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DIRT

~Feb 13, 2027 → ~Feb 19, 2027Funabashi · 1600 m · Mile · Dirt · Left-handed

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Summary

  • Run Front Runners: they took 47 of 70 non-test wins (67%) in 100 JP Room Match races; End Closers won none.
  • Copano Rickey [Eightfold☆Fortune] (in Global) is the ace: 43 of those 70 wins and 13 of 38 Finals winners in a player survey; Smart Falcon [Twilight Triumph] is the second Front Runner, Oguri Cap [Ashen Miracle] or Taiki Shuttle [Bubblegum☆Memories] the Pace Chaser option.
  • Mile S first; Dirt A is enough. Aim for about 1500/700/1300/1100/1200; 650 stamina is the floor.
  • The late race starts on corner 3 (1067 m): corner accels work (Angling and Scheming for Front Runners; Moving Past, and Beyond or Let's Pump Some Iron! for Late Surgers); final-corner accels come too late.
  • Take the six cup greens: Rickey's unique peaks only with 6+ active greens. Ignore Collaborative Graded Races ○.
  • JP winners also used evolved skills, High Voltage and Divine Speed, which Global does not have yet: expect a weaker Rickey and plan white substitutes.

Guides: Rickey + debuffer + second ace; preserve the back runners' rank range.

Running styles

Styles the guides favor: Front Runner

Use is the share of rival Umas that ran each style in Japan: how popular it was, not how often it won.

Result: wins or first places in room matches set up in Japan with this CM's conditions. Small samples, not Global and not a win rate in the real event.

StyleVerdictUse in JapanResult in JP roomsNote
Front RunnerBest38 %67 %of room winsMeasured Includes any Runaways (counted as Front Runners). Raw Front Runner wins were 29 and 32 of 50; 67% excludes the test Umas of that Room Match series (20 of 32 early, 27 of 38 late). Rival usage was about 31-37% if every Rickey ran Front Runner. Rickey alone took 43 of the 70 non-test wins. An early JP guide's forecast that Front Runners would struggle was wrong. Sample: use: 20 of 52 style picks by 32 survey respondents; wins: 47 of 70 non-test winners in 100 Room Match races (two samples)
RunawayWeaknot counted—Inference No source measured Runaways on this course. One JP guide only lists it as an option (Silence Suzuka [Emerald Tidings] or Daitaku Helios [Fun☆Fun☆Party Night], with Dirt sparks and ~1500/900/1100/1100/1100); neither Uma is in Global. Suzuka won 1 of 50 late Room Match races, counted as Front Runner. Sample: no separate count; Runaway-capable Umas were 2-3% of 300 rival Umas in Room Match
Pace ChaserViable25 %14 %of room winsMeasured Third style. Non-test wins: 7 of 32 early (Taiki Shuttle [Bubblegum☆Memories] 4) but 3 of 38 late. Pace Chasers have no strong inherited unique. A JP build guide rates Pace Chaser below Front Runner; Hokko Tarumae wants 3rd-4th place and rooms with few Front Runners. Survey Finals: Oguri Cap [Ashen Miracle] 3 and Hokko Tarumae 3 of 38 winners. Sample: use: 13 of 52 survey style picks; wins: 10 of 70 non-test Room Match winners
Late SurgerViable29 %19 %of room winsMeasured Second style by wins: 5 of 32 early, 8 of 38 late; the late Room Match sample rated it above Pace Chaser. Its accel works because the late race starts on corner 3: inherit Moving Past, and Beyond (9 of 11 Late Surger winners) and/or Let's Pump Some Iron!, and take On Your Left! (High Voltage often misses because so many runners are ahead). Sample: use: 15 of 52 survey style picks; wins: 13 of 70 non-test Room Match winners
End CloserAvoid8 %0 %of room winsMeasured No End Closer win in either Room Match sample; a JP guide advises against End Closer on this course. Short final straight (308 m) after a flat oval. Sample: use: 4 of 52 survey style picks; wins: 0 of 70 non-test Room Match winners

Expected room

Front Runners per room (Runaways included): 3.2 on average, from 1 to 6. Runaways per room: 0.2 on average, from 0 to 1. Inference

Upper bound: some Rickeys ran Pace Chaser or Late Surger, so rooms may have had slightly fewer pure Front Runners, but the Room Match observers expected the Finals to converge on Rickey and one Graded League finalist expected about 5 front-side runners (Front Runners + Pace Chasers) in his Finals, so the real Finals probably had 3 or more. The Front Runner figure includes the few possible Runaways. No source counted Runaways separately, and the three Runaway-capable Umas used in JP are not in Global.

Umas

What Japan used and what the guides recommend, one card per outfit. A recommendation is a guide author's priority, not a chance of winning.

  • Copano RickeyEightfold☆FortuneFront RunnerAceMain pick

    In Japan: 43 of 70 non-test wins (61%) in two samples of 50 Room Match races; most used Uma (54 and 65 of 300 rivals); 13 of 38 survey Finals winners; top of one player's tests (36 wins); 5 stars and SS in JP tier lists. Global: Dirt A, Mile A, Front Runner A, Pace Chaser A. Her unique only peaks with 6+ active green skills. Measured

    Guides:Front Runner: Main observed threat

    • Prepare greens and race skills
    • Validate availability and version in Global

    merci-splatoon.com

  • Smart FalconTwilight TriumphFront RunnerCoreAlternative

    In Japan: Second Front Runner: 4 non-test wins (16 of 300 rivals in both samples); 1 survey Finals win; 5 stars and S in JP tier lists; in two JP guides' model teams next to Rickey. Global: Dirt A, Mile A, Front Runner A. Measured

    Guides:Front Runner: Viable front-side route

    • Verify the variant before implementing
    • Validate availability and version in Global

    wawawa-pon.games

  • Oguri CapAshen MiraclePace ChaserCore

    In Japan: Best Pace Chaser by results: 3 of 38 survey Finals winners, 26 wins in one player's tests (2nd); 2 non-test wins; S in a JP tier list. A JP build guide: as Pace Chaser she needs inherited U=ma2. Global: Dirt B (needs Dirt sparks), Mile A, Pace Chaser A, Late Surger A. Measured

  • Taiki ShuttleBubblegum☆MemoriesPace ChaserAlternative

    In Japan: Best non-Rickey in the early sample (4 non-test wins), 1 later; 5 wins in one player's tests; 5 stars and S in JP tier lists; in a JP guide's Rickey + Taiki + Digital team. Global: Dirt B, Mile A, Pace Chaser A. Measured

  • Wonder AcuteButterfly StingPace ChaserAlternative

    In Japan: The Room Match series' own Pace Chaser test Uma won 6 and 4 races (excluded from the percentages); 4 non-test wins; some players ran her as Late Surger; S in a JP tier list; 1 survey Finals win. Global: Dirt A, Mile A, Pace Chaser A, Late Surger C. Measured

  • MaruzenskyHot☆Summer NightFront RunnerAlternative

    In Japan: Third in one player's tests (20 wins); 1 Room Match win, usage rose from 2 to 11 of 300; 1 survey Finals win; 3 stars and B in JP tier lists. Global: Dirt D, so she needs a lot of Dirt sparks; only for players without Rickey or Smart Falcon [Twilight Triumph]. Measured

  • Agnes DigitalFull-Color FangirlingLate SurgerEnd CloserAlternativeConditional

    In Japan: 2nd-3rd most used (34 and 22 of 300 rivals) but only 2 non-test wins and 1 survey Finals win; S in a JP tier list. Global: Dirt A, Mile A, Late Surger A. Measured

    Guides:End Closer: Alternative route from the back

    • Don't move up out of the rank range
    • Validate availability and version in Global

    merci-splatoon.com

  • Agnes DigitalFanatic♡JiangshiLate SurgerAlternative

    In Japan: The Room Match series' Late Surger test Uma (3 and 3 wins, excluded from the percentages), listed there among the best Late Surger picks; 1 non-test win; A in a JP tier list. Global: Dirt A, Mile A, Late Surger A. Measured

  • Oguri CapStarlight BeatLate SurgerAlternative

    In Japan: Budget Late Surger pick: 2 non-test wins, 2 survey Finals wins, 12 wins as Late Surger and 4 as Pace Chaser in one player's tests; A in a JP guide's tier list and in its budget team. Global: Dirt B, Mile A, Late Surger A. Measured

  • Hokko TarumaeStarry LightshipPace ChaserAlternativeNot in Global yet

    In Japan: 4th most used in JP (18 and 20 of 300), 3 of 38 survey Finals wins, 8 wins in one player's tests, 5 stars and S in JP tier lists, but only 1 non-test win. A JP build guide: she wants 3rd-4th place and few Front Runners. Not in Global (outfit in not-in-game); her inheritable Shine On, Tomakomai! ☆ is also missing. Measured

  • Grass WonderStone-Piercing BlueLate SurgerDebuffer

    In Japan: Most common JP debuffer: 28 and 35 of 300 rivals (2nd most used Uma in the late sample), never a winner. Carries Dominator (awakening skill) and inherits 564 Escapades so the Medium-only Dominator fires on this Mile. Global: Dirt G (irrelevant for a debuffer), Mile A. Measured

  • Nice NatureRun & WinLate SurgerDebuffer

    In Japan: Second JP debuffer (9 and 11 of 300), same Dominator + 564 Escapades plan. Global: Dirt G, Mile C. Measured

Stats and aptitudes

Speed Stamina Power Guts Wit
Recommended1500700130011001200
Minimum140065010009001000

Without one: 700.

Aptitudes: Mile S first: 25 of 32 late and 17 of 29 early Front Runner winners had it. Dirt A is enough (only 7-11 Front Runner winners had Dirt S). Rickey starts at Dirt A / Mile A; Oguri Cap [Starlight Beat], Oguri Cap [Ashen Miracle] and Taiki Shuttle [Bubblegum☆Memories] are Dirt B and Maruzensky [Hot☆Summer Night] Dirt D in Global data, so they need Dirt sparks.

From guides Recommended = a JP guide's ideal (1500/700+/1300+/1200+/1200+) with guts set to the Room Match winners' average (1104-1189). Minimum = that guide's compromise (1400/650/1000/900/1000); another guide's beginner line is 1400/650/1100/800/800. Room Match winner averages: Front Runner 1434-1443/723-726/1276-1278/1104-1107/1215-1227; Pace Chaser 1441-1451/710-732; Late Surger 1404-1439/700-736. Stamina 650 minimum because the course has no downhill; 700 if you expect stamina debuffs. Nobody gives a with/without-gold split: winners carried almost no recovery skills at this distance. JP stats came from Grandmasters; Global trains in Grand Concert.

Check your own build in the HP Calculator before training: these targets come from Japanese guides.

Skills

Inherited uniques 4

  • Angling and SchemingFront RunnerHeld by 28 of 29 and 32 of 32 Front Runner winners in Room Match. Corner accel for the leader in the late race, which starts on corner 3 here (1067 m). Inherit from Seiun Sky [Reeling in the Big One].
  • Moving Past, and BeyondLate Surger9 of 11 Late Surger winners. Accel on a late-race corner that is not the final corner, from mid-pack: corner 3 fits. Inherit from Mejiro Dober [Off the Line].
  • Let's Pump Some Iron!Late SurgerEnd CloserThe other priority inheritance for Late Surger in the Room Match series (2 of 11 winners held it); two JP guides also name it. Late-race corner accel for runners at 65-70% of the field. Inherit from Mejiro Ryan [Down the Line].
  • U=ma2Pace ChaserA JP build guide: Oguri Cap [Ashen Miracle] as Pace Chaser needs it (inherit from Agnes Tachyon [tach-nology]). Otherwise Pace Chaser lacks a good inherited unique; Hokko Tarumae's Shine On, Tomakomai! ☆ is not in Global.

Gold skills 5

  • Top RunnerFront Runner16 of 29 and 19 of 32 Front Runner winners.
  • High VoltageFront RunnerPace ChaserLate SurgerNot in Global yetTop tip of the Room Match series: accels that work here are scarce. 13 of 29 and 17 of 32 Front Runner, 5 of 7 Pace Chaser, 8 of 11 Late Surger winners. Came from a Gold City SSR in JP. Not in Global yet.
  • Divine SpeedFront RunnerPace ChaserLate SurgerNot in Global yet21 of 29 and 23 of 32 Front Runner, 7 of 7 Pace Chaser, 10 of 11 Late Surger winners. A Grandmasters-era skill; not in Global yet.
  • Solid PreparationFront RunnerNot in Global yet22 of 29 and 20 of 32 Front Runner winners; from a Mihono Bourbon SSR support card in JP. Not in Global: use its white Groundwork (201601) instead.
  • On Your Left!Late Surger6 of 11 Late Surger winners; Late Surger players preferred it to High Voltage because so many runners ahead keep them out of High Voltage's range.

White skills 10

  • Early LeadFront Runner24 of 29 and 27 of 32 Front Runner winners. The gold is Taking the Lead (200531). Global triggers it in the early race; current JP data says 'always' (see caveats).
  • Front Runner Straightaways ○Front Runner16 of 29 and 22 of 32 Front Runner winners.
  • Front Runner Corners ○Front Runner23 of 32 Front Runner winners in the late sample.
  • Mile Corners ○Front RunnerPace ChaserLate Surger20 of 29 and 22 of 32 Front Runner winners; 7 of 11 Late Surger winners. Four corners on this course.
  • Mile Straightaways ○Front RunnerPace ChaserLate Surger19 of 32 Front Runner and 7 of 11 Late Surger winners (late sample).
  • Straightaway AdeptFront RunnerPace ChaserLate Surger19 of 29 and 18 of 32 Front Runner winners, 6 of 7 Pace Chaser, 9 of 11 Late Surger.
  • Shifting GearsFront RunnerPace Chaser18 of 29 and 16 of 32 Front Runner winners, 6 of 7 Pace Chaser winners.
  • Tail Held HighFront RunnerLate Surger21 of 32 Front Runner and 10 of 11 Late Surger winners (late sample). Fires after 3+ skills in the mid race.
  • Leap ForwardLate Surger7 of 11 Late Surger winners. Global requires order_rate >= 50; current JP data says >= 40 (see caveats).
  • Nimble NavigatorPace ChaserLate Surger6 of 7 Pace Chaser and 5 of 11 Late Surger winners.

Green skills 5

  • Left-Handed ○Front RunnerPace ChaserLate SurgerCup green; 20 of 29 and 20 of 32 Front Runner winners. Each active green also powers Rickey's unique (6+ for the maximum). Sunny Days ○ (200212) and Funabashi Racecourse ○ (202212) count too.
  • Summer Runner ○Front RunnerPace ChaserLate SurgerCup green; 12 of 29 and 20 of 32 Front Runner winners.
  • Firm Conditions ○Front RunnerPace ChaserLate SurgerCup green; 16 of 32 Front Runner winners.
  • Standard Distance ○Front RunnerPace ChaserLate SurgerCup green (1600 m is a standard distance); 14 of 29 and 13 of 32 Front Runner winners.
  • Front Runner Savvy ○Front Runner23 of 29 and 18 of 32 Front Runner winners; another green for Rickey's count.

Debuffs 1

  • 564 EscapadesLate SurgerThe JP debuffer kit: a Dominator holder (Grass Wonder [Stone-Piercing Blue], Nice Nature [Run & Win]) inherits it. In the skill data it fires a random owned gold, so the Medium-only Dominator (201151) goes off on this Mile. One JP guide: stamina debuffs in Round 1 and Round 2, accel and speed debuffs in the Finals.

Team compositions

  • Copano Rickey [Eightfold☆Fortune] (Front Runner) + Smart Falcon [Twilight Triumph] (Front Runner) + Wonder Acute [Butterfly Sting] (Pace Chaser)

    From guides A JP guide's model team; another guide's has Hokko Tarumae (not in Global) instead of Wonder Acute and says to run two or more Front Runners. All three are in Global with Dirt A.

  • Copano Rickey [Eightfold☆Fortune] (Front Runner) + Taiki Shuttle [Bubblegum☆Memories] (Pace Chaser) + Agnes Digital [Full-Color Fangirling] (Late Surger)

    From guides That first guide's second team: one per style, so one of them fits whatever pace the room sets.

  • Copano Rickey [Eightfold☆Fortune] + one more ace + Grass Wonder [Stone-Piercing Blue] or Nice Nature [Run & Win] as debuffer (Dominator + 564 Escapades)

    From guides The most common JP room team in both Room Match samples; their observers think it changes win rates, but no debuffer won and no source measured the effect.

  • Budget: Oguri Cap [Starlight Beat] (Late Surger) + El Condor Pasa [El☆Número 1] + Haru Urara [Bestest Prize ♪]

    From guides Budget team of the second guide for players without Rickey; all three are in Global (Oguri Cap and El Condor Pasa at Dirt B).

  • 2 × Front Runner + 1 × Pace Chaser

    From guides A JP guide's model team; another guide's has Hokko Tarumae (not in Global) instead of Wonder Acute and says to run two or more Front Runners. All three are in Global with Dirt A.

  • 1 × Front Runner + 1 × Pace Chaser + 1 × Late Surger

    From guides That first guide's second team: one per style, so one of them fits whatever pace the room sets.

Debuffers

Depends on the room Very common in JP rooms (Grass Wonder [Stone-Piercing Blue] was the 2nd-3rd most used Uma; 13 of 32 survey respondents used a debuffer, nobody used a blocker) but never among the winners, and no source measured how much they help. One JP guide saw adoption rising. If you use one, the kit is Dominator + inherited 564 Escapades; another guide suggests stamina debuffs in Round 1 and Round 2 and accel/speed debuffs in the Finals. Grass Wonder, Nice Nature [Run & Win], Dominator and 564 Escapades are all in Global.

Support decks

Decks published by guides for this CM in Japan. Some cards may not be in Global yet; the planner checks which ones you can use.

Deck shapes

  • 2 Speed / 1 Guts / 2 Wit / 1 Group · Front Runner · JP · Grand Masters (with the Three Goddesses) · umamusumelabo.com
  • 2 Speed / 1 Guts / 2 Wit / 1 Group · Front Runner, Pace Chaser, Late Surger · KR/JP historical · Grand Masters (with the Three Goddesses) · inven.co.kr

Guides in other languages

  • Korean · author guide · 2024-11-13 · inven.co.kr

    • Copano Rickey (original) · Front Runner · Strong
    • Hokko Tarumae (original) · Pace Chaser · Alternative
    • Agnes Digital (original) · Late Surger · Alternative

    Historical guide; no population census; patch and Global availability pending.

What may differ in Global

  • Grandmasters is not in Global (Global data of 2026-10-02): every evolved skill is in not-in-game. 27 of 29 and 27 of 32 JP Front Runner winners carried evolved skills (Rickey's own two included), so a Global Rickey will be weaker than the JP one, though still the best pick (inference).
  • Golds the JP winners relied on are not in Global yet: High Voltage (202671), Divine Speed (202551) and Solid Preparation (201602). Use Groundwork (201601), Straightaway Adept and the Mile / Front Runner corner and straight whites instead.
  • In JP, Grandmasters arrived between CM22 and CM23. If Global keeps that order, it could land before Global CM26 (2027-02-13) and most of this report would transfer; that is an inference, not a confirmed date.
  • Umas JP used that Global does not have: Hokko Tarumae [Starry Lightship] (109901, with her inheritable Shine On, Tomakomai! ☆), Sakura Laurel [Saisir le rêve] (107601), Silence Suzuka [Emerald Tidings] (100202), Daitaku Helios [Fun☆Fun☆Party Night] (106501), Shinko Windy [Wicked Punk] (104301), Ines Fujin [Melt Your Heart] (103102).
  • Skill conditions that differ between current JP data and Global: Taking the Lead / Early Lead (Global: early race; JP now: always) and Leap Forward / Lightning Surge (Global order_rate >= 50; JP now >= 40). Which version JP had in August 2023 could not be verified.
  • Collaborative Graded Races ○ (202252) shows up in 26-27 Front Runner winners' kits, but it needs a Dirt graded race and a JP guide warns it may not fire in CM: do not count it as one of Rickey's greens.
  • Global aptitudes: Maruzensky [Hot☆Summer Night] is Dirt D; Oguri Cap [Starlight Beat], Oguri Cap [Ashen Miracle], Taiki Shuttle [Bubblegum☆Memories] and El Condor Pasa [El☆Número 1] are Dirt B; they need Dirt sparks. JP trained in Grandmasters, Global in Grand Concert.
  • All usage and win figures come from JP Room Matches set up like Graded League Finals (Group A) and from a self-selected survey, not from the real CM Rounds. A Rickey and Hokko Tarumae rerun banner during Round 2 pushed Rickey usage up (one player's report).

Gaps in the data

  • No measured data from the real CM Rounds (no per-round usage report was found for this CM): usage and wins come from Room Match observation (100 races, test Umas of that series excluded) and a self-selected survey.
  • Front Runners and Runaways per room are estimates from Room Match rival usage x 9, assuming every Rickey ran Front Runner; nobody counted Runaways separately.
  • Use percentages by style come from survey style picks (respondents could pick several), not from Uma-level usage.
  • No source gives stamina with versus without a gold recovery, so stamina_with_gold is null.
  • Runaway: no data at all on this course.
  • Not verified: which versions of Early Lead / Taking the Lead and Leap Forward JP had in August 2023, and the exact scaling of Rickey's unique per green (only a JP guide's '6 or more').
  • Not known: whether Grandmasters, Hokko Tarumae or High Voltage reach Global before 2027-02-13.
  • One guide's Pace Chaser page (403) and one blog (404) could not be read.

Sources and credits

This guide is our own summary, in our words, of the research below; the findings belong to their authors. Follow the links to read them in full.

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