CookieRun: OvenSmash-UPDATE NOTICE - AUGUST 27, 2026

Update Notice - August 27, 2026

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Please find below the details of the update scheduled for August 27, 2026.

[Major Updates]

◼︎ [EPIC] New Cookie "Cream Ferret Cookie" Release

Basic Attack (Cozy Four-Leaf Clover): Fires a four-leaf clover forward, dealing damage to enemies. Outer projectiles deal 50% of the damage of the central projectile.
Special Skill (Growing Milk Bottle): Fires a four-leaf clover at a targeted location, dealing damage to enemies within range. On hit, restores the caster's HP and leaves a milk bottle where the cream shot landed. Allies who pick up the milk bottle recover 800 HP.
Ultimate Skill (Warm Marten): Transforms into an animal for 6 seconds, continuously healing nearby allies' HP and granting a shield. While transformed, gains crowd-control immunity and increased movement speed.

◼︎ Cream Ferret Cookie Rate-Up Summon Added

A new "New Cookie Rate-Up Summon" is being added, offering a higher chance to obtain Cream Ferret Cookie's soul chip.

25% chance to obtain the rate-up cookie's soul chip.
Period: August 27, 2026 06:00 – September 24, 2026 06:00

◼︎ New Cookie-Exclusive Pass Added

A new cookie-exclusive pass is added to help players quickly obtain and grow Cream Ferret Cookie.
Period: August 27, 2026 06:00 – September 17, 2026 06:00

◼︎ Cream Ferret Cookie Launch Event Added

An event is being held to celebrate the launch of Cream Ferret Cookie. Players can earn various rewards based on their number of wins, and the event has been revamped so that completing all quests grants the new cookie.

Period: August 27, 2026 06:00 – September 17, 2026 06:00

◼︎ New Costume Theme Release
The "Neon Vanguard" theme costumes are being released.

Target Cookies: Fruit Punch Cookie, Peach Cookie, Prosciutto Cookie, Madeleine Cookie
Period: September 3, 2026 06:15 – October 29, 2026 06:00

◼︎ Costume Theme Rerun
The "Golden Dragon" theme costumes are returning.

Target Cookies: Fruit Punch Cookie, Bacon Roll Cookie, Camembert Cookie, Brie Cheese Cookie, Hidden
Period: August 27, 2026 06:15 – September 24, 2026 06:00

◼︎ Battle Pass "Cozy Sea of Dreams" Season Begins

A new Battle Pass season, "Cozy Sea of Dreams," begins. This season's cookie is Cream Ferret Cookie. What wish did Cream Ferret Cookie make at sea?

Period: September 10, 2026 06:01 – October 8, 2026 06:01

[Modes]

◼︎ New Mode "Battle Arena" Released

A new PvP mode is added where players compete over multiple rounds within a shrinking danger zone that activates after a certain time. There is no respawning within a round, and no spell cards — it's a pure showdown between cookies. It is a team-based mode split into two teams, played best-of-3. Eliminating the entire enemy team wins that round, and the first team to win 2 rounds wins the match.

◼︎ Maps

Open Field (Hidden Primeval Forest, Blue Fizz Beach, Mara Lava Training Ground)

Infight Square (Lactose Department Store, Lactose Mansion Garden, Lactice District Plaza)

◼︎ Battle Arena Play Event Added
As Battle Arena mode is added to the event lineup, a Battle Arena play event is added.
Players can earn various rewards based on the number of times they play.

Period: August 27, 2026 12:00 – August 30, 2026 12:00

[Ranked Mode]

◼︎ Ranked Beta Season 4 Changes

Grand Master rewards will change as follows:
- The Grand Master frame will only be awarded to ranks 1–50.
- The frame previously awarded for reaching Grand Master will be replaced with 3,500 Crystals.
- Gold rewards for ranks 51–70 will change from 16,000 Gold to 20,000 Gold.

◼︎ Ranked Regular Season 1 Begins
The regular season of the previously beta-run Ranked mode begins.
Following the end of Ranked Beta Season 4, Regular Season 1 will begin.

Ranked Season 4 ends and settlement begins: September 9, 06:00
Ranked Season 1 begins: September 10, 2026, 06:00 (KST)
Ranked Season 1 ends and settlement begins: October 7, 2026, 06:00 (KST)
All settlements take one day to process, and play resumes at 06:00 the following morning.
All tiers reset at the start of a new season.

◼︎ Ranked Play Hours Changed
In line with the start of the Ranked Regular Season, available play hours for Ranked mode will change.

SEA Region, VN time
- Weekdays: 11:00–14:00, 18:00–22:00
- Weekends: 17:00–23:00

◼︎ Ranked Season 1 Mode Changes
With the Competitive season change, modes within Competitive are being added and changed so players can experience new strategies and gameplay.

Competitive Season 1 Mode List
- Castle Break: Speed
- Smash Fight
- Drop the Beat
- Battle Arena

◼︎ Snake Draft Ban/Pick Added

A snake draft ban/pick system is being added to Ranked mode. This system applies at Master tier and above; if a Diamond-tier player is matched with players of Master tier or higher, the ban/pick phase will use the snake draft format.

◼︎ Profile Highest Ranked Tier Update Criteria Changed

Based on the results of the Ranked Beta season, the frequency and volatility of reaching the highest tier during a season turned out to be higher than initially expected.
To make the "highest tier" a more meaningful seasonal record, it will now be updated at the time of season settlement based on records up through the previous season.
Existing beta Ranked records will be retained.

◼︎ Ranked Season Settlement Reward Criteria and Rewards Changed
Starting from Regular Season 1, Ranked settlement rewards will be based on the player's final tier at the end of the season.
As a result, even if a player reached a higher tier during the season, if their tier drops before the season ends, they will receive the settlement reward corresponding to their final tier.

All Ranked tier achievement rewards are changing from Rainbow Credits to Gold.
- Gold rewards previously given for Grand Master will change as follows:
- Ranks 51–70: Gold → 3 Battle Box Daily Limit Reset Tickets
- Ranks 71–100: Gold → 1 Battle Box Daily Limit Reset Ticket
Tier Achievement Gold Rewards:

Tier	Gold
Grand Master	80,000
Master3	70,000
Master2	60,000
Master1	55,000
Diamond3	45,000
Diamond2	40,000
Diamond1	35,000
Gold3	25,000
Gold2	20,000
Gold1	15,000
Silver3	10,000
Silver2	7,000
Silver1	5,000
Bronze3	3,000
Bronze2	2,000
Bronze1	1,000

◼︎ Ranked Tier-Up Challenge Event Reward Changed

The main reward for the Ranked Tier-Up Challenge event is changing from Crystals to Ranked Tokens.
Ranked Tokens are used to purchase items in the Ranked Shop — see the Ranked Shop section below for details.
Ranked Tokens will be introduced starting from Regular Season 1.

◼︎ Ranked Shop Added

Play Ranked matches and reach higher tiers to earn Ranked Tokens!
Collected tokens can be used in the Ranked Shop to purchase exclusive costumes, titles, battle card frames, and icons.
In Regular Season 1, the Dark Chocolate Cookie exclusive costume will be available.

The Ranked Shop can be accessed from within the Ranked screen.
The Ranked Shop is introduced starting from Regular Season 1, with token acquisition amounts varying by tier.

Bronze–Gold: 30 for a win, 15 for a draw
Diamond–Grand Master: 50 for a win, 25 for a draw

[Content Updates]

◼︎ Battle Statistics Improvements

New stats are being added to Battle Statistics to help players see their contribution to victory in each mode:

Castle Break: Turtle movement distance
Jelly Race: Number of jellies deposited into the flag
Drop the Beat: Capture points

◼︎ Oven Crown Road Expanded

The Oven Crown Road is being expanded up to 79,200.
Play a variety of cookies and collect Oven Crowns to earn even richer rewards.
Challenge for a higher Oven Crown to earn cool icons and prove your skill!

◼︎ Daily Shop Items Added and Revamped

More items, such as Coin Random Boxes and Cookie Rate-Up Summon Tickets, are being added to the Daily Shop.
Daily Shop discount rates are being increased, now ranging from 20%–60%.
The quantity of soul chips that can be purchased at once has been greatly increased. Grow the cookies you want even faster!

[Balance]

◼︎ Buffs

Melon Soda Cookie

Increased ally healing for Ultimate Skills 1–3
- Ultimate 1 healing: 88 → 176
- Ultimate 2 healing: 120 → 240
- Ultimate 3 healing: 64 → 128
Design intent: Melon Soda Cookie's Ultimate healing amounts are currently somewhat lacking for supporting allies as a Support-type cookie. We are significantly increasing ally healing overall so that the cookie can meaningfully improve the team's survivability in critical situations.

Rye Cookie

Basic Attack on hit: Adds a 2% Special Skill cooldown reduction per bullet that hits
Ultimate Skills 1–3 cast time: 2s → 1.5s
Design intent: Adjusted so that landing all bullets from the Basic Attack rewards players with Special Skill cooldown reduction. The Ultimate's cast time has also been shortened so the cookie can gain an advantage in burst damage.

Brie Cheese Cookie

Basic Attack on hit: Adds a 6% Special Skill cooldown reduction
Design intent: To address the low synergy between skills that made combat feel difficult to use effectively, a cooldown reduction effect on Basic Attack hit has been added.

Blue Slush Cookie

Basic Attack damage: 470 → 517
Design intent: Despite needing to continuously pressure enemies from mid-range, Blue Slush Cookie's Basic Attack damage was insufficient to pose a real threat. Basic Attack damage is being increased to strengthen its ability to pressure enemies.

Bacon Roll Cookie

Status effect immunity added while using Ultimate Skills 1–3
Design intent: Bacon Roll Cookie relies heavily on its Ultimate, but is left vulnerable during the cast, making the skill easy to interrupt. A status effect immunity is being added during Ultimate use to address this.

Cherry Cookie

Basic Attack: Arc trajectory adjusted
Design intent: Cherry Cookie's Basic Attack has a long airtime before the actual hit lands after the bounce, making it somewhat difficult to land. The projectile's bounce trajectory is being made gentler to improve this.

◼︎ Nerfs

Black Pudding Cookie

Basic Attack damage:
- Hit 1: 526 → 473
- Hit 2: 661 → 595
- Hit 3: 970 → 873
Design intent: Black Pudding Cookie's signature combo-based Basic Attack offers high potential to create variance through varied combat approaches, while also dealing high damage per hit. Basic Attack damage is being reduced across all hits.

Prosciutto Cookie

Basic Attack damage: 810 → 729
Design intent: Prosciutto Cookie's Basic Attack damage is excessively strong relative to its already solid base stats and stability. Basic Attack damage is being reduced for better balance against other cookies.

◼︎ Usability Improvements

DJ Miya

Ultimate Skill can now be canceled immediately during Basic Attack

Strawberry Mochi Cookie

Basic Attack can now be canceled into Special Skill or Ultimate Skill while in use
- Can cancel into movement, Basic Attack, or Ultimate during the finishing motion of the Special Skill
- Slightly increased projectile size for Basic Attack and Ultimate
- Special Skills 1–3 Strawberry Fox Spirit duration: 5s → 6s
- Adjusted so the Strawberry Fox Spirit's creation and launch timing occurs earlier when using the Special Skill
- Ultimate effect improvements: improved projectile visibility, improved charm-on-hit effect, removed body-shake effect during damage-over-time

◼︎ Bush Destruction Effect Adjustments

Bush destruction effects removed for some Ultimates:
- Camembert Cookie – Ultimate 3
- String Cheese Cookie – Ultimate 3 self-destruct
All Ultimates:
- Strawberry Crepe Cookie, Madeleine Cookie, Mint Cookie, Bacon Roll Cookie, Velvet Cake Cookie, Blue Slush Cookie, Cream Soda Cookie

Design intent: Ambushing and stealth using bushes are important strategic tools for close-range damage dealers, but there were cases where cookies would inadvertently destroy their own bush, putting themselves at a disadvantage. Additionally, some skills' bush destruction felt awkward given their visual concept. These unintended bush destruction effects are being adjusted to properly preserve the strategic and psychological value of bush usage.

[Events]

◼︎ Bingo Event Added

Complete event missions to earn Bingo Coins, which can be used to open Bingo tiles.
Rewards are earned each time a Bingo tile is opened, and completing a line or opening all 18 tiles grants additional rewards based on the number of times Bingo is achieved.
Among the rewards, Event Tokens can be used to purchase various costumes at the newly added Event Shop.

Period: September 10, 2026 06:15 – October 8, 2026 06:00

Event Tokens earned from the Bingo Event can be used to purchase various costumes.
Decorate your cookies with new costumes and existing costumes reimagined in new colors.
Event Tokens can continue to be earned through ongoing events.

[System Improvements]

◼︎ Remix Station Added
A Remix Station is being added, allowing soul chips to be exchanged for items.

The Remix Station is added as a new tab within the Summon Shop, featuring both Daily Formulas and Regular Formulas.
This content unlocks once you own 6 or more Level 5 cookies.

Daily Formula: Resets daily at midnight (00:00 KST); usable once per day
Regular Formula: Resets every Monday at midnight (00:00 KST); usable a fixed number of times per week

Convert your spare soul chips into the currency you need to grow even faster!

◼︎ Event Mode Rotation Cycle Shortened
To let players enjoy a wider variety of event modes, the rotation cycle has been shortened so event modes change daily.
The events achievable through event modes will also rotate daily.

◼︎ Auto-Targeting Improvements
Auto-targeting accuracy and stability are being improved.

Targeting is briefly maintained even if the target leaves the field of view.
Prioritizes enemy cookies and enemy NPCs over neutral NPCs.
Improved auto-targeting performance when targeting moving enemies.

◼︎ Batch Equip for Customization Added

A "Batch Equip" button is being added for items that all cookies can commonly equip, such as emotes and battle cards.

◼︎ Other Bug Fixes and Improvements

Improved the conditions for the Vault event's red-dot indicator so it only appears when appropriate.
Added an "Equip" button to the Costume tab, consistent with other customization items.
Fixed an issue where quests would continue unnecessarily after completing all milestones in the Competitive play event.
Added a disconnect mark in Custom Matches to make it easier to identify disconnected players.
Improved the cookie list to display a red-dot indicator when a Cookie Mastery reward is available.
Improved the Summon Shop so new Cookie Rate-Up Summons appear at the top.
Improved Competitive mode to allow setting up Power Sand for a selected cookie before final confirmation.
Increased resource recovery rate for cookies that use resources upon entering Flattercity Plaza (Cream Soda Cookie, Strawberry Mochi Cookie).
Fixed voice/animation output errors for certain skins.
- Peppermint Cookie (Sea Dream Sailor), White Peach Cookie (Sunset Sea Sailor)

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