Greetings, Trainers! Welcome to our Taiki Shuttle Speed SSR Card Guide. This guide breaks down Taiki Shuttle's SSR Speed Support Card in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, taking a closer look at her Mile Maven gold skill, Skill Point Bonus, and overall value as a Speed stat stick and Mile skill source for Front Runner and Pace Chaser decks. We'll focus in particular on whether her role as the only support card (even on JP) source for Mile Maven justifies a pull, how her Unique Perk and stat distribution perform at various uncap levels, and what kind of deck she actually belongs in.
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Overview, Skills, and Events
| Overview | |||||
| Unique Effect | Gain Speed Bonus (1) and Skill Point Bonus (1) when the bond gauge is at least 80 | ||||
| Base | 🔷 | 🔷🔷 | 🔷🔷🔷 | 🔷🔷🔷🔷 | |
| Friendship Bonus | 20% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 25% |
| Hint Levels | Lvl. 2 | Lvl. 2 | Lvl. 3 | Lvl. 3 | Lvl. 4 |
| Hint Frequency | 40% | 45% | 50% | 55% | 60% |
| Race Bonus | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Fan Bonus | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 15% |
| Specialty Priority | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 50 |
| Speed Bonus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Initial Friendship Gauge | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Power Bonus | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Training Effectiveness | - | - | - | 5% | 10% |
| Stat Gains | |||||
| Speed +6 | Power +2 | ||||
Skills
| Support Skill Hints | ||||
| Wet Conditions â—‹ | Moderately increase Taiki's Uma partner's performance on good, soft, and heavy ground. | |||
| Productive Plan | Slightly widen Taiki's Uma partner the margin when positioned toward the front early-race. (Mile) | |||
| Mile Straightaways â—‹ | Slightly increase velocity on a straight. (Mile) | |||
| Shifting Gears | Slightly increases Taiki's Uma partner's passing ability when positioned toward the front mid-race. (Mile) | |||
| Acceleration | Slightly increase acceleration when passing another runner mid-race. (Mile) | |||
| Speed Eater | Taiki's Uma partner slightly steals velocity from runners behind when positioned toward the front mid-race. (Mile) | |||
| Event Skills | ||||
| Mile Corners â—‹ | Slightly increases Taiki's Uma partner's velocity on a corner. (Mile) | |||
| Mile Maven | Widen Taiki's Uma partner's margin when positioned toward the front early-race. (Mile) | |||
| Prepared to Pass | Slightly increases Taiki's Uma partner ability to break out of the pack on the final corner. (Pace Chaser) | |||
Training Events
Chain Events
| Lesson One: Party Hearty | Lesson Two: The Show Must Go On | Lesson Three: Live in the Moment |
Speed +7 Power +7 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 | Either Power +15 Mile Corners â—‹ hint +2 Taiki Shuttle bond +5= or Power +10 Event chain ended | Speed +10 Power +10 Guts +10 Mile Maven hint +1 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 |
Speed +10 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 |
Random Events
| Yes! Let's Hug ☆ | Yeehaw! Party Tonight ☆ |
Speed +10 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 | Energy -10 Speed +5 Power +10 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 |
Speed +5 Power +5 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 | Prepared to Pass hint +1 Taiki Shuttle bond +5 |
What Makes Taiki Shuttle Speed SSR Good?
Taiki Shuttle is an SSR Speed support card in Umamusume, functioning as a niche stat stick and Mile skill source best suited for Front Runner and Pace Chaser decks on Mile tracks. Her standout feature is her gold skill, Mile Maven, a powerful early-race margin widener for front-pack runners that, until now, was completely unavailable on any other support card. Having Mile Maven on a Speed card makes it trivial to slot into any Mile build without sacrificing stat output, and her hint pool adds Speed Eater, a rarely printed velocity-steal skill, alongside Productive Plan and Mile Straightaways â—¯ as further valuable pickups.
Her Hint Frequency sits at 40% at 1 Uncap with Lv2 Hint Levels, and her hint pool covers strong Mile options like Shifting Gears, Acceleration, and Speed Eater. Her Unique Perk activates once the bond gauge hits 80, granting an additional +1 Speed Bonus and +1 Skill Point Bonus on top of her base stats, putting her stat output at roughly 90 to 95 percent of the best Speed cards in the game like Kitasan Black and Agnes Tachyon. At MLB, her Specialty Priority climbs from 35 to 50, her Friendship Bonus reaches 25%, and her Training Effectiveness rises to 10%, producing strong rainbows when paired with a primary Speed card.
Her main limitation is that Taiki Shuttle is effectively an MLB-only card. At 1 Uncap she fails to deliver enough specialty priority or hint coverage to justify the slot, and at 3LB she still misses the Lv4 Hint upgrade that turns her hint pool into reliable skill acquisition. Mile Maven also requires the user to be in the front half of the pack, which makes her useless for End Closer and Late Surger builds. She is best treated as a Front Runner Mile main's signature pickup, with Pace Chasers receiving secondary use. Players without dedicated Front Runner Mile builds or those already running Summer Maruzensky and Light Hello will find her too situational to justify the carat investment.
Should You Pull for Taiki Shuttle Speed SSR?
Taiki Shuttle is a niche pull. Worth considering if you run Front Runner Mile builds and want guaranteed access to Mile Maven, but the card is functionally MLB-only and arrives at a difficult point in the meta. Her value is tied to being the only JP source for Mile Maven on a support card, but her 90 to 95 percent Speed stat-stick output and Mile-locked skill mean she occupies a strange middle zone. Once players secure Summer Maruzensky and the upcoming Light Hello plus Agnes Tachyon banners, her replacement cost rises sharply and her practical use case narrows further.
She delivers strong Speed training as a stat stick, an exceptionally rich hint pool covering Speed Eater, Productive Plan, and Mile Straightaways, and the only on-card route to Mile Maven for Front Runner Mile decks where the skill matters most.
Pros
- Mile Maven is the only JP support card source for the skill, a key Front Runner Mile gold previously inaccessible through any card pickup
- Unique Perk activates at bond 80, granting +1 Speed Bonus and +1 Skill Point Bonus on top of her base stats
- Speed stat output reaches roughly 90 to 95 percent of top Speed cards like Kitasan Black and Agnes Tachyon
- Hint pool includes Speed Eater, a rarely printed velocity-steal skill, alongside Productive Plan, Mile Straightaways, and Shifting Gears
- Lv4 Hint Levels at MLB make her hint pool reliably accessible during a run
Cons
- Effectively MLB-only, as 1 Uncap is underwhelming and 3LB still misses the Lv4 Hint upgrade
- Mile Maven only works for Front Runners and Pace Chasers in the front half of the pack, locking out End Closer and Late Surger builds
- Mile CMs occur in only about 1 of every 4 to 5 Champions Meetings, limiting Mile Maven's overall relevance
- MLBing requires roughly 120,000 carats, a heavy investment for a niche use case
- Competes for pulls against Summer Maruzensky (Top Runner) and Light Hello plus Agnes Tachyon (scenario card), both of which offer broader general value
Conclusion
Conclusion Taiki Shuttle is a strong niche Speed SSR for Front Runner Mile players who want guaranteed access to Mile Maven without relying on event skill draws. Her Unique Perk, deep hint pool, and 90 to 95 percent stat-stick output make her a practical investment for Mile-focused decks, but her MLB-only requirement and Mile-locked gold skill limit her to a specialized role. Her competitive window is also tight, as Summer Maruzensky and the upcoming Light Hello plus Agnes Tachyon banners offer broader general-use value at similar or lower carat costs. Unless you are actively building Front Runner Mile decks and need Mile Maven on a Speed card, save your Carats for stronger upcoming cards. To easily MLB Taiki Shuttle Speed SSR, go to LootBar now for affordable, secure and fast Umamusume Top-up.
