Menthol Cookie hits hard — but only if you build him correctly. Too many players either stack full Cooldown toppings or ignore his substats entirely, and both mistakes hurt his damage output significantly.
This guide covers his best topping sets, what substats to look for, the right Tart, and how to pick his Beascuit. It also explains how to adjust his build depending on whether you’re playing Guild battles, Arena, or Story mode.
What Menthol Cookie Does and Why His Build Matters
Menthol Cookie is a rear-position Bomber with water-type damage. His skill creates gas, explosions, and Fizz Bubbles, and most of his damage comes from those Fizz Bubble hits. Both ATK and water-type damage scale directly into that mechanic, so every topping choice genuinely matters.
His base cooldown is 15 seconds — one of the longer ones in the game. That’s long enough to be a real issue if you ignore it, but not so long that you should sacrifice your entire topping set just to reduce it. The goal is to shorten that gap without giving up the ATK that makes his casts actually hit hard.
Because his damage comes from skill multipliers rather than auto-attacks, the toppings you pick have a direct impact on what he deals every time he fires. A poorly built Menthol feels slow and weak. A well-built one hits like a truck on every cast.
The Best Topping Set for Menthol Cookie
The strongest option is 5x Destined Raspberry (resonant) or 5x Searing Raspberry (Epic). Full Raspberry is the consistent recommendation across multiple guides and direct testing. It beats full Cooldown builds, and it beats hybrid ATK/Chocolate builds in most situations.
The reason is simple: Menthol is a burst DPS. He fires, deals a large chunk of damage, then waits for the next cast. Maximizing the damage of each cast matters more than cutting a few seconds off the wait. A full Raspberry set ensures his Fizz Bubbles and explosions hit for as much as possible every single time.
Destined Raspberry is the better long-term choice because it has stronger stat roll potential and is specifically designed for cookies like Menthol. But Searing Raspberry is still effective and much easier to obtain. If you don’t have access to resonant toppings yet, Searing Raspberry is a perfectly solid foundation — don’t feel like you can’t use him without the resonant version.
What About the Hybrid Build?
There is one hybrid worth knowing: 3x Searing Raspberry + 2x Swift Chocolate. This gives you some flat Cooldown reduction from the Chocolate set while keeping most of your ATK focus. It’s useful if your Raspberry toppings have weak Cooldown substats or you want slightly tighter skill rotations in Story mode and Alliance battles.
It’s a reasonable middle-ground option, but it still performs below a full Raspberry set with good substats. Treat it as a temporary fix, not a permanent goal.
For Arena specifically, another option is 3x Searing Raspberry + 2x Solid Almond. This trades a bit of damage for Damage Resist, which helps Menthol survive burst-heavy PvP matchups. It’s a legitimate choice if you’re getting one-shot before your skill fires.
Substat Priority on Toppings
Getting the right toppings is step one. Getting the right substats on those toppings is step two — and it’s where most of the fine-tuning happens.
Here’s the priority order:
- Cooldown (top priority) — This offsets his 15-second base cooldown without needing a full Chocolate set. Aim for somewhere around 6–8% total Cooldown across your toppings as a reasonable target. You don’t need it on every piece, but having it on a few makes a real difference.
- ATK% (second priority) — Stacks directly with his skill multipliers. More ATK means bigger Fizz Bubbles and bigger explosions. Always look for this on your Raspberry pieces.
- Damage Resist (third priority) — Mostly relevant in Arena and PvP modes. Menthol sits in the rear, but he’s not untouchable. Some DMG Resist keeps him alive long enough to cast.
- Crit% (optional) — Useful if you can get it, but it’s lower priority than the three above. Don’t chase it at the expense of Cooldown or ATK.
In short: when you’re picking or re-rolling toppings, a Searing Raspberry piece with Cooldown and ATK% substats is exactly what you want. A piece with just flat ATK or DMG Resist with no Cooldown is decent but not ideal.
Topping Tart and Beascuit Choices
Best Tart
The best Tart for Menthol Cookie is the Searing Raspberry Tart. It stacks with your Raspberry topping set to push total ATK even higher. This is consistent across every major guide covering his build. There’s no real competition here — if you’re running Raspberry toppings, you run the Raspberry Tart.
Beascuit Options
Beascuites give you more room to make a choice based on your content focus. There are two main directions:
Option 1: Legendary Spicy Beascuit — This is the full ATK path. It amplifies his raw attack scaling and works well across all content types. Straightforward and reliable.
Option 2: Legendary Surging Spicy Beascuit or a Water-type Beascuit — This focuses on water-type damage, which feeds directly into his Fizz Bubble explosions. Advanced players tend to prefer this path for Guild battles and boss content where water-type damage gets the most value.
Neither option is wrong. Both are considered viable by experienced players. The water DMG path has a slight edge in Guild and boss scenarios because Menthol’s Fizz Bubbles are where most of his damage actually lands — and water DMG boosts those directly.
Beascuit Stats to Aim For
Regardless of which Beascuit type you pursue, these are the stats worth targeting:
- Water-type DMG — Primary focus for Guild and boss content
- ATK — Always valuable; stacks with your topping ATK
- Cooldown — Helps further offset his long cast delay
- DMG Resist Bypass — Helps him punch through tanky enemies, especially in Arena
- DMG Resist — Secondary option for survivability
If you can get a Beascuit with Water-type DMG, ATK, and Cooldown all on the same piece, that’s an excellent roll for endgame content.
Treasures and Team Notes
Menthol Cookie’s 15-second cooldown is the one weakness that even great toppings can’t fully erase. Treasures help close that gap.
Squishy Jelly Watch is considered nearly mandatory for him. It reduces skill cooldowns across your team, which means Menthol casts more often without you having to sacrifice ATK on his toppings.
Dream Conductor’s Whistle gives teamwide CRIT% and ATK buffs, which directly boosts what he deals on every cast. It’s a strong secondary treasure for DPS-focused content.
On the team side, Seltzer Cookie is the most impactful partner for Menthol. Her Stinging Fizz debuff triggers additional Fizz Bubble explosions, which can dramatically increase Menthol’s total output. If you’re trying to get the most out of him in Guild battles, Seltzer Cookie should be in the lineup.
A strong healer like Pure Vanilla Cookie helps keep the team alive long enough for Menthol to cast multiple times — which is when his damage really adds up. For more tips on gaming strategy and builds, BusinessVerb covers a range of topics worth exploring.
Building Menthol at Different Stages
If you’re earlier in the game, start with whatever Searing Raspberry toppings you have and focus on getting Cooldown and ATK substats. Don’t wait until you have perfect pieces to use him — a decent set of Searing Raspberries with reasonable substats will still perform well.
As you progress, switch to Destined Raspberry when you can access resonant toppings through events. Re-roll for better Cooldown and ATK substats as your resources allow. Upgrade your Tart to the Searing Raspberry Tart and work toward a water-type Beascuit for endgame content.
The build doesn’t change drastically between early and late game — it just gets sharper as you improve the pieces.
Final Thoughts
Menthol Cookie is a strong Bomber DPS when built correctly. The core is simple: run full Raspberry toppings, prioritize Cooldown and ATK substats,
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