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Adrenaline Junkie

Tier 3
verified 2026-07-12 · VV: Ultimatum spirit charms

Adrenaline Junkie is a Tier 3 Spirit Charm in VV: Ultimatum that raises your output by 1% per hit landed (up to 110%) but drops it by 1% every time you get hit, all the way down to 10%.

Adrenaline Junkie turns your damage output into a live scoreboard of how cleanly you are fighting. Every hit you land adds 1% output, climbing to a ceiling of 110% - multi-hit techniques do not count toward the stacking. Every hit you take strips 1% away, and the floor is brutally low: output can sink all the way to 10% if you keep eating attacks. If you neither hit nor get hit for 30 seconds, the meter resets to a neutral 100%.

That symmetry makes it one of the most honest skill checks among the Tier 3 charms. A player who spaces well and lands steady single hits fights at a permanent 10% advantage; a player who trades recklessly can end up doing a fraction of their normal damage. The 30-second reset also punishes passive play - disengage too long and your built-up advantage evaporates.

It suits confident duelists and evasive styles built on clean exchanges, and pairs naturally with untouchable-playstyle effects. It is a poor fit for tanky trade-heavy builds that accept hits as part of their plan. Adrenaline Junkie requires Level 15, weighs 0 wt., and is documented as found in the Soul Society Outskirts; no boss or vendor source is documented.

Traits

▲ Adrenaline stackingGain 1% output per hit landed, up to 110% (multi-hit techniques not included).
◈ Reset clauseIf you neither get hit nor hit an enemy for 30 seconds, output automatically returns to 100%.
▼ Damage decayLose 1% output every time you get hit, down to a floor of 10%.

Details

TierTier 3 Spirit Charm
EffectGain 1% output on hit up to 110% (not including multi hit techniques). If you do not get hit/hit an enemy for 30 seconds, automatically return to 100%. Lose 1% output when getting hit, down to 10%.
RequiresLevel 15
Found inSoul Society Outskirts
Weight0 wt.

Patch notes (official)

Update/patch 2026-07-05 - Adrenaline Junkie's scaling was buffed but its max output was nerfed (official dev patch notes).

Community trade value

Community-tier value based on roughly 120,000 launch-window trade messages (June 2026): Adrenaline Junkie typically changed hands for about 2 Hogyoku Shards. It was offered far more often than requested in the launch-window trade market - one of the more readily available Tier 3 charms.

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FAQ

What is the maximum and minimum output with Adrenaline Junkie?

Output climbs 1% per hit landed up to 110%, and falls 1% per hit taken down to 10%. Thirty seconds without hitting or being hit resets it to 100%.

Who should run Adrenaline Junkie?

Players who win through clean, controlled exchanges - dodging and spacing specialists. Builds that plan to trade hits will spend most fights below 100% output.

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Source-checked

Compiled from community documentation and cross-checked sources; values pending in-game verification. Stats transcribed from the in-game charm card. updated · GuideDex staff. Report a correction.