Umamusume Pretty Derby: Top 5 End Closer Skills

Here are the top five skills you should try to have on your End Closer aptitude characters in Umamusume Pretty Derby.

The best End Closer skills in Umamusume Pretty Derby (Image via Cygames Inc.)

Each character in Umamusume Pretty Derby is better suited to one of the four different running styles in the game. These four running styles are front runner, pace chaser, late surger, and end closer. The end closer style conserves stamina by hanging back until the end and then overtaking the rest in an explosive burst.

Each style of running has its own merits and demerits and is suited to different scenarios. Additionally, each style has certain skills that are better suited to it than any other style. Here are the five best skills for the end closer style.

What Are the Best Skills for an End Closer in Umamusume Pretty Derby?

You can get a lot of skills through Gold Ship (Image via Cygames Inc.)

The five skills that are the best for end closers are:

End Closer Savvy
Sleeping Lion
The Coast is Clear
Intense Gaze
Straightaway Spurt

End Closer Savvy

Skill Cost: 130
Skill Description: Increase ability to get into a good position. (End Closer)

When this skill activates, it increases your field of view and Wisdom. In doing so, it allows you to seize a much better position in the race. This skill is invaluable for end closers, as it lets you overtake the other racers much more easily.

Sleeping Lion

Skill Cost: 180
Skill Description: Decrease fatigue mid-race. (End Closer)

This skill increases your stamina at a random point in the mid-race. It is exceptionally useful to help you keep up with the other racers and keep the gap small, thus letting you overtake them more easily in the end.

The Coast Is Clear!

Skill Cost: 110
Skill Description: Moderately widen the field of view with situational awareness when moving sideways. (End Closer)

This skill is an upgraded version of the skill I Can See Right Through You, which slightly widens the field of view in the same scenario. It is quite useful for the end closing strategy.

Intense Gaze

Skill Cost: 180
Skill Description: Slightly unnerve runners in focus late-race. (End Closer)

This skill slightly decreases the speed of all girls you set your sights on in the late-race. This is very useful in helping you overtake the others easily. The upgraded version of this skill is Petrifying Gaze, which has the same effect, but slightly stronger.

Straightaway Spurt

Skill Cost: 180
Skill Description: Slightly increase acceleration on a straight in the last spurt. (End Closer)

This skill activates during any last spurt straight, and when it does, it slightly increases your acceleration. The upgraded version of this skill is Encroaching Shadow, which has a stronger version of the same effect.

Those were five of the best skills in Umamusume Pretty Derby for end closers.

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Umamusume Pretty Derby: Top 5 End Closer Skills