Should you build Latte Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom? (October 2022)

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Latte Cookie was one of the most popular DPS Cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom just a few months ago, but the addition of brand new Cookies and Magic Candy buffs to existing characters has pushed the Parfaedia Institute professor into relative obscurity.

This article aims to explore how viable Latte Cookie currently is in the game, and whether a Magic Candy should be added to this Cookie, and if Magic Candy will be enough to make the character viable again.

Note: This article reflects the author's views.

First, let's go over the substats of a Lv.70 Latte Cookie with a maxed out "Care for a Latte" skill, on a full Swift Chocolate build.

The numbers for the aforementioned maxed out skill of the Cookie are also attached below:

Although Latte Cookie looks impressive on the numbers front, in comparison to the reigning DPS Cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom, it feels rather lackluster. Both its periodic and single-hit DMG counts fall short when compared to Vampire or Espresso Cookie (after Magic Candies are equipped).

Besides a slightly reduced cooldown and its high max HP, the Latte Cookie, in its current state, is a close second to the DPS Cookies in the Cookie Run: Kingdom meta.

This brings us to the second question on our hands, whether a Magic Candy will help bring back the Espresso Latte DPS combo that was the meta back in the day.

Many hoped that the combo would make its return when Latte Cookie was buffed in the update that brought the Disney x Cookie Run: Kingdom collab, but developers failed to make the buff well rounded enough for that to happen.

While the increases in Max HP went a long way in solving a common problem that players have with their DPSs in regards to survivability, the boost to DMG rating was not sufficient enough