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.

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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

Shadow Milk


Hollyberry (Aegis)


White Lily (Dawnbringer)


Pure Vanilla (Compassionate)


Silent Salt


Eternal Sugar


Mystic Flour


Doughael


Fire Spirit


Wind Archer


Marshmallow Bunny

Dark Cacao (Dragon Lord)


Golden Cheese (Immortal)


Hollyberry


Pure Vanilla


White Lily


Burning Spice

S-Tier

Cream Ferret


Strombringer


Golden Cheese


Burnt Cheese


Sea Fairy


Rebel


Star Coral


Financier


Moonlight


Elder Faerie


Icicle Yeti


Snapdragon

Pitaya Dragon


Fettuccine


Rockstar


Green Tea Mousse

A-Tier

Dark Cacao


Frost Queen


Camelia


Black Pearl


Capsaicin


Twizzly Gummy


Wildberry


Blueberry Pie


Stardust


Salt Cellar


Charcoal


Creme Brulee


Prune Juice


Nutmeg Tiger


Shining Glitter

Knight


Dark Choco


Vampire


Sherbet


Latte


Captain Caviar


Milky Way


Silver Bell


Peppermint


Parfait


Peach Blossom


Jagae


Manju


Grapefruit


Sugarfly

B-Tier

Tea Knight


Pavlova


Caramel Arrow


Sorbet


Smoked Cheese


Kouign Amann


Caramel Choux


Linzer


Mango


Pudding a la Mode


Cloud Haete


Black Forest


Space Doughnut


Cream Puff


Choco Drizzle


Menthol


Seltzer


Black Raisin

Black Sapphire


Wedding Cake


Mercurial Knight


Candy Apple


Herb


Eclair


Mozzarella


Pinecone


Clotted Cream


Purple Yam


Black Lemonade


Frilled Jellyfish


Madelein


Squid Ink


Agar Agar


Lime


Cream Soda


Lemon


Espresso

C-Tier

Golden Osmanthus


Pomegranate


Sparkling


Cream Unicorn


Custard


Milk


Snow Sugar


Mint Choco


Tarte Tatin


Crunchy Chip


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 Blossom


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

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.

best toppings for shadow milk cookie in cookie run kingdom

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 dawnbringer abilities cookie run kingdom

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 Awakened Best Build in Cookie Run Kingdom

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.

bets build and toppings for silent salt cookie crk

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.

best toppings for eternal sugar cookie in cookie run kingdom

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 abilities in cookie run kingdom

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.

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Released
January 21, 2021
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