Umamusume: Air Groove build guide

Embody the pride of royalty with the best Air Groove build in Umamusume. Air Groove is the vice president of Tracen Academy’s student council and works closely with Symboli Rudolf — a delicate matter, as she can’t stand the Emperor’s relentless onslaught of puns. Her race style is somewhat similar to that of her superior, albeit specialized for shorter distances.

Find the best Support Cards and Skills for Air Groove below alongside all the event choices she brings to a campaign.

[Empress Road] Air Groove – base stats

Track Aptitude:

• Turf: A
• Dirt: G

Distance Aptitude:

• Sprint: C
• Mile: B
• Medium: A
• Long: E

Pace Aptitude:

• Front Runner: D
• Pace Chaser: A
• Late Surger: A
• End Closer: G

Growth:

• Speed: 10%
• Power: 20%

Unique Skill:

• Empress’s Pride – Moderately increase velocity with the stride of an empress when passing another runner toward the back on the final corner.

[Empress Road] Air Groove – best stats

Air Groove is best suited to run as a Pace Chaser or Late Surger due to her aptitudes as well as the trigger conditions for her Unique Skill. It’s recommended that you upgrade her Mile aptitude, since she has to participate in a couple of races over that distance during her career — if you’re hunting the Triple Tiara, Air Groove is a perfect candidate.

Speed and Power are going to be your priorities, facilitating Air Groove’s overtake-heavy style. A majority of her career races take place over Medium distances, so don’t neglect Stamina. Round things out with robust amounts of Guts and Wit.

Aim for the following stat distribution when building Air Groove in Umamusume:

Check out our Umamusume stats explanation for a breakdown of what these stats do.

[Empress Road] Air Groove – best Skills

Air Groove wants a little bit of everything, which makes it both easy to find useful Skills and hard to prioritize. A little bit of recovery will help see you through the Medium distance races, but you don’t have to go overboard with it. It’s more important to boost Air Groove’s ability to overtake — get velocity, acceleration, and maneuverability Skills for this purpose.

Best Skills for Sakura Baklushin O in Umamusume:

• Straightaway Recovery / Breath of Fresh Air
• Corner Recovery / Swinging Maestro
• Straightaway Adept / Beeline Burst
• Corner Adept / Professor of Curvature
• Homestretch Haste / In Body and Mind
• Slick Surge
• Ramp Up
• Fighter
• Nimble Navigator

[Empress Road] Air Groove – best Support Cards

Air Groove’s growth bonuses are perfectly placed for a racer of her type, so three Speed and one Power card should get you into great positions for her two main stats. Add one Stamina card to ensure that she can sustain herself through the Medium races and round out the deck with one Wit card, grabbing the various benefits this stat provides.

Aim for the following card distribution when building a deck for Air Groove in Umamusume:

When it comes to choosing the exact Support Cards to bring, you should naturally aim for those that come with useful Skills. Eishin Flash’s SR card provides an excellent pool of Skills for Late Surgers and is therefore a fantastic choice in addition to the standard set of strong cards.

Best Support Cards for Air Groove in Umamusume:

• [Fire at My Heels] Kitasan Black (SSR, Speed)
• [The Setting Sun and Rising Stars] Special Week (SSR, Speed)
• [5:00 a.m. – Right on Schedule] Eishin Flash (SR, Speed)
• [Piece of Mind] Super Creek (SSR, Stamina)
• [Wild Rider] Vodka (SSR, Power)
• [Wave of Gratitude] Fine Motion (SSR, Wit)

If you need alternatives, you can find them on our list of the best Support Cards.

Kitasan Black: Decisions

Paying It Forward – Chain Event 2 of 3:

• Top: +Energy, +Mood, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Speed, Straightaway Adept hint, +Friendship

Ah, Friendship – Random Event:

• Top: +Power, +Mood, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Energy, +Friendship

Ah, Home Sweet Home – Random Event:

• Top: +Speed, +Power, +Friendship
• Bottom: Practice Perfect (Status), +Friendship

Special Week: Decisions

Just a Little Closer – Chain Event 2 of 3:

• Top: +Speed, +Energy, +Friendship
• Middle: Skill Points, +Energy, +Friendship
• Bottom: Shake It Out hint, +Energy, +Friendship

Watch Where You’re Going! – Random Event:

• Top: Extra Tank hint, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Guts, +Friendship

So Many Options! – Random Event:

• Top: +Energy, +Mood, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Stamina, Skill Points, -Energy, +Friendship

Eishin FLash: Decisions

Unforeseen Lunch – Random Event:

• Top: +Energy, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Speed, +Guts, +Friendship

Responding to the Unforeseen – Random Event:

• Top: +Guts, +Friendship
• Bottom: Target in Sight hint, +Friendship

Super Creek: Decisions

Leave it to Me to Help Out – Random Event:

• Top: +Energy, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Stamina, +Friendship

Leave it to Me to Be Considerate – Random Event:

• Top: Deep Breaths hint, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Stamina, +Energy, +Friendship

Vodka: Decisions

The Coolest Line – Random Event:

• Top: +Power, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Power, Skill Points, +Friendship

Enemies on Main Street – Random Event:

• Top: Nimble Navigator hint, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Power, Skill Points, +Friendship

Fine Motion: Decisions

Lovely Training Weather – Chain Event 1 of 3:

• Top: +Wit, Skill Points, +Friendship
• Middle: +Speed, +Stamina
• Bottom: Practice Perfect (Status), +Friendship

Wonderful New Shores – Random Event:

• Top: +Speed, Skill Points, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Stamina, Skill Points, -Energy, +Friendship

Reminiscent Clower – Random Event:

• Top: Corner Adept hint, +Friendship
• Bottom: +Guts, +Friendship

[Empress Road] Air Groove – all decisions

Flowers for You:

• Top: +Wit
• Bottom: +Speed

A Beautiful Stress Relief Method:

• Top: +Stamina
• Bottom: +Guts

Guide Post:

• Top: [Chance] Hot Topic (Status), +Speed
• Bottom: [Chance] Hot Topic (Status), +Power

Empress and Monarch:

• Top: +Power
• Bottom: +Wit

Operation Flowerbed:

• Top: +Energy, +Wit
• Bottom: -Energy, +Speed, +Power

Empress and Emperor:

• Top: Homestretch Haste hint
• Bottom: +Mood, Skill Points

A Taste of Effort:

• Top: Skill Points, +Energy
• Bottom: Skill Points, +Energy OR Slow Metabolism (Status), -Speed, +Power, Skill Points, +Energy

Seize Her:

• Top: +Energy
• Bottom: -Energy, +Mood, +Speed

Take Good Care of Your Tail:

• Top: +Energy
• Bottom: -Energy, +Mood, +Power

Suggestion Box of Freedom:

• Top: +Energy
• Bottom: -Energy, +Mood, +Wit

A Little Encounter:

• Top: +Wit
• Bottom: +Guts

Sweet Potato Cake:

• Top: +Power
• Bottom: +Stamina

Imprinted Memories:

• Top: +Speed
• Middle: +Power
• Bottom: +Stamina

A Blinking Light Means Stop:

• Top: +Wit
• Bottom: +Power

Smoldering Silently:

• Top: +Stamina
• Bottom: +Speed

Though it doesn’t come with a dialog choice to make, Air Groove has an unlockable secret event that provides her with a generous portion of Skill Points, extra points in all stats, and Friendship Points with Director Akikawa. Getting “After the Shuka Sho: Reign” requires winning the Triple Tiara.