than all-purpose spreads.
Spirit Charms can cover a weakness or amplify a strength once your Build Point spread is set, so use them to patch whatever your point allocation left thin. Clans add permanent stat bonuses on top of your build and stay active at all times, which makes them worth rolling toward your chosen route.
How to reset Build Points with Prayer Beads
Builds are not permanent. If a spread is not working, you can wipe it and start over, but the reset is total. Treat this as a last resort rather than routine tuning.
Note: Because a Prayer Beads reset wipes everything, lock in your race and combat core first. Hold any Clan Rerolls until your faction route is settled so you are not rerolling into stats your new build cannot use.
The simplest way to keep your Build Points effective is to pick one survival profile, support it with the right Attribute focus, and resist the urge to even out every bar. A Kido caster lives on Reiatsu, a tank lives on Health and Posture, and an assassin lives on Shunpo Stamina, but all three still need enough guard and dash to survive a mistake.
