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Best Character (Trainee) Tier List (December 2025)

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Last updated on: December 22, 2025 05:21 AM

Best Characters Tier List

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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Recent Additions
・Tosen Jordan (Jokester ☆ Vibes) (Spotlight) ・Symboli Rudolf and Gold City (Festival Alts.) (Spotlight) ▼ Jump to Tier List ▼

Date	Changes
Dec 21, 2025	Updated Champions Meeting Tier List to Scorpio Cup (CM7).
Dec 19, 2025	Added new Characters: ┗ Tosen Jordan (Jokester ☆ Vibes). Overall rank B.
Dec 15, 2025	Added new Characters: ┣ Symboli Rudolf (Archer by Moonlight). Overall rank A. ┗ Gold City (Autumn Cosmos). Overall rank A. Character re-evaluated: ↑ [Overall A→S] Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow)
Dec 9, 2025	Added new Character: ┗ Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow). Overall rank A.
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.

Latest Character Added

New Trainee Placement
Tosen Jordan (Jokester ☆ Vibes)
Overall Tier:	Training Easiness: Team Trials: Champions Meeting: *CM rank considers Scorpio Cup (CM7)
・More suitable as a Pace Chaser due to skills, although running her as a Late Surger is possible. She can be built for Medium and Long races, but Medium is preferred. ・Growth rate is 10% Speed, 10% Power, and 10% Guts. Acceptable for Longs and good for Mediums, though you may need Stamina sparks. ・Unique skill Pop & Polish is a velocity skill that has strict activation requirements (2nd-3rd place, 9-gate/CM), and requires her to either be an overtake target or to have just overtaken someone. ・Her Unique skill becomes easier to activate in a future update.

Tosen Jordan (Jokester ☆ Vibes) is now available in the game's Global version! She is best suited for Medium races, but can also run Long races if needed. While can run as either a Pace Chaser or a Late Surger, her skill selection, Unique Skill requirements, and B aptitude for Late Surger make her better as a Pace Chaser.

While she is not a meta pick, players can still choose to roll for her if they like her as a character. Additionally, her Unique Skill will be reworked in a future update, making it easier to activate when running as a Late Surger, so players can also roll for her in preparation for this. Outside of that, however, Mejiro Dober and Christmas Oguri Cap are still better options.

Previous Characters Added

New Trainee Placement
Symboli Rudolf (Archer by Moonlight)
Overall Tier:	Training Easiness: Team Trials: Champions Meeting: *CM rank considers Libra Cup (CM6)
・Alternative character outfit to Symboli Rudolf (Emperor's Path). ・More suitable as a Pace Chaser due to having several Pace Chaser skills. She can be built for Long and Medium races. ・Growth rate is 14% Stamina, 8% Speed, and 8% Wit. Acceptable for Longs and good for Mediums. ・Unique skill Arrows Whistle, Shadows Disperse is a velocity skill that has a similar activation window to Red Shift/LP1211-M (1st-5th place, 9-gate/CM), but requires the additional condition of about to be overtaken. ・Has Fall Frenzy gold green skill which passively boosts Speed and Power stats, making her promising for Autumn/Fall season races.
Gold City (Autumn Cosmos)
Overall Tier:	Training Easiness: Team Trials: Champions Meeting: *CM rank considers Libra Cup (CM6)
・Alternative character outfit to Gold City (Authentic / 1928). ・Better built as a Late Surger for Mile races. She can be built for longer distances with Lie in Wait, but you will have to forgo Battle Formation and Unyielding Spirit. ・Growth rate is 8% Speed and 8% Power. Okay for Mile distance, but will require more work if you intend to build her for Medium and Long. ・Unique skill Dancing in the Leaves is a strong velocity and acceleration skill that activates in the final corner in the midpack (3rd-6th, 9-gate/CM). Can work for the upcoming CM Scorpio Cup. But it is a gamble since it requires being blocked from either side at a time, so don't count on it always activating.

Two new characters sporting festival outfits have arrived in Global! Symboli Rudolf (Archer by Moonlight) and Gold City (Autumn Cosmos). The former is suited to being a Long or Medium distance Pace Chaser, while the latter is still best used as a Mile-distance Late Surger but can be made for longer distances with Lie in Wait.

The default versions of these characters already perform well, so these outfit characters are seen more as favorite/fashion picks. Though they do show promise for PvP if they aren't classed as meta. Feel free to pull for any of them, but for meta savers, it's recommended still to save for upcoming picks like Mejiro Dober and Christmas Oguri Cap.

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・CM Tier List has been adjusted to Scorpio Cup (CM7)
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Overall Tier List Highlights (SS Rank)

Character	Details
Oguri Cap (Starlight Beat)	・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)	・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)	・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)	・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.

Tier List Criteria

Overall Tier List Criteria

Scoring Summaries
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.
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.
= Highly effective in all/nearly all game modes. = Effective in several or specialized in one or two game modes. = Specialized in one game mode and acceptable effectiveness in others. = Specialized in one game mode or requires more effort to be effective in one or more.

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.

Training Easiness Criteria

Scoring Summaries
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.
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).
= Very easy to use in career with little or no hindrances. This is also makes them easy to farm Fans with or to train to competitve stats for PvP. = Relatively easy career with little or no hindrances. = Career can be challenging at certain points in part due to tougher race goals. = Career can be challenging most of the time due to numerous Long race requirements, gimmicks, or undesirable events.

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:

Sakura Bakushin O (Sprint-Mile). Easy near full Sprint career and Front Runner specialty. Trainers need to not worry too much about training for Stamina.
Oguri Cap (Mile-Medium-Dirt). Has innate strong unique skill (Triumphant Pulse) and races consist mostly of Mile and Medium.
Curren Chan (Sprint). Full Sprint career along with great stat growths for that race type (10% Speed and 20% Power).
Smart Falcon (Mile-Medium). Abundant Mile-Medium race goals and Front Runner specialty.

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Team Trials Criteria

Scoring Summaries
Flexibility	Umas who are easily capable of occupying different teams with different aptitude requirements will rank higher on the Team Trials Tier List.
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.
= Flexible and can perform well in most teams. Has highly desirable skills. = Can be flexible, but can just be specialized and is the best for a certain team. = Sufficient enough to compete in a team. Can be highly specialized to one team. = Usually restricted to one team and requires more work to become effective.

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.

Team Trials Guide

Champions Meeting Criteria

Scoring Summaries
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.
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.
= Strong skills, well-suited to a role for the race, and meets the course's aptitude requirements. = Average-strong skills, can be effective or serve as a sub for a role in the race, and meets the course's aptitude requirements. = Average skills but usually outclassed or requires more work for certain aptitudes. Can still compete effectively if trained well. = Initially does not meet the course's aptitude requirements and requires a lot of work to be effective.

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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Anonymous about 1 month

What's the point of having an SS tier if nobody is good enough for it?

Anonymous about 1 month

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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