Cookie Run Kingdom is a free-to-play RPG with a unique lore, where cookies rule the world known as Earthbread. The game currently features over 160 playable cookies, and each new update expands the story while introducing fresh characters to pull from the gacha. These baked heroes and villains come in different rarities, ranging from Common to Beast, and can be used in both PvE and PvP modes.
To help them win battles, you need to equip your cookies with the right toppings, tarts, and beascuits. Naturally, this can feel overwhelming when deciding where to invest your resources. This guide provides a tier list of best to worst cookies in Cookie Run Kingdom, helping you quickly identify top-tier units that perform well in multiplayer and help you move through other game stages smoothly.
Cookie Run Kingdom Tier List
Along with all the regular types, the rankings below also include the awakened versions of the ancient cookies, as they are highly effective in all battle modes (especially in Kingdom Arena), even if they aren’t always part of the core meta. To keep things simple, SS-tier cookies are the strongest picks for both PvE and PvP. Still, it’s better to focus on the ones specifically highlighted under each category, and the same logic applies to every tier.
Here's a quick summary of the CRK tier list:
|
Tier Ranking |
All PvP Cookies |
All PvE Cookies |
|---|---|---|
|
SS-Tier |
White Lily (Dawnbringer) Pure Vanilla (Compassionate) Doughael Marshmallow Bunny |
Dark Cacao (Dragon Lord) Golden Cheese (Immortal) Hollyberry |
|
S-Tier |
Cream Ferret Rebel Financier Icicle Yeti Snapdragon |
Rockstar Green Tea Mousse |
|
A-Tier |
Camelia Black Pearl Capsaicin Wildberry Blueberry Pie Stardust Charcoal Creme Brulee Nutmeg Tiger Shining Glitter |
Knight Dark Choco Vampire Sherbet Latte Captain Caviar Milky Way Silver Bell Peppermint Parfait Jagae Manju Grapefruit |
|
B-Tier |
Tea Knight Sorbet Smoked Cheese Kouign Amann Caramel Choux Linzer Mango Pudding a la Mode Cloud Haete Space Doughnut Choco Drizzle Menthol Seltzer Black Raisin |
Black Sapphire Mercurial Knight Candy Apple Herb Mozzarella Pinecone Clotted Cream Purple Yam Black Lemonade Frilled Jellyfish Madelein Squid Ink Lime Espresso |
|
C-Tier |
Golden Osmanthus Pomegranate Sparkling Custard Milk Snow Sugar Mint Choco Tarte Tatin Royal Margarine Red Velvet Carol Red Osmanthus Kumiho Rye Cookie Oyster Mala Sauce Schwarzwalder |
Affogato Clover Licorice Macaron Lilac Raspberry Almond Cotton Pumpkin Pie Butter Roll Cocoa Pastry Okchun Werewolf BTS Cookies |
|
D-Tier |
Gingerbrave Poison Mushroom Muscle Angel Princess Cherry Sonic Tails Candy Diver Matcha Chili Pepper Street Urchin |
Carrot Onion Beet Alchemist Devil Strawberry Pancake Adventurer Moon Rabbit Blackberry Gumball Tiger Lily Wizard Olive Prophet Avocado Ninja Fig |
Best Cookies in Cookie Run Kingdom
Below are some of the best SS-tier units to use in CRK. Make sure to max them out and build them with fitting stats to bring out their full strength. They dominate their individual classes, whether it’s ambush, defense, magic, or something else, so you’ll definitely want to pull them and add them to your team.
Shadow Milk Cookie
Shadow Milk is the Beast cookie that has led the meta for the longest time. It’s a magic-type character that takes the middle position in combat and deals massive damage to opponents using its skills based on trickery and deception. The puppets it spawns act as sidekicks, steadily chipping away at enemy HP. After being defeated, Shadow Milk can revive with decent health, making the battlefield even tougher for foes.
White Lily Cookie (Dawnbringer Form)
White Lily’s awakened form was recently released in the Catacombs of Silence update, and it immediately climbed to the top of the meta. She’s a bomber cookie that uses the Grass element for her attacks and stands in the middle row. With her bomber skill set, she can trap enemies in her vines, preventing them from using attacks for a while. She also has solid DPS and can remove negative debuffs from your squad.
Hollyberry Cookie (Aegis Form)
Both versions of Hollyberry are extremely useful in PvE fights; however, for PvP specifically, you’ll want to pick Hollyberry Aegis. She’s a cookie responsible for defense and always leads the group. She's excellent at safeguarding the squad from critical hits, ults, and debuffs. She can even buff friends and make the DMG resistant for a few seconds.
Silent Salt Cookie
Being the final Beast Cookie from the Ambush type, Silent Salt has become a must-have unit for PvP teams (and PvE grounds, too). Its signature Lunar Slash skill can shake the opponent’s lineup with ease. As a vanguard, it targets the cookies with the highest ATK one by one on the enemy side and delivers heavy damage. He's a serious game-changer for your squad.
Eternal Sugar Cookie
There are so many amazing abilities on Eternal Sugar Cookie, but one standout is her power to shackle rivals in the warzone for a bit, making them useless and thus turning her into an exceptional character for every mode. She’s a Bomber type and holds a spot in the middle lane, and her presence in a match can definitely strike fear into the enemy team. Eternal Sugar's an OP fragger with a pretty crazy damage output.
Doughael Cookie
Even as a Super Epic, Doughael has proven to be an incredibly reliable healer in Cookie Run Kingdom. Whether it's blocking attacks from rivals, clearing debuffs, increasing HP, or buffing skills, it handles everything and just does its job too well. This cookie picks one friend and increases their ATK and DEF. If that groupmate gets knocked out, Doughael absorbs those stats and passes them to the next one with even more power. But it falls, it goes out by giving huge buffs and turning its ally into a beast.
- Released
- January 21, 2021
- ESRB
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- Developer(s)
- Devsisters
- Publisher(s)
- Devsisters
- Engine
- Unity
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG