
This is a guide to the Balance Adjustments made for November 11, 2025 of Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Learn about the patch notes and notable balance adjustments, such as the Guts rework, additional race mechanics, and numerous skill adjustments.
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| Balance Adjustments (Nov. 11, 2025)
This Balance Adjustment has been released!
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This Balance Adjustment is set to release on November 11, 2025, 10:00 UTC after a maintenance extension. This will be released during the Half Anniversary Celebration, and will be released just 5 days after the launch of the Unity Cup scenario.
November 11, 2025 Server Maintenance
| Guts Rework | New Race Mechanics | Adjusted Status Conditions | Event & Skill Adjustments | ⓘ Below are the summarized notable changes for the Balance Adjustment (Nov. 11, 2025) |
This Balance Adjustment brings a meta-defining change from the original JP 1st Anniversary several times earlier than expected: the Guts rework. Guts will increase runners' last spurt speed based on their Guts stat, and will be a key stat in the racing mechanics Spot Struggle and Dueling.
With the Guts rework this early, it will be a notable stat to build around in the Unity Cup scenario. We can expect to decks to have Guts cards as viable options, with show-ups of one of the most useful and accessible Guts cards in the game: Haru Urara (Urara's Day Off!).
| Localization | JP + Links |
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| Spot Struggle | Position Battle (位置取り争い) |
| Dueling | Chase (追い比べ) |
| Runaway | Great Escape (大逃げ) |
| Spot Struggle Conditions |
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| ・Triggers sometime after the start of the race up to sometime after the beginning of the mid-race.
・Triggers with 2 or more Front Runners or Runaways. ・Triggers when there's 2 lengths between the leading racer and another racer. |
Applicable to Front Runners (or Runaways). This is a state triggered between 2 or more of the same mentioned styles within a certain distance from each other in the early-race up to a while after the start of the mid-race.
During this state, they will receive a boost in speed according to their Guts stat. This will also increase the amount of stamina they consume during this state.
| Dueling Conditions |
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| ・2 or more racers compete in the homestretch (final straight).
┣ The racers are within a distance between each other of 1 length in the front and back, and 3 lengths on either side, for 2-3 seconds. ┗ If the difference in speed is too great, Dueling will not trigger. ・It will be noticeably harder for racers further at the back to enter Dueling. |
Conditions are adapted from the JP server.
Dueling is triggered when racers, within a certain distance from each other, compete in the homestretch (final straight). The one with the higher Guts stat will be the stronger one in this case. Unlike Spot Struggle, this is applicable to any style.
A new aptitude is added, accessible through a skill from certain Umamusume (at the time of this implementation, only Silence Suzuka), that will convert Front Runners to a Runaway style. Other Umamusume will have this in the future (like Twin Turbo).
Runaway Umamusume will place themselves further ahead of Front Runners, taking up several times more Stamina. This style can be used strategically for blocking other Front Runners, denying them the positions for crucial skills like Angling and Scheming.
This balance adjustment brings various changes to how bad conditions are handled. Most notable of these are being that Summer Camp will now cure bad conditions on the Rest and Recreation option.
Others include training with Etsuko Otonashi giving a chance to cure Slacker. Overall, the adjustments made lean towards mitigating the effects of bad conditions.
Changes will be coming for a long list of skills and events, nearly all being buffs. For example, buffs were made to Mile Maven / Productive Plan and Shooting for Victory! The full log can be found in the next section of the full Balance Adjustments List.
Better events means better outcomes for training, and on the skill end, makes other skills better for competitive use (such as navigational skills like Nimble Navigator).
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・Head-On ・All I've Got ・Early Start ・Risky Business ・Be Still |
Some skills are now available earlier than expected due to these updates. They can be found in the new trainee events and updated support cards. Of these, Head-On is notable for being a good acceleration skill for Pace Chasers.
The adjustments below follow the official Balance Adjustment announcement (November 11, 2025, 02:00 UTC).
| ・ Increased monies and Support Points earned in Career.
・ Increased monies and Support Points earned at the end of a Career. ・ Increased parameters gained from Career end events. ・ Increased the number of recreation events for R Friend type Support Cards. ・ Increased the rate at which Friend type Support Cards events occur when they are in your deck. ・ Adjusted choice options for Career end events when Friend type Support Cards are in your deck. ・ Adjusted the probability of training failure when max energy is increased. ・ Friend type Support Card events may now occur at a low rate even if they are not in your deck. ・ Adjusted Careers to mitigate the effects of bad conditions: ⠀◦ Increased the probability to recover more energy when Resting while afflicted with "Night Owl." ⠀◦ Decreased the probability of being afflicted with a bad condition from some trainee events. ⠀◦ Removed mood decreases when being afflicted with a bad condition from some events. ⠀◦ Mood decreases when unable to train as a result of the "Slacker" condition now occur randomly. ⠀◦ Rest and Recreation during Summer Camp now cures bad conditions. ⠀◦ Resting now has a chance to cure the "Night Owl" and "Skin Outbreak" conditions. ⠀◦ Training with Etsuko Otonashi now has a chance to cure the "Slacker" condition. ⠀◦ Certain Career events now cure bad conditions. |
| ⠀◦ Added the "Spot Struggle" system.
⠀◦ Added the "Dueling" system. ⠀◦ Added the "Runaway" aptitude skill. ⠀◦ Increased runners' last spurt speed based on their Guts parameter. ⠀◦ Adjusted systems involving hills on courses. ⠀◦ Adjusted racer positioning at the final corner, allowing them to line up more easily. ⠀◦ Skills that improve navigation now also improve passing ability during their duration. ⠀◦ Recovering endurance late-race now enables runners to exert full strength based on the endurance recovered. |
The following Umamusume below have increased parameters acquired from some trainee events.
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⠀◦ [Innocent Silence] Silence Suzuka
⠀◦ (Peak Joy) Tokai Teio / (Beyond the Horizon) Tokai Teio - Winning the Classic Triple Crown now gives additional stats and a new skill ⠀◦ [Formula R] Maruzensky / [Hot☆Summer Night] Maruzensky - The following events have improved effects: Let's Cook!, The Road to a Rad Victory, Down to Dance ⠀◦ [Red Strife] Gold Ship - The Day After, Voices Hoarse now gives more stats, bottom choice gives a mood boost ⠀◦ [Wild Top Gear] Vodka ⠀◦ [Stone-Piercing Blue] Grass Wonder / [Saintly Jade Cleric] Grass Wonder - In Search of Refreshment gives increased stats and additional skills. Events may now drain energy instead of mood. ⠀◦ [Azure Amazon] Hishi Amazon ⠀◦ [Emperor's Path] Symboli Rudolf - At Any Time, Sudden Kindness, and As Good As My Word now have reduced energy drain for bottom choices. Hidden events now reward 2 random stats and 7 G1 event restores 15 Energy. ⠀◦ [Empress Road] Air Groove / [Quercus Civilis] Air Groove - Seize Her, Take Good Care of Your Tail, and Suggestion Box of Freedom now give 20 of their stats for the bottom choice. ⠀◦ [Reeling in the Big One] Seiun Sky - Sunny Day Standoff may now give increased Speed ⠀◦ [pf. Winning Equation...] Biwa Hayahide ⠀◦ [Scramble☆Zone] Mayano Top Gun / [Sunlight Bouquet] Mayano Top Gun - Get Me in the Mood random event may now increase all stats randomly ⠀◦ [MB-19890425] Mihono Bourbon - Winning the Classic Triple Crown now gives 25 Guts and Straightaway Acceleration +2 ⠀◦ [Fille Éclair] Curren Chan ⠀◦ [Blossom in Learning] Sakura Bakushin O - some random events have additional effects and provide more stats ⠀◦ [Murmuring Stream] Super Creek - new events and choices ⠀◦ [Nevertheless] Narita Taishin - Extra Training to Blow Off Steam may give extra skill points and stats depending on the choice ⠀◦ [Bestest Prize ♪] Haru Urara - Increased stat gains from completing Arima Kinen secret event ⠀◦ [Rising☆Fortune] Matikanefukukitaru / [Lucky Tidings] Matikanefukukitaru - Manhattan's Dream gives increased Stamina. Which One is the Lucky Card?! has improved rewards (ex. may now restore Energy). ⠀◦ [King of Emeralds] King Halo - After-School Soda can give Studious or more Speed. |
The following have new choices added for some of their training events.
| ⠀◦ [Starlight Beat] Oguri Cap - Oguri's Gluttony Championship now has a 3rd choice that can fully restore energy
⠀◦ [Stone-Piercing Blue] Grass Wonder / [Saintly Jade Cleric] Grass Wonder - additional outcomes for In Search of Refreshment ⠀◦ [Frontline Elegance] Mejiro McQueen / [End of the Skies] Mejiro McQueen - The Allure of Racecourse Food now has a 3rd choice that can restore 50 Energy and increase Wit. ⠀◦ [Down the Line] Mejiro Ryan - additional outcomes for Muscles Can Do Anything! (may give Stamina) ⠀◦ [Tach-nology] Agnes Tachyon - additional outcomes for random events ⠀◦ [Blossom in Learning] Sakura Bakushin O - additional outcomes for All Rep Showdown! (may restore energy) |
The following Umamusume below have new events added. Most of the new events are additional hidden events and have specific conditions to unlock.
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⠀◦ [Special Dreamer] Special Week / [Hopp'n♪Happy Heart] Special Week - Special Week's Alter Ego (Energy recovery event), Rivals in Arms
⠀◦ [Innocent Silence] Silence Suzuka - An Inspiring Streak, Unlocks Runaway ⠀◦ [Peak Joy] Tokai Teio / [Beyond the Horizon] Tokai Teio - You Can't Have It! (may reward Hydrate) ⠀◦ [Starlight Beat] Oguri Cap - new hidden event Together Forever ⠀◦ [Wild Top Gear] Vodka - new hidden event The Coolest and Number One, new event The Ultimate Choice ⠀◦ [Peak Blue] Daiwa Scarlet - new hidden event Number One and the Coolest and random event Run, Run, Futsal Time! ⠀◦ [Wild Frontier] Taiki Shuttle - new hidden event Beyond the Mile ⠀◦ [Stone-Piercing Blue] Grass Wonder / [Saintly Jade Cleric] Grass Wonder - new hidden event Beyond the Triple Crown ⠀◦ [El☆Número 1] El Condor Pasa / [Kukulkan Warrior] El Condor Pasa - new hidden event Mile Secrets! ⠀◦ [pf. Winning Equation...] Biwa Hayahide - new hidden event Our Method and Unruly Equation ⠀◦ [Scramble☆Zone] Mayano Top Gun / [Sunlight Bouquet] Mayano Top Gun - new hidden event The Fruits of My Labor ⠀◦ [Down the Line] Mejiro Ryan - new hidden event A Fresh Wind ⠀◦ [Rosy Dreams] Rice Shower - new events A Tale That Blooms from the Heart and A Wish to the Goddesses ⠀◦ [Tach-nology] Agnes Tachyon - new hidden event The Triple Crown Champion That Was ⠀◦ [Get to Winning!] Winning Ticket - new events Path to Pastries! and Temporary Truce ⠀◦ [Fille Éclair] Curren Chan - new random event #MyNamesCurren #NeverForget ⠀◦ [Murmuring Stream] Super Creek - new hidden event Our Dream Lives On ⠀◦ [Nevertheless] Narita Taishin - new hidden event Forever Fervent ⠀◦ [Rising☆Fortune] Matikanefukukitaru / [Lucky Tidings] Matikanefukukitaru - new hidden event Imminent Fortune, Quiet Resolve ⠀◦ [Poinsettia Ribbon] Nice Nature - new events Choosing to Do My Best and Care for Some Squid? ⠀◦ [King of Emeralds] King Halo - new hidden event A Kingly Smile |
The following Support Cards below have increased parameters for some of their events. As of November 13, several of these cards now give additional skills.
The following skills below have adjusted activation conditions.
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⠀◦ Competitive Spirit ◎ / Competitive Spirit ○ - relaxed from 6 of the same style to 4
⠀◦ Iron Will / Lay Low - can now activate mid-race ⠀◦ No Stopping Me! / Nimble Navigator - no longer checks if blocked, but if there's a racer in front ⠀◦ Sturm und Drang / Masterful Gambit - now triggers in the early last spurt, distance difference requirement reduced ⠀◦ Mile Maven / Productive Plan - no longer requires 1st place, can be triggered in front half positions. ⠀◦ Trackblazer / Rosy Outlook - no longer requires 1st place, now triggers in top 3 positions ⠀◦ Adrenaline Rush / Extra Tank - triggers when low on stamina instead of totally running out ⠀◦ Staggering Lead / Huge Lead - lead margin requirement reduced ⠀◦ Adored by All / Intimidate - now triggers in when in top half of the pack rather than top 3 ⠀◦ Speed Eater - no longer requires 1st place, can trigger in top 3 ⠀◦ Battle Formation / Opening Gambit - triggers slightly earlier ⠀◦ Vanguard Spirit / Keeping the Lead - lead margin requirement reduced ⠀◦ Sixth Sense / Dodging Danger - now checks if blocked from front or side rather than both ⠀◦ Leader's Pride - can now activate in the mid-race, can now activate if blocked on side ⠀◦ Second Wind - condition changed to trigger during late-race instead of mid-race and no longer checks position but now has a stamina penalty ⠀◦ Restart - position check greatly relaxed ⠀◦ Shatterproof / Tactical Tweak - position check slightly more lenient ⠀◦ Uma Stan - now checks if there are 3 nearby instead of at least 4 ⠀◦ Superstan ⠀◦ Shooting Star - can now activate when 1st ⠀◦ Invincible Me - now checks for final straight ⠀◦ Lights of Vaudeville - slightly more lenient activation ⠀◦ Resplendent Red Ace / Red Ace - can now trigger if in 2nd place as well ⠀◦ Where There's a Will, There's a Way / Focused Mind - slightly more lenient position check ⠀◦ You and Me! One-on-One! - check if past final corner and activates on final straight ⠀◦ Legacy of the Strong - activation conditions relaxed ⠀◦ This Dance Is for Vittoria! - removes side block check, now only checks if there's a nearby racer ahead or behind when past final corner toward the front ⠀◦ Blazing Pride / Empress's Pride - relaxed position check ⠀◦ ∴win Q.E.D. - conditions changed to after final corner in late-race toward the front ⠀◦ Flashy☆Landing / 1st Place Kiss☆ - can now activate anywhere on final corner and beyond ⠀◦ Blue Rose Closer - checks final straight in late-race ⠀◦ Our Ticket to Win! / V Is for Victory! - activates on final straight past final corner ⠀◦ #LookatCurren - relaxed position check ⠀◦ SPARKLY☆STARDOM - no longer requires 1st place, now triggers when 2nd or better ⠀◦ Nemesis - now works beyond the final corner, position now checks if in middle of pack ⠀◦ Prideful King / Call Me King - position check slightly relaxed ⠀◦ Defeatist ⠀◦ Wallflower ⠀◦ Shooting for Victory! - now triggers on the 2nd half of the final corner, but has a slightly stricter position check |
The following skills below have their required positioning adjusted for activation.
In general all corner skills can now activate at a random point on any corner, rather than checking on each corner individually. This should allow Corner Connoisseur to become a powerful acceleration skill if it triggers on a corner near the late-race rather than wasted on the first corner, as it usually did before.
| ⠀◦ Professor of Curvature
⠀◦ Turn Adept ○ ⠀◦ Turn Adept × ⠀◦ Corner Connoisseur ⠀◦ Turn Acceleration ○ ⠀◦ Turn Acceleration × ⠀◦ Sprint Turning ◎ ⠀◦ Sprint Turning ○ ⠀◦ Mile Corners ◎ ⠀◦ Mile Corners ○ ⠀◦ Medium Corners ◎ ⠀◦ Medium Corners ○ ⠀◦ Long Corners ◎ ⠀◦ Long Corners ○ ⠀◦ Front Runner Corners ◎ ⠀◦ Front Runner Corners ○ ⠀◦ Pace Chaser Corners ◎ ⠀◦ Pace Chaser Corners ○ ⠀◦ Late Surger Corners ◎ ⠀◦ Late Surger Corners ○ ⠀◦ End Closer Corners ◎ ⠀◦ End Closer Corners ○ ⠀◦ Packphobia ⠀◦ Unruffled ⠀◦ Calm in a Crowd ⠀◦ Ramp Revulsion ⠀◦ Determined Descent ⠀◦ Straight Descent ⠀◦ 15,000,000 CC ⠀◦ 1,500,000 CC ⠀◦ Highlander |
The following skills below have adjusted timing for activation.
| ⠀◦ Taking the Lead / Early Lead - no longer has a 5 second delay
⠀◦ Calm and Collected / Stamina to Spare - no longer has a 5 second delay, now triggers in 2nd half of early-race ⠀◦ Plan X / Countermeasure - now triggers in 2nd half of early-race ⠀◦ Keen Eye / Watchful Eye - no longer has a 5 second delay, now triggers in 2nd half of early-race ⠀◦ The View from the Lead Is Mine! - can now activate in 2nd half of whole race rather than straight beyond final corner ⠀◦ Shooting for Victory! - now triggers in 2nd half of final corner ⠀◦ Eternal Moments - no longer picks a random point in mid-race, can trigger anywhere during mid-race |
The following skills below have increased effect values.
| ⠀◦ Maverick ◎
⠀◦ Maverick ○ ⠀◦ Center Stage ⠀◦ Prudent Positioning ⠀◦ Certain Victory ⠀◦ Superior Heal ⠀◦ Pure Heart ⠀◦ Clear Heart |
The following skills below have been adjusted to have an extended duration.
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⠀◦ Professor of Curvature
⠀◦ Corner Adept ○ ⠀◦ Corner Adept × ⠀◦ Corner Connoisseur ⠀◦ Corner Acceleration ○ ⠀◦ Corner Acceleration × ⠀◦ Beeline Burst ⠀◦ Straightaway Adept ⠀◦ Rushing Gale ⠀◦ Straightaway Acceleration ⠀◦ In Body and Mind ⠀◦ Homestretch Haste ⠀◦ Speed Star ⠀◦ Prepared to Pass ⠀◦ Fast & Furious ⠀◦ Position Pilfer ⠀◦ Killer Tunes ⠀◦ Up-Tempo ⠀◦ Staggering Lead ⠀◦ Huge Lead ⠀◦ Perfect Prep! ⠀◦ Meticulous Measures ⠀◦ Changing Gears ⠀◦ Shifting Gears ⠀◦ Step on the Gas! ⠀◦ Acceleration ⠀◦ Big-Sisterly ⠀◦ Unyielding Spirit ⠀◦ Technician ⠀◦ Shrewd Step ⠀◦ Hard Worker ⠀◦ Fighter ⠀◦ 15,000,000 CC ⠀◦ 1,500,000 CC ⠀◦ Trending in the Charts! ⠀◦ Top Pick ⠀◦ Lightning Step ⠀◦ Thunderbolt Step ⠀◦ Burning Spirit WIT ⠀◦ Ignited Spirit WIT ⠀◦ Legacy of the Strong |
The following skills below have received new effects.
| ⠀◦ Wait-and-See - Acceleration
⠀◦ Blinding Flash / Gap Closer - Acceleration ⠀◦ Keen Eye / Watchful Eye - Speed Debuff ⠀◦ Unyielding / Steadfast - Acceleration ⠀◦ Stop Right There! - Acceleration Debuff ⠀◦ Sixth Sense / Dodging Danger - Lane Change ⠀◦ Shooting Star - Acceleration ⠀◦ Shadow Break - Higher speed boost if blocked on side in mid-race ⠀◦ U=ma2 / Introduction to Physiology - Speed Boost ⠀◦ I See Victory in My Future! / Luck Be with Me! - Acceleration |

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