Cookie Run Kingdom character tier list: Best Cookies, from Healer to Magic (2024)

❘ Updated: 2024-12-02T13:16:01

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Cookie Run: Kingdom is filled with tons of characters for you to use in battle – but not all were made to fight equally, so a tier list will help you along the way.

There are currently over 140 different Cookies to get hold of in the popular gacha mobile game, meaning you’ll be hard-pushed to ‘bake ’em all’. As such, it’s important to build an effective team rather than focusing on unlocking every addition in the game. After all, if you want to go far, you’ll need to know whether to prioritize the current spotlight or event Cookies or focus on unlocking a Rare instead of a Legendary.

To save you time and to let you get on with creating an adorable town or flying through the game’s adventure, here are the best Cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom.

Updated on December 2, 2024, to add Camellia Cookie, Red Osmanthus Cookie, and Golden Osmanthus Cookie.

Tier	Cookie
S	Burning Spice, Mystic Flour, Stormbringer, Wind Archer, Stardust, Shining Glitter, Crimson Coral, Elder Faerie, Space Doughnut, Prune Juice, Tarte Tatin, Rockstar, Black Lemonade, Fettuccine, Mozzarella, Linzer, Creme Brulee, Rebel, Peach Blossom, Nutmeg Tiger, Snapdragon, Icicle Yeti, Cream Ferret, Pure Vanilla, Cream Unicorn, Sparkling, Carol, Dark Cacao, Hollyberry, Blueberry Pie, Clotted Cream, Frost Queen, Moonlight, Snow Sugar, Caramel Arrow, Golden Cheese, Sherbet, Black Raisin, Black Pearl, Chili Pepper, Sonic, Captain Caviar, Sea Fairy, Cream Puff, Cotton, Parfait, White Lily, Eclair, Twizzly Gummy, Vampire
A	Pitaya Dragon, Capsican, Peppermint, Burnt Cheese, Silverbell, Butter Roll, Cloud Haetae, Star Coral, Custard Cookie III, Herb, Milky Way, Princess, Schwarzwalder, Tea Knight, Werewolf, Moon Rabbit, Wildberry, Devil, Latte, Licorice, Squid Ink, Adventurer, Cherry Blossom, Sorbet Shark, Alchemist, Cherry, Carrot, Mint Choco, Prophet, Financier
B	Golden Osmanthus (New), Red Osmanthus (New), Camellia (New), Kouign-Amann, Royal Margarine, Frilled Jellyfish, Mercurial Knight, Caramel Choux, Street Urchin, Jung Kook, V, Jimin, j-hope, SUGA, Jin, RM, Mala Sauce, Purple Yam, Red Velvet, Cocoa, Madeleine, Strawberry, Strawberry Crepe, Macaron, Mango, Beet, Ninja, Tails, Affogato, Gumball, Pinecone, Almond, Oyster, Candy Diver
C	Olive, Matcha, Angel, Dark Choco, GingerBrave, Raspberry, Muscle, Crunchy Chip, Kumiho, Avocado, Knight, Milk, Blackberry, Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Wizard, Rye, Pastry, Tiger Lily, Pancake, Poison Mushroom, Clover, Fig, Onion, Pomegranate, Lilac

Three new cookies have arrived in the game as part of the 5.12 update in the form of Camellia Cookie, Red Osmanthus Cookie, and Golden Osmanthus Cookie.

Unfortunately, none of the three are part of the game meta at the moment, all sitting firmly at B-tier in our rankings. Their abilities are powerful and can withhold some early-game combat, but they don’t bring anything new to a team and there are much better options out there than these new additions.

Our tiers explained

S: Cookies in this tier are the best ones to use in the current meta.
A: Although not the strongest cookies, they can still be devastating in multiple scenarios.
B: While these cookies can be overlooked in most situations, they are still capable of doing a decent job.
C: These cookies should be avoided. On top of being ineffective in battle, they also waste resources to train and upgrade.

Best Ambush Cookies

Rebel Cookie
Stardust Cookie
Black Raisin Cookie
Black Pearl Cookie
Vampire Cookie

Best Toppings: Juicy Apple Jelly, Swift Chocolate, Searing Raspberry

Rebel Cookie has massively risen in power since he was released and currently sits as the best Ambush Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom.

Thanks to some well-placed toppings, upgrades, and some tactical crafting, players are able to get to one million power with this fighter, which is unfathomable for most other characters, especially given this is only an epic Cookie.

With fast cooldowns, some incredible skills, and high natural power, if you pull Rebel, you should add him to your team instantly and consider yourself very lucky.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Juicy Apple Jelly

Stardust Cookie is part of the game’s current meta for a reason. Sure, they’re typically a rear assault, which can be tricky, but the damage resist, counters, and overall DPS is worth any sort of investment you’ll need to put into them.

If you’re looking to run a powerful Assault team or Cookie and you don’t have Rebel, then Stardust should be your next choice.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Juicy Apple Jelly

Black Raisin Cookie is a fantastic Ambush Cookie to fight with, sitting at the middle of the battlefield. Despite being introduced back in 2021, she’s constantly receiving updates and powerups, keeping her position as one of the strongest out there.

From the offset, her DPS is extremely strong, making her ideal for guild battles and boss fights. Combine this with the cheap upgrade cost and lack of investment for a high return and you have an affordable and strong Epic Cookie.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond, Searing Raspberry

Acting as the second Legendary Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom, Black Pearl Cookie is a powerful yet tricky addition to your team.

She’s tough to pull considering her Legendary nature, but if you do you’ll have damage resist bypasses that dominate arenas and debuffs that will just destroy most of what’s in your way. She takes a fair bit of investing and leveling up, but it’s well worth it if you’re lucky enough to grab her.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry

Vampire Cookie has the capabilities to be incredibly powerful, especially for an Epic addition. Interestingly though, it’s not the Cookie that brings the power, but rather the candy.

Adding Regenerating health from damage, bleed, and 100% crit chance causes Vampire Cookie to essentially lock onto the enemy and destroy them in just a few hits. For the most power, focus on Toppings, and level him up as much as you can. Then, add him in with the boss fights and watch him go.

Best Bomber Cookies

Black Lemonade Cookie
Captain Caviar
White Lily
Prune Juice
Sea Fairy

Cookie Run Kingdom Black Lemonade Cookie

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond

If Rebel Cookie was the best Assault Cookie, Black Lemonade is the best Bomber. Without any doubt, this Epic character is incredibly powerful and a fantastic addition to any team.

Sure, she’s a niche addition and is pretty situational, but once you’ve honed her toppings, leveled her up and found that niche, you’ll be able to decimate enemies in almost every battle.

Cookie Run Kingdom Captain Caviar Cookie

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate

Added back in 2022, Captain Caviar Cookie has been a beloved addition to teams for years now, and rightly so. He’s a powerful debuffer and ideal for clean kills once the enemy’s defense is down, especially in PvP games.

What really sells Captain Caviar Cookie is his versatility, however. If you want PvP strengths, Exploration domination, or boss kills, this character is the one to choose.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate

White Lily Cookie is a relatively new addition to Cookie Run Kingdom but has quickly cemented herself into the game’s meta. This Ancient is the only bomber of that class and decimates enemies with long-ranged blows along your adventure.

White Lily Cookie thrives in most situations thanks to her restoration and debuff resists along with the general damage from single hits and periodic damage from her Lily Bud. All-in-all, this isn’t an Ancient you want to ignore, regardless of the pull rate.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Searing Raspberry

Prune Juice Cookie is a quick, efficient, and easy-to-upgrade killer. No matter the battle you get into, if you have a high-powered Prune Juice Cookie you’ll dominate before the enemy realizes what’s happened to their team.

Prune Juice Cookie is often considered the Poison King due to his incredible damage and should not be missed.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate

Sea Fairy Cookie isn’t as good as the previously mentioned Bomber Cookies, and has slipped down the meta a little since she was released back in 2021. Nevertheless, she’s still one of the best Bomber Cookies available in the game.

Sea Fairy Cookie is primarily powerful in Master Mode and can be a little niche, but her instant skills and intense damage keep her relevant all these years later.

Best Charge Cookies

Dark Cacao Cookie (Dragon Lord)
Stormbringer Cookie
Pitaya Dragon
Schwarzwalder
Burning Spice Cookie

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond, Searing Raspberry

Dark Cacao Cookie (Dragon Lord) is one of the newest Cookies to join the game, coming in June 2024. Though traditional Dark Cacao has been in the game for years, this is the Awakened version.

Dark Cacao Cookie (Dragon Lord) is a deadly Ancient+ Cookie that basically took the insane power of its original format and doubled it. If you’re looking for a Charge Cookie and are lucky enough to get him, he’s worth adding to your team.

Best Toppings: Juicy Apple Jelly, Searing Raspberry

Stormbringer Cookie is one of the most overpowered additions to the game, dealing tons of damage, transferring that damage between their Inflicting Zap skill, and even pushing enemies backward to stop them from attacking.

Whether it’s powerful attacks, buffs, control abilities, or just general power, Stormbringer Cookie is the one for you.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry

Pitaya Dragon Cookie is a fantastic Charge Cookie to use in almost any situation. They have three phases to their abilities, with the last one enabling them to turn into a dragon and destroy anything in front of them. Combine that with Snapdragon and you’ve got a pairing made in heaven.

The only downside is how tough they are to get hold of, being Dragon. But, if you manage to pull them, they’re perfect.

Best Toppings: Solid Almond, Swift Chocolate

Schwarzwalder Cookie is about as tanky as he looks. This Cookie can not only deal impressive damage, but take it too, making him ideal in any situation.

Add this to his Hammer Shock debuff, removing attack and extra skill damage, with his Howling buff to increase his own attack speed and damage resistance, you have a jack-of-all-trades and a master of all.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond

Burning Spice Cookie is one of the five Beast Cookies available in Cookie Run Kingdom. As such, it’s important to note how tough it is to get hold of him. Though, if you do, you’ll be almost unstoppable in any fight.

If strength and damage are your aim, Burning Spice Cookie is the best decision you could make. With his Tyrant’s Wrath and Fire Pit, players will be able to deal incredible Fire and Explosion damage regularly, all on top of his powerful normal hits.

Best Defense Cookies

Crimson Coral Cookie
Hollyberry Cookie
Elder Faerie Cookie
Fettuccine Cookie
Financier Cookie

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond, Searing Raspberry

Crimson Coral Cookie is undeniably one of the best Tanks you can have in Cookie Run Kingdom, especially when you choose the above toppings, to align with the current meta.

While she’s certainly powerful, players must ensure she’s the only front cookie in the team due to her Coral Armor buff, which will grant damage resist on all your allies. Combine these, and you’ve got an unstoppable wall between your allies and the enemy.

Best Toppings: Solid Almond, Swift Chocolate

Acting as one of the five Ancient Heroes, Hollyberry is by no means easy to pull, but if you do, you’ll never change her out. She’s undeniably one of the strongest Cookies, and therefore most powerful Defence Cookies in the game.

Her lack of overall power may be misleading, but her defense is ridiculously high, especially if you use a great Beascuit and upgrade her as much as possible.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond

Elder Faerie Cookie is fantastically versatile, fending off attacks with high Defence and HP. Though, unlike Hollyberry, Elder Faerie Cookie has pretty impressive power and punch if you use the best Toppings and Beascuit.

To excel with this Cookie, level him up every chance you get and prioritize his Toppings. Once you do that, you’ll have a brilliant Defence.

Best Healing Cookies

Mystic Flour Cookie
Sparkling Cookie
Carol Cookie
Cream Unicorn Cookie
Rockstar Cookie

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate

Mystic Flour Cookie is one of the newest cookies to join the game, being added back in May 2024. As soon as she was, however, she rose up the Healing ranks, quickly cementing herself in the S-tier.

Mystic Flour Cookie is so good, if there was an S+ tier she’d be undeniably placed in there. Through her intense skills, powerful stats, and damaging abilities, Mystic Flour Cookie can handle pretty much anything thrown at her. Players who pull Mystic Flour Cookie should add this Beast to their team immediately.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate

Not many launch Cookies have retained their power throughout the game’s history, but Sparkling Cookie isn’t one of those. This Epic addition is a fantastic healer that’s renowned for its zero-to-hero build design.

Players who pull Sparkling Cookie may notice a pretty low power at the beginning, but once you promote him, level him up, and place the best toppings, you’ll soon see just how strong this simple character can really be.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond

Combining her healing with buffs, Carol Cookie is a powerful addition to any team. During battle, she’ll restore tons of health while also increasing their critical chance and critical damage. So not only will you’re team be safe, but they’ll also be stronger.

On top of this, being an Epic cookie, players are able to pull her much easier than the likes of Mystic Flour Cookie – making her an ideal focus for any battle.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Juicy Apple Jelly

Whether it’s their deadly Magic Candy Skill that both burns enemies and heals allies for a portion of that damage or their Midsummer Night’s Dream healing skill, Cream Unicorn Cookie is wonderfully powerful and an asset to any team as a healer.

Similar to Carol Cookie or Sparkling, these Epics aren’t as tricky to pull as a Beast like Mystic Flour Cookie, so if you manage to pull Cream Unicorn, add them immediately.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Juicy Apple Jelly, Solid Almond

Healing is great in a game like Cookie Run Kingdom, but for a Healing Cookie to really shine they need to bring something more to the plate. For Rockstar Cookie this comes in the form of a powerful buff, to improve crit chance.

As such, any team you’re using that relies on criticals will thrive with Rockstar Cookie. If not, well this one’s a great healer in general, so it’s never a bad idea to add him.

Best Magic Cookies

Clotted Cream Cookie
Mozzarella Cookie
Shining Glitter Cookie
Snow Sugar Cookie
Frost Queen Cookie

Best Toppings: Solid Almond, Swift Chocolate, Searing Raspberry

Despite being trickier to pull given his Super Epic status, Clotted Cream Cookie is a fantastic Magical addition to your team.

Most notable is his ability to take down single enemies with ease, all while dealing damage to the next to quickly take down a team in succession. Clotted Cream Cookie thrives in the arena thanks to his control skills, and is a fantastic addition to your battles.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate

Slowing down enemies, reducing their attacks and movement speed, and a high attack stat all come together to make Mozzarella Cookie a Magic Cookie worth adding to your team.

Her skills, abilities, and overall power are impressive, especially when compared to other similar Magic Cookies. Combine that with her Epic nature and you’ve got a match made in Cookie Heaven – if you can get her.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Juicy Apple Jelly, Swift Chocolate

It’s worth noting that Shining Glitter Cookie is a one trick…Cookie. She’s perfect for PvE battles, including Boss fights. However, for PvP many players struggle.

Despite this, when she’s fighting PvE enemies, she’s a powerhouse, capable of holding the team together fast into the adventure.

Snow Sugar Cookie pull in Cookie Run Kingdom

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Searing Raspberry

As inferred by their name, Snow Sugar Cookie focuses on dealing Ice and Frost damage to enemies, while also debuffing them at the same time.

However, the Frozen debuff or powerful attacks aren’t what set Snow Sugar Cookie apart from the other Magic fighters. What does, is their Help Me, Snow King Magic Candy skill which turns them immune to attack speed changes, and destroys any currently frozen target, as well as granting an HP SHield to absorb some damage.

Magic cookies are often glass cannons, but that added HP Shield protects Snow Sugar Cookie and makes them a worthy addition to a team.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond

As a Legendary, it’s easy to assume Frost Queen Cookie is going to be instantly powerful. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. However, that doesn’t mean she’s not unbelievably powerful in any battle, if you build her correctly.

Using the above toppings, leveling her up, and focusing on adding the best Beascuits (Searing Raspberry) will bring her power over half a million and keep her relatively resilient, which is perfect for a Magic Cookie. Invest in this Cookie and you’ll have a Legendary worthy of her rarity.

Best Ranged Cookies

Twizzly Gummy Cookie
Golden Cheese Cookie
Creme Brulee Cookie
Sherbet Cookie
Caramel Arrow Cookie

Best Toppings: Juicy Apple Jelly, Solid Almond, Swift Chocolate

Twizzly Gummy Cookie is arguably the best Ranged Cookie available in Cookie Run Kingdom right now. That power is primarily owed to her fantastic skills, Twizzle Beam and Blast From the Future. On top of the speedy cooldowns, these both deal an unreal amount of damage, while also increasing crit damage and casting Zap on the enemy team.

The combination of powerful attacks, debuffs, and an overall high power places Twizzly Gummy Cookie right at the top of the meta.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Swift Chocolate

Before diving into why Golden Cheese Cookie is great, it’s worth mentioning that they’re of Ancient rarity, so not only is she extremely tricky to pull, but she also has the power to make pulling her worth it.

Nevertheless, what really makes Golden Cheese Cookie worth it is her versatility. If you want immense damage, protection, and buffs to your allies then this is the Cookie for you. She can deal incredible damage to enemies, shield allies, absorb damage, and grant Knockback immunity, all while removing enemy buffs and dealing explosion damage. If you pull Golden Cheese Cookie, there’s no reason to ignore her.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry

Often referred to as a life changer among players, Creme Brulee Cookie is a fantastic Ranged Cookie that’s perfect for higher-level PvE battles but can also hold his own in tricky PvP fights too, provided you’ve leveled him and given him a little protection.

Thanks to his high power, incredible attack, and vital skills, Creme Brulee Cookie is often considered one of the best Epic Cookies in the game, so it stands to reason he’s one of the best Ranged fighters too.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Solid Almond

Sherbet Cookie is a solid Super Epic Ranged Cookie. He’s powerful, has some extremely strong attacks that regenerate extremely fast, and his skills keep that damage stacking, with the ability to cause enemies to become Frozen on top of all that.

Sure, he’s not living up to the status of Golden Cheese Cookie, but as an easier addition to pull, players will be lucky to add Sherbet Cookie to their team.

Best Toppings: Searing Raspberry, Solid Almond

Caramel Arrow Cookie is a powerhouse in both PvE battles and Guild fights. However, when it comes to PvE, she’s arguably one of the most broken Cookies in the game.

Thanks to her deadly attacks, ability to target multiple enemies, and Arrow Mark Skill, she’s able to deal over 300,000 damage to an enemy if you plan it carefully. Combine this with the immunity to debuffs during that skill’s duration, and it’s easy to see why she’s so brilliant.

Best Support Cookies

Cream Ferret Cookie
Snapdragon Cookie
Peach Blossom Cookie
Linzer Cookie
Cream Puff Cookie

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate

A great Support Cookie needs to do more than just buff your allies, they need to offer something others don’t and fill any gaps in your team. If your gap is healing, then Cream Ferret Cookie is your next favorite ally.

Along with buffing critical damage, critical chance, and damage resistance, Cream Ferret Cookie has the ability to turn into a ferret form and heal the entire team for 55% of their attack. Combine this with the Fuzzy Scarf skill and your team will be all the better for their addition.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate

As soon as Snapdragon Cookie joined Cookie Run Kingdom back in 2023 they were cemented into the meta. Sure, this Special pull is by no means easy to get hold of, but if you’re lucky enough to get hold of them you’ll be able to witness their insane attack and defense stats, as well as their fantastic skills.

Using Arcane Blossom, Snapdragon Cookie does what Cream Ferret Cookie thrives in, healing and buffing at the same time. So, when you have healing, buffs, attacks, defense, and great power, there’s really no reason why you should pass up on Snapdragon Cookie.

Best Toppings: Swift Chocolate, Searing Raspberry, Solid Almond

If you thought Snapdragon and Cream Ferret were great healers, then you’re in for a treat, as Peach Blossom Cookie does all that but for the price of an Epic pull.

Thanks to its Heavenly Fruit and Unripe Peach Bao, Peach Blossom Cookie manages to promote versatility within the Support type. Sure, they’re not as powerful as the other Specials, but considering the easy time you’ll have pulling them, they’re an ideal addition.

Best Toppings: Bouncy Caramel, Solid Almond

Now it bears mentioning, Linzer Cookie has not been added to this list because they’re a writer (it did help though) but because they’re extremely powerful. Unlike the healing and support from the previous Cookies, Linzer focuses on debuffing enemies as their support while also helping your hard hitters deal more damage and AoE effects.

Debuffs are perfect if you have other powerful Cookies on your team. So if you’ve got an S-tier team and are looking for the final touch, Linzer is that.

Best Toppings: Juicy Apple Jelly, Swift Chocolate

When initially added, Cream Puff Cookie was widely considered the worst Epic Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom. However, back in 2023, she was given a massive buff, placing her now firmly in the meta.

Thanks to the addition of her Magic Candy, Cream Puff Cookie now grants attack buffs corresponding to her own crit% along with the vital Stun Imunity she casts onto your allies. If you invest in this Cookie, you’ll quickly realize why she made such a massive jump in power.

Naturally, who you choose in battle is up to you, and each Cookie does hold its own (mostly). However, if you’re looking for the best way to get past a tricky mission, check out how to beat the Raspberry boss, or take a look at all you need to know about the game’s many Toppings or the latest promo codes.

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