VV Ultimatum Hollow Traits Ranked - Best Arrancar Traits

Hollow Traits are the passive perks that shape an Arrancar build in VV: ULTIMATUM. You collect them while progressing through the Hollow path, and they stick with you as you evolve. Each trait changes one or more stats, and a few alter how your Cero, Resurrección, or stealth behaves. Because your slots are limited, picking the right traits matters more than collecting all of them.

Quick answer: Innocuous Presence and Back Scales are the strongest all-round traits, mainly for their long Resurrección extensions and added utility. For damage builds, prioritize Energized and Dense Muscles. For mobility, take Wings.

How Hollow Trait slots work

You earn Hollow Traits by consuming other Hollows as a Menos, with a small chance to drop one each time. The number of traits you can equip depends on your evolution stage, so your final form decides how many bonuses you can stack.

Because a Vastocar can run four traits, the goal for most players is to combine one strong damage trait, one mobility or stealth trait, and a defensive or Resurrección trait that fits the build.

Hollow Trait tier list

The ranking below weighs each trait on raw stat value, how broadly it helps, and whether its drawback is easy to ignore. Cero-only traits sit lower for non-Cero builds, and traits with movement or weapon penalties drop a tier when the downside outweighs the gain.

S tier traits

Innocuous Presence is the most flexible trait in the game. Hiding your name and reiatsu signature makes you far harder to track in PvP, the +20 second Resurrección extension keeps you in your strongest form longer, and the extra movement speed has no downside. It fits aggressive players and defensive players equally well.

Back Scales is the premier Resurrección trait. The +45 second duration is the largest single uptime boost available, and the 12% faster Cero charge is a real advantage for pressure. The 5% Cero damage cut is small enough that most builds happily accept it for the extra transformation time.

A tier traits

Dense Muscles stacks weapon and Hakuda damage with a second +45 second Resurrección extension, making it the best damage-and-uptime hybrid. Energized is the standout for Kido builds because weapon damage scales off your Kido stat, letting you funnel one stat into two damage types.

Wings is the cleanest mobility trait, layering movement speed, Shunpo stamina, and Shunpo speed with no penalty. Iron Skin anchors defensive builds, since 35% posture regen lets you recover guard quickly while the melee defense reduces incoming damage in close range.

B tier traits

These traits are solid but more specialized. Deadly Claws helps Hakuda fighters and adds a small AP boost. Giant and Exoskeleton both lean defensive, trading a little movement speed for melee resistance and posture, with Exoskeleton also boosting your Resurrection healthpack. Tailbone is a strong Cero pick on its own, but the thinner Cero makes it harder to land, which is why it sits behind Back Scales.

C and D tier traits

Horns widens and lengthens your Cero, which only matters if your whole build revolves around Cero spam. Skinny gives a large movement boost but lowers melee defense, making it a niche speed pick. Tentacles sits at the bottom because the poison chance is unreliable and it actively lowers your weapon damage, so most builds gain more from almost any other trait.

Best trait combinations

With four slots as a Vastocar, the strongest general setup pairs Innocuous Presence and Back Scales for stealth and uptime, then adds Dense Muscles or Energized for damage and Wings or Iron Skin depending on whether you want mobility or survivability.

Since traits drop randomly while consuming Hollows, focus on reaching Vasto Lorde to unlock all four slots, then swap in higher-tier traits as they appear. The Resurrección extensions and Innocuous Presence carry nearly every build, so those are the ones worth keeping the moment you roll them.