Rice Shower is a 3-Star Trainee who is amongst the more common pick-ups in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and she can be very powerful when built the right way. Learn everything you need to know about training Rice Shower and helping her accomplish her goals here!

If you’re still new to Umamusume, we recommend checking out our Stats Guide and Training Guide before diving into this Daiwa Scarlet build to better understand the strategies outlined below.

Be sure to also check out other popular Trainees’ guides including Daiwa Scarlet’s build guide and Gold Ship’s build guide.

Rice Shower Aptitude

Rice Shower is a Trainee known for her timid nature, who is often paranoid of misfortunes happening because of her. More often than not, you’ll find her having mood conditions that’’ll affect your running performance. Here’s a breakdown of her racing aptitude (preferences):

• Track: Turf
• Distance: Best at Medium and Long, Decent at Mile, Worst at Sprint
• Running Style: Specializes in Pace style, Worst in End style
• Growth Rates: High growth in Guts and Stamina

Every Uma possesses a Unique Skill that is guaranteed to trigger during races. Rice Shower’s Unique Skill is Blue Rose Closer, which increases velocity with strong willpower when breaking out of the pack on the final straight.

Stats Build Guide for Rice Shower

When building up Rice Shower’s stats, you need to focus on Speed, Stamina, and Power, in that particular order. 

Rice Shower’s Pace-Chaser style over long distances requires a ton of Stamina, which lets her sustain her optimal speed throughout the race. You will also need Power, which directly helps her Stamina and ability to overtake the Front-runners, then balance it all with a great dose of Speed.

Overall, build her stats to have Speed and Stamina hovering around 600+, Power at 500,+ and the rest can range from 200-300+.

Best Legacy Umas for Rice Shower

When setting up Legacy Umas for Rice Shower, prioritize those with high Stamina and Power Sparks. These stats are essential to her racing style and will help her keep her speed longer on the track plus give bursts of energy to overtake the pack leaders. Also eye for those with similar aptitudes as her which greatly focuses on long-distance races.

Top Legacy Umas to consider:

• T.M Opera
• Sakura Bakushin O
• Mihono Bourbon
• Gold Ship

If you don’t own many of these Umas, don’t worry. Just check your current Trainee list and choose ones with the highest Speed, Stamina, or Power Sparks.

Tip: On the Legacy screen, use the filter to sort Trainees by Sparks. You’ll also see yellow highlights on stats that each Uma boosts, a feature that can efficiently help you identify the best match for Rice Shower.

Best Support Card Deck for Rice Shower

Support Cards are just as crucial—if not more—than your Legacy setup. For Rice Shower, prioritize Support Cards that boost Speed, Stamina, and Power, with Speed and Stamina being the top priority. Also due to her timid-self and her being bound to failure many times, it is important to insert a Pal support card as well.

Here are some of the best Support Cards for her build:

• Super Creek (Piece of Mind): Stamina + Friendship Bonus + Specialty Priority
• Nishino Flower (Even the Littlest Bud): Speed + Mood Effect + Initial Friendship
• Kitasan Black (Fire at My Heels): Speed + Training Effectiveness + Specialty Priority
• Tazuna Hayakwa (Tracen Reception): Failure Protection and Energy Cost Reduction
• Mayano Top Gun (Cute + Cute?): Stamina + Friendship Bonus and Specialty Priority
• Special Week (The Setting Sun and The Rising Stars): Speed + Training Effectiveness and Race Bonus

If you don’t have these specific cards, select ones that provide those similar core stats, preferably SR and R cards. 

Best Skills for Rice Shower

Skill selection is also as important in determining better winning chances for your Trainee. You do not want to waste Skill Points on Skills that will not contribute or compensate for her racing style. Here are some recommended skills that synergize with Rice Shower’s racing strengths:

• Pace Chaser (Corners): Slightly increase velocity on a corner. (Pace Chaser)
• Professor of Curvature: Increase velocity on a corner with skilled turning.
• Homestretch Haste: Slightly increase velocity in the last spurt.
• Gourmand: Recover endurance mid-race. (Pace Chaser)
• Straightaway Adept: Slightly increase velocity on a straight.
• Swinging Maestro: Recover endurance on a corner with efficient turning.

That wraps up the basics of building Rice Shower in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Mastering her Career Mode may take a few tries, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t achieve every goal on the first run. As you get more comfortable with her racing style—and luck starts tipping your way—you’ll start hitting milestones more consistently.