How to Use Soul Essence in Cookie Run Kingdom

Figuring out how to get your hands on Soul Essence can be a complicated task in Cookie Run: Kingdom and even after you get some, it can be tricky knowing what to do with them. So in this article, we’ll be guiding you on how to use Soul Essence in Cookie Run Kingdom.

It’s getting harder and harder to get Soul Essence after every Cookie Run update, so before you even think about how you’re going to use it, first of all, try to understand what it is.

How to Use Soul Essence in Cookie Run Kingdom

Soul Essence is essentially a new resource in Cookie Run Kingdom that you can use to further enhance the skill levels of your Cookies beyond conventional measures.

You can get Soul Essence for free by completing the World Exploration stages in the Dark and new Master Mode. It’s worth noting that completing the stages in Dark Mode will mostly grant Common and Rare Soul Essence, except for a few stages where Epic Soul Essence is on offer. Master Mode rewards only include the Legendary tier of the resource.

It’s an item that comes in four rarities: Regular, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Players can obtain them from various avenues in Cookie Run Kingdom and must keep in mind that they’ll need to gather Soul Essence of the same rarity as the Cookie that they want to use it on. For instance, use Regular for Common Cookies.

You can get Soul Essence for free by completing the World Exploration stages in the Dark and new Master Mode. It’s worth noting that completing the stages in Dark Mode will mostly grant Common and Rare Soul Essence, except for a few stages where Epic Soul Essence is on offer. Master Mode rewards only include the Legendary tier of the resource.

Using Soul Essence in Cookie Run Kingdom

There are two main things that Soul Essence is good for in Cookie Run Kingdom: Upgrading your Magic Candies and Ascending your Cookies.

In order to upgrade Magic Candies with Soul Essence, you’ll need an increasing amount of Sugar Crystals and Resonant Ingredients.

Ascension, on the other hand, lets you further upgrade your Cookies beyond the earlier 5-star level. You can ascend 5-star Cookies up to four times using a set amount of coins and Soul Essence.

Finally, after every ascension, the Cookie will receive ATK, DEF and HP upgrade just like usual level upgrades.

A lot of Cookie Run: Kingdom players were outraged by the addition of the Ascension Feature as they felt it would give an unfair advantage to players who can afford to spend real money on in-app purchases.

However, the developers have added the ability to access Soul Essence for free, it remains to be seen if the feature will create a further divide between F2P and paid Cookie Run: Kingdom players.