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Discover the top five Speed skills in Umamusume Pretty Derby to boost PvP performance and dominate Team Trials races.
Finding the right Speed skills in Umamusume: Pretty Derby makes a world of difference in Career mode, as well as Team Trials. With dozens of options available, knowing which rare (gold) skills provide consistent results is essential for crafting strong, race-ready umas. This guide highlights five of the most impactful Speed skills based on their in-race effects.
Umamusume Pretty Derby: Top 5 Speed Skills
The list consists of rare (golden) skills with their normal versions mentioned below. When you learn a rare skill, its normal version is learned automatically if you haven’t learned it already. The “Total Base Cost” of each rare skill includes its own base cost and that of its prerequisite normal skill.
Speed skills are divided into velocity-increasing skills and acceleration-increasing skills. Velocity skills increase the uma’s maximum speed in units of meters per second (m/s), while acceleration skills are measured in meters per second squared (m/s²).
The average speed of an uma on the final straight is 25 m/s (~90 km/h). So, if a skill increases velocity by 0.35 m/s for 1 second, the uma’s top speed will increase to 25.35 m/s, even if it exceeds the velocity cap set by her Speed stat.
Acceleration skills help the uma reach her top speed faster. For example, a skill increasing acceleration by 0.25 m/s² for 2 seconds will add to the velocity by 0.5 m/s total. This generally makes acceleration skills better than velocity skills since most umas aren’t able to reach their top speed by the end of the race.
5) Professor of Curvature
- Total Base Cost: 260
- Duration: 1.8 seconds
- Character: Symboli Rudolf
- Support Card: SSR Kitasan Black
‘Professor of Curvature’ is a popular skill among top players, partly because it’s offered by SSR Kitasan Black, which is considered the best Speed Support Card in the game. It increases velocity on a corner by 0.35 m/s for nearly two seconds. Corners are ideal parts of the track for an uma to improve her positioning.
The fewer corners a race has, the more valuable the skill becomes, as it has a greater chance of activating on the final corner. The normal version of the skill, ‘Corner Adept,’ is fairly common. It provides value to any uma regardless of her running style.
- Normal Version: Corner Adept
- Characters: Symboli Rudolf,
- Support Cards: SSR Kitasan Black, SSR Mayano Top Gun, SSR Mejiro McQueen, SSR Oguri Cap, SSR Fine Motion
4) Taking the Lead (Front Runner)
- Total Base Cost: 360
- Duration: 1.2 seconds
- Character: Mihono Bourbon
- Support Card: SSR Twin Turbo
‘Taking the Lead’ is a powerful rare skill for a Front Runner’s arsenal, allowing her to increase acceleration early in the race by 0.2 m/s² and snatch the lead. This is the ideal position for a Front Runner to be in, as she can set the pace of the race according to her own stamina. If you can’t learn this rare skill for your Front Runner, invest in its normal version, ‘Early Lead.’
- Normal Version: Early Lead
- Characters: Maruzensky, Mihono Bourbon, Mejiro McQueen
- Support Cards: SSR Twin Turbo, SSR Mejiro McQueen, SSR Silence Suzuka, SSR Mejiro Palmer, SSR Mihono Bourbon
3) Speed Star (Pace Chaser)
- Total Base Cost: 360
- Duration: 1.2 seconds
- Character: TM Opera O
- Support Card: SSR Fine Motion
Increases the target speed of a Pace Chaser by 0.35 m/s to break out of the pack on the final corner. Skills that increase overtaking ability on the final corner are critical for Pace Chasers to break free from the pack and reach Front Runners. It’s a must-have for your uma if she finds herself getting blocked during the final corner despite having enough stamina.
- Normal Version: Prepared to Pass
- Characters: TM Opera O, Daiwa Scarlet, Tokai Teo, Taiki Shuttle, Biwa Hayahide
- Support Cards: SSR El Condor Pasa, SSR Mejiro McQueen, SR Daiwa Scarlet
2) In Body and Mind
- Total Base Cost: 340
- Duration: 1.8 seconds
- Character: Special Week
- Support Card: SSR Special Week (Guts)
‘In Body and Mind’ is the rare version of ‘Homestretch Haste’ and increases target speed by 0.35 m/s for 1.8 seconds. The skill activates in the last spurt phase, propelling the uma forward dramatically. The skill provides the greatest value if the runner is already at top speed when it activates, as it pushes her beyond her speed limit.
- Normal Version: Homestretch Haste
- Characters: Special Week, Vodka, Grass Wonder, Super Creek, Oguri Cap
- Support Cards: SSR Special Week (Guts and Speed variants), Air Groove, Grass Wonder
1) On Your Left! (Late Surger)
- Total Base Cost: 360
- Duration: 1.8 seconds
- Character: Grass Wonder
- Support Card: SSR Winning Ticket
‘On Your Left!’ increases acceleration late in the race (Late Surger) by 0.4 m/s² for 1.8 seconds. The skill is incredibly valuable since it helps the uma reach her top speed faster in the final leg of the race, where acceleration is needed most. Even its normal version, ‘Slick Surge,’ is worth every SP spent and supplements the Power stat.
- Normal Version: Slick Surge
- Characters: Grass Wonder and Vodka
- Support Cards: SSR Grass Wonder, SSR Vodka, SSR Winning Ticket, Mejiro Dober
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