Here is a complete guide for the Groundwork Skill in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, including whether it is worth getting during runs or not.

Skills will be a core part of determining the capability of a unit in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, alongside their Sparks, Stats, and Support Cards. These Skills can be categorized into different tiers, like Normal, Rare, Debuff, and more. One such Normal Skill, which should not be overlooked, is Groundwork.
This skill can fit in extremely well into an existing build which works well. Here is everything to know about this skill.
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Groundwork Skill Effect in Umamusume Pretty Derby

- Skill Rarity: Normal
- Skill Cost: 100
- Skill Description: Slightly increase acceleration after activating many skills early-race.
This skill has a very similar effect to Tail Held High. Where that skill increases your velocity during the mid-race, this one increases acceleration during the starting part of the race.
The skill description is not very accurate and only lists the activation criteria as ‘activating many skills’. You will need to activate at least three skills during the early-race for this skill to take effect.
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How To Get Groundwork in Umamusume Pretty Derby
There are a bunch of sources to get the hints for this skill in-game. Some of these are as follows:
- Gold Ship (Breakaway Battleship)
- Oguri Cap (Get Lots of Hugs for me)
- Air Groove (Nothing Escapes the Vice Prez)
- Oguri Cap (Tracen Academy)
- Gold Ship (Tracen Academy)
- Symboli Rudolf (Tracen Academy)
- Air Groove (Tracen Academy)
Verdict: Is Groundwork Worth It?
The end decision for this skill will be similar to Tail Held High. Both are similar skills and are activated based on other skills. Therefore, it is not advised to have this skill if your build is just starting out.
Moreover, even after you have a nice build going, you must check whether your skills will activate in the early part of a race or not. If they won’t, then this skill will be essentially worthless. However, if you have multiple skills to activate in the starting portion of the race, then you might want to get this skill.
That was everything to know about the Groundwork skill in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

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