Who is the Best Team Leader In Cookie Run: Kingdom?

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The gameplay of revolves around the player's ability to form a strong team. There are several ways players can gain extra buffs for their team. Some combinations of cookies being present together will grant them some more abilities; for example, every member of the Deceitful Trio – Shadow Milk, Candy Apple and Black Sapphire Cookie – being present on the battlefield, will grant Candy Apple Cookie the ability to push back enemies, while buffing the abilities of the other two.

A simpler way players can buff their teams is by selecting a team leader.This only requires one cookie to be present, and can greatly benefit their allies, no matter who they are. Certain cookies make great team leaders, and may be the best choice if you want to rank up in the arena.

In, certain powerful cookies can be selected as team leaders. Depending on which cookie has been chosen as team leader, their allied cookies will receive different bonuses, and only one character can be selected at a time. This is currently only available for legendary cookies and awakened ancient cookies.

Cookie

Team Leader Buff

Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie

Awakened Golden Cheese Cookie

Awakened Pure Vanilla Cookie

Black Pearl Cookie

Moonlight Cookie

Sea Fairy Cookie

Frost Queen Cookie

The only legendary cookies who can be selected as team leaders are those with crystal jams, so characters such as Stormbringer Cookie and Wind Archer Cookie cannot be chosen. Different team leaders can prove useful in different circumstances — in a game mode such as Boss Rush where there is a heavy focus on elemental damage, choosing Dark Cacao Cookie or Golden Cheese Cookie will boost the amount of dark or earth-type damage dealt.

The best cookie for you to use in the arena as a team leader is Awakened Pure Vanilla Cookie,who was released in the Beacon of Truth update. The majority of the buffs granted from the other team leaders are element-specific, meaning that they work the best in a team which mainly consists of the same