Cookie Run: Kingdom Skirmish Raid Guide & Best Teams

Looking to nail the Skirmish Raid boss in CRK? This Cookie Run: Kingdom Skirmish Raid guide will help you pick the best teams for every boss phase, so hop on, and let’s get this party started!

What is Skirmish Raid?

The latest addition to the game in terms of bigger content is the Skirmish Raid, and that’s a raid where you will have to defeat exclusive bosses before the time runs out. Unlike other raids, here you have 3 teams for each stage of the boss.

This guide will help you better understand how to beat this boss and obtain all the rewards. Hopefully, it will help you achieve the A or S Rank even!

The Bosses

Welcoming Ringmaster Boss

This is the very first boss you will encounter. It is vulnerable to DEF reductions, so one of your teams should be focused on cookies that have DEF reduction skills.

Ringmaster of Shadows Boss

The Ringmaster of Shadows is a boss that’s vulnerable to Light, and all the cookies that hit multiple times, such as Creme Brulee Cookie or Clotted Cream Cookie.

Hollow Ringmaster Boss

This boss inflicts debuffs, so having a team that can dispel is ideal. This is also the last phase of the boss.

The Best Teams for Skirmish Raid in Cookie Run: Kingdom

At the moment these are the best teams that you can try for Skirmish Raid. Of course, there are variations to these teams, but essentially they all boil down to a few core Cookies the teams are the core of the team.

My tip would be to not skip on upgrading their Beascuits, especially since they grant a lot of stats!

Team #1 (vs Welcoming Ringmaster)

• Milky Way Cookie (5x Moonkissed Chocolate or 5x Swift Chocolate)
• Rebel Cookie (5x Solid Almond or 5x Swift Chocolate)
• Captain Caviar Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Black Raisin Cookie (5x Radiant Cheese Chocolate or 5x Swift Chocolate)
• Snapdragon Cookie (5x Draconic Chocolate or 5x Swift Chocolate)

Team #2 (vs Ringmaster of Shadows)

• Financier Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Madeleine Cookie (5x Solid Almond)
• Mint Choco Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate) or Blackberry Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Creme Brulee Cookie (2x Swift Chocolate + 3x Searing Raspberry)
• Cream Puff Cookie (5x Juicy Apple Jelly)

Team #3 (vs Hollow Ringmaster)

• Mercurial Knight Cookie (5x Searing Raspberry)
• White Lily Cookie (5x Searing Raspberry)
• Silverbell Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Tarte Tatin Cookie (2x Draconic Chocolate + 3x Draconic Raspberry or 2x Swift Chocolate + 3x Searing Raspberry)
• Rockstar Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate) or Pure Vanilla Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)

You can also opt for a two-team setup, where you have a random third team, and only form two teams for the first and second phase of the boss.

Team #1 (vs Welcoming Ringmaster)

• Kouign-Amann Cookie (5x Bouncy Caramel or 5x Searing Raspberry)
• Captain Caviar Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Linzer Cookie (5x Bouncy Caramel)
• Creme Brulee Cookie (5x Searing Raspberry)
• Cream Puff Cookie (3x Juicy Apple Jelly + 2x Searing Raspberry or 5x Juicy Apple Jelly)

Team #2 (vs Ringmaster of Shadows and Hollow Ringmaster)

• Mercurial Knight Cookie (5x Searing Raspberry)
• White Lily Cookie (5x Searing Raspberry)
• Silverbell Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Blackberry Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)
• Oyster Cookie (5x Swift Chocolate)

Skirmish Raid Boss Mechanics

There are a few mechanics that you need to grasp. The boss will cast a few attacks, which have different effects during each difficulty. For the Easy difficulty, you will see a blue carpet, showing you where to go, as well as a red carpet showing you its attack range.

For the Normal difficulty, that carpet will disappear, but will still show you the red carpet of the boss’ attack pattern. For the Hard difficulty, however, the boss won’t display any carpets whatsoever, so you will have to rely solely on the skill name.

The easiest way to grasp this is as follows:

• Shadow Clutches ATK -> Pick 1
• Pick-A-Card ATK -> Pick 2
• Hammer Slam ATK -> Pick 3
• Puppet Show ATK -> Pick 4

Shadow Clutches ATK

• You need to select the first option
• The attack pattern is a blue-ish light followed by some cards flying around

Pick-A-Card ATK

• You need to select the second option
• There are four cards on the ground, and many cards flying around the arena

Hammer Slam ATK

• You need to select the third option
• The boss wields a huge hammer in its right arm, and the animation appears as though pulling you towards it

Puppet Show ATK

• You need to select the fourth option
• The boss’ hands maneuver some strings, just like a puppet master

How to Get Skirmish Raid Tickets

Skirmish Raid Tickets recharge over time, and one ticket takes 6 hours to recharge. Every day, you can buy 2 Tickets using Crystals (2 Tickets = 400 Crystals).

You can also receive them in the mail as special rewards, or you can purchase them in the Shop.

Did you already claim all the Cookie Run: Kingdom codes we have? If not, go and do so right away and then check our other Cookie Run: Kingdom articles!