Wiping your slot in VV: Ultimatum means starting your character over with a clean slate. There is a free path to do it, and it does not cost any Robux. The fastest free option is the Prayer Beads reward, which you earn by unlocking a specific achievement rather than buying anything.
Quick answer: Travel to the Arctic Plane, defeat Albrecth the Terrible to unlock the achievement, and claim the Prayer Beads reward. Using the Prayer Beads wipes your slot and resets your character’s full progress for free.
Free slot wipe with Prayer Beads (Albrecth the Terrible)
Prayer Beads are the item that performs a full slot wipe without spending currency. You obtain them by completing an achievement tied to Albrecth the Terrible in the Arctic Plane. Once the achievement unlocks, the reward goes to your inventory and is ready to use.
Note: Wiping with Prayer Beads is permanent and clears your character’s progress completely. Make sure you genuinely want a fresh start before you use the item, because there is no undo once it triggers.
Free skill tree reset before level 20
If you only want to refund your skill points rather than erase the whole character, VV: Ultimatum gives every character one free full reset. This option exists only while your character is below level 20, and it can be used a single time. It clears your skill tree choices, your build points, and your attribute allocation all at once.
Most build mistakes happen in the first few hours, which is the reason this early reset exists. Spend it as soon as a build feels wrong, since fixing the same mistake after level 20 turns into a long boss grind.
Reset options after level 20
Once you pass level 20 without spending the free reset, you can no longer wipe your skill tree for nothing. The remaining methods are crafted items, and each one refunds a different set of things. Match the method to your level and to what you actually want back.
| Method | Requirement | What it refunds |
|---|---|---|
| Free full reset | Under level 20 | Entire skill tree, build points, and attributes |
| Crafted build reset | Level 70 plus boss materials | Every skill point and node unlock (full wipe) |
| Hogyoku wish #7 | Crafted Hogyoku | Equipped toolbar skills only, not all nodes |
Crafted build reset at level 70
The only way to fully wipe your skill tree after level 20 is to reach level 70 and craft a build reset item. There is no shortcut around the level requirement. The materials come from bosses, including Crocodile Scales and Flame dropped by a Hueco Mundo boss. Once you craft the item and use it from your inventory, it removes every skill point and node unlock.
Hogyoku wish #7 for a toolbar refund
The Hogyoku is a late-game crafted item that opens seven wish options. Wish #7, “I want to refund all of my skills,” clears your equipped toolbar abilities so you can reassign them. It does not touch every node in your trees, so pair it with a full reset if you want a complete respec. Wish #1 instead relocates your build points without changing your skill tree.
Hogyoku Shards drop from high-difficulty mission chests, with higher tiers improving the rate and Rift chests offering the best odds. The tutorial boss Gelum also drops a Hogyoku fragment for an early start. Once you gather enough shards, forge the Hogyoku at a crafting station and select your wish.
What a reset never gives back
Resetting skill points never returns consumed skill essences such as Grand Ray Cero or Kurikara. This is true no matter which method you use, so once those rare essences are spent, they are gone. Only reset before you invest rare essences if you want to keep them.
If you simply want to move past unwanted nodes without permanently locking in their abilities, use the Shrine Refund nodes to skip through them. The skill refund shrine unlocks by completing the early Statue Mystery Quest tied to Humble Beginnings, which gives you a free way to redistribute allocated skill points.
How to confirm the reset worked
After a slot wipe with Prayer Beads, your character starts fresh and its previous progress is gone. After any skill reset, open the M-menu skill trees and check that your spent nodes are cleared and your skill points have returned to the available pool. With the Hogyoku toolbar refund, your equipped ability slots will be empty so you can re-select them.
If points do not come back as expected, the cause is usually a mismatch between method and level. The free reset only works under level 20, the crafted reset needs level 70 and the correct boss materials, and wish #7 clears the toolbar rather than every node. Plan your re-spend before you start so you never burn a costly reset twice.
