{
  "slug": "gacha-system",
  "game": "umamusume-pretty-derby",
  "url": "https://gachawiki.com/umamusume-pretty-derby/wiki/gacha-system",
  "markdownUrl": "https://gachawiki.com/umamusume-pretty-derby/wiki/gacha-system.md",
  "type": "game-wiki",
  "title": "Gacha system",
  "description": "Umamusume's two parallel gachas in detail. Character and support card rates at 3%, Carat costs, the 200-point exchange ceiling on each track, and why support cards are the real budget.",
  "aliases": [
    "umamusume gacha",
    "uma pity",
    "support card gacha"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "mechanics"
  ],
  "verification": "verified",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-09",
  "lastVerified": "2026-07-09",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Gacha rates and exchange point rules (secondary documentation of in-game disclosure)",
      "url": "https://game8.co/games/Umamusume-Pretty-Derby/archives/538219",
      "publisher": "Game8",
      "accessed": "2026-07-09",
      "note": "Mirrors the in-game gacha Details screen for the global version."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "umamusume-pretty-derby/release-history",
    "spark",
    "dupe-system",
    "granblue-fantasy/cerulean-sparks"
  ],
  "markdown": "Umamusume: Pretty Derby runs two parallel gachas, and competitive play needs both: the character gacha for trainable umamusume and the support card gacha for the cards that define every training run. Pulls cost 150 Carats (called Jewels in Japan) on either track. [[1]](#ref-1)\n\n## Rates, both tracks\n\n| Parameter | Character gacha | Support card gacha |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Top rarity | 3% (3-star character) | 3% (SSR card) |\n| Featured rate-up | typically 0.75% | typically 0.75% |\n| Cost per pull | 150 Carats | 150 Carats |\n| Exchange ceiling | 200 points | 200 points |\n\nThere is no escalation and no hard pity below the ceiling; the featured share is a fractional [rate-up](/wiki/rate-up) with no loss protection. [[1]](#ref-1)\n\n## The 200-point exchange\n\nEach pull grants one exchange point on its own track. At 200 points, the featured 3-star character or SSR card can be exchanged outright, a ceiling of 30,000 Carats per target. Points are per banner: they expire when the banner ends (expired limited-banner points convert to Clovers, a minor shop currency). [[1]](#ref-1) The design is Cygames' own [spark](/wiki/spark) convention at two-thirds the original 300-draw price; the lineage runs through [Granblue Fantasy](/granblue-fantasy/wiki/cerulean-sparks).\n\n## Why support cards are the real budget\n\nThe dual-track structure roughly doubles the spending surface, and the deeper sink is on the card side: support cards scale steeply with limit breaks, which consume duplicate copies, up to four per card. A single copy of a strong SSR card is a fraction of its potential; a fully limit-broken one can require five copies, or 1,000 pulls through the ceiling in the worst case. Characters, by contrast, are competitive at one copy. Budget accordingly, and see [dupe system](/wiki/dupe-system) for how this pattern compares across games.",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"
  }
}