{"id":8425,"date":"2026-08-23T14:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/uma-musume-epiphaneia-gacha-august-24-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:25:44","slug":"uma-musume-epiphaneia-gacha-august-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/uma-musume-epiphaneia-gacha-august-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Uma Musume Epiphaneia Arrives 24 August \u2014 Stats, New Features and the Father-Child Banner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uma Musume: Pretty Derby&#8217;s 5.5th anniversary is landing its biggest act tomorrow \u2014 <strong>Epiphaneia<\/strong>, the legendary Japanese turf champion, becomes a trainable horse girl from <strong>24 August 2026 at 12:00 JST (11:00 AM Singapore time)<\/strong>. The announcement came during Cygames&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=604WzTEF4is\">\u3071\u304b\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6TV&#8217; #6 5.5th Anniversary Special<\/a> (Japanese) broadcast on 22 August.<\/p>\n<p>As we covered when the <a href=\"\/blog\/uma-musume-spyair-5-5th-anniversary-title-holder\/\">5.5th anniversary campaign kicked off in June<\/a> with the SPYAIR collab and Title Holder&#8217;s reveal, Cygames has been rolling out the celebration in waves. Epiphaneia&#8217;s gacha implementation is the wave Singapore players have been waiting for.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Is Uma Musume Epiphaneia?<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uma-musume-epiphaneia-character-art.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Epiphaneia horse girl character art from Uma Musume Pretty Derby 5.5th anniversary\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She arrives as a <strong>\u2605\u2605\u2605 [Fate\u2019s Chosen Star] Epiphaneia<\/strong>. Her real-world namesake is one of the most celebrated Japanese thoroughbreds of the 2010s: the actual Epiphaneia won the 2013 Kikka-sh\u014d (Japanese St. Leger) and clocked a track-record time at the <strong>2014 Japan Cup<\/strong>, cementing her legend on Japan\u2019s biggest turf stage. After retiring from racing, the stallion became a hugely successful sire \u2014 and his most famous offspring is Efforia, who swept the 2021 Satsuki Sh\u014d and Tenn\u014dsh\u014d Autumn.<\/p>\n<p>Which makes the 24 August banner genuinely charming: <strong>Efforia arrives at the exact same time, as a new SSR Support Card<\/strong>. Sire and child, reunited in gacha form.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/604WzTEF4is\" title=\"\u300c\u30a6\u30de\u5a18 \u30d7\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\u300d\u3071\u304b\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6TV' #6 5.5\u5468\u5e74\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\uff01\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>\u300cUmamusume Pretty Derby\u300d PakaLive TV&#8217; #6 5.5th Anniversary Special \u2014 via \u3071\u304b\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30d6\u3063!\u300c\u30a6\u30de\u5a18\u516c\u5f0f\u300d on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Epiphaneia\u2019s In-Game Stats and Running Style<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uma-musume-epiphaneia-stats.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Epiphaneia stats card showing Speed 92 Stamina 90 Power 94 Guts 93 Wisdom 81 in Uma Musume Pretty Derby\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her base numbers: <strong>Speed 92 \/ Stamina 90 \/ Power 94 \/ Guts 93 \/ Wisdom 81<\/strong>. She\u2019s a Turf-only specialist (Turf A, Dirt G) who shines at mid-distance and long-distance (both A), with <strong>Front-runner (\u5148\u884c A)<\/strong> as her ideal race tactic \u2014 true to how the real horse raced. For trainers building a long-distance front-runner stable, she slots in naturally alongside existing aces.<\/p>\n<h2>Awakening and Evolution Skills<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uma-musume-epiphaneia-skills.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Epiphaneia awakening and evolution skill breakdown from Uma Musume PakaLive TV broadcast\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her awakening skill fires when the field tightens in the final straight, giving a surge to both her pace and the pace of horses ahead \u2014 a nod to the real Epiphaneia\u2019s explosive finishing charges. On evolution, the skill upgrades to a stronger trigger for races of 2000m or more when she\u2019s sitting in the leading group.<\/p>\n<h2>Also Coming 24 August: Mr. C.B., New Features<\/h2>\n<p>Two new SSR Support Cards drop alongside Epiphaneia: <strong>Efforia<\/strong> (her real-life offspring, as noted above) and <strong>Mister C.B. (\u30df\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30b7\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc)<\/strong>, the 1983 Japanese Triple Crown winner who remains one of the sport\u2019s most storied names. Both should make excellent additions to long-distance training decks.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast also confirmed a trio of quality-of-life updates shipping with the 24 August patch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trainer Ability (\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30ca\u30fc\u30a2\u30d3\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3)<\/strong> \u2014 equippable passive bonuses that improve your training runs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skill Set (\u30b9\u30ad\u30eb\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8)<\/strong> \u2014 save and hot-swap skill configurations to cut down on repetition between sessions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Training Plan Sheet (\u80b2\u6210\u30d7\u30e9\u30f3\u30b7\u30fc\u30c8)<\/strong> \u2014 export and share your training blueprints with other players<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Singapore Uma Musume players can pull on the 5.5th Anniversary Select Gacha on the global app now. The Epiphaneia banner opens tomorrow at 11:00 AM SGT \u2014 check the <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">latest game news here<\/a> for further coverage as the update lands.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (Japanese source) -- not yet covered in English media\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uma Musume: Pretty Derby&#8217;s 5.5th anniversary delivers its biggest act \u2014 Epiphaneia joins as a trainable horse girl from 24 August, alongside new support cards and game features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":8419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[321,1306,103,397],"class_list":["post-8425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-cygames","tag-epiphaneia","tag-gacha","tag-uma-musume"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uma-musume-epiphaneia-character-art.jpg?fit=640%2C359&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2bT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3981,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/uma-musume-spyair-5-5th-anniversary-title-holder\/","url_meta":{"origin":8425,"position":0},"title":"Uma Musume Gets SPYAIR for 5.5th Anniversary \u2014 New Horse Girl Title Holder Revealed","date":"June 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"SPYAIR will write Uma Musume Pretty Derby's 5.5th anniversary song \u2014 announced live at Ariake Arena on June 21 \u2014 alongside the surprise reveal of new horse girl Title Holder.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/uma_spyair_featured.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4004,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/uma-musume-world-tour-la-london-seoul-yokohama\/","url_meta":{"origin":8425,"position":1},"title":"Uma Musume World Tour Heads to LA, London, Seoul, and Yokohama","date":"June 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Uma Musume: Pretty Derby is going global for the first time. 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