Green and Purple Skills

The green skills grant you a small buff to your stats if you meet their conditions. The purple ones are the opposite, giving a small penalty. These are typically the lowest-priority skills to purchase. At the first level, this is +40, and at the second, +60, or -40 in the case of purples. So, it’s better to only level them once if at all.

The icon on the skill reflects what stat it increases. From left to right in the picture above, Speed, Stamina, Power, Guts, Wisdom, All, Speed. Green skills can increase your stats above the cap.

The value of a green skill relies on how often it activates. Refer to the Races section of this document to check for the distance your uma runs. For example, let’s look at the Standard Distance skills. If we check the Races section, 90% of Dirt races are on Non-Standard Distances, while 75% of Medium races are on Standard Distances. These skills have wildly different activation rates on those distances.

Another interesting thing about this skill in particular is that it gives +40 stamina. Therefore, you could use it to give your uma a boost on the longest tracks of a category. In Mile, the longest is 1800m, a Non-Standard Distance. If you’re good on stamina for 1600m but a bit short for 1800m, this skill can help make up for it. Likewise for the other categories.

Other skills of note are the Savvy(コツ) skills. These activate based on a style, so they will always activate if you purchase the correct one. They also give a vision bonus in addition to the wisdom bonus.