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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Libra Cup Champions Meeting Guide

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This is a guide to the Libra Cup Champions Meeting in Umamusume: Pretty Derby! Learn about the details of the Libra Cup, best characters, release date, race info, skills, and the best support cards for it.

Libra Cup Race Info

Silence Suzuka Attention! This guide considers the Balance Adjustments that arrived on November 11 (UTC) and content through mid-December.
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Libra Cup Event Release Date

Libra Cup Champions Meeting
Champions Meeting: Libra Cup
Event to start in:
(December 8 - December 18, 2025, UTC)

Libra Cup will run from December 8 to 18, 2025. Like with previous Champions Meetings, the first three days will likely be for registration, with the actual races happening a few days later.

Champions Meeting Guide

Libra Cup Race Course Map


Race Conditions:
Kyoto Turf 3,000m (Long), Right/Outer
Fall Icon Fall, Sunny Sunny, Firm Ground

Similar Races: Kikuka Sho
Course Notes
・Kyoto 3,000m starts on an uphill. Another uphill is present near late-race. Highlander can be useful as an early acceleration or late-race accel, depending on where it activates.
Late-race starts on a straight. Straightaway Spurt is looking to be one of the best skills for the race, making End Closers powerful if it activates.
Final corner is deep in late-race. This makes Red Shift/LP1211-M and Shooting for Victory! unusable for all styles since they will be at max speed at this point. Angling and Scheming and Let's Pump Some Iron are still usable since they check for any late-race corner, but they're not as powerful compared to other tracks.

Libra Cup Best Characters

Libra Cup Tier List

Champions Meeting (Libra Cup)
SS Rank
S Rank
A Rank
B Rank
Umamusume Attention
Thinking of making your own Character Tier List for this CM? You can try making one with our Character Tier List Maker!

You can also use this Tier List Maker to make best characters for each style like in the section below.

Best Character (Trainee) Tier List

Best Libra Cup Characters on Each Style

Champions Meeting
Front Runner Ace Runners (Front)
Pace Chaser Ace Runners (Pace)
Late Surger
Ace Runners (Late)
End Closer Icon
Ace Runners (End)
Debuffers

Tier List may be subject to changes. Any Umas may succeed in CM due to the randomized nature of matchmaking, Mood factors, positioning, etc.

Libra Cup is a Long Race, so Stamina is the most important stat to consider if you want your aces to win. Runners with an innate recovery skill should have a slight advantage, as it frees up some Support Cards for them.

Use Narita Taishin for Encroaching Shadow

Narita Taishin is currently the only way to access Encroaching Shadow, the upgraded version of Straightaway Spurt. This skill alone makes End Closers, like Gold Ship, very competitive for the Libra Cup, and is a must-have if you're building them. However, End Closers (and Late Surgers) can still be a bit of a gamble, so bringing other skills like No Stopping Me! should increase their chances of victory.

Manhattan Cafe should be arriving just before Libra Cup starts and can be another viable End Closer with the right sparks.

Front Runners are at a Disadvantage

Front Runners will likely struggle because the final leg of the race is fairly long. This means there's a greater chance they will be overtaken by the faster Late and End styles.

In addition to that, Angling and Scheming won't be as impactful due to the late-race corner being slightly late in activation. Seiun Sky herself can still make the most of it, but others who inherit it might struggle to keep the lead on the final straight. Runaway Silence Suzuka is also not viable at all due to the extreme stamina requirements for this style.

Debuffers Can be Considered

Due to the Stamina requirements of the race, debuffers can be brought to cripple rival aces that aren't prepared. However, note that Mystifying Murmur will not work, as this is a Long race.

Libra Cup Stat Guidelines

Libra Cup Baselines (2025) | 3000m, Long
Speed Stamina Power Guts Wit
1200 1000+ 900+ 450 600
Libra Cup Minimum Stats (2025)
1000+ 900+ 650 400 400
Distance Track Style
Long S
Prio: ★★★
Turf S
Prio: ★★
Any S
Prio: ★
Blue Sparks Init. Stats 9★ STA, 9★ PWR
(+63 STA, +63 PWR)
9★ STA, 9★ STA
(+126 STA)
ⓘ Prioritize maximizing stats in this order: Stamina Stamina > Speed Speed > Power Power > Wit Wit > Guts Guts.
┗ Make sure you can at least reach the baselines for Stamina and Guts to avoid losing speed before reaching the end of the race.

As a Long race, Stamina is the most important stat to ensure your runners don't slow down during the late-race. Aim for at least 900 Stamina to survive, but pushing it to at least 1000 Stamina is best to improve your chances of winning. You'll also need sufficient Power to overcome the two uphills in the race. If you're struggling to hit the Power requirement, aim for at least 600 Power, but still try to increase it as much as you can. For Wit, at least 600 is ideal, but having 400 Wit should be enough to activate skills reliably.

Must Learn Recovery Skills

Stamina Baseline
Front RunnerFront Pace ChaserPace Late SurgerLate End Closer IconEnd
Gold RecoveryGold Recovery
2 Golds
900+ 1000+ 900+ 900+
Gold Recovery
1 Gold
1100~1200

The values above assume 400 Guts.

Generally, try to learn 2 rare recovery skills to be able to satisfy the Stamina requirement for the race. More than 900 Stamina should be the goal for most styles to survive with two gold recoveries, but having higher Stamina would be better to account for Rushed, potential debuffers, or failed skill activations. If you're able to reach this requirement and get high enough Speed, you can push stamina higher to ensure your aces can make maximize their performance in the last spurt, potentially allowing them to overtake those with less stamina.

The Rice Shower Power SSR is a good Support Card to bring, as it can give both Swinging Maestro and Cooldown when training in Unity Cup.

If you can only fit one rare recovery skill, try to aim for a combined Stamina and Guts total of at least 1600, with Stamina always above 1000. This is riskier, but it can work out, especially if you know you will be getting a lot of Stamina and Guts with the Riko Support Card.

Best to Train in Unity Cup Scenario

Unity Cup (Aoharu Hai)

The best scenario to train for the Libra Cup is the Unity Cup, which was released on November 6, 2025 (UTC). While you can still train in the URA Finale Scenario, the Unity Cup offers higher stats, making it the ideal way to train your aces.

Unity Cup Scenario Release Date

Libra Cup Recommended Skills

Green Skills Speed/Accel Skills
Recovery Skills Red Skills

Libra Cup Green Skills

Green Skills
Track-based Conditionals:
Racer-based Conditionals (Suggested):
Lone Wolf Icon Lone Wolf (Matchup-dependent)

Green Skill Sources

Skill Support Card Umamusume
Fall Runner ◯ Icon Fall Runner ◯ Hint Events: Career Events:
None
Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
None
Firm Conditions ◯ Icon Firm Conditions ◯ Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Icon Front Runner Savvy ◯ Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
None
Kyoto Racecourse ◯ Icon Kyoto Racecourse ◯ Hint Events: Career Events:
None
Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
Late Surger Savvy ◯ Icon Late Surger Savvy ◯ Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
None
Lone Wolf Icon Lone Wolf Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
None
Non-Standard Distance ◯ Icon Non-Standard Distance ◯ Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
Right-Handed ◯ Icon Right-Handed ◯ Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:
None
Character Events:
None
Sunny Days ◯ Icon Sunny Days ◯ Hint Events: Career Events: Innate Skill:
None
Unique Skill:
None
Potential Unlock:Character Events:
None

Support Cards above only cover SR and SSR above to save space.

Stats boosted by these Green Skills are hinted at in their skill icons. For example, Right-Handed shows boots, which means it boosts the Speed stat, Firm Conditions buffs Power, and Front Runner Savvy improves Wit. Aim for these skills to further increase your stats.

Libra Cup Speed and Acceleration Skills

Yellow Skills
All Styles
ⓘ Note that Tail Held High needs 3 skills to activate in the mid-race to proc.
No Stopping Me is best used by Pace, Lates, and Ends on this course. It's still useable for Fronts, which can activate before Angling and Scheming. But this requires another runner in front for the NSM user.
Front Runner Front
Focus Icon Focus / Concentration Icon Concentration (Late Start mitigation/RNG Groundwork trigger)
Dodging Danger Icon Dodging Danger + Prudent Positioning Icon Prudent Positioning (must learn together)
ⓘ Note that Groundwork needs 3 skills to activate in the early-race to proc. Having 3 passive (green) skills activate in the beginning will guarantee this.
Pace Chaser Pace
Late Surger Late
Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line) Let Let's Pump Some Iron (must be 6th to activate)
End Closer Icon End
Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line) Let Let's Pump Some Iron (must be 6th to activate)

For all styles, acceleration skills that activate as soon as the late-race begins are good. Straightaway Spurt/Encroaching Shadow will hit this often for End Closers, making it a must if you're running this style. No Stopping Me! is also worth considering for all styles (even Fronts that aren't in the lead), but it will prevent you from getting Cooldown if you're getting it through Unity Cup. Both Angling and Scheming and Let's Pump Some Iron are still good picks, but activate a bit later than ideal.

Mid and late-race velocity skills are also good to have on every runner. Late skills are particularly good as the late-race is fairly long here. Having a velocity boost can help them overtake at a crucial moment.

As usual for Front Runners, strong early-race acceleration, such as Groundwork and three green skills or Early Lead are a must to secure the lead immediately. Having the skill Concentration/Focus is also good to reduce the effects of Late Starts.

Libra Cup Blue Skills

Blue Skills
Hydrate Icon Hydrate / Gourmand Icon Gourmand (Pace)
Moxie Icon Moxie / Restless Icon Restless (Front)

Recovery skills are a must if you're to survive the entire length of the race without slowing down. Aim to have at least one rare recovery skill, going for 2 gold recovery skills if you can't push your stats high enough. As mentioned earlier, bringing Rice Shower's Power SSR can already give you two gold skills that apply to the race. Remember to pick Blue Bloom in Unity Cup if you have the support card equipped to get Cooldown.

If you want to get No Stopping Me! from Unity Cup instead, you can learn the other gold recoveries listed above, depending on their style.

Libra Cup Red Skills

Red Skills

Stamina debuffs are potentially good for Libra Cup, but are somewhat limited, as Mystifying Murmur can't activate here. Dominator is also unusable, as it only works in Medium courses. Of note is Stamina Eater, which will get an upgraded version with the release of Manhattan Cafe around the start of Libra Cup.

Trick (Front) and its upgraded version Tantalizing Trick could also be used, but can be a hit or miss since it relies on your opponents getting Rushed. If you're willing to risk it, have Halloween Rice Shower learn it since we expect Wit stats to be lower here, as most people focus on building up Speed and Stamina.

Libra Cup Support Cards

Recommended Support Cards Sample Deck Setups

Recommended Support Cards

General
Front RunnerFront
Pace ChaserPace
Late SurgerLate
End Closer IconEnd
Debuffers

Support Cards above have been categorized based on what role they can supplement in the Libra Cup.

Above are our recommendations for Support Cards to build your Umamusume for the Libra Cup Champions Meeting. These are chosen based on their skills and stats.

This time around, you can focus on maximizing Speed and Stamina while maintaining a good amount of Power.

Best Support Cards Tier List

Sample Deck Setups

ⓘ Note that the sample decks below may be subject to changes and improvements!
Deck Amount Setups
Speed3 Power2 Pal1(Riko)
Speed3 Stamina3
Speed3 Pal1 (Riko) Stamina / Power 1-2
We highly recommend using Riko Kashimoto SSR or the R version if you have the card. Otherwise, you may replace it with another Stamina or Power card. If using a Power deck, Rice Shower SSR is the best pick.
Sample Deck Setups (Aces)
General
Stamina Option: Mejiro McQueen SSR can be replaced with another Stamina card (like Mayano Top Gun SR) if your trainee already has another gold recovery skill.
Front RunnerFront Groundwork Green Skills:
Front Runner Savvy | Firm Conditions
Kyoto Racecourse

Stamina Option: If you can get Groundwork from sparks, replace Air Groove Guts with another Speed or Stamina card.
Pace ChaserPace
Stamina Option:
Late SurgerLate
Stamina Option:
End Closer IconEnd
Stamina Option: You can replace Hishi Amazon SR with another card if you can get Straightaway Spurt from sparks.

Above are sample deck setups you can try for training your Umamusume for Libra Cup. Remember to swap cards if they conflict with your trainee, and note that the randomized nature of Career runs means you'll have to make multiple runs until you get a desirable career result.

For the Stamina decks, you can replace one of the SSRs if you're able to get a gold recovery skill from your trainee's innate skills. For the Power decks, Rice Shower SSR is almost mandatory, as it's the main source of rare recovery skills. Riko Kashimoto (both SSR and R) is also a powerful card that can essentially replace a Stamina card when used in Unity Cup.

Also aim to hit at least 34 race bonus, as this maximizes stat gains during career races. If you can't hit this, try to use high or max uncapped cards instead, as these will provide better stats overall.

All Support Cards

Libra Cup Champions Meeting Rewards

Champions Meeting Rewards

Graded League Rewards

Graded League

Round 1
Round 2
Final Round
CM 5 Win Finish Box5 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x50
Monies Icon Monies x7,500
Support Points Icon Support Points x3,500
CM 4 Win Finish Box4 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x40
Monies Icon Monies x6,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x3,000
CM 3 Win Finish Box3 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x30
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM 2 Win Finish Box2 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x20
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM 1 Win Finish Box1 Win
Carats Icon Carats x15
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM Participation Finish BoxPartcp.
Carats Icon Carats x10
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
Rewards Group A Group B
CM 5 Win Finish Box5 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x150
Monies Icon Monies x10,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x5,000
Carats Icon Carats x100
Monies Icon Monies x7,500
Support Points Icon Support Points x3,500
CM 4 Win Finish Box4 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x75
Monies Icon Monies x7,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x5,000
Carats Icon Carats x50
Monies Icon Monies x6,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x3,000
CM 3 Win Finish Box3 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x50
Monies Icon Monies x5,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,500
Carats Icon Carats x40
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM 2 Win Finish Box2 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x40
Monies Icon Monies x5,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,500
Carats Icon Carats x30
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM 1 Win Finish Box1 Win
Carats Icon Carats x30
Monies Icon Monies x5,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,500
Carats Icon Carats x20
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM Participation Finish BoxPartcp.
Carats Icon Carats x20
Monies Icon Monies x5,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,500
Carats Icon Carats x15
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
Rewards Group A Group B
CM 1st Place Final Finish Box1st Place Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Platinum
・(Cup Name) Gold
・(Cup Name) Silver
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x2,000
Monies Icon Monies x100,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x25,000
Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Gold
・(Cup Name) Silver
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x1,000
Monies Icon Monies x60,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x20,000
CM 2nd Place Final Finish Box2nd Place Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Gold
・(Cup Name) Silver
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x1,500
Monies Icon Monies x70,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x20,000
Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Silver
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x750
Monies Icon Monies x50,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x15,000
CM 3rd Place Final Finish Box3rd Place Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Silver
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x1,000
Monies Icon Monies x50,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x15,000
Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x500
Monies Icon Monies x40,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x10,000

Open League Rewards

Open League

Round 1
Round 2
Final Round
CM 5 Win Finish Box5 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x30
Monies Icon Monies x5,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,500
CM 4 Win Finish Box4 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x25
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM 3 Win Finish Box3 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x20
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
CM 2 Win Finish Box2 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x15
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
CM 1 Win Finish Box1 Win
Carats Icon Carats x10
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
CM Participation Finish BoxPartcp.
Carats Icon Carats x5
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
Rewards Group A Group B
CM 5 Win Finish Box5 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x100
Monies Icon Monies x7,500
Support Points Icon Support Points x3,500
Carats Icon Carats x50
Monies Icon Monies x5,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,500
CM 4 Win Finish Box4 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x50
Monies Icon Monies x6,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x3,000
Carats Icon Carats x40
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
CM 3 Win Finish Box3 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x40
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
Carats Icon Carats x30
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
CM 2 Win Finish Box2 Wins
Carats Icon Carats x30
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
Carats Icon Carats x20
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
CM 1 Win Finish Box1 Win
Carats Icon Carats x20
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
Carats Icon Carats x15
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
CM Participation Finish BoxPartcp.
Carats Icon Carats x15
Monies Icon Monies x4,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x2,000
Carats Icon Carats x10
Monies Icon Monies x3,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x1,500
Rewards Group A Group B
CM 1st Place Final Finish Box1st Place Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Silver
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x900
Monies Icon Monies x60,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x20,000
Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x500
Monies Icon Monies x40,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x15,000
CM 2nd Place Final Finish Box2nd Place Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x700
Monies Icon Monies x50,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x15,000
Carats Icon Carats x300
Monies Icon Monies x30,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x10,000
CM 3rd Place Final Finish Box3rd Place Epithets:
・(Cup Name) Bronze
Carats Icon Carats x500
Monies Icon Monies x40,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x10,000
Carats Icon Carats x200
Monies Icon Monies x20,000
Support Points Icon Support Points x5,000

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