Beginner's Support Guide URA＆Aoharu

Hi! I made this video to practice my English. My wording or pronunciation might be wrong sometimes – please bear with me!

First: Why Wit (Intelligence) is CRUCIAL

• It's Fundamental: Wit is absolutely essential in this game.
• Mistake: Simply pressing "Rest" doesn't increase your stats and can sometimes make your horse girl sick.
• The Solution: Wit increases through various training methods. High Wit prevents sickness and boosts Energy recovery. Focus on training Wit heavily.

Beginner Trap: Tenno Sho (Spring)

• You can win this race by relying on Wit and Recovery skills alone. Official game information also states that Wit is important.

Support Card Recommendations

1. Daiwa Scarlet (スカーレット): MY PICK
   • Even at low levels, she has a high SSR ("Rainbow") appearance rate. If you have her, use her.
2. Fine Motion (ファインモーション): Popularity King
   • Number 1 in popularity and great for status growth. However, she has no innate Rainbow effect. Ignore the meme "This is the only wit you need" – that's not her actual perfomance.
   • Crucial: You MUST have her at Level 45 or above. Look for Level 50 Friend supports to rent. At lower levels (like SR), her performance isn't great.
3. Sweep Tosho (スイープトウショウ): The Best SR
   • The top-tier SR card for earning SP and getting more skills. For SR cards, Sweep Tosho is the only one truly worth using "for the time being".
4. Kitasan Black (キタサンブラック): The ESSENTIAL "GOD" Card
   • Very, very, VERY necessary. Has an incredibly high Rainbow rate.
   • Her Rainbow effect hasn't been surpassed for 3 years. She's treated like a "God" in the Japanese version.
   • SAVE YOUR CARATS (Jewels) TO SCOUT KITASAN BLACK.

About Stamina Support Cards

• 2500m Arima Kinen Focus: Prioritize High Wit + Recovery Skills. Low Stamina stats are manageable here.
• Unique Recovery: Unlock potential for Gold Recovery skills like "Tachyon / Creek" (タキオン／クリーク). These are highly recommended for beginners in long races.
• Team Trials Strategy: Top Japanese rankers often do NOT increase Stamina significantly. Why?
  • The keys in Team Trials are: 1) Gaining many skills, and 2) Activating those skills.
  • Wit is always necessary to protect these two goals. This is MORE important than Stamina.
• When Stamina Is Enough: Stamina is easily raised during Summer Camp when support cards are gathered. A minimum level is sufficient for most races.
• Future Change (Stamina Battle): A later update (called "StaminaBattle"?) will convert Stamina value into Speed. However:
  • This update is far off.
  • It won't affect Sprint or Mile races much.
  • It will be less common in Medium distances.
  • For Long races, support cards like Distribution McQueen (配布マクイーン) or SR Cafe (SRカフェ) are sufficient.
• Scouting Advice: Only scout for Stamina cards at the same time as Wit cards, if a good banner appears (this happened occasionally in Japan). For now, you can manage WITHOUT dedicated Stamina support cards. Many top Japanese players didn't have them.

About Power Support Cards

• Focus on Speed: To increase Speed, prioritize Speed training. Power will naturally increase as a result. It's better to use Speed support cards.
• The Blocking Problem: No matter how high your Power is, getting blocked during a race is inevitable.
• When Power Support Might Be Used:
  • Cards like Gold Ship (ゴールドシップ) + Hishi Amazon (ヒシアマゾン) for the crucial "Straightaway Spurt" acceleration skill needed in Long races.
  • Acceleration Skills are KEY: Skills activate where the race arrow points – this is very, very, very important (will be explained in a separate video).
• Future Power Support (Rice Shower): A powerful Power support card ("Rice Shower") might be implemented in ~6 months? It requires Maestro and lots of Carats. Until then, Power support cards are generally NOT needed. Based on my experience and many Japanese players, you can skip them.

About Guts Support Cards

• Future Importance: Guts will become vital once the "Oikurabe" (追い比べ - "The Final Contest"?) mode is implemented.
• Recommendations:
  1. Haru Urara (ハルウララ): Available in the shop, she's treated as essential as Kitasan Black! She will be useful for a very long time.
  2. Event/Free Supports: Other strong Guts cards haven't been released for 3 years. Until then, focus on Haru Urara and event/free support cards. No Carats needed!
• Stamina/Power/Guts TL;DR: You don't urgently need top cards for these stats right now. Focus your Carats on Kitasan Black!

Saving Carats & Scouting

• Save Trophy Rewards: Pay attention to trophies! The arrow indicates hidden rewards ("dark area"). You can earn Carats from these.
• Top Trophy Earners: Focus on horses like Bakushin O (バクシンオー), Oguri Cap (オグリキャップ), and Haru Urara (ハルウララ). These three cover most rewards.
• Save Strategically: You can save 30,000 Carats (I've done it!). The Japanese version had a Kitasan Black reprint banner.
• Future Uncap Items: Updates will add more items for uncapping support cards (both paid and free).
• Scout Wisely: When the Kitasan Black banner comes, do the 200 consecutive draws (spark/pity system) to guarantee getting her!

Support Cards Tier List

Wit

Otherwise B+

Speed

Get Unique Recovery for Stamina

Or just get it from other support cards (from this video)

When to Use Power Cards

Guts Haru Urara = Speed Kitasan Black

Use These 3 to Farm Trophies

Example Deck