Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Running Style Differences Guide

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: October 5, 2025 10:36 PM

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Check out the differences in running styles in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. This guide will help you understand the different running styles, the support cards that are recommended for each style, and which statistics are most important.

List of Contents

Running Style Differences
Recommended Support Cards
Stat Prioritization
Adjust The Stats
Related Guides

Running Style Differences Guide

Front Runners Prefer Playing in the Lead

Pace Chasers Stays Near the Front of the Pack

Late Surgers Are Positioned in the Middle

End Closers Stay in the Back

Front Runners Prefer Playing in the Lead

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These characters prefer starting races being in the lead, and tries to sustain the lead all the way up to the end of the race. Consequently, this running style emphasizes heavy investments to speed and stamina.

Front Runner Guide

Pace Chasers Stays Near the Front of the Pack

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Pace chasers play follows the front of the pack very closely, reserving their stamina for the middle to late race. They will require more Power due to the fact that they will need to overtake the other participants towards the end.

Pace Chaser Guide

Late Surgers Are Positioned in the Middle

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Late Surgers generally opt to maintain a central position, positioned behind the Pace Chasers. Late Surgers tend to conserve their stamina, only beginning to increase their pace in the race's second half. This style preferers skills that are most effective during the latter half of the race.

Late Surger Guide

End Closers Stay in the Back

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End Closers stay at the very back of races, making them the most conservative running style. They try to win races by overtaking all of the other competitors near the end of the race, making the stat requirements of Speed and Power the highest of all four running styles.

End Closer Guide

Recommended Support Cards

Front Runners

Support Card	Recommended Skills
Silence Suzuka (Beyond This Shining Moment)	・ Final Push ・ Early Lead ・ Front Runner Straightaways ◯ A support card that specializes in Front Runner skills makes it a very good support card to use for Front Runners, with the bonus of it specializing in speed.
Seiun Sky (Foolproof Plan)	・ Fast-Paced ・ Escape Artist ・ Second Wind This support card is loaded will skills that assist in recovery if you're unable to obtain the lead from the beginning of the race. It also specializes in the stamina stat, which Front Runners need.
Ines Fujin (Watch My Star Fly!)	・ Restless ・ Moxie This support card boasts a wide range of skills designed to conserve stamina, with a particular strength in assisting with the more challenging, uphill sections of tracks.

Pace Chasers

Support Card	Recommended Skills
Tokai Teio (Dream Big!)	・ Shrewd Step ・ Pace Chaser Straightaways ◯ This is a great support card with plenty of Pace Chaser-focused skills and a stat specialty in speed.
Special Week (The Setting Sun And Rising Stars)	・ Hydrate ・ Gourmand A great support card that specializes in speed, with plenty of passives that recover stamina for Pace Chasers. Since this is also an event support card, you can easily uncap it all the way up to the maximum level.
Oguri Cap (Get Lots of Hugs for Me)	・ Stamina to Spare ・ Hydrate A great support card with plenty of skills suited to Pace Chasers, with other skills specializing in the Mile distance aptitude.

Late Surgers

Support Card	Recommended Skills
Winning Ticket (BNWinner!)	・ Position Pilfer ・ Slick Surge ・ Outer Swell With plenty of Late Surgers skills, this is a must-have card that can be included in most Late Surger builds.
Grass Wonder (Fairest Fleur)	・ Slick Surge ・ Outer Swell ・ Tether This product offers comparable value to Winning Ticket (BNWinner!), with the added benefit of additional debuff skills that can be utilized.

End Closers

Support Card	Recommended Skills
Gold Ship (Breakaway Battleship)	・ Intense Gaze ・ Standing By For end closers, this is an essential card due to the abundance of excellent End Closer skills.
Hishi Amazon (Reach to the Top!)	・ End Closer Savvy ◯ ・ End Closer Straightaways ◯ With plenty of End Closer skills, a specialty in Power, and the fact that this is an easily acquirable SR card, this support card provides plenty of value despite its rarity.
Narita Taishin (Poolside High Tides)	・ Pressure ・ Intense Gaze This SR card boasts powerful End Closer skills and an versatile debuff, making it a highly desirable addition to most End Closer decks.

Stat Prioritization for Running Styles

Front Runner

Speed

Stamina

Front Runners must establish an early lead and maintain sufficient stamina to sustain it for the duration of the race. In this regard, Speed and Stamina will be the preferred stats for Front Runners.