VV: Ultimatum Clan Tier List - Best Clans for Every Faction
This is a community meta tier list as of July 2026, built by cross-checking Pro Game Guides (updated July 8, 2026 for Update 2) against Destructoid (June 6, 2026), with stat lines verified against Bloxinformer's race pages. Where the two outlets disagree, we say so instead of averaging silently.
The headline is easy: three clans are S tier on every list - Shihoin (Shinigami), Cifer (Hollow) and Kurosaki (Quincy), all Legendary at 1% odds. Below that, the outlets diverge more than you might expect. Full stat lines for every clan live on our Clans system page and the individual faction pages.
S tier - the unanimous three
Shihoin is the mobility king of the Shinigami pool: +5 Shunpo Speed, a large Shunpo Stamina boost (sources list +12 to +15), plus small Lightning and Hakuda damage riders. In a game where flashstep economy decides both chases and escapes, it is the best clan in the game for most builds.
Cifer's +20% Longer Resurreccion is the single most build-defining clan effect anywhere - more uptime on your awakened form - stacked on +2% Kido Damage, +5 Reiatsu and +2.5 Shunpo Stamina. Kurosaki is the Quincy all-rounder: +2 Reiatsu, +2% Weapon Damage and +5 Shunpo Speed touch every part of a Quincy kit.
A tier - strong rolls worth keeping
These are consensus keeps, with the disagreements noted:
- Kuchiki (Shinigami, Rare) - +3% Kido Damage, the cleanest caster buff; Destructoid puts it S, PGG A
- Yamamoto (Shinigami, Rare) - +2% Weapon Damage, +5 Shunpo Stamina; Destructoid S, PGG A
- Komamura (Shinigami, Legendary) - wolfman form, +4% Melee Defense, +1% Weapon Damage, -2% Kido Defense; A on both lists
- Aaroniero (Hollow, Legendary) - +2.2% Kido Damage, +5 Reiatsu, +1.5% Kido Defense at the cost of -1.5% Melee Defense; A on both lists
- Jaegerjaquez (Hollow, Rare) - +3% Hakuda Damage, +3 Shunpo Stamina, the Hakuda-build pick; PGG A, Destructoid S
- Kufang (Hollow, Rare) - +2.5% Weapon Damage, +0.5% Kido Defense; the biggest split in the Hollow pool: Destructoid S, PGG only B
- Eisenhauer (Quincy, Legendary) - metal arm, +3% Melee Defense, +5 Posture, +0.5% Hakuda Damage; A on both lists
- Ishida and Haschwalth (Quincy, Rare) - +2% Kido Damage/+5 Shunpo Stamina and +2.5% Kido Damage respectively; Destructoid S, PGG A
- Murciellago (Hollow, Common) - +5 Shunpo Stamina, +10 Shunpo Speed; the best Common in the game, PGG A vs Destructoid B
B tier - fine to play, not worth rerolling for
Hitsugaya (Shinigami, Rare: +3 Reiatsu, +2.5% Kido Defense) and Hisagi (Shinigami, Uncommon: +1.2% Kido Damage, +3% Posture Regen) are defensive or hybrid lines both outlets park in B. On the Hollow side, Antenor (+1.5% Lightning Damage, +7.5% Posture Regen) and Gingerbuck (+2% Melee Defense, +5 Posture) are B on both lists.
The Quincy middle is where the outlets flip most: Kraus (+1.5% Melee Defense, +1% Kido Defense) and Richter (+1% Weapon Damage, +2.5 Posture) are A for Destructoid but B for PGG; Parnkgjas and Wernarr are B on both. Parnkgjas carries a stat conflict too - Bloxinformer lists +3.5% Kido Defense with +1% Melee Defense, while Destructoid prints the Melee Defense as -1%.
C-D tier - reroll fodder
The Equipment Load Commons - Schulte (Quincy), Calius (Hollow) and Madarame (Shinigami), all +5 Equipment Load - sit at the bottom of both lists, alongside Lousienbairn (+5 Health, +3.5 Posture), Matsumoto (+5 Reiatsu per Destructoid) and Abarai (+5 Health, +2.5% Posture Regen; PGG is kinder with a B, Destructoid says C). Equipment Load is the least combat-relevant stat in the game, which is why these are the archetypal reroll clans.
The blind spots: clans neither outlet ranked
Three documented clans appear in neither published tier list: Kurotsuchi (Shinigami, Legendary), Lloyd (Quincy, Rare) and Chelute (Hollow, Legendary). Reading their stat lines rather than inventing placements: Kurotsuchi (4% cheaper Spirit Charm overflow, +1.5% Kido Defense, +5 Reiatsu) is a utility Legendary that would slot around A for charm-heavy players; Lloyd's free Sensory passives and +0.1 Max AP are real progression value, roughly A-B; Chelute's +2.5% Weapon Damage, +5 Health, +1% Melee Defense reads like a solid A-tier bruiser line. Treat those three placements as our editorial read, not sourced meta.
Where the sources disagree - quick reference
- Shihoin Shunpo Stamina: +15 (PGG) vs +12.5 (Destructoid) vs +12% (Bloxinformer)
- Kufang: S (Destructoid) vs B (PGG) - the largest tier gap on any clan
- Ishida/Haschwalth: S (Destructoid) vs A (PGG); Kuchiki/Yamamoto: S (Destructoid) vs A (PGG)
- Murciellago: A (PGG) vs B (Destructoid); Abarai: B (PGG) vs C (Destructoid)
- Kraus/Richter: A (Destructoid) vs B (PGG)
- Komamura middle buff: +1% Weapon Damage (PGG, Bloxinformer) vs +1% Melee Damage (Destructoid)
- Abarai: +5 Health/+2.5% Posture Regen (Bloxinformer, Destructoid) vs +8 Health/+3% (earlier community docs)
FAQ
What is the best clan in VV: Ultimatum?
By community consensus: Shihoin for Shinigami, Cifer for Hollows and Kurosaki for Quincy - the only three clans ranked S by both Pro Game Guides and Destructoid. All are Legendary at 1% odds.
Which clans should I reroll?
The +5 Equipment Load Commons - Madarame, Calius and Schulte - plus Lousienbairn and Matsumoto. The one Common worth keeping is Murciellago (+5 Shunpo Stamina, +10 Shunpo Speed).
Is a Rare clan good enough to keep?
Usually yes. Kuchiki, Yamamoto, Ishida, Haschwalth, Jaegerjaquez and Kufang all appear in S or A tier on at least one major list, and clan buffs are small enough that chasing a 1% Legendary is a luxury, not a requirement.
Source-checked
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