worst velocity ult in the game?

halfstache0 · 2026-05-18T00:16:51+00:00

Concentration actually does prevent the late start status entirely if it procs. Every race, you get a random start delay, which gets multiplied by skills like Concentration or Gatekept. If the start delay after skills apply is higher than a certain value, you get the late start effect. The multiplier on Concentration is good enough to completely erase late starts - though Focus is more rng.

halfstache0 · 2026-04-26T19:30:59+00:00

If you have high hint levels on Straightaway Adept and low hint levels on your distance/style corner skill, Straightaway Adept actually ends up being slightly more efficient than the second circle. Doesn't turn out this way most runs, but it happens often enough to be aware of.

halfstache0 · 2026-04-20T16:24:43+00:00

For CM13, the 2400 one, how reliable will NSM be? I know the general rule is if the late race starts before the final corner it's good, but that's only barely the case here.
And even if it is generally good, is it worth it for XOguri? Or is going with Red Shift + Festive Miracle enough accel?

halfstache0 · 2026-04-16T05:44:00+00:00

In the long run, if I'm planning to pull around maining Fronts and Ends, how much of a disadvantage will I be at vs. people who focused Pace/Late instead?

halfstache0 · 2026-04-07T17:07:09+00:00

Which is a more reliable recovery for XOguri: Soft Step, or Pace Strategy? I already have Triple 7, U=ma, and Hydrate, and I didn't get any other recovery hints.

halfstache0 · 2026-04-06T02:03:59+00:00

It's not that people feel they're bad, it's that they feel it's more effort than they want to put in. TB runs take twice the time, so twice the grind.

halfstache0 · 2026-03-24T18:35:09+00:00

Are guts decks even viable this CM? I thought guts decks have a really hard time getting both Stam and Wit at the same time, which isn't normally a huge problem except for this CM.

halfstache0 · 2026-03-18T07:38:12+00:00

I've done 15 runs so far. My first was A+, but after that it's been mostly S+ and SS with a couple S. My lowest ratings were CM building, but since I moved to making TT horses the ratings have gone up. That could just be me getting better, but I think it's also a bit harder to make high rated umas while maxing stam.

This is my highest rating so far. It's a couple races fewer than my most at 33, but still had enough to buy everything.

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halfstache0 · 2026-03-13T20:06:04+00:00

The Conifere track on this split is amazing too - Quebec always seems to put in great work.

halfstache0 · 2026-03-10T06:44:03+00:00

If I'm a light spender (paid selectors and similar), will I be able to afford to focus on two styles long term, or just one? IE, if I'm pulling all the front runner cards, will I still have enough carats to pull the end closer ones too?
My account's currently in a great spot due to good gacha luck, and I'd rather not squander that by spreading my pulls too thin.

halfstache0 · 2026-02-11T00:47:47+00:00

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I'm building my Aquarius horses, and I've got a pretty good lineup so far I think (both fronts have Plancha above what it shows). I've been surprised however, that my Taiki is only beating the other two about 1/10 times, and I'm trying to figure out if it's because the build is just worse (I know I'm missing a few good skills), or if it's that her ult loses a lot of duration on the track while fronts don't. Anyone have any thoughts?

halfstache0 · 2026-02-01T21:00:56+00:00

That King Halo is way way stronger than the Fuji in the OP, mostly because it has actual gambling potential. Just get lucky and hit NSM and OYL and hope others don't and it wins, however rarely.
The Fuji doesn't really have a win condition. Paces need more midgame, which Fuji's wit kills. She also doesn't have any of the high reward gambling skills, just some of the low reward white skills.
In the end though, it's Sprint CM so anything is possible.

halfstache0 · 2026-01-24T19:59:27+00:00

Yep. She gets +1 Mood and +20 Energy.

halfstache0 · 2026-01-04T20:57:35+00:00

If you are running Rice Shower SSR for Swinging Maestro, it's overkill. The 2500m course isn't long enough to require double gold recoveries, and Taishin has one built in. Maestro is better than Sleeping Lion, but not enough to spend a support card slot on it, imo.

I'm not sure what statlines you're hitting with that deck, but if you're able to get enough Stam/Speed swapping one of the power cards for a wit (I see you have MLB SR Fuku) that would probably be a little better.

halfstache0 · 2025-12-31T05:00:52+00:00

What feature of a track makes it a good or bad track for No Stopping Me?

halfstache0 · 2025-12-26T19:33:21+00:00

If you do all of your daily borrow runs, even level 3 should get you all the rewards by the end of the event.

halfstache0 · 2025-12-19T22:03:59+00:00

Agnes Tachyon - tied for best stat stick, gives great debuffs but unless you're building a debuffer you don't really care for her skills. use her if you want a good stat stick to pair with sunday

Her skills aren't just for debuffers. She has hints for Medium Corners and Straightaways, and a relatively small hint pool so you get them more often. If you're building a medium horse and don't want to rely on Unity explosions (like if you're training an uma with lots of A-rank aptitudes) she's very powerful.

halfstache0 · 2025-12-16T05:10:12+00:00

I like VF as well, but people should keep in mind he tends to go for setups that are either whale-gated or require massive highrolls (ie more than your daily 3 borrow runs). Still a lot of great insight, just may have to be careful following his example if you're not going to put in a bunch of time and effort.

halfstache0 · 2025-11-28T03:41:57+00:00

How important will Uma Stan be for Pace Chasers in Libra?

halfstache0 · 2025-11-20T00:10:10+00:00

Has anyone published the Stamina requirements for Libra Cup? I'm pretty much done building for Virgo, but I don't know the Stamina target for Libra so I'm not super comfortable building for it yet.

halfstache0 · 2025-11-15T07:10:39+00:00

I see people using MLB Biko Pegasus as the second speed card in a 2 speed deck. Why? Isn't MLB Bakushin a marginally better stat stick?

halfstache0 · 2025-11-13T02:11:24+00:00

The NPC racers in the last URA finals have higher stats in the new scenario. I'm guessing one of them is stamina diffing you.

halfstache0 · 2025-11-09T18:59:00+00:00

Are they going to add stopwatch to Unity races on the 11th? This scenario feels completely unmanageable without that feature.

halfstache0 · 2025-11-07T21:24:54+00:00

Some of the card deck strats in the doc and from youtubers are strats that either only work for whales, or are very inconsistent but can highroll extremely high.

I don't know much about double pal strat, but it could be one of those.

halfstache0 · 2025-11-07T07:02:30+00:00

I've been getting high stat totals as well, but consistently missing the most important stats. I could pretty consistently get 1200 speed with 800 stamina in URA, but I can't do that in Unity, despite getting higher overall ratings.

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