Cookie Run: Kingdom PvE Tier List (April 2023)

Cookie Run: Kingdom's PvE side is often seen as less intense than the Kingdom Arena, but the newer stages in World Exploration, new bosses in Guild Battle, and whole new game modes like Cookie Alliance are slowly changing that narrative. This creates a whole new meta in the game, separate from that of the PvP side, with its own top choices.

Read on to find out who are the best investments for your PvE needs in today's Cookie Run: Kingdom.

Every Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom ranked (For PvE) (April 2023)

SS Tier

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The SS tier is reserved for Cookies who should be the top priority for Cookie Run: Kingdomplayers currently, in terms of either pulling for them at the Gacha or investing in them extensively. These Cookies have a wide range of use cases and can anchor several different kinds of teams for your varied PvE requirements.

Pure Vanilla Cookie
Hollyberry Cookie
Milky Way Cookie
Wildberry Cookie
Schwarzwalder
Eclair Cookie
Captain Caviar Cookie
Cotton Cookie

S Tier

The S tier is a very small step down from the SS tier as the Cookies here would also make for some excellent investments in their respective categories, with the only caveat being that if given a choice, players should go with an SS tier Cookie over an S tier one. That being said, any team with the following Cookies holding down the fort will get you through almost any Cookie Run: Kingdom situation:

Moonlight Cookie
Stardust Cookie
Sherbet Cookie
Frost Queen Cookie
Black Pearl Cookie
Sea Fairy Cookie
Squid Ink Cookie
Space Donut
Dark Cacao Cookie
Cream Puff Cookie
Prune Juice Cookie
Pinecone Cookie
BTS Cookie

A Tier

This is where Cookies tend to be rather situational, in the sense that most of these Cookies are the perfect fit for particular Cookie Run: Kingdom levels or game modes but almost worthless outside of those situations. Investing heavily in these Cookies should only be considered by players with excess resources looking to experiment. New players looking to get through specific levels should invest sparingly.

Capsaicin Cookie
Mala Sauce Cookie
Purple Yam Cookie
Madeiline Cookie
Kouign Amann Cookie
Crunchy Chip Cookie
Financier Cookie
Werewolf Cookie
Espresso Cookie
Latter Cookie
Licorice Cookie
Oyster Cookie
Macaron Cookie
Clotted Cream Cookie

B Tier

The B tier is where Cookies are heavily situational, with most of them being outdated for the current meta in both PvE and PvP and only worth investing in if players feel they need a specific aspect of their ability to clear a particular level. A bare minimum investment is advised, if necessary. For example, Dark Choco Cookie is almost entirely removed from the Cookie Run: Kingdom mainstream, but he is important to clear 13-30 in World Exploration.

Dark Choco Cookie
Herb Cookie
Cream Unicorn Cookie
Carol Cookie
Parfait Cookie
Raspberry Cookie
Sparkling Cookie
Almond Cookie
Pumpkin Pie Cookie
Rye Cookie
Poison Mushroom Cookie
Sorbet Shark Cookie
Vampire Cookie

C Tier

This is where Cookies, who players should avoid investing in, start figuring into the list, as most of these are unlikely to provide any significant value across Cookie Run: Kingdom.

A big reason why these Cookies have been kicked so low on the list is that most of these characters have better alternatives, so even if a specific Cookie Run: Kingdom situation were to demand their presence, there are other better choices for players to consider.

Milk Cookie
Kumiho Cookie
Strawberry Crepe Cookie
Cocoa Cookie
Caramel Arrow Cookie
Black Raisin Cookie
Blueberry Pie Cookie
Cherry Blossom Cookie
Mango Cookie
Affogato Cookie
Twizzly Gummy Cookie
Prophet Cookie

D Tier

These are the only Cookies who can be considered bad investments outright, given that they all put up numbers quite far below what would even be considered average in Cookie Run: Kingdom.

New players in particular, should take great care to avoid investing in any of these Cookies, as they might be the first few you pull at the Gacha, but investing in them would seriously derail the pace of your CRK journey.