Tooth & Nail
Tier 2Tooth & 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
Details
| Tier | Tier 2 |
| Requires | Level 10 |
| Found in | Soul Society Outskirts |
| Weight | 1 wt. |
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.