Standing at the front line of any battle in Cookie Run: Kingdom, the Defense Cookies are vital to your success. However, there are currently several very different characters to choose from so finding the best and the right one for you can be a bit of a challenge.
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Nevertheless, for the Defense Cookies, it does come in a rarity hierarchy in the sense that the Ancients are much better than the commons, and even the epics seem to be a world away from the rares. Each of these Cookies will hold their own and be relatively useful in battle, so it's just a case of finding the right character to succeed in PVP and PVE for as long as you play the game.
Updated on June 7, 2023 by Rena Darling: Defense cookies remain the heart and soul of the typical party makeup and can protect the more powerful yet vulnerable cookies within your ranks. With the addition of defense cookies with more unique abilities, such as the ability to heal other players based off their attack power, you're given both the tools and room to experiment with your party. Whether you decide that you’re going to make a defense-forward build, or a party that’s more focused on quickly draining the opponent's HP as quick as you can, the possibilities have become even more endless. At the end of the day, as long as the build works for you, that’s all that matters.
11 Knight Cookie
As one of the two rare Defense Cookies in the game, it's easy to grab onto Knight Cookie and use him as much as you can. After all, what says good defense like a powerful-looking knight in full-plate armor?
Knight Cookie can definitely hold his own. He has some good stats and a great skill that will help out any party. However, this aid and protection will only last so long. The real rare Cookie you want to be looking for is the Avocado Cookie.
10 Avocado Cookie
Avocado Cookie is the best rare Defense Cookie you can get in Cookie Run: Kingdom. If you haven't been lucky enough to acquire an epic grade Defense Cookie then this awesome girl is the next best thing.
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She has some pretty impressive stats, a wonderful personality, and an incredibly useful skill that puts the likes of Strawberry and Knight Cookie to shame. Her skill has the capabilities of both an AOE and a buff to the member of the party with the highest attack power, all with a nice 12-second cooldown. Avocado Cookie is ideal for the early game before you get into the epic Cookies.
9 Kouign-Amann Cookie
The Crème Knights are a school of proud and noble knights-in-training thanks to being under the tutelage of Kouign-Amann Cookie (pronounced Queen-Amann). As the school's de facto leader, she remains an example of power, grace, and cuteness to all other students, even outside the Crème Knights Academy.
In Battle, Kouign-Amann focuses on quick attacks, boosting the attack speed of herself and two of your faster cookies in your party. What she lacks in outright tanking ability, she compensates for it by boosting speed and damage output, making her closer to a charge cookie than a defense cookie.
8 Madeleine Cookie
When it comes to Madeleine Cookie, it's really all about if you manage to get him or not. He's a good epic Defense Cookie, but not one of the best. That being said, if you get him before any of the other epic Defense Cookies then by all means stick him in your party — he's a world better than any of the rares.
Madeleine Cookie is well-known for his huge hit-points and impressive defense stat, but his skill itself is what really makes him worth having as your first epic Cookie. Essentially, this Cookie's skill will increase the damage he can deal by 108 percent (increasing by 1.45 percent every time you level him up). He'll also be immune to debuffs for ten seconds, something that could keep your party fighting for another day.
7 Milk Cookie
It's worth mentioning that, for a long time, Milk Cookie was seen as one of the best tanks in the game. However, after recent updates, he's unfortunately dropped down in the rankings. That being said, he's still a fantastic choice if you get him before any other epic Defense Cookie.
Milk Cookie's initial fame comes from the fact that he's an incredible tank in both PVP and PVE. He has brilliant stats and a skill that can both cause AOE damage and uses 'taunt', which ends up protecting the other members of your party. His skill alone is the reason why Milk Cookie is well worth having in your party, even if it's just until you get some more powerful Cookies.
6 Financier Cookie
Financier Cookie’s stoic personality hides a cookie who is loyal until the end for any ally on her side, but none more so than her charge, Clotted Cream Cookie. Once in battle, she’ll pick a party member with the strongest attack to cast her shield on providing bonus protection, which provides resistance to attack, damage, and critical hits.
However, if Clotted Cream Cookies is on your field, then he gets the bonus of receiving healing from Financier Cookie’s Light Shield which heals him for a fraction of his attack, depending on what level he is. While not ideal, she is sturdy enough to take damage and remain alive.
5 Moon Rabbit Cookie
Perhaps one of the main reasons why you should have Moon Rabbit Cookie in your party is due to how cute she is. When she's using her skill, she transforms into an adorable Giant Rice Cake Bunny and just destroys pretty much any enemy that stands in your way.
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Although a matter of opinion, there is often nothing better than having a tank with healing capabilities. That way, if your healer is preoccupied or just can't heal quick enough, you've always got a backup. This is what makes Moon Rabbit Cookie so powerful. Her skill, which has a 14-second cooldown, has the ability to heal her and any defeated targets. It also allows her to do 127.9 percent of her damage in one hit, taking down that boss that's been messing with your party.
4 Cocoa Cookie
Cocoa Cookie has taken the defense world by storm. She's unbelievably powerful and is easily in the top two epic Defense Cookies you can get. Similar to Moon Rabbit Cookie, she has the ability to heal her party if you use her skill, making her one of the best decisions for PvP battles. She's still great for PvE too, but PvP seems to be where she really thrives. After all, when you look at her skill, it's easy to see just how powerful she is.
With a 15-second cooldown, Cocoa Cookie is capable of healing all her allies, as well as making them immune to stunning. She also becomes immune to interrupting effects and does a single hit damage that's 41.7 percent more powerful than her normal hits. Even her normal hits will heal three allies with the lowest HP.
3 Wildberry Cookie
Wildberry Cookie is your classic tank. He hits hard, takes damage like a pro, and has some useful abilities to help buff the defense of the rest of the party. If used correctly, this cookie could be one of the most powerful defense cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom.
With his ability to bring a considerable amount of defense to any allies during his battle rage, Wildberry Cookie is a fantastic support while still being able to thrive as a damage dealer and a tank. His hits alone make him well worth adding, and those hits only get better when using his skill. Wildberry Cookie is perfect for PVP or PVE, as long as you allow him to work at his full potential.
2 Strawberry Crepe Cookie
Strawberry Crepe Cookie is undeniably the best epic Defense Cookie you can get your hands on. They're powerful, with incredible stats and a skill that will just blow you away, as well as looking extremely cute throughout.
This Cookie is unbelievably popular and once you get them and give them a try, you'll see why and never want to change. Until you get an Ancient. Ultimately, their skill, Crepe Thrust causes a huge AOE and reduces the damage received by two of the members in your party. A single hit during this skill does an incredible 330 percent of their normal damage, which is probably enough to finish whatever you're fighting anyway.
1 Hollyberry Cookie
As the residing Ancient Defense Cookie, it comes as no surprise that Hollyberry Cookie is the best you can get. If you're lucky enough to have her join your party, or even just watch her fight then you'll be witness to such power. Especially when compared to the likes of the common Cookies.
Essentially, Hollyberry Cookie is the perfect tank. She puts herself in harm's way and becomes a powerful shield when she uses her skill. This absorbs most of the damage she takes, while also being resistant to interrupting effects, meaning she can do this all day. If you can get this Ancient, never swap her out.
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