Flame
Uncommon (30.0%)Flame is an Uncommon Soul Reaper element in VV: Ultimatum, rolled from the 30.0% bracket, whose Shikai burns targets for a flat damage increase - or a damage-over-time effect with the Bluebell variant.
Flame is the classic fire Shikai of the Soul Reaper element pool. Flame Surge (Ctrl + M1) stabs your weapon into the ground and releases a surge of fire in an area around you, launching enemies away and burning them. Prominence Slicer (Ctrl + M2) has you run forward leaving two trails of fire behind before slicing ahead with your flames.
The passive, Burn, adds a flat increase to your damage on burned targets. The Bluebell variant (15%) changes that fundamentally: burn becomes a damage-over-time effect instead of a flat bonus, and the flames turn light blue - the one variant in the pool that genuinely alters how the kit deals damage rather than just tuning numbers.
Upgrades push both execution potential and mobility. On the damage side, flame moves can incinerate the limbs of low-health targets for extra damage, and Flame Surge outright incinerates people at extremely low health. Status Duration turns your shunpo into a fire trail that increases your speed while Reiatsu is above 70%, later buffing the speed further and cutting the threshold to 30%. Reiatsu Efficiency adds a counterplay wrinkle - parried flame damage inflicts Sweating on the enemy - and lights your blade aflame in form while Reiatsu stays above 40%.
Traits
Details
| Faction | Soul Reaper |
| Awakening | Shikai |
| Variants | Bluebell (15%) |
Shikai moveset
Flame Surge (Ctrl + M1) stabs your weapon into the ground and releases a surge of flame around you, launching your enemy away and burning them. Prominence Slicer (Ctrl + M2) runs forward, leaving two trails of fire behind you, before slicing ahead with your flames.
The passive Burn adds a flat increase to your damage; with the Bluebell variant it becomes a damage-over-time effect instead.
Milestone upgrades
Damage: Level 4 lets flame moves incinerate the limbs of low-health targets, dealing extra damage; Level 6 makes Flame Surge incinerate people at extremely low health.
Status Duration: Level 4 leaves trails of fire behind your shunpo while Reiatsu is above 70%, increasing your speed; Level 6 increases shunpo speed further while trails are active and lowers the Reiatsu threshold to 30%.
Reiatsu Efficiency: Level 3 inflicts Sweating on enemies who parry your flame damage; Level 4 lights your blade aflame while your form is active and Reiatsu is above 40%.
FAQ
What does Burn actually do?
On the base element it adds a flat increase to your damage against burned targets. The Bluebell variant (15%) converts it into a damage-over-time effect and recolors the flames light blue.
Can Flame execute low-health enemies?
Effectively yes - Damage Level 6 makes Flame Surge incinerate people at extremely low health, and Level 4 already lets flame moves burn off limbs of low-health targets for bonus damage.
How rare is Flame?
It rolls from the Uncommon bracket of the Soul Reaper pool at 30.0%, shared with Ice.