What are Group Cards and How Do They Work?
Group Support Cards are a type of support card introduced in Part 4 of the 1st Anniversary Celebration, debuting with the Team Sirius Support Card acquired through completing Main Story Act 1 Finale Part 1.
Group Support Cards function similarly to 
Pal Support Cards, where clicking on the card during a training unlocks the ability to recreate using a series of special recreations with the featured character. With Group Support Cards, each of the featured characters receives 1 recreation event plus 1-2 special recreations which are unlocked when all the character recreations are used. This means you can choose which recreation to use depending on which fits your current needs within a career. Completing the final special recreation will reward you the gold skill of the card and the Pure Passion Status effect.
WARNING
Group Cards such as Team Sirius or The Throne's Assemblage prevent the usage of the featured Umas both as a trainee and support card. However, every Group Card also has specific training scenarios where they are restricted.
Group Support Cards also provide a special Status Effect called "Pure Passion." When this status is active, the Support Card can trigger Friendship Training on any Training facility they appear on and provides immunity from Night Owl and Slacker. There are multiple ways to activate the Pure Passion Status Effect:
- Unlocking the ability to recreate with the card (Guaranteed)
- Completing the final recreation (Guaranteed)
- (NEW!) Clicking on 1 of the 3 choices from the event shown below after clicking on the card during training. The event is not guaranteed to show up but the status will always be granted and is repeatable
The Pure Passion Status Effect does not last forever. The Status Effect lasts roughly 3 turns after obtaining it.
INFO
Cygames has pushed 2nd Anniversary early! Meaning that the Pure Passion Status Effect is much more reliable to activate through the event and is more likely to last longer than 3 turns
The Throne's Assemblage
The Throne's Assemblage is a Group Support Card offering a consistent 2 Skill Point Bonus across all levels, Friendship Bonus scaling from 25% to 35%, and Speed Bonus unlocking at Lv35. Race Bonus reaches 10% at Lv50, supported by 5% Training Effectiveness. This means that the card provides a consistently high output in both stats and skill points, making it a consideration in your deck for the remaining Trackblazer CMs. It is not recommended to use this card below full Limit Break. Due to this and its relatively short lifespan for making CM aces, most players will be looking to borrow this card.
The card's Gold Skill, 
Photon Slash, is the Gold version of Medium Corners, providing Target Speed on a random corner on a Medium distance race.
WARNING
As with all Support Cards, it is not possible to use them when training the Umas represented in the card. In the case of Group Support Cards, you cannot use it with any of the Umas represented on the card. For Throne, this means you cannot use the card when training with Symboli Rudolf or Tokai Teio. It is also not possible to use Throne with Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, though she does not come out for a few more scenarios as of the time of writing.
Recreation Outcomes
Each group member's recreation events are presented here at Level 50 (Max Limit Break):
| Member | Event | Rewards |
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| Symboli Rudolf | #Studenting |
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| Tokai Teio | Emperor's pride. |
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| Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi | A Leisurely Stroll for Two |
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| The Throne's Assemblage | I Wanna be Just Like Prez! |
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| The Throne's Assemblage | I Want to be Just Like President Rudolf! |
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Fighting Spirit
Wit +36
Prudent Positioning
Speed +24
Nakayama Racecourse ○When to Trigger Pure Passion
Since the Pure Passion status can only be guaranteed when taking the last outing with The Throne's Assemblage, it is best to time this to align with Summer trainings, leaving free turns before the start of Summer. In Classic Year, before Early July, there is a string of G1 races: NHK Mile Cup, Japanese Derby, Yasuda Kinen, and the Takarazuka Kinen. Chaining four races going into Summer risks bad Mood and low Energy.
Therefore, the proposed schedule is to race the Takarazuka Kinen in Classic Year and the Yasuda Kinen in Senior Year, activating Pure Passion in Senior Year Late June to get the full 3 turns of the effect during Senior Year summer trainings.
TIP
The Spring Senior Triple Crown epithet does not actually need to be strictly composed of races in the Senior Year. Hence, we are not losing the epithet by taking the proposed schedule.
Proposed Triple Crown Throne Schedule
Example Decks
The Throne's Assemblage can be used as a flex card in typical Trackblazer decks. The goal remains to reach the desired stats, maintain a high Race Bonus, and acquire needed Gold Skills.
Team Sirius
Team Sirius is a Group Support Card featuring Mejiro McQueen, Rice Shower, Winning Ticket, Narita Brian, Silence Suzuka and Special Week. The card can be obtained by completing Main Story Act 1 Finale Part 1 and subsequent copies can be bought from the Club Point Exchange Shop for 100/900/2000/3000 Club Points for each copy (total 6000 Club Points to MLB).
At Lv50 (MLB), the card provides 15% Friendship Bonus, 20% Mood Effect, 5% Race Bonus and the Unique Effect is 10% Training Effectiveness at 80 Bond or Higher. The card's Gold Skill, 
Best in Japan, is a non-inheritable (similar to 
Runaway) Gold Skill that provides target speed anywhere on the final corner on a Long distance race.
Despite the Gold Skill only seeing use for a singular Trackblazer CM, Team Sirius is a reasonable budget option for those who can slot in the card without going below 50% Race Bonus. However, the Trackblazer gameplay loop of constant racing limits this card's potential, as finding turns for all 7 recreations is difficult and the randomness of Pure Passion risks wasting Friendship Trainings on G1 race turns.
WARNING
As with all Support Cards, it is not possible to use them when training the Umas represented in the card. For Team Sirius, the card is restricted in Unity Cup and the upcoming Grand Live Scenario due to Rice Shower and Silence Suzuka being scenario links in those scenarios respectively.
Recreation Outcomes
Each group member's recreation events are presented here at Level 50 (Max Limit Break):
| Member | Event | Rewards |
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| Mejiro McQueen | I Shall Have the Last Laugh |
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| Rice Shower | The Secret to Her Success |
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| Winning Ticket | Common Threads, Dream Entwined |
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| Narita Brian | It's Tough Being a Little Sister |
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| Silence Suzuka | The Scenery that Lies Beyond |
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| Special Week | I Want to Share My Dream |
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| Team Sirius | The Meaning of Support |
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Stamina +12
Guts +12
Target in Sight
Power +18Secret Interaction with Team Sirius' Gold Skill
Besides acting as a Long distance late race velocity skill, Best in Japan also has a secret interaction that can get you a FREE uma! For those who want to figure it out on their own, here's a hint: Special Week must win a special race with the skill "inspired" to her. For those who want the answer, they can either look forward to a guide in the near future or click the spoiler below.
Spoiler!!!
On the Arima Kinen race of Main Story Act 1 Finale Part 2, you are forced to run the race as Special Week (you do NOT have to own Special Week!) However, you are required to select an "inspiration" or veteran uma for Special Week. If you select a veteran uma with Best in Japan, you will win the race and receive Commander Special Week after viewing the newly unlocked episode.