Umamusume: Daiwa Scarlet build guide
By Marco Wutz

Become a resplendent red ace with the best Daiwa Scarlet build in Umamusume. One of the starting characters available in the game, Daiwa Scarlet has the potential to be a fantastic racer and dominate some of the most prestigious competitions on the Umamusume race calendar. An advantage for new players is her great versatility when it comes to race disciplines, allowing her to fill any open slot on your squad for Team Trials, so she’s definitely worth training up.
Table of Contents
Find the best Support Cards and Skills for Daiwa Scarlet below alongside all the event choices she brings to a campaign.
[Peak Blue] Daiwa Scarlet – base stats
A. Front Runner, Pace Chaser. Mile, Medium. Daiwa Scarlet. Daiwa Scarlet profile
Track Aptitude:
- Turf: A
- Dirt: G
Distance Aptitude:
- Sprint: F
- Mile: A
- Medium: A
- Long: B
Pace Aptitude:
- Front Runner: A
- Pace Chaser: A
- Later Surger: E
- End Closer: G
Growth:
- Speed: 10%
- Guts: 20%
Unique Skill:
- Red Ace – Slightly swell with the determination to stay number one in the second half of the race.
[Peak Blue] Daiwa Scarlet – best stats
Daiwa Scarlet specializes in Mile and Medium races using the Front Runner or Pace Chaser strategy, but you can easily increase her Long aptitude to include longer distances in her skill repertoire — and that’s definitely worth it, since her career features at least one such race.
In any case, you’ll want to focus on upgrading her Speed and Power as much as possible, as these will come in handy for the Mile and Medium races that form the backbone of her career. Stamina is an important factor after these, especially if you want to use her as a Front Runner.
Aim for the following stat distribution when building Daiwa Scarlet in Umamusume:
Speed | Stamina | Power | Guts | Wit |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Check out our Umamusume stats explanation for a breakdown of what these stats do.
[Peak Blue] Daiwa Scarlet – best Skills
Daiwa Scarlet’s preferred Skills very much depend on the running style you’re opting for. What Front Runner and Pace Chaser have in common is that you’ll want Skills that increase velocity and provide maneuverability, whether that’s for overtaking or keeping the lead. Getting one or two recovery abilities into the mix to sustain her over the course of a race is good as well.
Best Skills for Daiwa Scarlet in Umamusume:
- Corner Recovery / Swinging Maestro
- Corner Adept / Professor of Curvature
- Homestretch Haste
- Go with the Flow
- Up-Tempo
- Preferred Position / Gourmand
[Peak Blue] Daiwa Scarlet – best Support Cards
Scarlet’s Support Card deck goes heavy on Speed with either three or four cards of this type in addition to one Stamina and one Power card. Guts is less relevant, especially since her passive growth bonuses of this stat will raise it to the necessary levels anyway. Whether you want to get that fourth Speed card or have a Wit card on board is up to you. Naturally, the first options will ultimately yield higher Speed stats, though the latter makes careers a little easier with its better Skill activation rate, more efficient Stamina consumption, and preventing the Rushed status.
Aim for the following card distribution when building a deck for Daiwa Scarlet in Umamusume:
Speed | Stamina | Power | Guts | Wit |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
When it comes to choosing the exact Support Cards to bring, you should naturally aim for those that come with useful Skills for her particular style. Kitasan Black’s generalist Skill set is great as always, while Special Week is perfect for Pace Chasers and Silence Suzuka for Front Runners. [Get Lots of Hugs for Me] Oguri Cap SSR is a wonderful alternative to Vodka’s card, bringing a similarly useful package of velocity, recovery, and maneuverability Skills geared towards Pace Chasers in Mile and Medium races. Any of the two cards will do great work.
Best Support Cards for Daiwa Scarlet in Umamusume:
- [Fire at My Heels] Kitasan Black (SSR, Speed)
- [The Setting Sun and Rising Stars] Special Week (SSR, Speed)
- [Beyond This Shining Moment] Silence Suzuka (SSR, 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: Event Choices
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: Event Choices
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
Silence Suzuka: Event Choices
On and On – Random Event:
- Top: +Speed, +Stamina, +Friendship
- Bottom: +Speed, +Friendship
What Should I Do? – Random Event:
- Top: +Speed, +Stamina, +Wit, +Friendship
- Bottom: Left-Handed hint, +Friendship
Super Creek: Event Choices
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: Event Choices
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: Event Choices
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
[Peak Blue] Daiwa Scarlet – all Event Choices
The Best Pose:
- Top: +Stamina, +Power
- Bottom: +Wit
The Weight of Raceweak:
- Top: +Speed
- Bottom: +Guts
Looking Good:
- Top: [Chance] Hot Topic (Status), +Stamina, +Wit
- Bottom: [Chance] Hot Topic (Status), +Speed, +Guts
Her:
- Top: +Power, Change next career objective to Japanese Oaks
- Bottom: +Power, Change next career objective to Japanese Derby
Recommended Restaurant:
- Top: +Speed, +Power
- Bottom: +Guts, +Mood
Advice from an Older Student:
- Top: +Speed
- Bottom: +Power
Enjoying Number One:
- Top: +Stamina, Skill Points
- Bottom: Unyielding Spirit hint
Can’t Lose Sight of Number One:
- Top: +Energy, Skill Points
- Bottom: +Energy, Skill Points OR Slow Metabolism (Status), +Energy, Skill Points, -Speed, +Power
As a Model Student:
- Top: +Wit
- Bottom: Skill Points
Just a Little More:
- Top: Skill Points
- Bottom: +Power
Under the Evening Star:
- Top: Skill Points
- Middle: +Speed, +Stamina
- Bottom: +Power
Rained On:
- Top: +Guts
- Bottom: +Wit
How to Spend a Day Off:
- Top: +Energy
- Bottom: +Wit, +Mood