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This is a tier list for the Best Character (Trainee) in Umamusume: Pretty Derby for December 2025! Learn about the tier lists for each character's overall ranking, career training, Champions Meeting, and Team Trials here.
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List of Contents
| Before Reading! | |
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| ⓘ Please have patience as we try to keep the tier lists updated as much as possible. Expect re-evaluation and changes to be made on new Character banner releases. | |
| Recent Additions | |
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・Kawakami Princess (Princess of Pink) (Spotlight)
・Halloween Super Creek & Rice Shower (Spotlight) |
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| Dec 1, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Kawakami Princess (Princess of Pink). Overall rank B. |
| Nov. 27, 2025 | Linked Tier List Makers: ┗ Character Tier List Maker |
| Nov. 26, 2025 | Revised Overall Tier List. Adopted manual curation for the list and retired the 3-12 scoring system that relied on its 3 sub tiers. |
| Nov. 25, 2025 | Changed CM Tier List to Libra Cup. Adjusted Overall Tier List. |
| Nov. 24, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┣ Super Creek (Chiffon-Wrapped Mummy). Overall rank B. ┗ Rice Shower (Vampire Makeover!). Overall rank B. |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Agnes Digital (Full-Color Fangirling). Overall rank S. |
| Nov. 11, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Hishi Akebono Build Guide and Character Info. Overall rank A. Adjusted CM Tier List to Virgo Cup. |
| Nov. 6, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Matikane Fukukitaru (Lucky Tidings). Overall rank A. Removed Update Status to reduce redundancy. Last updated time can be viewed below the page's title at the top, and relevant changes to the tier list can be viewed in the changelog button. |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Eishin Flash (Meisterschaft). Overall rank A. Adjusted Tier List format to reduce redundancy. Further adjustments for reconsideration. |
| Oct. 21, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Meisho Doto (Turbulent Blue). Overall rank A. |
| Oct. 14, 2025 | Tier Lists adjusted for the Leo Cup. Added new Characters: ┗ Maruzensky (Hot☆Summer Night). Overall rank SS. ┗ [Special Week (Hopp'n♪Happy Heart)). Overall rank A. |
| Oct. 7, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┗ Gold City (Authentic / 1928). Overall rank A. |
| Oct. 2, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┗ Fuji Kiseki (Shooting Star Revue). Overall rank S. |
| Sept. 21, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┣ El Condor Pasa (Kukulkan Warrior). Overall rank S. ┗ Grass Wonder (Saintly Jade Cleric). Overall rank A. Retired Team Trials Top 100 Tally section. |
| Sept. 19, 2025 | Adjusted Overall Tier List to account for Cancer Cup. |
| Sept. 17, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┗ Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon). Overall rank A. |
| Sept. 7, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┗ Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One). Overall rank S. |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┣ Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet). Overall rank S. ┗ Air Groove (Quercus Civilis). Overall rank A. ・Adjusted Champions Meeting Tier List for the Gemini Cup . ・Champions Meeting Tier List for the Taurus Cup archived in the Taurus Cup Guide. |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Narita Brian (Maverick). Overall rank S. |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Smart Falcon (LOVE☆4EVER). Overall rank A. ↑ (TE: A→S) Mayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone) ↑ (TE: B→A) Narita Taishin (Nevertheless) ↓ (TE: S→A) Matikane Fukukitaru (Rising Fortune) Updated Tier List article format: ・Condensed Tier Lists into tabs under All Character Tier Lists to improve navigation. ・Turned Detailed (Weighted) Rankings into a search format with filters. ・Transfered all tier list criteria to Tier List Criteria. |
| Aug 7, 2025 | ↓ Dropped Taik Shuttle (CM: SS to A Tier) due to her initial E aptitude on Medium. She could not be recommended herself as an easy competitor for Med. for CM, but her Shooting for Victory! is a highly-desired skill inherit. |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Overhauled the Tier List; added Tier Lists for Team Trials and Champions Meeting and implemented a weighted point system for an Overall Tier List. Added new Character: ┗ Narita Taishin (Nevertheless). |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Cleaned up Easiest Characters to Train tier list ordering. Characters are now ordered according to their name and bracketed title in ascending order for each tier. |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Updated Top 100 picks with tallies for Team Trials section. |
| July 28, 2025 | Added new Character: ┗ Curren Chan (Fille Éclair). Set to SS easiness tier. ↓ Dropped T.M. Opera O from SS Tier to S Tier. ↓ Dropped Winning Ticket from S Tier to A Tier. |
| July 25, 2025 | Improvements to exsiting write-ups: ・Bullet listing explanations for Easiest Characters to Train. ・Updated Attention notes in preparation for Team Trials Tier List updates. |
| July 18, 2025 | Added new Characters: ┣ Tokai Teio (Beyond the Horizon) ┗ Mejiro McQueen (End of the Skies) ・Created poll for Alt. Tokai Teio vs Alt. Mejiro McQueen |
| July 14, 2025 | ・Character Tier List published. ・Initial evaluations to Easiest Characters to Train and Team Trials section made. |
| New Trainee Placement | |
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Kawakami Princess (Princess of Pink)
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Overall Tier: |
Training Easiness:
Team Trials:
Champions Meeting:
*CM rank considers Libra Cup (CM6) |
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・Late Surger Umamusume specialized at Turf Medium races. Can easily adapat to Mile.
・Unique skill A Princess Must Seize Victory! looks promising, but can be hard to activate due to requiring a side block in the final straight, making it a more conditional and unpredictable Triumphant Pulse. ・Growth rate is
・Career difficulty is relatively average in a Late Surger setup. The plus side is you don't have to deal with any Long goal races.
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Kawakami Princess is a new Late Surger Uma who is a natural at Medium races (and Mile when improved). She has No Stopping Me!, Rising Dragon, and other valuable speed skills in her potential kit, showing promise in her home aptitude, style, and Mile.
No Stopping Me! is already given to anyone winning against Zenith with the default team name Team Carrot in the Unity Cup, so the skill itself doesn't make her a major standout until much later, where it becomes harder to get in scenarios like Make a New Track (MANT).
Kawakami Princess is a high-risk racer, sitting in an odd spot with a gambling homestretch unique skill against other, more efficient Uma like the upcoming Mejiro Dober, Christmas Oguri Cap, and even the existing Mejiro Ryan (or Vodka in Mile). Meta evaluations aside, Kawakami Princess has a great personality and a story that is more than meets the eye for a 'princess', so don't hesitate to pull her if she's your favorite!
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Super Creek (Chiffon-Wrapped Mummy)
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Overall Tier: Score: 5 |
Training Easiness:
Team Trials:
Champions Meeting:
*CM rank considers Libra Cup (CM6). |
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・Alternate Halloween Outfit Character of Super Creek (Murmuring Stream).
・Unique skill Give Mummy a Hug ♡ has potential use even as an inherit but for unique cases, being effective in specific Sprint/Mile races on courses like Chukyo. ・Has Professor of Curvature and Mystifying Murmur in potential skill kit. ・Best used in Medium races when planning to make full use of her skills. Her default outfit is a much better fit for Long races since it has 2 gold recovery skills (Pure Heart and Swinging Maestro). ・Growth rates are
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Rice Shower (Vampire Makeover!)
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Overall Tier: Score: 5 |
Training Easiness:
Team Trials:
Champions Meeting:
*CM rank considers Libra Cup (CM6). |
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・Alternate Halloween Outfit Character of Rice Shower (Rosy Dreams).
・Unique skill Every Rose Has Its Fangs is a debuffer (stamina drain) skill on top of being stamina recovery. ・Skill kit is mostly a mix of recovery skills and debuffs. Has Calm and Collected and Tantalizing Trick in potential kit. ・Growth rates are
・She's scenario-linked for the Unity Cup, giving you the option to pick her suggested team name Blue Bloom. This will lead to getting Cooldown if you defeat Team Zenith.
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Note that overall ratings can rapidly change with each new Champions Meeting (CM).
The new alternate outfits have arrived for both Super Creek and Rice Shower! In terms of competitive use, Rice Shower (Vampire Makeover!) has some advantages from her unique skill and other recoveries, marking her as a potential dedicated Long-distance debuffer.
Super Creek (Chiffon-Wrapped Mummy) shows promise as a Medium racer in contrast to her default outfit's Long setup. She's okay for Team Trials, but we may not see much use for her in the upcoming Champions Meetings yet, besides the Scorpio Cup (CM7). The rest of the expected CMs are a mix of Long and Mile-Sprint distances.
Competitive evaluations aside, pull for these outfits if you really want them and if you can afford it with all other banners considered. No going wrong for a cute vampire daughter and a goo-goo mummy. Otherwise, it's best to still budget for upcoming essential banners like the Kitasan Black rerun and Christmas Oguri Cap.
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・CM Tier List has been adjusted to Libra Cup (CM6)
・Overall Tier List Criteria has been revised. (12/26/25) ・Character Tier List Maker now available! (12/27/25) ⓘ Select a tab below to view a different tier list! |
Thinking of making your own Tier List? Check out our Character Tier List Maker! |
| Character | Details |
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Oguri Cap (Starlight Beat)
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・Proven reliability in all modes involving Mile, Medium, or even Long. Can even be made to run on Dirt tracks.
・Remains competitive still since her top rating in Taurus Cup (CM1). ・Easy to train (easier in Pace style). Top selector pick and when starting out. Expected to be reliable for a long time until the release of Christmas Oguri Cap. Default will still be an alright pick if you don't have her. |
Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One)
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・Natural at Mediums and Longs, but can also be effective in Mile.
・Mandatory parent for competitive Front Runners due to the strength of her skill. ・Top competing Front Uma since the days of the Cancer Cup (CM3). Expected to be a very reliable Front Runner parent for a long period. |
Maruzensky (Hot☆Summer Night)
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・Still a reliable pick even with the Balance Adjustments (Nov. 11, 2025). Built well, she can serve in a wide range of distances.
・Unique skill complements her existing recoveries, making her more reliable on longer distance than others. ・Was a top contender since the days of the Leo Cup (CM4). Longevity will depend on whether she can still keep up on the release of Valentine Mihono Bourbon. |
Taiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier)
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・A strong alternate selector pick after Oguri Cap. Very reliable for Sprint-Mile and Dirt.
・Unique skill is a good general inherit for Pace Chasers. ・Generally easy career and is a strong candidate for Mile CMs with the Balance Adjustments (Nov. 11, 2025) as observed in the Virgo Cup (CM5). High ranking holds still even in the JP server. We can expect her to hold for a long time. |
| Training Easiness Total | Umas here are graded based on the ease of their training and careers. This is subject to change in the future in the case for new Scenarios. Sakura Bakushin O is one example of an evergreen SS Training Easiness Uma. This is in part due to her Sprint-heavy race career and growth rate. |
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| Team Trials Total | Umas here are graded based similarly on how also they can get to 1st place, but more focused on how much they can provide points through skills and team flexibility.
In most cases, top tier Champions Meeting Umas can also be good Team Trials Umamusume. But not the other way around since the focus of CMs is mainly getting first. |
| Champions Meeting Total | Umas are graded based purely on getting 1st place or helping their teammates achieve 1st place; whether they serve as Ace leads or specialized support (debuffers).
This criteria sees the most changes due to Umas needing to conform the track aptitudes and specifications of every CM. |
| Longevity | Evaluations now strongly consider skill inheritance and their reliability in the long run. For example, characters like Oguri Cap are proven to be stable picks for the day-to-day, even on CM changes.
This is for scaling ranks better for the expected power creep in the future, such as the arrival of Christmas Oguri Cap. |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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The Overall Tier List ranking conveys overall effectiveness in a wide range of game modes. As of November 26, 2025, the Overall Tier List is now curated manually rather than relying on a scoring system (ranging from 3-12) for a more stable tier list in the long run.
This is in light of rapid tier adjustments in every Champions Meeting which can cause changes that may not accurately reflect the character's overall value. Character longevity is now a more strongly considered factor alongside other existing criteria.
| Stat Growths | We refer to existing stats, most importantly stat growths, to see how easy it is to train a priority stat. The most important stat in career would be Speed and Stamina, with lack of Stamina being one of the guarantees for failed runs if not carefully trained for. |
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| Race Goal Easiness | Career races are considered when ranking Training Easiness. Umas with more required Long races in career are typically harder to train. This also considers Umas who are forced to participate in a race that they are not naturally specialized in (ex. King Halo having in Medium and Long goal races even at B aptitude). |
| Career Events | We consider Umas which have unique gimmicks or career events that can hinder optimal training routines (ex. Gold Ship's Fickle Maiden Event, Super Creek's Under the Weather event, and Rice Shower's numerous mood reduction events). |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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All Characters can be trained to their best stats in their aptitude, but not all are equal when it comes to training demands. Above is our evaluation criteria for the easiest-hard training based on game experience and accessibility to support cards.
The four notably easiest to train Umamusume characters are:
| Flexibility | Umas who are easily capable of occupying different teams with different aptitude requirements will rank higher on the Team Trials Tier List. |
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| Skill Strength | This means Umas with strong skills, whether they're unique skills, starting skills, and potential level skills. |
| Stat Growths | Stat Growths are noted but strong Support Card setups and lucky runs can bring better results than expected of an Umamusume's tier in the tier list. |
| Scoring Summaries | |
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To win in Team Trials, you'll want to focus on maximizing your points on each race which is done by having your team leading or closest to the front and activating the most skills. In this case, building Umas purely on debuffs are a significantly of less priority compared to Champions Meeting.
| Skill Strength | Umas with highly desirable skills, such as Maruzensky with Red Shift/LP1211-M or Seiun Sky with Angling and Scheming, will find themselves rated higher on the list. This includes innate skills and potential skills. |
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| Aptitude Specialty | Umas who have the natural aptitude for the upcoming/current Champions Meeting course will be rated higher on the list. |
| Role-Appropriate | Umamusume who can serve very well in specific roles in a team of 3, such as Oguri Cap for an Ace or Nice Nature for a Debuffer, will be rated higher on the list. |
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Above is our Tier List Criteria for constructing lists for the Champions Meeting. Champions Meeting only counts the amount of 1st place wins in your races to advance to the next around and ultimately the finals.
This mean only 1 racer on your team is required to hit the finish line. This increases the tension and dynamic of the team, since teammates can be trained more to act as a substitute Ace or to support others on their team rather than take the win.

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I think the overall ratings are a bit messed up, if someone could fix that.. because some characters profiles say S tier in overall but they are in are in A tier and there are multiple ones
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What's the point of having an SS tier if nobody is good enough for it?