Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Summer Mejiro McQueen Guide

Greetings Trainers! Welcome to LootBar's Summer Mejiro McQueen guide for Umamusume: Pretty Derby. This guide provides a full overview of Mejiro McQueen Summer, covering her Medium and Long Pace Chaser playstyle, recommended stat priorities, training strategy, best support cards, skill choices, and training approach to help Trainers build Mejiro McQueen Summer effectively for Medium and Long races.

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Summer Mejiro McQueen Overview and Skills

Stats

Base Stats
Base Stats 3⭐	82	85	82	113	88
Base Stats 5⭐	100	104	100	138	108

Aptitudes

Growth Rate

8%	8%	0%	0%	14%

Skills

Unique Skill
	Your Smile Sparkles as the Waves	When positioned in the front part of the pack in the second half of the race, start a long spurt based on remaining endurance, slightly increasing velocity continuously.
Innate Skills
	Focus	Slightly decrease time lost to slow starts.
	Pace Chaser Savvy ○	Moderately increase ability to get into a good position. (Pace Chaser)
	Feature Act	Slightly increase velocity when positioned toward the front upon approaching late-race. (Long)
Awakening Skills
	All Set	If the skill user began the race without a late start, moderately recover endurance in the early part of mid-race. (Pace, Long)
	Headliner	Increase velocity when positioned toward the front upon approaching late-race. (Long)
	Stamina to Spare	Slightly decrease fatigue upon approaching mid-race. (Pace Chaser)
	Heart All Set	If the skill user began the race without a late start, greatly recover endurance in the early part of mid-race. (Pace, Long)
Event Skills
	Early Lead	Slightly increase ability to go to the front early-race. (Front Runner)
	Playtime's Over!	Slightly increase velocity when followed by another runner directly behind for a long time.
	Summer Runner ○	Moderately increase performance in summer.
Evolved Skill
	Classy Summer	Increase velocity for a medium duration when positioned toward the front upon approaching late-race. (Long)
	An Earnest Breather	If the skill user began the race without a late start, massively recover endurance in the early part of mid-race. (Pace, Long)
Evolved Skill Conditions
	Classy Summer	Win any graded Long race 2 times or Go on an outing during the summer camp Have at least 800 Speed
	An Earnest Breather	Have at least 600 Stamina or Go on an outing during the summer camp Get at least 2 Recovery-type skills

Summer Mejiro McQueen is a Medium and Long Uma in Umamusume: Pretty Derby with strong Turf aptitude, best suited as a Pace Chaser on 2200m to 3200m race tracks. Her kit centers on Stamina and Wit, with her skill set built around maintaining a front-pack position through the second half of the race and sustaining a long continuous spurt fueled by remaining endurance. Her unique skill, Your Smile Sparkles as the Waves, activates when she holds the front part of the pack in the second half of the race, triggering a long spurt whose length scales directly with how much stamina she has left in the tank, a position Pace Chasers naturally settle into once they clear the mid-race pace pressure. This makes her a stamina-hungry front-pack Uma that rewards heavy recovery investment and careful endurance management. Delivering her best performance when she rides All Set and Heart All Set through the mid-race to bank endurance, then converts that stored stamina into a sustained late-race spurt via Headliner and her unique.

Summer Mejiro McQueen Career Objectives and Epithets

Career Objectives

Objectives
Participate in the Junior Make DebutJunior Class, Late JuneTurf – 2000m – Medium
Have at least 3000 fansJunior Class, Late December
Place 3rd in the Kobe Shimbun HaiClassic Class, Late SeptemberGII – Turf – 2400m – Medium
Place 3rd in the Kikuka ShoClassic Class, Late OctoberGI – Turf – 3000m – Long
Place 1st in the Tenno Sho (Spring)Senior Class, Late AprilGI – Turf – 3200m – Long
Place 2nd in the Takarazuka KinenSenior Class, Late JuneGI – Turf – 2200m – Medium
Place 1st in the Tenno Sho (Autumn)Senior Class, Late OctoberGI – Turf – 2000m – Medium

Epithets

Complete the requirements below to obtain Summer Mejiro McQueen's "Best Actress" epithet. The epithet will be rewarded automatically after conditions are met.

Summer Mejiro McQueen - Ideal Stats, Support Cards, and Parent

Recommended Stats

Below are our recommended stats for Summer Mejiro McQueen for each game mode.

Base Stats
URA Finale Unity Cup	900	800	600	450	600
Trackblazer	900	900	700	450	600
Team Trials	1200+	1200+	700	500	900+

Recommended Support Cards

Recommended Support Cards

Support Card Build

For Summer Mejiro McQueen's build. In URA Finale, run a 3 Speed / 2 Stamina / 1 Wit deck for a balanced stat distribution with skill point coverage. In Unity Cup, shift to a 3 Speed / 2 Stamina / 1 Pal setup to fit the team training format. For Trackblazer, the strongest build is 3 Speed / 3 Stamina, which fully leverages her 8% Stamina growth and supports a high Race Bonus MLB threshold across her 30 to 35 race run.

Recommended Parents

Summer Mejiro McQueen Training Strategy

• Training

  Focus on Stamina and Speed. Her unique's spurt length scales directly with remaining endurance, so pushing Stamina past 1,200 is what unlocks her full late-race potential and completes her Best Actress epithet requirement. Speed sits at a modest 8% growth, so prioritize Speed stat-stick cards and Speed sparks to hit the 1,100 threshold for competitive Pace Chaser positioning. Aim for around 400 Wit to hit consistent skill activation, and lean on her 14% Wit growth to reach it comfortably. In Trackblazer, Summer Mejiro McQueen should run 30 to 35 races and prioritize G1 wins. If pushing hard into Long events like the Tenno Sho Spring, budget 4★ Long sparks to reinforce her A aptitude and squeeze out extra performance.

• Skill Priority

  Push to Level 5 to unlock Heart All Set, her signature Pace Chaser recovery skill that banks endurance for the late-race spurt. Level 3 unlocks Headliner, a Long front-position late-race velocity boost that evolves into Classy Summer once she has 800 Speed and either two graded Long wins or a summer camp outing. Build her base with Pace Chaser Corners ◯, Long Corners ◯, and Slipstream for solid late-race coverage. Heart All Set at Potential 3 can also evolve into An Earnest Breather for a massive endurance recovery window when the 600 Stamina and two Recovery skill conditions are met.

• Common Mistakes to Avoid

  Don't run her as End Closer or Late Surger, since her F and D aptitudes lock her out of those styles entirely, and avoid Front Runner at B unless the race format specifically demands it. Skipping recovery skills severely underserves her unique, since the spurt scales on remaining endurance and her strongest evolved skill gates behind a two Recovery skill requirement. Ignoring late-start prevention also breaks her mid-race recovery skills, since All Set and Heart All Set both require starting the race without a late start to activate.

Should You Pull for Summer Mejiro McQueen?

• Pull if she is your favorite: Mejiro McQueen is one of Umamusume's most iconic characters, a poised and elegant heir to the Mejiro family whose refined presence has made her a fan favorite since the game's launch. This Summer version trades her usual composed demeanor for a beachside setting, giving longtime fans a rare glimpse of her relaxed side. If Mejiro McQueen is your Oshi, this Summer alt is a well-earned moment to bring her home.
• Pull if you want a dedicated Long Pace Chaser: Summer Mejiro McQueen is one of the most specialized Long Pace Chasers available, with strong Medium and Long aptitudes and a unique skill in Your Smile Sparkles as the Waves that delivers a long continuous spurt scaling with remaining endurance. Her 8/14 Stamina/Wit growth bonuses combined with the Focus innate skill create a naturally consistent Pace Chaser platform, and her built-in Heart All Set at Level 5 provides strong mid-race endurance recovery when paired with proper recovery skill investment.
• Skip if you want a meta-defining unit: Summer Mejiro McQueen is solid but not meta-shaking. Her unique's dependence on remaining endurance means she requires heavy recovery skill investment and disciplined stamina management to perform at her ceiling, which makes her demanding to build correctly. With the Gold Ship Summer inherit dominating the same banner's meta conversation, players without a personal attachment to her may want to save carats unless they are specifically expanding their Long Pace Chaser roster for Kikuka Sho or Tenno Sho Spring Champions Meeting formats.

Conclusion

Summer Mejiro McQueen is a specialized Long Pace Chaser whose unique rewards disciplined stamina management and heavy recovery investment, making her a strong pick for Trainers focused on Kikuka Sho, Tenno Sho Spring, and other endurance-driven Champions Meeting. Whether you pull her for the Oshi love or add her to a dedicated Long roster, she is a solid addition to any Trainer's lineup when built around her recovery-scaling kit. Ready to bring Summer Mejiro McQueen home or top up on carats for the banner? Head over to LootBar for fast, secure, and affordable Umamusume: Pretty Derby top-ups to get carats and support pulls at unbeatable prices.