Umamusume Pretty Derby: Gold Ship Build Guide

Learn how to create the best Gold Ship build in Umamusume: Pretty Derby so you can win every race with her.

Umamusume Pretty Derby: Gold Ship Build Guide
Umamusume Pretty Derby: Gold Ship Build Guide (Image via Cygames)

Since managing and training your horse girls is the primary objective in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, learning about various characters and their optimal builds is crucial. Gold Ship is one of 26 Umamusume’s in the game. She tends to conserve her energy and remain at the back for most of the time, only to speed up and move up the grid near the end of the races. However, she can only do so consistently and effectively with a specific build. In this article, we will tell you about it.

Best Build for Gold Ship in Umamusume: Pretty Derby

To make the best build for Gold Ship, we will first focus on all of the stats in the game. However, not every single one is equally important, and while you make the build, you will have to prioritize some over the others. The five core stats in Umamusume: Pretty Derby are Speed, Power, Stamina, Wit, and Guts. So, here’s which stats you should be focusing on to make Gold Ship a formidable racer.

Best Stats for Gold Ship

Gold Ship stats
Focus on her primary stats first (Image via Cygames)

Primary Stat

Speed and Power will be your primary stats in the Gold Ship’s optimized build. Since she uses late surges to go past her opponent, you will need to focus on her Speed stats above everything to make sure that she has enough pace to overtake everyone during the late stages of the race. In addition to that, power will also be necessary to strengthen her end push, and you should aim towards achieving 500+ Power to help her hold momentum.

Secondary Stat

Stamina will be another important stat for every single Umamusume in the game, including Gold Ship. We recommend that you aim to get at least 400+ for medium-distance races and 500+ for long-distance ones, mixed with skills like Maestro. However, if you don’t have it, then you will need a higher stamina stat for the Gold Ship. Additionally, Guts also helps her quite a lot and decreases stamina drain during the last surge of speed.

Optional Stat

Lastly, Wit will be the optional stat for Gold Ship. It might not be the most important stat in this build, but completely ignoring it won’t be wise. So, to help Gold Ship with activating her skills at the right time, you will need 400+ Wit. It will also give her a small stamina boost during your training sessions.

Support Cards for Gold Ship

Support Cards in the game
Get the right loadout for best performance (Image via Cygames)

This Gold Ship build is a balanced one, and it aims to emphasize front-loaded training while capitalizing on her natural late-race ability. So, check out the loadout below for maximum performance.

  • 3 Speed Cards
  • 2 Stamina Cards / 1 Stamina and 1 Power Card
  • 1 Wit Card

Additionally, you can also try a Guts Card instead of a stamina or a power card since it can give you three stats simultaneously. We do not recommend it, but it is certainly a viable option. Other than that, try to use high-quality cards in general. Specifically, cards such as Super Creek or Fine Motion are most helpful.

Best Skills for Gold Ship

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Below are the best skills for Gold Ship (Image via Cygames)

Similar to the cards, not all Skills will be helpful for Gold Ship’s build, even if they are good on paper individually. To get the best out of this character, you must choose skills that support and enhance her natural abilities. For that, follow the skills listed below, and try to incorporate them into her build in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

  • Catchy Maestro
  • Stamina-based Recovery
  • Late Boost Skills
  • Power and Guts Boosts

Legacy Picks for Gold Ship

Mihono Bourbon
Mihono Bourbon would be a good legacy choice for Gold Ship (Image via Cygames)

It is evident that Gold Ship has her own strengths and weaknesses, similar to her real-life counterpart. Clearly, she is a runner who likes to keep her energy during the early and mid stages and use it to surge forward during the end stages of a race and catch her tired opponents off guard. So, below, we have listed some optimal Legacy picks for her with her traits in mind.

  • Mihono Bourbon
  • Narita Brian
  • T.M. Opera O

Stick to these Legacy characters and do not go for anyone who specializes in Front or Pace styles since it won’t be suitable for Gold Ship in Umammusume: Pretty Derby.


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