
VV Ultimatum features 16 unique materials used for crafting gear, summoning bosses, unlocking areas, and boosting stats. Knowing where to get each one is the difference between smooth progression and grinding in circles. Here’s every material, what it does, and how to farm it fast.
| Material | Rarity | Primary Use | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogyoku Shard | Legendary | Craft Hogyoku & Hollow Soul | Daily Rewards, Raid Chests |
| Accessory Token | Rare | Change equipment color at Tailor | Chests, Codes, Daily Rewards |
| Frostvein Shard | Rare | Summon Gelid Dweller, crafting | Arctic Plain mob drops |
| Dark Essence | Uncommon | Craft Invasion Bells; sell for 20 Soul Tokens | Hollow enemy drops, quests, craft at level 9+ |
| Soul Essence | Uncommon | Craft Spirit Alloy, Prayer Beads; sell for 35 tokens | Chests, Shinigami/Quincy enemy drops |
| Great Soul Essence | Uncommon | Grants 150 tokens; crafting ingredient | Chests, boss drops |
| Spirit Alloy | Uncommon | Unlocks Marsh area; advanced crafting | Craft (level 13+): 1 Dark Essence + 2 Soul Essence |
| Frost Alloy | Uncommon | Quincy progression (Sanrei Glove) | Arctic zone activities |
| Soul Chain | Uncommon | Craft Prayer Beads, Hollow Soul | Enemy drops, chests |
| Hollow Port | Common | Craft Dark Essence (5x per craft at level 9+) | Hollow enemy drops |
| Modifier Stone | Common | Apply Modifiers to equipment | Chests |
| Ascension Fragment | Common | Level up skills (up to 6 times) | Chests, codes |
| Healing Salve | Common | Doubles HP regen out of combat for 3 min | Chests, daily rewards, codes, crafting |
| Token Booster | Common | +25% Soul Token gain for 30 min | Daily rewards, codes |
| Prayer Beads | Craftable | Wipes your character (reset) | Craft: 2 Soul Chains + 1 Great Soul Essence |
| Invasion Bell | Craftable | Enter an Invasion | Craft: 1 Spirit Alloy or 2 Dark Essences |
Hogyoku Shard is the rarest material in the game. You need 8 shards to craft The Hogyoku, which grants one of six powerful wishes — including wiping your skill tree or getting ability rerolls. Three shards, four Dark Essences, and a Soul Chain also craft the Hollow Soul. Farm these from Raid Chests and daily login rewards; never waste them early.
Accessory Token drops from chests, daily rewards, and code redemptions. Take them to any Tailor NPC to recolor a piece of equipment — purely cosmetic but useful for flex builds.
Frostvein Shard only drops from enemies in the Arctic Plains. You need it to summon the Gelid Dweller boss and for certain mid-game recipes. Farm the Arctic Plains regularly once you unlock that zone.
These four are the backbone of VV Ultimatum’s crafting system:
Pro tip: Both Dark Essence and Soul Essence drop from the same combat loop — pick a high-density enemy zone and farm both simultaneously to hit the Spirit Alloy recipe faster.
Crafting stations are found in the central hub, Hollow Ports area, and Arctic Town.
FULLRELEASE, SDFIX, 75KLIKES)VV Ultimatum has 16 unique materials as of its release version, ranging from common chest drops to legendary Raid Chest rewards.
Craft it at any crafting station at level 13 or higher using 1 Dark Essence and 2 Soul Essence. You can also purchase it from the Arctic Town merchant.
Dark Essence crafts Invasion Bells (with Spirit Alloy or 2 Dark Essences) and is a key ingredient in Spirit Alloy. Excess Dark Essence sells for 20 Soul Tokens.
Hogyoku Shards drop from Raid Chests and daily login rewards. They are Legendary rarity — collect 8 to craft The Hogyoku and unlock powerful wishes.
The Marsh is a mid-to-late game zone. Unlocking it requires Spirit Alloy (crafted at level 13+). It’s a key progression gate in VV Ultimatum.