CookieRun: Crumble Auto Hunt Guide

Auto Hunt sends your 12-cookie roster into a stage loop that runs by itself, farming Gold, EXP and upgrade materials. Rewards accumulate offline up to a cap — so what matters is your clear speed at the highest stage you can select, not playtime. Push story chapters first, then let Auto Hunt pay you back.

Coins speed up or extend hunts. Spend them on 2× drop windows (usually weekend events) rather than extending a normal hunt — doubling the rate beats doubling the duration. Launch codes handed out 10× 1-Hour Auto Hunt Coins; check our codes page for the next batch.

Income per hour = rewards per clear × clears per hour. A stage three levels higher pays noticeably more per clear, so even a slow, failing-forward clear at your maximum stage beats a fast clear three stages down. Test once at each new story unlock: if your comp finishes within the time bonus window, lock it in overnight. If it stalls, step down one stage — a stalled hunt earns nothing while it sits.

• Run your strongest AoE comp (see Wave Clear Engine) — hunt speed scales with clear speed.
• Claim before the offline cap fills (roughly every 8–12 hours); a full cap wastes income.
• Save rune farming for Rune Dungeon days instead of hunting materials you're not short on.
• Keep one hunt slot on the highest unlocked stage — even a slow clear beats a fast one three stages lower.
• Drop your healers if the stage is safe: swapping in a second damage cookie raises clear speed, which is the only number that matters.

• Leaving the cap full overnight. Claim in the evening, start a fresh hunt, then sleep — not the other way around.
• Spending coins on hunt extensions on normal days. Extensions only make sense during 2× windows.
• Farming materials you'll need "eventually". Gold and EXP are always convertible; niche materials are not. Farm what you're short on today.