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Tooth & Nail

Tier 2
verified 2026-07-11 · VV: Ultimatum spirit charms

Tooth & Nail is a Tier 2 Spirit Charm in VV: Ultimatum that prevents a killing blow from finishing you - instead of dying, you lose all your health down to 5%.

Tooth & Nail is a one-line survival clause - "Hang on! It isn't over yet..." If an attack is about to kill you, you lose all of your health down to 5% instead of dying. The lethal hit still lands, still hurts, but the floor holds at 5% and the fight continues.

Cheat-death effects are premium tools in any PvP game because they specifically defeat burst - the opponent who budgets exactly enough damage to kill you finds their calculation off by one final sliver. That forces overcommitment or a second window, and either buys you time to heal, run, or reverse. The tooltip lists no cooldown, though how often it can trigger is not otherwise detailed in current documentation.

It pairs naturally with the game's deep low-HP archetype: landing at 5% activates Struggler's Spirit's damage reduction, Presence of Mind's haste, and The Incapable's missing-HP output - a synergy family the charm roster clearly builds toward, though no combinations are formally documented. Tooth & Nail requires Level 10, weighs 1 wt., and is found in the Soul Society Outskirts.

Traits

Cheat deathIf an attack is about to kill you, lose all of your health down to 5% instead of dying.

Details

TierTier 2 Spirit Charm
EffectIf an attack is about to kill you, lose all of your health down to 5% instead of dying.
RequiresLevel 10
Weight1 wt.

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FAQ

How does Tooth & Nail save you?

When an attack would kill you, your health drops to 5% instead of zero - the killing blow is converted into a near-death state you can still fight from.

Does Tooth & Nail have a cooldown?

No cooldown appears in the documented tooltip; the trigger frequency is not otherwise detailed in current community documentation.

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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.