In Cookie Run Kingdom, nothing feels quite like showing up on the Hall of Fame leaderboard, especially when your name gets locked into seasonal history as a top player. Most players want that, on top of just getting through the story. That's exactly why this guide ranks every cookie from best to worst, so you always know who's worth running in competitive modes and who'll carry you through the rest of the game.

Updated on May 9, 2026, by Somiya Adrees: There are literally over 170 cookies in this cute Korean strategy mobile game, including the adorable Huntrix. Below, you’ll find all of these cookies ranked in a table (yes, we separated Arena and story-run cookies for you). It’s followed by a best-cookie section that we updated with characters that are ideal for any mode.

best team builds in cookie run kingdom
Best Team Builds in Cookie Run Kingdom

Discover the best team builds in Cookie Run: Kingdom, featuring top cookie combos and meta picks for all battle stages.

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cookie run kingdom best cookies Image via GameRant; Source: Devsisters

Here's a quick summary of the CRK tier list:

Tier Ranking

All PvP Cookies

All PvE Cookies

SS-Tier

Dark Enchantress


Shadow Milk


White Lily (Dawnbringer)


Pure Vanilla (Compassionate)


Silent Salt


Eternal Sugar


Mystic Flour


Hollyberry (Aegis)


Millennial Tree


Venom Dough


Sugar Swan


Timekeeper


Wind Archer


Doughael

Dark Cacao (Dragon Lord)


Golden Cheese (Immortal)


Hollyberry


Pure Vanilla


White Lily


Burning Spice

S-Tier

Marshmallow Bunny


Pom-pom Dough


Cream Ferret


Fire Spirit


Strombringer


Golden Cheese


Burnt Cheese


Rebel


Star Coral


Financier


Moonlight


Elder Faerie


Icicle Yeti


Snapdragon

Pitaya Dragon


Fettuccine


Rockstar


Green Tea Mousse


Sherbet

A-Tier

Dark Cacao


Frost Queen


Camelia


Black Pearl


Capsaicin


Twizzly Gummy


Sea Fairy


Wildberry


Blueberry Pie


Stardust


Salt Cellar


Mold Dough Cookie


Charcoal


Creme Brulee


Prune Juice


Nutmeg Tiger


Shining Glitter

Knight


Dark Choco


Glinda


Vampire


Latte


Captain Caviar


Milky Way


Silver Bell


Peppermint


Parfait


Peach Blossom


Jagae


Manju


Grapefruit


Sugarfly


Rumi


Mira


Zoey

B-Tier

Tea Knight


Pavlova


Ash Salt


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


Chess Choco

Black Sapphire


Wedding Cake


Mercurial Knight


Elphaba


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


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.

dark enchantress cookie build and best toppings in cookie run kingdom Image via Game Rant; Source: Devsisters

Dark Enchantress Cookie is one of the tankiest units in Cookie Run Kingdom right now, and she’s been tearing through combat stages with ease. She’s also been a consistent top-tier Arena pick since the Rushing Fate season and has carried that form right into the current Rewound Glory season.

We have personally tested her in both PvE and PvP runs. While in PvE, she performs smoothly against bosses and mobs, she is super strong in PvP content, particularly when left with cookies like Mold Dough and Venom Dough Cookie.

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 is an OP fragger with pretty crazy damage output and has been part of many top 500 Arena teams over the past several seasons.

best toppings for shadow milk cookie in cookie run kingdom

Shadow Milk Cookie may not be ruling the PvP meta right now, but he’s still an incredibly strong Cookie who has refused to leave the top three Hall of Fame spots for a long 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.

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white lily dawnbringer abilities cookie run kingdom

White Lily’s awakened form is truly strong. 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. In certain PvP builds, she can be used in place of Pure Vanilla Cookie and support the whole team with constant healing, survivability, and tankiness, which the King of the Vanilla Kingdom somewhat lacks.

bets build and toppings for silent salt cookie crk

Being the final Beast Cookie from the Ambush type, Silent Salt has become a solid 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 and can especially replace Eternal Sugar Cookie in Arena decks if you do not have her.

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.

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.

Cookie Run Kingdom Tag Pag Cover Art
Action RPG
Systems
Released
January 21, 2021
ESRB
e
Developer(s)
Devsisters
Publisher(s)
Devsisters
Engine
Unity

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

Genre(s)
Action RPG