Making a Team

In general, you don’t have to worry too much about synergy between your team. As long as they don’t actively work against each other, you can simply add the strongest umas you have.

Front Runners There are two key things to keep in mind when thinking about your team composition. The details about why these are the case is related to Position Keep, but knowing the what is enough, you don’t have to worry about the why.

First, Front Runners perform worse when there is only one of them in the race. Thus, if you are relying on a Front Runner, you may wish to run two, particularly if it’s a track where Front Runners aren’t popular. The two will compete to keep the lead, making both of them run faster.

Second, if there are zero Front Runners, one random Pace Chaser will get a huge buff, as the game will assign them to act as the Front Runner while maintaining their usual Pace Chaser stats. Thus, if you’re relying on a backliner, you may want a Front Runner on your team simply to make this possibility less likely. Or, if your Pace Chaser lacks the ability to accelerate while in first place (e.g., Maruzensky can ult from positions 1~5, but Taiki is only 3~5) you may also want a Front Runner.

But, if it’s a track where Front Runners are favoured, you don’t have to worry about any of this. The other players will likely bring one.

Supporters Debuffers - Fairly obvious, using an uma to lower your opponents’ speed or stamina. On Sprint or Mile tracks, this will usually be a Speed debuffer. On Medium or Long, they can also debuff Stamina. End Closers are usually best for this in Sprint or Mile and Late Surgers in Medium or Long, but you can also use a Front Runner Debuffer to motivate your carry Front Runner.

Sacrificial Front Runner - If you’re using umas who need to pass someone, you can use a Front Runner with low stamina that dies in the final leg to trigger those uniques. They can double as a Debuffer.

Seiun Bully - If Seiun scares you, you can make a Front Runner built around preventing her from using her unique. This involves getting 1200 Power and 1200 Wit while ignoring Speed or Stamina. Stack up on mid-leg skills to try to take and keep the lead.