Here are all Skill Evolution Combos and the best ones to use in the Survival on Stage event in the CookieRun: Kingdom x KPop Demon Hunters collaboration.
The Survival on Stage titled “HUNTR/X Live!” is currently ongoing in CookieRun Kingdom as part of the KPop Demon Hunters collaboration. The event is a rouguelite survival game mode similar to well-known titles like Vampire Survivors. One mechanic you need to keep in mind while playing Survival on Stage is the Skill Evolution Combos. Fully upgrading a skill while having its respective passives unlocks a more powerful ability. However, you won’t know which combination until you play multiple runs.
To save you time, here is a guide on all Skill Evolution Combos in the Survival on Stage minigame in the CookieRun Kingdom x KPop Demon Hunters collaboration.
Note: The list is a work in progress. We’ll update this guide when more information becomes available.
List of all Evolution Combos for Survival on Stage event in CookieRun Kingdom x KPop Demon Hunters
Rumi Cookie
| Skill | Required Passive | Skill Evolution Combo | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sain-geom Slash | Quick Reload | Slash Barrage | Continuously fires energy arcs, automatically tracking the nearest enemy. |
| Sound Beam | Experience Boost | TBA | TBA |
| Spinning Chakram | Lasting Battery | TBA | TBA |
| Ice Arrow | Quick Charge | TBA | TBA |
| Wall of Sound | Healing Aura | Golden Soul Field | Deals continuous damage to nearby enemies. Restores HP when defeating an enemy and pushes back nearby enemies. |
Mira Cookie
| Skill | Required Passive | Skill Evolution Combo | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gok-do Slash | Augmented Heart | Blood Crescent | Swings the Gok-do forward, dealing damage. Restores HP upon defeating an enemy. |
| Crushing Pickaxe | Enchantment Lens | TBA | TBA |
| Flame Barrage | Strenght Enhancement | Flame Torrent | Fires two fireballs, dealing damage, pushing back, and passing through enemies. |
| Spotlight | Strong Magnet | TBA | TBA |
| Charging Slash | Full Speed Rush | TBA | TBA |
Zoey Cookie
| Skill | Required Passive | Skill Evolution Combo | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-kai Throw | Rapid Fire | Shin-kai Storm | Continuously fires the Shin-kai in the face direction. |
| Boomerang Blade | Lucky Charm | TBA | TBA |
| Reflection Spark | Guardian Armor | Spark Burst | Continuously fires projectiles that bounce off the screen edges, triggering a shockwave. |
| Bouncy Chaser | Multiplication | Mega Bounce | Continuously fires bigger and faster balls that bounce when hitting an enemy. |
| Cross Shot | Revive | Hexa-ray | Fires beams in 6 directions from the Cookie, dealing damage to enemies within range and pushing them back. |
Best Skill Evolution Combos to use in Survival on Stage
There are a total of six slots for skills and another six for passive skills per run. Building for the best Skill Evolution Combos is crucial if you cant to survive longer each playthrough. Remembering all the combos is hard; you can keep this open on a browser and check before selecting a skill or passive.
Here are our recommendations and why they are good:
| Skill | Required Passive | Skill Evolution Combo | Why are they good? | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sain-geom Slash | Quick Reload | Slash Barrage | A super-fast homing attack that deals damage to enemies without having to aim properly. Weak in the early game, but can shred boss HP in later stages. | S+ |
| Wall of Sound | Healing Aura | Golden Soul Field | A barrier that knocks back and damages enemies passing through. Damaging enemies using the barrier can also heal you. | S+ |
| Reflection Spark | Guardian Armor | Spark Burst | Projectiles can hit most enemies on the screen while you run around. | S+ |
| Gok-do Slash | Augmented Heart | Blood Crescent | A good skill to survive boss encounters that are immune to knockbacks. | S |
| Bouncy Chaser | Multiplication | Mega Bounce | Another projectile that can hit multiple enemies for no effort. | S |
| Sound Beam | Experience Boost | TBA | Can hit enemies in front and behind you. Good for kiting bosses while running away from them. | S |
| Shin-kai Throw | Rapid Fire | Shin-kai Storm | Good for shredding boss HP. Requires precise aiming as you can only hit targets in front of you. | S |
| Boomerang Blade | Lucky Charm | TBA | Relatively weak in the early stages. Gets stronger as the number of projectiles increases. | A |
| Spinning Chakram | Lasting Battery | TBA | Slow damage output until later upgrades. | A |
| Ice Arrow | Quick Charge | TBA | The stun effect is good against fodders but useless against the boss. | A |
| Flame Barrage | Strenght Enhancement | Flame Torrent | Fires two fireballs, dealing damage, pushing back, and passing through enemies. | A |
| Spotlight | Strong Magnet | TBA | Randomness makes it hard to hit enemies until later upgrades. | A |
| Charging Slash | Full Speed Rush | TBA | Another version of Sain-geom Slash, but without the healing effect on full upgrade. | A |
| Crushing Pickaxe | Enchantment Lens | TBA | Projectiles are hard to hit and are often not worth aiming properly. | B |
| Cross Shot | Revive | Hexa-ray | Knockback is good, but the beams are too far apart to hit enemies effectively. | B |
That sums up our CookieRun Kingdom x KPop Demon Hunters guide for Skill Evolution Combos in the Survival on Stage event. If you want to stay ahead in the meta, check out our updated monthly tier list where we rate the best Cookies in the meta. This includes content like the Kingdom Arena PvP, Guild Battle bosses, and World Exploration.