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Best Skills Tier List (September 2025)

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This is a tier list for the best skills in Umamusume: Pretty Derby for September 2025. Learn about the best skills, each skill type, and the best skill for each type in this guide.

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Skills Tier List (September 2025)

Umamusume AttentionAttention! Main Skill Tier List Status:
Updated
(September 17, 2025)
Before Reading!
ⓘ The effectiveness of each skill varies per Character. You'll want to check first if your Umamusume has enough Wit to trigger skills consistently (250~300 Wit can suffice, 400 Wit or more is recommended for PvP).
ⓘ Having the best skills does not always guarantee a win – this is still a game of chance on your skills with your Character's stats, the racecourse conditions, and other factors such as being blocked or irregular skill procs.

Date Changes
Sept. 17, 2025 Added new skills:
・Hishi Amazon's unique skill You and Me! One-on-One! Added to A Tier.
・Added Sturm und Drang on top of Masterful Gambit.
Sept. 7, 2025 Added new skill:
・Seiun Sky's Angling and Scheming. Added to SS Tier.
August 31, 2025 Added new skill:
・Mayano Top Gun (Wedding)'s Flowery ☆ Maneuver. Added to S Tier.
・Air Groove (Wedding)'s Eternal Moments. Added to A Tier.
・Added Big-Sisterly on top of Unyielding Spirit in A Tier.
・Added Encroaching Shadow on top of Straightaway Spurt.
↑ ( S→SS) Breath of Fresh Air
┗ Straightaway Recovery
↑ (S→SS) Shadow Break
↑ (S→SS) Nemesis
↑ (S→SS) Race Planner
↓ (S→A) The Coast is Clear!
┗ I Can See Right Through You
↓ (S→A) Inside Scoop
↓ (S→A) Strategist
↓ (S→A) Lane Legerdemain
┗ Go with the Flow
↓ (SS→A) Corner Connoisseur
↓ (SS→S) Red Shift/LP1211-M
↓ (SS→S) Shooting for Victory!
August 20, 2025 Added new skill:
・Narita Brian's Shadow Break. Added to S Tier.
August 17, 2025 Sorted the ff. skill:
・Pure Heart (Clean Heart) moved up within SS to be sorted properly with Unique Skills.
August 11, 2025 Added missing skills:
・Standing By
・It's On! (missing from Ramp Up)
・Furious Feat and Updrafters
・Early Lead
・Tactical Tweak
・Added specific Hesistant, Flustered, Subdued, and Frenzied red skills.
・Added all Style Savvy green skills.
・Added all Racecourse green skills.
Added new skills:
・Sleeping Lion
・Trending in the Charts! and [Top Pick)
・Nemesis
・SPARKLY ☆ STARDOM
Updated skill icons to match rarity.
August 1, 2025 ・Fixed linking for some skills in the main Tier List, such as Curren Chan's #LookatCurren.
・Fixed skill mismatches, such as Pace Strategy being under Unruffled when it should be under Indomitable.
July 30, 2025 ・Skill Tier List overhauled. Divided main Tier List sections with jump tables for easier navigation.
・Listed 120+ skills in the main Tier List
July 15, 2025 Skill Tier List published.

List of Best Skills

Tier Legends
SS Rank – Often or always beneficial, can be a staple skill, frequent even if conditional. Highly recommended for competitive use.
S Rank – Often beneficial and can be competitive. Reliable for most cases. Some skills are conditional to Running Style and Race Type.
A Rank – Competitive enough, may be specialized, but can keep up with other high-tier skills.
B Rank – Situational, specialized, or niche. Can be viable in a number of cases, but not always.
ⓘ Expect updates to the tier list in the future; the list may be expanded or narrowed down for convenience in re-evaluations.
ⓘ Skill rankings can change depending their state in the Champions Meeting and Team Trials.

Let us know of any thoughts for skills or if we have any missing skills worth looking into in the Comments Section! There are more than 100 skills present, so skill evaluations and formatting takes time. Thank you for your patience!

All Skills List

SS Tier Skills

Jump to a Section!
SS RankSS Tier S RankS Tier A RankA Tier B RankB Tier
Tier Skills
SS Rank
Oguri Cap (Starlight Beat) Triumphant Pulse Triumphant Pulse
Narita Taishin (Nevertheless) Nemesis Nemesis
Narita Brian (Maverick) Shadow Break Shadow Break
Symboli Rudolf (Emperor Behold Thine Emperor Behold Thine Emperor's Divine Might
Mejiro Ryan (Down the Line) Let Let's Pump Some Iron
┗ Feel the Burn! Feel the Burn!
Seiun Sky (Reeling in the Big One) Angling and Scheming Angling and Scheming
Agnes Tachyon (Tach-nology) U=ma2 U=ma2
┗ Introduction to Physiology Introduction to Physiology
Super Creek (Murmuring Stream) Pure Heart Pure Heart
┗ Clear Heart Clear Heart
Professor of Curvature Professor of Curvature
┗ Corner Adept ◯ Corner Adept ◯
Rushing Gale! Rushing Gale!
┗ Straightaway Acceleration Straightaway Acceleration
Unrestrained Unrestrained
┗ Final Push Final Push
In Body and Mind In Body and Mind
┗ Homestretch Haste Homestretch Haste
Fast & Furious Fast & Furious
┗ Position Pilfer Position Pilfer
Escape Artist Escape Artist
┗ Fast-Paced Fast-Paced
Rising Dragon Rising Dragon
┗ Outer Swell Outer Swell
Turbo Sprint Turbo Sprint
┗ Sprinting Gear Sprinting Gear
On Your Left! On Your Left!
┗ Slick Surge Slick Surge
Hard Worker Hard Worker
┗ Fighter Fighter
Swinging Maestro Swinging Maestro
┗ Corner Recovery ◯ Corner Recovery ◯
Gourmand Gourmand
┗ Hydrate Hydrate
Race Planner Race Planner
┗ Preferred Position Preferred Position
Breath of Fresh Air Breath of Fresh Air
┗ Straightaway Recovery Straightaway Recovery
Go-Home Specialist Go-Home Specialist
┗ After-School Stroll After-School Stroll
Straightaway Spurt Straightaway Spurt
Slipstream Slipstream
Tail Held High Tail Held High
Groundwork Groundwork
It It's On!
┗ Ramp Up Ramp Up
Front Runner Straightaways ◯ Front Runner Straightaways ◯
Front Runner Corners ◯ Front Runner Corners ◯
Pace Chaser Straightaways ◯ Pace Chaser Straightaways ◯
Pace Chaser Corners ◯ Pace Chaser Corners ◯
Late Surger Straightaways ◯ Late Surger Straightaways ◯
Late Surger Corners ◯ Late Surger Corners ◯
End Closer Straightaways ◯ End Closer Straightaways ◯
End Closer Corners ◯ End Closer Corners ◯
Sprint Straightaways ◯ Sprint Straightaways ◯
Sprint Corners ◯ Sprint Corners ◯
Mile Straightaway ◯ Mile Straightaway ◯
Mile Corners ◯ Mile Corners ◯
Medium Straightaways ◯ Medium Straightaways ◯
Medium Corners ◯ Medium Corners ◯
Long Straightaways ◯ Long Straightaways ◯
Long Corners ◯ Long Corners ◯
Passing Pro Passing Pro
Dominator Dominator
┗ Tether Tether
All-Seeing Eyes All-Seeing Eyes
┗ Sharp Gaze Sharp Gaze
Mystifying Murmur Mystifying Murmur
┗ Murmur Murmur

Race Types refer to the track distance (Sprint, Mile, Medium, Long).

S Tier Skills

Jump to a Section!
SS RankSS Tier S RankS Tier A RankA Tier B RankB Tier
S Rank
Maruzensky (Formula R) Red Shift/LP1211-M Red Shift/LP1211-M
Taiki Shuttle (Wild Frontier) Shooting for Victory! Shooting for Victory!
Mejiro McQueen (Frontline Elegance) The Duty of Dignity Calls The Duty of Dignity Calls
El Condor Pasa (El Numero 1) Victoria por Plancha ☆ Victoria por Plancha ☆
┗ Corazón ☆ Ardiente Corazón ☆ Ardiente
Rice Shower (Rosy Dreams) Blue Rose Closer Blue Rose Closer
Sakura Bakushin O (Blossom in Learning) Genius x Bakushin = Victory Genius x Bakushin = Victory
┗ Class Rep + Speed = Bakushin Class Rep + Speed = Bakushin
Silence Suzuka (Innocent Silence) The View from the Lead is Mine! The View from the Lead is Mine!
Special Week (Special Dreamer) Shooting Star Shooting Star
Tokai Teio (Peak Joy) Sky-High Teio Step Sky-High Teio Step
Vodka (Wild Top Gear) Cut and Drive! Cut and Drive!
┗ Xceleration Xceleration
Tokai Teio (Beyond the Horizon) Certain Victory Certain Victory
Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) Resplendent Red Ace Resplendent Red Ace
┗ Red Ace Red Ace
Gold Ship (Red Strife) Anchors Aweigh! Anchors Aweigh!
┗ Warning Shot! Warning Shot!
Smart Falcon (LOVE☆4EVER) SPARKLY ☆ STARDOM SPARKLY ☆ STARDOM
Mayano Top Gun (Sunlight Bouquet) Flowery ☆ Maneuver Flowery ☆ Maneuver
Beeline Burst Beeline Burst
┗ Straightaway Adept Straightaway Adept
Step on the Gas! Step on the Gas!
┗ Acceleration Acceleration
Plan X Plan X
┗ Countermeasure Countermeasure
Changing Gears Changing Gears
┗ Shifting Gears Shifting Gears
Concentration Concentration
┗ Focus Focus
Furious Feat Furious Feat
┗ Updrafters Updrafters
Taking the Lead Taking the Lead
┗ Early Lead Early Lead
No Stopping Me! No Stopping Me!
┗ Nimble Navigator Nimble Navigator
Trending in the Charts! Trending in the Charts!
┗ Top Pick Top Pick
Sturm und Drang Sturm und Drang
┗ Masterful Gambit Masterful Gambit
Sleeping Lion Sleeping Lion
┗ Standing By Standing By
Cooldown Cooldown
┗ Deep Breaths Deep Breaths
Restless Restless
┗ Moxie Moxie
Inside Scoop Inside Scoop
Playtime Playtime's Over!
Productive Plan Productive Plan
Up-Tempo Up-Tempo
Pressure Pressure
Triple 7s Triple 7s
Shake It Out Shake It Out
Adored by All Adored by All
┗ Intimidate Intimidate
Stamina Eater Stamina Eater
Intense Gaze Intense Gaze
Hesitant Front Runners Hesitant Front Runners
Hesitant Pace Chasers Hesitant Pace Chasers
Hesitant Late Surgers Hesitant Late Surgers
Hesitant End Closers Hesitant End Closers
Subdued Front Runners Subdued Front Runners
Subdued Pace Chasers Subdued Pace Chasers
Subdued Late Surgers Subdued Late Surgers
Subdued End Closers Subdued End Closers
Flustered Front Runners Flustered Front Runners
Flustered Pace Chasers Flustered Pace Chasers
Flustered Late Surgers Flustered Late Surgers
Flustered End Closers Flustered End Closers
Right-Handed ◯ Right-Handed ◯
Left-Handed ◯ Left-Handed ◯
Firm Conditions ◯ Firm Conditions ◯
Lone Wolf Lone Wolf
Target in Sight ◯ Target in Sight ◯

A Tier Skills

Jump to a Section!
SS RankSS Tier S RankS Tier A RankA Tier B RankB Tier
A Rank
Hishi Amazon (Azure Amazon) You and Me! One-on-One! You and Me! One-on-One!
Air Groove (Quercus Civilis) Eternal Moments Eternal Moments
Air Groove (Empress Road) Blazing Pride Blazing Pride
┗ Empress Empress's Pride
Biwa Hayahide (pf. Winning Equation...) ∴win Q.E.D. ∴win Q.E.D.
Curren Chan (Fille Éclair) #LookatCurren #LookatCurren
Mayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone) Flashy☆Landing Flashy☆Landing
┗ 1st Place Kiss☆ 1st Place Kiss☆
Mihono Bourbon (MB-19890425) G00 1st. F∞; G00 1st. F∞;
Grass Wonder (Stone-Piercing Blue) Where There Where There's a Will, There's a Way
┗ Focused Mind Focused Mind
Speed Star Speed Star
┗ Prepared to Pass Prepared to Pass
Corner Connoisseur Corner Connoisseur
┗ Corner Acceleration ◯ Corner Acceleration ◯
The Coast Is Clear! The Coast Is Clear!
┗ I Can See Right Through You I Can See Right Through You
Lane Legerdemain Lane Legerdemain
┗ Go with the Flow Go with the Flow
The Bigger Picture The Bigger Picture
┗ Studious Studious
Center Stage Center Stage
┗ Prudent Positioning Prudent Positioning
Staggering Lead Staggering Lead
┗ Huge Lead Huge Lead
Killer Tunes Killer Tunes
┗ Up-Tempo Up-Tempo
Blinding Flash Blinding Flash
┗ Gap Closer Gap Closer
Trackblazer Trackblazer
┗ Rosy Outlook Rosy Outlook
Calm and Collected Calm and Collected
┗ Stamina to Spare Stamina to Spare
Big-Sisterly Big-Sisterly
┗ Unyielding Spirit Unyielding Spirit
Strategist Strategist
Meticulous Measures Meticulous Measures
1,500,000 CC 1,500,000 CC
Highlander Highlander
Tactical Tweak Tactical Tweak
Leader Leader's Pride
Wait-and-See Wait-and-See
A Small Breather A Small Breather
Dazzling Disorientation Dazzling Disorientation
┗ Disorient Disorient
Trick (Front) Trick (Front)
Trick (Rear) Trick (Rear)
Frenzied Front Runners Frenzied Front Runners
Frenzied Pace Chasers Frenzied Pace Chasers
Frenzied Late Surgers Frenzied Late Surgers
Frenzied End Closers Frenzied End Closers
Standard Distance ◯ Standard Distance ◯
Non-Standard Distance ◯ Non-Standard Distance ◯
Competitive Spirit ◯ Competitive Spirit ◯
Wet Conditions ◯ Wet Conditions ◯
Front Runner Savvy ◯ Front Runner Savvy ◯
Pace Chaser Savvy ◯ Pace Chaser Savvy ◯
Late Surger Savvy ◯ Late Surger Savvy ◯
End Closer Savvy ◯ End Closer Savvy ◯

B Tier Skills

Jump to a Section!
SS RankSS Tier S RankS Tier A RankA Tier B RankB Tier
B Rank
T.M. Opera O (O Sole Suo!) This Dance Is for Vittoria! This Dance Is for Vittoria!
Nice Nature (Poinsettia Ribbon) Just a Little Farther! Just a Little Farther!
┗ I Can Win Sometimes, Right? I Can Win Sometimes, Right?
King Halo (King of Emeralds) Prideful King Prideful King
┗ Call Me King Call Me King
I See Victory in My Future! I See Victory in My Future!
┗ Luck Be with Me! Luck Be with Me!
Mejiro McQueen (End of the Skies) Legacy of the Strong Legacy of the Strong
Winning Ticket (Get to Winning!) Our Ticket to Win! Our Ticket to Win!
┗ V Is for Victory! V Is for Victory!
Haru Urara (Bestest Prize) Super-Duper Climax Super-Duper Climax
┗ Super-Duper Stoked Super-Duper Stoked
Vanguard Spirit Vanguard Spirit
┗ Keeping the Lead Keeping the Lead
Unyielding Unyielding
┗ Steadfast Steadfast
Determined Descent Determined Descent
┗ Straight Descent Straight Descent
Technician Technician
┗ Shrewd Step Shrewd Step
Lightning Step Lightning Step
┗ Thunderbolt Step Thunderbolt Step
Clairvoyance Clairvoyance
┗ Hawkeye Hawkeye
Adrenaline Rush Adrenaline Rush
┗ Extra Tank Extra Tank
Keen Eye Keen Eye
┗ Watchful Eye Watchful Eye
Iron Will Iron Will
┗ Lay Low Lay Low
Indomitable Indomitable
┗ Pace Strategy Pace Strategy
Unruffled Unruffled
┗ Calm in a Crowd Calm in a Crowd
Miraculous Step Miraculous Step
┗ Soft Step Soft Step
Uma Stan Uma Stan
Dodging Danger Dodging Danger
Levelheaded Levelheaded
Illusionist Illusionist
┗ Smoke Screen Smoke Screen
Stop Right There! Stop Right There!
Restart Restart
Opening Gambit Opening Gambit
Super Lucky Seven Super Lucky Seven
┗ Lucky Seven Lucky Seven
Maverick ◯ Maverick ◯
Sympathy Sympathy
Long Shot ◯ Long Shot ◯
Inner Post Proficieny ◯ Inner Post Proficieny ◯
Outer Post Proficiency ◯ Outer Post Proficiency ◯
Kokura Racecourse ◯ Kokura Racecourse ◯
Hanshin Racecourse ◯ Hanshin Racecourse ◯
Tokyo Racecourse ◯ Tokyo Racecourse ◯
Nakayama Racecourse ◯ Nakayama Racecourse ◯
Sapporo Racecourse ◯ Sapporo Racecourse ◯
Oi Racecourse ◯ Oi Racecourse ◯
Hakodate Racecourse ◯ Hakodate Racecourse ◯
Kyoto Racecourse ◯ Kyoto Racecourse ◯

Best Skills for Each Type

Umamusume AttentionAttention! We are making improvements and re-evaluations to this section. Expect updates at a later time!
Yellow SkillsYellow Skills
Velocity, Acceleration, and Positional Buffs		 Blue SkillsBlue Skills
Stamina Recovery and Fatigue Reduction
Green SkillsGreen Skills
Race-Dependent Passives		 Red SkillsRed Skills
Debuff Skills

Best General Yellow Skills

Best Unique Skills
Corner Acceleration ◯ Icon Corner Acceleration ◯ Corner Adept ◯ Icon Corner Adept ◯ Slipstream Icon Slipstream
Straightaway Adept Icon Straightaway Adept Straightaway Acceleration Icon Straightaway Acceleration Tail Held High Icon Tail Held High
Straightaways(Race Type) Straightaways ◯ Corners(Race Type) Corners ◯ ー

Race Types refer to the track distance (Sprint, Mile, Medium, Long).

Yellow Skills concern the performance factors velocity, acceleration, and positioning (or navigation). They're the most important type of skill you will want to have on a character since they directly improve speed on the racecourse on top of your existing Speed and Power stats.

Best General Blue Skills

Best General Blue Skills
Swinging Maestro Icon Swinging Maestro Race Planner Icon Race Planner Passing Pro Icon Passing Pro

Blue Skills directly affect your character's Stamina drain and recovery. Because of this, they can make or break capability of a character to complete a distance at the best speed possible.

Having these recovery skills can also help you pass stamina checks in a Career, provided they can proc often (such as in the case of Swinging Maestro which activates on corners).

Best General Green Skills

Best General Green Skills
Lone Wolf Icon Lone Wolf Right-Handed ◯ Icon Right-Handed ◯ Standard Distance ◯ Icon Standard Distance ◯
Firm Conditions ◯ Icon Firm Conditions ◯ Savvy(Running Style) Savvy ◯ ー

Running Styles refer to a character's running strategy (Front Runner, Pace Chaser, Late Surger, End Closer).

Green Skills are race passives that add value to your existing character stats. On which stat they can be inferred from their skill icons (Lone Wolf, for example, giving extra speed according to the Boots icon).

Green Skills are great to have in Career, and in Team Trials if your character will be short on a stat in PvP. They're not exactly something you'll want right away when training Umamusume, but they're good additions at the end of each Career run.

Best General Red Skills

Best General Red Skills
Dominator Icon Dominator Intimidate Icon Intimidate Mystifying Murmur Icon Mystifying Murmur
All-Seeing Eyes Icon All-Seeing Eyes Stamina Eater Icon Stamina Eater Speed Eater Icon Speed Eater

Red Skills, also known as debuff skills, are skills that concern controlling and affecting other opponents in a race. They're best used by characters with a sufficient amount of Wit to guarantee consistent procs in all races.

They are not as pronounced when training in Career runs, but they earn much of their value in PvP-oriented room matches or Team Trials where they can be used to debuff other races in helping a Ace or team member pass or maintain a lead.

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21 Anonymous3 days

Second Wind is definitely B Tier, right?

20 Anonymous3 days

Why is Corner Acceleration in A tier and Corner Adept in SS tier? Aren't they similar?

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