Stamina vs Speed

So, how important is reaching the Stamina requirement, really? Surely skimping on Stamina and increasing Speed will make the uma run faster, right? How bad could it be?

Well, here are some comparisons. They assume both umas have 1200 Power, 250 Guts, and 1000 Wit, and are verified over 100 1v1 races. The umas have no skills, other than recoveries when mentioned, and their uniques do not trigger. They race on tracks with no downhills, and are both Pace Chasers. There is one Front Runner to keep the pace, but it doesn’t influence anything else. The umas never get blocked or anything. It’s just Speed vs Stamina.

Sprint (1400m, Recommendation: 500 Stamina) 1200 Speed 450 Stamina loses to 1010 Speed 500 Stamina 1200 Speed 350 Stamina loses to 470 Speed 500 Stamina 1200 Speed 250 Stamina loses to 130 Speed 500 Stamina

Mile (1800m, Recommendation: 800 Stamina) 1200 Speed 700 Stamina loses to 920 Speed 800 Stamina 1200 Speed 600 Stamina loses to 560 Speed 800 Stamina 1200 Speed 500 Stamina loses to 270 Speed 800 Stamina

Medium (2400m, Recommendation: 900 Stamina + Gold Recovery) 1200 Speed 1000 Stamina loses to 710 Speed 1200 Stamina 1200 Speed 900 Stamina loses to 470 Speed 900 Stamina + Gold (when it activates) 1200 Speed 600 Stamina + Gold loses to 210 Speed 900 Stamina + Gold

Overall with these three, we can roughly say that being 300 Stamina below the recommendation turns your Speed stat into a decoration when compared with healthy umas, and if you’re 100 under, then each point of Stamina is worth three points of Speed. Going above the Stamina recommendation will do very little, except insulate you against Debuffers and Rushed, but reaching it is very important. On the flip side, this shows how strong Debuffers are. Reducing the enemy’s Stamina by 100 is like reducing their Speed by 300, and Nice Nature can reduce it by like 200~400.

Long (3600m, just for fun. Very difficult to have too much Stamina here) 1200 Speed 1000 Stamina loses to 200 Speed 1200 Stamina 1200 Speed 1700 Stamina + 3 Golds loses to 1000 Speed 1700 Stamina + 4 Golds 1200 Speed 1200 Stamina + 3 Golds loses to 700 Speed 1200 Stamina + 4 Golds 1200 Speed 1150 Stamina + 2 Golds loses to 200 Speed 1200 Stamina + 4 Golds