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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Front Runner Savvy ◯ Skill Effect

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Front Runner Savvy ◯ is a Normal Skill in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. See this skill's effect and how to get and utilize it for your character.

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Front Runner Savvy ◯ Effects and Skill Info

Normal Skill Effect

Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Rarity Normal
Effect Moderately increase ability to get into a good position. (Front Runner)
Skill Points 110

Upgraded Skill

Front Runner Savvy ◎ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◎
Required SP: 110
Increase ability to get into a good position.

How to Get Front Runner Savvy ◯

Innate Skills from Characters

Character Innate Skills
Smart Falcon (LOVE☆4EVER) IconSmart Falcon (LOVE☆4EVER)
Prudent Positioning Icon Prudent Positioning
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Top Pick Icon Top Pick

The Characters above have this Skill by default. However, you would still need to spend Skill Points to unlock the skill during a Career run.

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Potential Skills from Characters

Character Potential Skills
Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One) IconSeiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One) Potential 1:
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Potential 3:
Vanguard Spirit Icon Vanguard Spirit
Potential 4:
Tail Held High Icon Tail Held High
Potential 5:
Escape Artist Icon Escape Artist

This roster of Characters can unlock this Skill by raising their Potential. You can do so by going to Potential Levels in the Enhance Menu. Raising potential costs various materials and Monies.

Recommended Characters for Potential Unlock

Career Events from Characters

There are no Characters that unlock this Skill from their trainee-exclusive Career Events.

Training Hints from Support Cards

Card Training Hint Skills
Silence Suzuka (Beyond This Shining Moment) Image Silence Suzuka (Beyond This Shining Moment)
Focus Icon Focus
Final Push Icon Final Push
Rosy Outlook Icon Rosy Outlook
Fast-Paced Icon Fast-Paced
Early Lead Icon Early Lead
Front Runner Straightaways ◯ Icon Front Runner Straightaways ◯
Front Runner Corners ◯ Icon Front Runner Corners ◯
Leader Leader's Pride
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Smart Falcon (My Umadol Way! ☆) Image Smart Falcon (My Umadol Way! ☆)
Wet Conditions ◯ Icon Wet Conditions ◯
Cloudy Days ◯ Icon Cloudy Days ◯
Corner Recovery ◯ Icon Corner Recovery ◯
Outer Post Proficiency ◯ Icon Outer Post Proficiency ◯
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Second Wind Icon Second Wind
Oi Racecourse ◯ Icon Oi Racecourse ◯
Restart Icon Restart
Silence Suzuka (Tracen Academy) Image Silence Suzuka (Tracen Academy)
Focus Icon Focus
Final Push Icon Final Push
Rosy Outlook Icon Rosy Outlook
Fast-Paced Icon Fast-Paced
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Smart Falcon (Tracen Academy) Image Smart Falcon (Tracen Academy)
Wet Conditions ◯ Icon Wet Conditions ◯
Cloudy Days ◯ Icon Cloudy Days ◯
Corner Recovery ◯ Icon Corner Recovery ◯
Outer Post Proficiency ◯ Icon Outer Post Proficiency ◯
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Second Wind Icon Second Wind
Oi Racecourse ◯ Icon Oi Racecourse ◯
Restart Icon Restart
Silence Suzuka (Winning Dream) Image Silence Suzuka (Winning Dream)
Focus Icon Focus
Final Push Icon Final Push
Rosy Outlook Icon Rosy Outlook
Fast-Paced Icon Fast-Paced
Early Lead Icon Early Lead
Front Runner Straightaways ◯ Icon Front Runner Straightaways ◯
Front Runner Corners ◯ Icon Front Runner Corners ◯
Leader Leader's Pride
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯

You have a chance to acquire Skill Hints for this skill by training with the Support Cards listed here while they have a red exclamation mark displayed.

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Career Events from Support Cards

Card Career Event Skills
Mejiro Palmer (Go Ahead and Laugh) Image Mejiro Palmer (Go Ahead and Laugh)
Keeping the Lead Icon Keeping the Lead
Vanguard Spirit Icon Vanguard Spirit
Wet Conditions ◯ Icon Wet Conditions ◯
Front Runner Straightaways ◯ Icon Front Runner Straightaways ◯
Pace Strategy Icon Pace Strategy
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯
Lone Wolf Icon Lone Wolf

You can acquire Skill Hints for this skill from Career Events from the Support Cards listed above.

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Scenario Events

There are no Scenario Events that grants Skill Hints to this Skill.

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Yellow Skills Speed Red Skills Debuff Blue Skills Recovery
Green Skills Passive Purple Skills Negative

All Normal Passive Skills

Spring Runner ◯ Image Spring Runner ◯ Left-Handed ◯ Image Left-Handed ◯ Competitive Spirit ◯ Image Competitive Spirit ◯
Wet Conditions ◯ Image Wet Conditions ◯ Cloudy Days ◯ Image Cloudy Days ◯ Pace Chaser Savvy ◯ Image Pace Chaser Savvy ◯
Non-Standard Distance ◯ Image Non-Standard Distance ◯ Rainy Days ◯ Image Rainy Days ◯ Standard Distance ◯ Image Standard Distance ◯
Firm Conditions ◯ Image Firm Conditions ◯ Long Shot ◯ Image Long Shot ◯ Lucky Seven Image Lucky Seven
Kokura Racecourse ◯ Image Kokura Racecourse ◯ Outer Post Proficiency ◯ Image Outer Post Proficiency ◯ Late Surger Savvy ◯ Image Late Surger Savvy ◯
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Image Front Runner Savvy ◯ End Closer Savvy ◯ Image End Closer Savvy ◯ Sympathy Image Sympathy
Hanshin Racecourse ◯ Image Hanshin Racecourse ◯ Tokyo Racecourse ◯ Image Tokyo Racecourse ◯ Nakayama Racecourse ◯ Image Nakayama Racecourse ◯
Target in Sight ◯ Image Target in Sight ◯ Sunny Days ◯ Image Sunny Days ◯ Inner Post Proficiency ◯ Image Inner Post Proficiency ◯
Right-Handed ◯ Image Right-Handed ◯ Fall Runner ◯ Image Fall Runner ◯ Sapporo Racecourse ◯ Image Sapporo Racecourse ◯
Oi Racecourse ◯ Image Oi Racecourse ◯ Summer Runner ◯ Image Summer Runner ◯ Snowy Days ◯ Image Snowy Days ◯
Winter Runner ◯ Image Winter Runner ◯ Lone Wolf Image Lone Wolf Maverick ◯ Image Maverick ◯
Hakodate Racecourse ◯ Image Hakodate Racecourse ◯ Kyoto Racecourse ◯ Image Kyoto Racecourse ◯ Cloudy Days ◎ Image Cloudy Days ◎
Competitive Spirit ◎ Image Competitive Spirit ◎ End Closer Savvy ◎ Image End Closer Savvy ◎ Fall Runner ◎ Image Fall Runner ◎
Firm Conditions ◎ Image Firm Conditions ◎ Front Runner Savvy ◎ Image Front Runner Savvy ◎ Hakodate Racecourse ◎ Image Hakodate Racecourse ◎
Hanshin Racecourse ◎ Image Hanshin Racecourse ◎ Inner Post Proficiency ◎ Image Inner Post Proficiency ◎ Kokura Racecourse ◎ Image Kokura Racecourse ◎
Kyoto Racecourse ◎ Image Kyoto Racecourse ◎ Late Surger Savvy ◎ Image Late Surger Savvy ◎ Left-Handed ◎ Image Left-Handed ◎
Long Shot ◎ Image Long Shot ◎ Maverick ◎ Image Maverick ◎ Nakayama Racecourse ◎ Image Nakayama Racecourse ◎
Non-Standard Distance ◎ Image Non-Standard Distance ◎ Oi Racecourse ◎ Image Oi Racecourse ◎ Outer Post Proficiency ◎ Image Outer Post Proficiency ◎
Pace Chaser Savvy ◎ Image Pace Chaser Savvy ◎ Rainy Days ◎ Image Rainy Days ◎ Right-Handed ◎ Image Right-Handed ◎
Sapporo Racecourse ◎ Image Sapporo Racecourse ◎ Snowy Days ◎ Image Snowy Days ◎ Spring Runner ◎ Image Spring Runner ◎
Standard Distance ◎ Image Standard Distance ◎ Summer Runner ◎ Image Summer Runner ◎ Sunny Days ◎ Image Sunny Days ◎
Target in Sight ◎ Image Target in Sight ◎ Tokyo Racecourse ◎ Image Tokyo Racecourse ◎ Wet Conditions ◎ Image Wet Conditions ◎
Winter Runner ◎ Image Winter Runner ◎ Paddock Fright Image Paddock Fright Outer Post Averseness Image Outer Post Averseness
G1 Averseness Image G1 Averseness Inner Post Averseness Image Inner Post Averseness Non-Standard Distance x Image Non-Standard Distance x
Standard Distance x Image Standard Distance x Hanshin Racecourse x Image Hanshin Racecourse x Kokura Racecourse x Image Kokura Racecourse x
Kyoto Racecourse x Image Kyoto Racecourse x Nakayama Racecourse x Image Nakayama Racecourse x Oi Racecourse x Image Oi Racecourse x
Sapporo Racecourse x Image Sapporo Racecourse x Tokyo Racecourse x Image Tokyo Racecourse x Winter Runner x Image Winter Runner x
Summer Runner x Image Summer Runner x Fall Runner x Image Fall Runner x Spring Runner x Image Spring Runner x
Running Idle Image Running Idle

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 3 months

Info in this page is lacking. You can get from runner savvy on other support cards such as Suzuka.

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