If you're building your squad in the idle mobile RPG Cookie Run: Crumble, knowing which units perform best can save you plenty of resources. Pocket Tactics published its complete Cookie Run Crumble tier list July 2026 rankings, sorting every available dessert fighter from SS-tier down to B-tier to help players assemble a stronger team.

Character effectiveness varies across the game's roster, with top-tier fighters offering superior utility for your idle team compositions. Here is how the character rankings break down:

  • SS-Tier: Cream Soda Cookie, Dark Choco Cookie, Espresso Cookie, Ion Cookie Robot, Milk Cookie's Crunchy Strong Pediatrician, Milky Way Cookie, Pomegranate Cookie, Scorpion Cookie, Toothpaste Cookie, Vampire Cookie, Wind Archer Cookie
  • S-Tier: Alchemist Cookie, Blackberry Cookie, Dr. Bones Cookie, Dr. Wasabi Cookie, Herb Cookie, Lemon Cookie, Licorice Cookie, Lilac Cookie, Lime Cookie, Macaron Cookie, Orange Cookie, Pancake Cookie, Peach Cookie, Popcorn Cookie, Rockstar Cookie, Rye Cookie, Space Doughnut, Tiger Lily Cookie, Witchberry Cookie
  • A-Tier: Bear Jelly Worker, Cheesecake Cookie, Cherry Cookie, Cocoa Cookie, Cream Puff Cookie, Madeleine Cookie, Melon Soda Cookie, Nameless Cake Hound, Oven Wanderer Cookie, Poison Mushroom Cookie, Schwarzwälder, Skating Queen Cookie, Space Doughnut's Royal Excellence, Strawberry Crepe Cookie, Strawberry Shortcake Cookie, Twizzly Gummy Cookie
  • B-Tier: Adventurer Cookie, Angel Cookie, Berry Yogurt Cookie, Blueberry Bird, Cheerleader Cookie, Coffee Cookie, Dark Cherry Cookie, Devil Cookie, GingerBrave, GingerBright, Grapevine Cookie, Gumball Cookie, Knight Cookie, Muscle Cookie, Ninja Cookie, Onion Cookie, Princess Cookie, Red Pepper Cookie, Skater Cookie, Strawberry Cookie, Sugar Gnome, Wizard Cookie, Zombie Cookie

How to Unlock and Upgrade Characters

Expanding your roster requires progressing through the early stages of the game. Follow these steps to start pulling for new dessert fighters:

  1. Play through the stages until you reach level 1-5.
  2. Unlock the gacha menu.
  3. Spend your cookie cutters or gems to pull one, ten, or thirty times at once.
  4. Collect new characters or duplicate units, which can be used to upgrade your existing fighters.

Players can also level up the cookie gacha to target specific banners, such as those for Milky Way Cookie or Oven Wanderer Cookie, making it easier to acquire SSR-rarity characters.