Gameplay elements are various features in the game that affect battle.
Safeguarded
Safeguarded Cookies cannot be damaged in battles, and thus cannot be defeated. Cookies who are Safeguarded are not be included in calculating the team's total HP percentage that appears in certain battle modes. The survival of Cookies with the Safeguarded ability will not affect the result of the battle; if all Cookies other than the Safeguarded Cookie have fallen, the battle will result in a loss. Certain safeguarded Cookies can receive damage despite being Safeguarded, but their HP will never be reduced to 0.
Only one Safeguarded Cookie can be placed on a Cookie team at a time.
Candy Diver Cookie (
Spirit of the Abyss)
BTS (
ARMY's Wishes)- Snapdragon Cookie
- Icicle Yeti Cookie
Intangibility
Certain skills can make a Cookie intangible, meaning they cannot be targeted by enemies, take damage, or receive most debuffs. An indication of this is when the Cookie's HP bar disappears.
Damage Reflection cannot affect Cookies with intangibility, but stage effects such as 
Beckoning Dreams or 
Spore Dispersal will still cause intangible Cookies to build up their respective meters.
- All Ambush skills
- Tidal Wave
- Raspberry Reprise
- Ink Tentacle Slap
- Midsummer Night's Dream
- Dream of the Night Sky
- Doughnut Beam
- Draconic Bladestorm
- Brilliance of the Absolute
- Bat Attack
- Awakened King
- Snuggly Ferret
