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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Build Guide and Character Info

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This is a build guide for Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Find out how to build Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow), her preferred tracks, distances, and style, as well as her basic character information, here!

Manhattan Cafe Related Guides
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Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Character Info

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Stats

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow)
Manhattan Cafe Icon
Overall Ease T. Trials CM
A Rank A Rank S Rank S Rank
Track Aptitude
Turf: A Dirt: G
Distance Aptitude
Sprint: G Mile: F Med: B Long: A
Pace Aptitude
Front: G Pace: C Late: A End: C
Stat Growth
SPD: 0% STA: 30% POW: 0% GUT: 0% WIT: 0%

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Unique Skill

Chasing After You Icon Chasing After You Chase after an unseen friend when in midpack in the second half of the race, moderately increasing velocity steadily and very slightly intimidating runners ahead.

Chasing After You is a unique skill that activates past the second half of the race, in the mid-pack, specifically in the 4th-6th places in a 9-gate race (CM).

This skill increases the user's velocity and reduces the velocity of some opponents in front of her. For its velocity increase, its long duration was observed to be generally favorable for certain Long races, making it effective even in the mid-race if not activated early in the late-race.

Overall, this is a good skill, but the activation requirements are tighter than compared to Gold Ship (Red Strife)'s Anchor's Aweigh!, which activates in 6th-9th places instead. This means there may be some challenge to its activation consistency if its user is an End Closer instead of a Late Surger.

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Innate Skills

All Innate Skills

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Potential Skills

Skill Per Potential Level
Potential 2: Potential 3: Potential 4: Potential 5:

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Career Skills

All Career Event Skills

Is Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Worth It

Competitive for Long Distance Late and Debuffing

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) is the first released Umamusume with 30% Stamina growth, making her significantly easier to train for Long-distance races. She also already comes with a gold recovery skill and a gold recovery/debuff hybrid skill in her potential kit on top of her unique skill Chasing After You, which decreases the speed of racers ahead.

Cafe can be a competitive Long-based Ace Late Surger to have in your roster, while at the same time being a debuffer with Stamina Siphon or her unique skill. Alternatively, she may also play the role of a strong End Closer, but you'll have to work on getting the necessary skills for this style.

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Career Training Tips

Training Tips




Raise to Potential Lv. 5

If you have enough materials and resources, raising Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow)'s Potential Level 5 is recommended to obtain Stamina Siphon, the gold version of Stamina Eater, which is both a good recovery skill and a gold debuff skill that reduces other opponents' stamina in front of her.

Note that Stamina Siphon requires Cafe to be a bit further back in the mid-race. This means that this is almost always going to activate in the End Closer position, but can vary in activating in the Late Surger position if she is starting to approach the front. No reason still not to get this skill, but just don't count too much on activating it often.

Relax is a Low Priority Skill

While Relax is a gold recovery skill that can have its uses in the late-race, you may just want more consistent skills like Swinging Maestro or Lie in Wait to take its job, knowing that Relax can be expensive to take and that it only activates in the late-race. But if you have no other options at the end of her training, go for it!

Improve Medium Aptitude for Stable Career

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) has 4 named Medium race goals in her career, so if you want to be comfortable in getting her to win these races, it is recommended you raise her Medium aptitude from B to A with at least 1 star Medium Spark.

How to Increase Aptitude Rank

Win 6 Long Distance Races for a Stat Boost

The Tireless Wonder Event
Event Conditions Event Effects
6 Long race wins or more.
Stamina Stamina +10
Guts Guts +10
Skill Pts +10
Long Straightaways ◯ +2
Long Corners ◯ +2
4-5 Long race wins.
Stamina Stamina +10
Guts Guts +10
Long Straightaways ◯ +2
2-3 Long race wins.
Stamina Stamina +10
Long Straightaways ◯ +1

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) has a hidden event named The Tireless Wonder that rewards you with stat gains and skill hints when you hit a target number of Long races. This event triggers at the end of Senior Year, Late December, which is the period of the last Arima Kinen for the career.

Cafe already has 4 Long required races in her career, so you'll only need to schedule at most 2 Long off-career races if you're confident in winning them all. But you are free to do as many Long races as you wish, since this event doesn't have strict grade requirements such as G1.

Note to mind the number of races you do when training in the Unity Cup scenario, since taking races effectively takes you away from a turn of Unity Training.

G2 and G3 Long Races

Race Information
Copa Republica Argentina
Copa Republica Argentina Copa Republica Argentina

Time: Classic/Senior - Early Nov Copa Republica Argentina

Track: Turf
Distance: Long - 2500
Direction: Left
Stayers Stakes
Stayers Stakes Stayers Stakes

Time: Classic/Senior - Early Dec Stayers Stakes

Track: Turf
Distance: Long - 3600
Direction: Right
Diamond Stakes
Diamond Stakes Diamond Stakes

Time: Senior - Late Feb Diamond Stakes

Track: Turf
Distance: Long - 3400
Direction: Left
Hanshin Daishoten
Hanshin Daishoten Hanshin Daishoten

Time: Senior - Late Mar Hanshin Daishoten

Track: Turf
Distance: Long - 3000
Direction: Right
Nikkei Sho
Nikkei Sho Nikkei Sho

Time: Senior - Late Mar Nikkei Sho

Track: Turf
Distance: Long - 2500
Direction: Right
Meguro Kinen
Meguro Kinen Meguro Kinen

Time: Senior - Late May Meguro Kinen

Track: Turf
Distance: Long - 2500
Direction: Left

List of All Races (G1, G2, G3, EX)

Random Cure from Night Owl Event

Beyond the Night
No Choice ・Mood +1
・Cures Night Owl
*The event can occur randomly if Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) has Night Owl at the start of the turn.

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) has a unique event, which involves her getting cured of Night Owl if you have it at the start of the turn. Note that this event is random, so don't depend on it to get your trainee cured. If you're trying to maximize playing safe with energy or Cafe has already had the condition for too long, it's best to just hit the Infirmary.

Conditions Guide: All Positive and Negative Effects

Aim for Enough Stamina During Career

Manhattan Cafe has to run all the Long G1 races in her career, so it's highly recommend to prepare for them by building enough Stamina for these. For Kikuka Sho, aim to have at least 400 Stamina by then. Later on, you'll want a minimum of 500 Stamina, aiming for 600 or better for the Tenno Sho (Spring) to pass the requirement. If you want to win these, it's best to learn a rare recovery skill as well before taking these on.

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Build

Recommended Stats

Speed Stamina Power Guts Wit
1200 1000 800 400 400

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) is a natural Late Surger suited for Long races. Alternatively, she may also be suited for the End Closer style and Medium races.

As primarily a Long racer, Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) will need all the Stamina she can get to survive the distance. Being suited for toward-the-back styles Late and End, she is going to benefit a lot from having high Power also. Make sure to prioritize Speed, Stamina, and Power in that order.

It is important to note that if you cannot reach the stats recommended above, you can instead aim for a similar stat distribution. You can then compensate for the missing stats using skills.

Recommended Support Cards

Main Support Card Recommendation

Speed-Power Setup (Medium/Long)
You can opt to swap out Vodka SSR with Hishi Amazon SR if you're looking for another source for Straightaway Spurt. Sweep Tosho Speed SSR is also another source for that, in which case you can replace her SR version with it.
You can choose to gain Cooldown with Rice Shower in Unity Cup for Long Races. For another recovery option, you can opt for the Zenno Rob Roy Speed SSR for Lie in Wait (Late).
Speed-Stamina Setup (Long)
For a stable Speed-Stam setup, Sweep Tosho SSR Speed is a good choice for Straightaway Spurt (you can still use the regular SR version), Mayano Top Gun SR and Super Creek SSR are good Stamina cards in addition to Riko Kashimoto.

Being a Long-distance racer, Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) works best with a Speed-Stamina mix deck of 3-Speed or more, and at least 2 Power or 2 Stamina cards (1 being the Pal card Riko Kashimoto SSR/R). Cafe's 30% Stamina growth makes it easier to build her for Stamina training, so you can easily fit in another card type for utility purposes.

Alternative Support Cards

Recommended Alternative Support Cards
Speed
Stamina
Power
Wit

Adjust your card as needed depending on the style and distance goal you are trainnig for.

These cards will help Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) level her needed Stats (especially with Rainbow/Friendship Training), as well as provide some needed skills.

URA Finale Build

Recommended Stats
Speed Stamina Power Guts Wit
1000 900 800 300 300

These stats are enough to clear the URA Finale easily, as they provide enough Speed, Stamina, and Power for all of Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow)'s career races, especially when partnered with the correct skills. As for the deck, you can either run a 4 Speed, 2 Stamina deck, or a 3 Speed, 2 Stamina, 1 Pal deck, with Tazuna Hayakawa as the preferred card.

Recommended Legacy Sparks

Recommended
Blue Star SparkStats
9★ Stamina
9★ Power
Pink SparkAptitude
3★ Long
1★ Medium *(B→A)
3★ Turf
3★ Late Surger
or 4★ End Closer *(C→A)

*Initial aptitude can be raised for the desired sparks (if you are going for Medium/End Closer).

For Legacy Sparks, we recommend trying to find Stamina and Power sparks to help with Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow)'s career. As for pink sparks, we recommend improving Distance aptitudes first, then Turf, and lastly Style aptitudes. Medium can be considered for her Medium career races.

You can use either your own Veterans, or borrow the ones from your friends. If you do not have Veterans with full sparks, you can go with whatever you have access to.

Aptitude Guide

Recommended Skills

Recommended Skills
Late Surger Corners ◯ ImageLate Surger Corners ◯ Straightaway Spurt ImageStraightaway Spurt Tail Held High ImageTail Held High
Late Surger Straightaways ◯ ImageLate Surger Straightaways ◯ Professor of Curvature ImageProfessor of Curvature In Body and Mind ImageIn Body and Mind
No Stopping Me! ImageNo Stopping Me! Swinging Maestro ImageSwinging Maestro Rising Dragon ImageRising Dragon
ItIt's On! Lie in Wait ImageLie in Wait Stamina Siphon ImageStamina Siphon
Behold Thine EmperorBehold Thine Emperor's Divine Might Red Shift/LP1211-M ImageRed Shift/LP1211-M LetLet's Pump Some Iron

You may add distance ◯ straightaways and corners as needed.

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) works best as a Late/End Long-distance racer, so it's best to aim for skills compatible with these style and distances. For most cases, you should aim for at least one gold recovery skill, going for 2 if possible. Recommended general unique skills for these styles from a CM standpoint are typically Behold Thine Emperor's Divine Might and Let's Pump Some Iron.

For Team Trials, more consistently activating skills are recommended such as Red Shift/LP1211-M. Field of view skills like Studious, and other skills like Straightaway Adept or Straightaway Recovery are acceptable just to increase your TT point gain.

If you cannot get the recommended skills, you can replace them with similar skills that you have access to. You will just need to make sure that Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) can activate said skills in a race.

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Events

Outfit Events
At Long Last...
One with the Shadows
Within a World of Illusion
Date Events
A Cafe for Cafe
A Flavor Just for Us
A Spirited Audience
Just How You Like It
My Very Own Coffee
Random Events
A Demon's Whisper
A Hearty Helping of Kindness
A Pulse-Pounding Paranormal Tour
Dance Lesson (Manhattan Cafe)
The Raven-Haired Barista
The Visitor
Fixed Calendar Events
At Summer Camp (Year 2) (Manhattan Cafe)
New Year's Resolutions (Manhattan Cafe)
New Year's Shrine Visit (Manhattan Cafe)

At Long Last...

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 20 Power
Choice 2 ・ 20 Speed

One with the Shadows

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 20 Wit
Choice 2 ・ 10 Speed
・ 10 Guts

Within a World of Illusion

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 20 Power
・ Charming (Random)
Choice 2 ・ 20 Guts
・ Charming (Random)

A Cafe for Cafe

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Wit
Choice 2 ・ 10 Stamina

A Flavor Just for Us

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Stamina
Choice 2 ・ 10 Power
Choice 3 ・ 5 Speed
・ 5 Stamina

A Spirited Audience

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Guts
Choice 2 ・ 10 Power

Just How You Like It

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Speed
Choice 2 ・ 10 Wit

My Very Own Coffee

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Guts
Choice 2 ・ 5 Stamina
・ 15 Skill Pts

A Demon's Whisper

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 (Success) ・ 15 Energy
・ 15 Speed
・ 15 Stamina
Choice 1 (Fail) ・ -15 Energy
・ 10 Speed
・ 10 Stamina
Choice 2 ・ 5 Speed

A Hearty Helping of Kindness

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Energy
・ 5 Skill Pts
Choice 2 (Success) ・ 30 Energy
・ 10 Skill Pts
Choice 2 (Fail) ・ 30 Energy
・ -5 Speed
・ 5 Power
・ 10 Skill Pts
・ Slow Metabolism

A Pulse-Pounding Paranormal Tour

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Power
Choice 2 ・ -10 Energy
・ 20 Guts

Dance Lesson (Manhattan Cafe)

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Wit
Choice 2 ・ 10 Stamina

The Raven-Haired Barista

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Stamina
Choice 2 ・ 10 Speed

The Visitor

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Stamina
・ 15 Skill Pts
Choice 2 ・ Slick Surge +1 Skill Hint

At Summer Camp (Year 2) (Manhattan Cafe)

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Power
Choice 2 ・ 10 Guts

New Year's Resolutions (Manhattan Cafe)

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 10 Stamina
Choice 2 ・ 20 Energy
Choice 3 ・ 20 Skill Pts

New Year's Shrine Visit (Manhattan Cafe)

Choice Outcome
Choice 1 ・ 30 Energy
Choice 2 ・ 5 All Stats
Choice 3 ・ 35 Skill Pts

Event Choice Checker

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Career Goals

Goal Race/Goal
Run in Junior Make Debut Junior Make Debut
Earn 4000 Fans 4000 or above
Classic Year Late January
Place top 5 in Yayoi Sho Yayoi Sho IconYayoi Sho
(Medium - 2000m)
Classic Year Early Mar
Place top 3 in St. Lite Kinen St. Lite Kinen IconSt. Lite Kinen
(Medium - 2200m)
Classic Year Late Sept
Place top 3 in Kikuka Sho Kikuka Sho IconKikuka Sho
(Long - 3000m)
Classic Year Late Oct
Place top 3 in Arima Kinen Arima Kinen IconArima Kinen
(Long - 2500m)
Classic Year Late Dec
Place top 3 in Tenno Sho (Spring) Tenno Sho (Spring) IconTenno Sho (Spring)
(Long - 3200m)
Senior Year Late Apr
Place top 3 in Takarazuka Kinen Takarazuka Kinen IconTakarazuka Kinen
(Medium - 2200m)
Senior Year Late Jun
Place top 3 in Japan C. Japan Cup IconJapan Cup
(Medium - 2400m)
Senior Year Late Nov
Place 1st in Arima Kinen Arima Kinen IconArima Kinen
(Long - 2500m)
Senior Year Late Dec

Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) Profile

Basic Information

Manhattan Cafe IconManhattan Cafe
"I'm... right here, with someone you can't see."
Voice Actress Yui Ogura
Height 155cm / 5'1"
Weight No change
Birthday Mar 5
Three Sizes B 73 | W 54 | H 78
A mysterious girl who blends in with the shadows... and speaks with them. She can often be found sticking close to the walls, tracing odd patterns with her fingertips. According to her, however, she's always with her "friend." She enjoys sipping a nice cup of coffee, as gulping it down too quickly hurts her stomach.

Costumes

Uniform Racewear
Manhattan Cafe Uniform Manhattan Cafe RacewearCreeping Shadow

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Mejiro McQueen (Frontline Elegance) ImageMejiro McQueen (Frontline Elegance) Taiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier) ImageTaiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier) Oguri Cap (Starlight Beat) ImageOguri Cap (Starlight Beat)
Maruzensky (Formula R) ImageMaruzensky (Formula R) Tokai Teio (Peak Joy) ImageTokai Teio (Peak Joy) Silence Suzuka (Innocent Silence) ImageSilence Suzuka (Innocent Silence)
Special Week (Special Dreamer) ImageSpecial Week (Special Dreamer) Super Creek (Murmuring Stream) ImageSuper Creek (Murmuring Stream) Mayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone) ImageMayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone)
Air Groove (Empress Road) ImageAir Groove (Empress Road) El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1) ImageEl Condor Pasa (El Numero 1) Grass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue) ImageGrass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue)
Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) ImageDaiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) Vodka (Wild Top Gear) ImageVodka (Wild Top Gear) Gold Ship (Red Strife) ImageGold Ship (Red Strife)
King Halo (King of Emeralds) ImageKing Halo (King of Emeralds) Nice Nature (Poinsettia Ribbon) ImageNice Nature (Poinsettia Ribbon) Matikane Fukukitaru (Rising Fortune) ImageMatikane Fukukitaru (Rising Fortune)
Haru Urara (Bestest Prize) ImageHaru Urara (Bestest Prize) Sakura Bakushin O (Blossom in Learning) ImageSakura Bakushin O (Blossom in Learning) Winning Ticket (Get to Winning!) ImageWinning Ticket (Get to Winning!)
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4 Anonymous Anonymous about 9 hours

I don't know what two cutscenes or event classified as hidden event or not, but I got these events if Cafe registered (run) at Japanese Derby which is drop 15 point of her energy, CMIIW. These events after Japanese Derby are Standing Tall (by winning the race) and Acceptance (finish 2nd until 5th or lower)

3 Anonymous Anonymous@Game8 about 13 hours

Thank you for pointing this out and our apologies for the error! We have taken out Manhattan Cafe's support card in the Alternate Support Card list.

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