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The New Year Kitasan Black that just came out is a Uma Musume specialized in middle distance, unlike the existing Kitasan that was focused on long distance. It will be a meta pick in the Pisces Cup, the Champions Meeting in two months, and will continue to be a top runner in middle-distance Champions Meetings and League of Heroes (aka Mal-os).

Just looking at the skill set, it's like they're trying to give us the shock we felt when Chocobong first appeared, with the three escape god-tier skills of Escape Artist + Turf Digging + Surefire Lead, plus the combo skill Evasion + Position Sense.

The power of the unique skill is also considerable. It is the third skill to increase the current running speed, following Camping Taiki Shuttle and Wonder Acute. It has a penalty of a slightly shorter duration, but the running speed increase is the highest, and it is a top-tier skill with additional acceleration.

Because the increase in running speed virtually doubles as an acceleration effect, it is often used as a inheritance skill, so it is one of the picks that you definitely want to get in order to prepare for the competition. Fans mainly call it Tteok-Tasan, taking the name from the scene in the unique skill cutscene where she is pounding rice cakes.

Although mid-long distance aptitude is A, middle distance is considered better in order to maximize the potential of the unique skill. Thanks to the condition that it activates at 600m remaining and the final corner, it shows overwhelming performance as a top-tier accelerator along with Angling x Skimming depending on the course.

Just looking at the skill set, there is no choice but to lead.

One of the strengths of Tteok-Tasan is its excellent growth. It is evenly distributed with 10% Speed / 10% Power / 10% Intelligence, and it is no exaggeration to say that there is no better growth for use in middle distance.

Activation Condition: Final Stage and After / Corner / 600m or More Remaining / Rank 3 or Lower (1st to 3rd Place)

Increasing running speed is a skill that instantly increases the current speed. While normal speed skills gradually increase speed until reaching the maximum speed after activation, running speed increase skills increase the running speed by that amount immediately upon activation, so you can get an effect similar to activating both an accelerator and a speed skill at the same time.

The disadvantage is that the increase is lower than the speed skill for balance reasons, or it exists in the form of a short duration, and the conditions are often somewhat difficult.

In the case of Tteok-Tasan's unique skill, the increase is as high as 0.35, similar to the existing Camping Taiki or Wonder Acute, and it is classified as a top-tier skill because it receives an additional acceleration effect. The disadvantage is that the condition of the final corner with 600m or more remaining is attached, so it cannot be used effectively on all courses, and the duration is 4 seconds, which is much shorter than other skills.

However, this is such a minor disadvantage that the activation effect is so overwhelmingly strong that it is treated as a top-tier inheritance skill on valid courses such as the 2,000m Nakayama or 2,400m Derby course.

As mentioned several times earlier, it is an Uma Musume with the best skill set from the lead's perspective. There is no skill that is not useful with Evasion + Turf Digging + Surefire Lead + Escape Artist.

Thanks to this good skill pool, it is easier to train than others, and especially the early start skill is perfect if you just add Position Sense (Aoharu training). Even Position Sense is given for free as a hidden event effect if you win the Senior Arima Kinen after achieving the Classic Triple Crown!

The only flaw is All Eyes On Me, but even a normal recovery skill can help in some situations, so it's not a big disadvantage.

Many users don't know this, but there is a burden of having to run the Satsuki Award and Japanese Derby in addition, but let's take advantage of the event where you can acquire Position Sense, an essential skill for early lead runners, for free. In addition, you can aim for a hint of Spring Uma Musume with the Spring Senior Triple Crown in the spring competition.

우마무스메:프리티 더비 인벤이문길 기자
2024-04-19