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CookieRun: Crumble EXP Dungeon Guide

The fastest way to level cookies — once you know the schedule.

Unlock & basics

The EXP Dungeon opens after you clear Stage 6-10 in story mode. Each run costs stamina and pays Cookie Level EXP by tier — higher difficulty tiers have dramatically better EXP-per-stamina, so always push the highest tier you can clear.

Smart sweeping

  • Sweep, don't replay. Sweep tickets skip the fight for identical rewards — replaying manually wastes your time for zero bonus.
  • Match your roster needs. Only farm EXP tiers when you have new cookies to level; otherwise shift stamina to the Rune Dungeon.
  • Watch for double-drop days. Weekend rotations rotate bonus dungeons — burning stamina on a 2× day nearly halves your real cost.
  • Front-load new cookies. A fresh Legendary at level 1 loses you Auto Hunt speed; level it the day you pull it.

How much EXP a fresh pull actually needs

A new Legendary needs the equivalent of roughly two to three full stamina bars at your highest clearable tier to reach combat-ready level. That sounds like a lot, but it's one day of stamina plus a night of Auto Hunt — the mistake is drip-feeding five cookies at once. Pick the one new cookie that enters your main comp, finish it, then move to the next.

Leveling priorities

Carry first, healer second, tank last. Your DPS scales every fight (see the tier list for who); Cool Mint's heals are percentage-based so she stays effective while under-leveled; Milk mostly needs to survive one hit, not max level.

Pair this with Auto Hunt — overnight hunts feed the stamina and Gold that dungeons convert into levels. Full loop in the Auto Hunt guide.

EXP Dungeon FAQ

When does the EXP Dungeon unlock?
It opens after you clear Stage 6-10 in story mode. From that point, sweeps are your main source of Cookie Level EXP — push story aggressively in the first sessions specifically to reach this unlock, because every level of cookie power after it compounds into faster Auto Hunt income.
Should I sweep or replay EXP Dungeon stages?
Always sweep. Sweep tickets skip the fight and pay identical rewards, so manually replaying stages wastes real time for zero bonus. Save your hands-on play for content that sweeps cannot do: story pushes, Tower floors and Arena.