Stage effect

Stage effects are a battle mechanic in Cookie Run: Kingdom.

Overview

Introduced in Invitation from the Slumbering Moon, certain enemies are capable of inflicting and increasing a specific meter on a unit through their attacks. The increase amount varies with the enemy; shown in tables of the stage effects' respective pages.

• The meter is placed under the unit's card and health bar. Once the meter is filled, it will turn red as it depletes and trigger various negative effects on the target that depends on the stage effect itself (see table below).
• Additionally, an undispellable Status Effect is permanently inflicted on the Cookie, which will stack for each repetition of this process (and sometimes increase the negative effect).
• Immunity and certain Cookies can resist this effect, indicated by the meter turning green for a short moment before disappearing. Purify effects will also reduce the meter by 3.

A different type of stage effect, introduced in The Lost Golden City, features a superimposed meter above the battle UI and under the timer.

• The meter may increase on its own over time or when enemies deal/receive damage. Once the meter is filled, an effect is triggered that typically affects all allies, both allies and enemies, or spawns in more enemies.

Information	Target
Weary Introduced in: Dream Express & Eternal City of Wizards The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them. Once filled, triggers the following effects depending on the specific stage effect: Beckoning Dreams: The target falls Asleep. If they resist only Sleep, they will become Drowsy instead, eventually changing the status into Sleep once the carrier's resistance wears off. If Sleep expires or is dispelled, the target receives True DMG and increases this damage for each stack of Beckoning Dreams. Dream of Doom: The target falls Asleep. If they resist only Sleep, they will become Drowsy instead, eventually changing the status into Sleep once the carrier's resistance wears off. If Sleep expires or is dispelled, the target receives Injury and increases the Injury capacity for each stack of Dream of Doom.	Single Ally
Water Cage Introduced in: Tower of Frozen Waves Underwater Domain: The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them. Once filled, the target is trapped within a Water Cage. If they resist only Water Cage, they will become Drenched instead, eventually changing the status into Water Cage once the carrier's resistance wears off. If Water Cage expires or is dispelled, the target receives True DMG and increases this damage for each stack of Underwater Domain.	Single Ally
Freeze Introduced in: Tower of Frozen Waves Crystalline Radiance: The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them. Once filled, the target becomes Frozen. If they resist only Freeze, they will become Chilled instead, eventually changing the status into Freeze once the carrier's resistance wears off. If Freeze expires or is dispelled, the target receives True DMG and increases this damage for each stack of Crystalline Radiance.	Single Ally
Error Introduced in: The Lost Golden City & Goddess of Eternal Gold The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them, reducing the ally's ATK SPD. Once filled, triggers the following effects depending on the specific stage effect: Data Corruption: The target becomes Glitched. Once Glitch expires or is dispelled, receives Data Corruption, taking True DMG and Injury over time. The Injury capacity increases for each stack of Data Corruption. Data Copy: The target becomes Glitched. Once Glitch expires or is dispelled, and there is an enemy nearby, summons a Data Copy Clone to attack allies.	Single Ally
MONSTERS! Introduced in The Lost Golden City. MONSTERS!: The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them, and less with Earth-type attacks. Once filled, more enemies will spawn.	Enemies
Spore Introduced in Secrets of the Silver Kingdom. Spore Dispersal: The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them. Once filled, the target suffers from a Mushroom Mutation. During this state, the ally's buff effects are reduced and DMG received is increased, and this debuff effect is amplified for each stack of Spore Dispersal. Once Mushroom Mutation expires, the carrier increases the Spore meter of nearby allies.	Single Ally
Paper Storm Introduced in Theater of Lies. Paper Storm: The meter fills up over time and additionally whenever an enemy is defeated. Once filled, deals DMG to all allies and inflicts Vampiric Bite.	All Allies
Anguish Introduced in The Awakening of White Apathy. Anguish: The meter fills up when attacking an enemy or receiving damage from them. Once filled, summons a Dumpling King.	Enemies
Yin and Yang Introduced in Dark Resolution's Glorious Return. Yin and Yang: The meter fills up in two ways: black increases when allies attack, and white increases when enemies attack. Once filled with black, grants Yin Effect to allies. Once filled with white, grants Yang Effect to enemies.	All Allies/Enemies
Shooting Stars Introduced in Cookie Alliance. Shooting Stars:	All Allies
Spice Smog / Spice Storm Introduced in Shadow of the Destroyer. Land of Spice: The meter fills up when attacking an enemy. Once filled, grants the Spice Smog buff to enemies and inflicts the Spice Smog debuff on allies. After the meter fills up again, grants the Spice Storm buff to enemies and inflicts the Spice Storm debuff on allies.	All Allies/Enemies
Battlefield of Frenzy Introduced in Shadow of the Destroyer. Battlefield of Frenzy:	Enemies

Trivia

• The functionality of stage effects is similar to how Status Ailments work in Dark Souls and similar games.

v ⬩ e Battle Mechanics
Gameplay
	Damage ⬩ DMG Enhance ⬩ Healing ⬩ Intangibility ⬩ Interrupting effect ⬩ Movement-impairing effect ⬩ Passive ⬩ Safeguarded ⬩ Skill (Transformation) ⬩ Summoned Creature ⬩ Tactical Skill ⬩ Targeting ⬩ Undispellable effect ⬩ Vulnerability
	Cookie	Beascuits ⬩ Cookie Order ⬩ Cookie Type ⬩ Magic Candy (Crystal Jam) ⬩ Toppings
	Stage	Beckoning Dreams & Dream of Doom ⬩ Crystalline Radiance ⬩ Underwater Domain ⬩ Data Corruption & Data Copy ⬩ Spore Dispersal ⬩ Paper Storm ⬩ Anguish ⬩ Power of Apathy ⬩ Apathy ⬩ Yin and Yang ⬩ Land of Spice ⬩ Battlefield of Frenzy ⬩ Forces of Abundance ⬩ Confusion ⬩ Domain of Deceit
Stats	Basic: HP ⬩ ATK ⬩ DEF ⬩ CRIT (Chance ⬩ DMG ⬩ Resist) ⬩ Cooldown Advanced: ATK SPD ⬩ DMG Resist ⬩ Amplify Buff ⬩ Debuff Resist Hidden: MOV SPD ⬩ Weight ⬩ Range
Elements	Light ⬩ Poison ⬩ Fire ⬩ Water ⬩ Earth ⬩ Ice ⬩ Electricity ⬩ Darkness ⬩ Wind
Status Effects	Buffs: Current Charge ⬩ DMG Focus ⬩ Earth's Protection ⬩ Immortality ⬩ Immunity ⬩ Purify ⬩ Shield ⬩ Tailwind Debuffs: Amplify Debuff ⬩ Consuming Darkness ⬩ Curse ⬩ Dispel ⬩ Frost ⬩ Injury Crowd Control: Charm ⬩ Fear ⬩ Freeze ⬩ Polymorph ⬩ Shackles ⬩ Silence ⬩ Sleep ⬩ Stun ⬩ Taunt Periodic Damage: Burn ⬩ Corruption ⬩ Poison ⬩ Vampiric Bite ⬩ Zap