Umamusume Pretty Derby: Best Characters to Train for Gemini Cup

Learn about the best characters you should be training for the Gemini Cup Champions Meeting in Umamusume Pretty Derby. 

Top trainees for Gemini Cup
Top trainees for Gemini Cup (Image via Cygames)

The Gemini Cup is the second Champions Meeting event and is going to be even more difficult to train for than the Taurus Cup. The event consists of a Long (3200m) race, which will strain the stamina reserves of every runner on the field. Find out which characters are best suited for this grueling race and what makes them ideal candidates for your team. 

Best Characters for Gemini Cup Champions Meeting in Umamusume Pretty Derby

Gemini Cup Infromation (Image via Cygames)
Gemini Cup Infromation (Image via Cygames)

1) Narita Taishin 

Best End Closer
Best End Closer (Image via Cygames)
  • Running Style
    • End Closer 
  • Training Bonuses
    • 20% Guts
    • 10% Speed
  • Key Skills
    • Sleeping Lion (Potential Level 3)
    • Encroaching Shadow (Potential Level 5)
      • Straightaway Spurt (Potential Level 2)
  • Ideal Legacies
    • Symboli Rudolf
    • Oguri Cap
    • Tokai Teio 

Narita Taishin is the best character to train for the Gemini Cup. Although her training bonuses aren’t ideal, the ‘Sleeping Lion’ rare Stamina recovery and ‘Encroaching Shadow’ last spurt acceleration skill make her incredibly powerful for the Long race. Since she runs as an End Closer, Narita Taishin will take minimal Stamina damage from debuffers like Nice Nature. 

2) Mayano Top Gun 

Versatile long-distance runner
Versatile long-distance runner (Image via Cygames)
  • Running Style
    • Front Runner
    • End Closer
  • Training Bonuses
    • 20% Stamina
    • 10% Guts
  • Key Skills
    • Breath of Fresh Air (Potential Level 3)
    • No Stopping Me! (Potential Level 5)
  • Ideal Legacies
    • Symboli Rudolf (End)
    • Oguri Cap (End)
    • Seiun Sky (Front)
    • Mejiro McQueen (Front)

Mayano Top Gun is capable of taking on any running style in the Gemini Cup. Since End Closers can conserve Stamina while avoiding most debuffs, an End Closer build is the most efficient for her. However, if you have multiple rare Stamina recovery skills, you can risk using her as a Front Runner. 

3) Gold Ship

Popular End Closer
Popular End Closer (Image via Cygames)
  • Running Style
    • End Closer
  • Training Bonuses
    • 20% Stamina
    • 10% Power 
  • Key Skills
    • Pressure
    • Go-Home Specialist (Potential Level 5)
  • Ideal Legacies
    • Narita Taishin
    • Oguri Cap
    • Symboli Rudolf

Gold Ship is very well-suited for Long races if you upgrade her to Potential Level 5 and use the ‘Go-Home Specialist’ rare Stamina recovery skill along with ‘Swinging Maestro.’ Narita Taishin is the perfect legacy for her, especially if she has a ‘Straightaway Spurt’ White Spark, as the skill increases acceleration on the last spurt. 

4) Super Creek

Stamina Queen Umamusume Gemini Cup
Stamina Queen (Image via Cygames)
  • Running Style
    • Pace Chaser
    • Late Surger 
  • Training Bonuses
    • 20% Wit
    • 10% Stamina
  • Key Skills
    • Pure Heart (Unique)
    • Deep Breaths
    • Swinging Maestro (Potential Level 5)
  • Ideal Legacies
    • Oguri Cap 
    • Mejiro McQueen

Super Creek’s unique skill functions as a rare Stamina recovery skill, reducing the need for multiple Stamina skills and allowing you to focus on maximizing Speed. The most significant downside of training Super Creek is that you can’t use the SSR Super Creek Stamina card to unlock ‘Swinging Maestro.’ A good alternative is ‘Cooldown’ offered by SSR Mejiro McQueen. 

5) Oguri Cap

Starlight Beat (Image via Cygames | Deltias Gaming) Umamusume Gemini Cup
Starlight Beat (Image via Cygames | Deltias Gaming)
  • Running Style
    • Pace Chaser
    • Late Surger 
  • Training Bonuses
    • 20% Speed
    • 10% Power 
  • Key Skills
    • Gourmand (Potential Level 3) 
  • Ideal Legacies
    • Tokai Teio 
    • Mejiro McQueen

Oguri Cap can compete in the Gemini Cup as a Pace Chaser because of her ‘Gourmand’ skill, which can be easily unlocked at Potential Level 3. Oguri’s unique skill is a powerful finisher for the track, and she possesses excellent stat bonuses, which make it easier to maximize Speed. There is a good chance that participants will not field Front Runners during the event, giving Pace Chasers like Oguri a substantial boost as they will take the lead. 


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