Worth the hype? Royal Margarine in Cookie Run: Kingdom

Royal Margarine has unexpectedly stolen the spotlight from Pitaya Dragon, with the Ambush Cookie becoming the central topic of conversation in the Cookie Run: Kingdom community since the update's release on Thursday, May 18. There are a variety of factors contributing to this interest, a major one being his particular aptitude for Guild Boss Battle.

Read on to learn how well his on-paper stats translate into performance in various Cookie Run: Kingdom game modes and if he should be your next big investment.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the author's views.

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Royal Margarine Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom: All you need to know

First, let's go over the numbers for a maxed-out Royal Margarine: (Lv. 75 Cookie and Skill Lvl., Full Searing Raspberry build, 5 Star Promotion)

• HP: 260,732
• ATK: 74,634
• DEF: 92,569
• CRIT%: 15.41%
• Overall Power: 338,421

The numbers for his "Buttercream Blast" skill are also provided below: (Lv. 75)

• Buttercream Blast DMG: 55.9% per hit
• Buttercream Blast Poison DMG: 23.0% (Cookies), 40.2% (Others) every 10 sec for 1 sec
• Targets' ATK: -5.0% (Cookies), -15.0% (Others) for 10 sec; stacks up to x3
• Targets' DEF: -7.0% (Cookies), -13.5% (Others) for 10 sec; stacks up to x3
• Amplified Debuffs: +25.0% for 10 sec; stacks up to x1
• Wyvern Swoop DMG: 269.0% + 70.0% per each periodic damage effect on target; stacks up to 350.0%

Both sets of numbers outline a formidable DPS Cookie, but as is often the case with Cookie Run: Kingdom, individual numbers don't paint the full picture. Each character has to fulfill a specific role in a 5-person team. That seems to be the case for Royal Margarine as well, at least in the current Kingdom Arena meta.

His pairings with Latte and Prune Juice have been a big point of discussion. Both teams do make a lot of sense on paper, but when put to the test against a large collection of high-ranked teams in Cookie Run: Kingdom PvP, they, more often than not, fail to hold their own.

The picture is much more favorable when the dragon rider is used in the PvE side of Cookie Run: Kingdom, with the much-discussed Guild Battle possibilities bearing fruit, particularly against the Red Velvet Dragon. His performance in World Exploration is also solid, with many possible use-cases.

All things considered, Royal Margarine is quite a long way away from being a "must-build," at least in the current Arena meta. That said, if players feel comfortable investing in a character solely for Guild Battle and have the excess resources to commit, they shouldn't hesitate to do the same.

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