Best Cards from Cookie Run: Braverse — Operation Timeguard

Operation Timeguard is the set where Braverse stopped being a pile of good Cookies and started having themes. Two of them, actually. It's the booster that introduced the Dragon keyword - five Ultra Rare Cookies, one in each color, every one a 5-cost 5-HP body - and it's the set built around the Timekeeper Cookies, the time-travel crew whose whole job is rewinding and wrecking your opponent's board. That's a lot of identity for one product, and it's why Timeguard still gets cracked long after release.

This is the set review: what the booster actually adds, the standout cards ranked off the official database text, and a straight answer on what to chase whether you're collecting or building. Costs, HP, and skill text below are quoted from the official card database. The {R}/{Y}/{G}/{B}/{P} symbols are each color's resource, {N} is any color, and a number after an attack name is its damage. If you want the broader release context, our set release timeline places Timeguard in the lineup.

What Operation Timeguard adds

Three things define this set as a product.

First, the Dragon Cookies. Pitaya (Red), Ananas (Yellow), Longan (Green), Lotus (Blue), and Lychee (Purple) all arrived here together as the keyword's entire roster - one per color, all Ultra Rare, all the same 5-cost 5-HP skeleton. They're each a color's prestige top-end, and they're the most-recognized chase pulls in the set. We went deep on all five in our best Dragon cards ranking.

Second, the Timekeeper cycle - a Cookie named Timekeeper printed in four colors (Red, Yellow, Green, Purple), each a different Ultra Rare effect tied to messing with the timeline: locking movement, milling your opponent's break area, recycling your support, and looping cheap Purple Cookies out of the trash. It's the closest Timeguard comes to a villain package.

Third, it's a dinosaur-and-fruit flavor set with a deep bench of solid Super Rares - the kind of role-players (cheap pingers, defensive walls, draw engines) that quietly make decks work even when they're not the card on the box. Timeguard's floor is high.

How we ranked these

Same three-axis discipline as our overall card ranking: rarity (where it sits on the ladder), raw effect impact (what it does on the board, read off the official text), and competitive relevance (how reliably it fires and how many decks want it). A card has to score on more than one axis to climb - a flashy Ultra Rare that does nothing useful ranks below a humble Super Rare that fits every deck in its color. As always, this is our evaluation, not an official tier list; Devsisters publishes none, and nothing in Timeguard is banned.

The headliners: the five Dragon Cookies

The Dragons are the face of the set, so they lead. Ranked among themselves:

1. Pitaya Dragon Cookie (BS5-013, Red, Ultra Rare, 5 HP, Dragon). The best of the five and the set's marquee pull. On Play, discard a {R} Cookie to ping an opposing Cookie for 1; then his Draconic Bladestorm attack deals 3 and, if he's at 4 HP or less, hits up to two more Cookies for 1 each. That's removal on entry plus a board-wide burst that gets better as he takes damage - a perfect fit for Red's "live low, hit hard" plan.
2. Lotus Dragon Cookie (BS5-071, Blue, Ultra Rare, 5 HP, Dragon). The control Dragon. Once per turn, discard 3+ {B} cards to ping for 2 if your break area is LV.2+, and his Dragon Tide attack deals 2 then refills your hand by 2 when you're empty. Removal plus card flow - the Blue deck's engine and wall in one.
3. Longan Dragon Cookie (BS5-056, Green, Ultra Rare, 5 HP, Dragon). The support-engine Dragon. When your turn ends, if you have 3+ active support cards, ping an opponent for 2 for free, and his attack untaps a support card on end of turn. A slow, grindy value piece that snowballs in a built-out Green board.
4. Ananas Dragon Cookie (BS5-040, Yellow, Ultra Rare, 5 HP, Dragon). The self-sustaining pinger - sacrifice an HP card to ping for 1 every turn, self-heal +1 when low. Reliable but low-ceiling.
5. Lychee Dragon Cookie (BS5-093, Purple, Ultra Rare, 5 HP, Dragon). The deck-recycler - returns three Purple Cookies from trash to deck to ping for 1, which fights your own graveyard plan. The weakest of the five.

The honest note, covered in full in the Dragon guide: the keyword itself does nothing mechanically yet - no "if you control a Dragon" payoffs exist. You're buying a color's best Ultra Rare five-drop, dressed in scales. Pitaya and Lotus are the two genuinely worth building around.

The Timekeeper cycle

The Timekeeper Cookies are the set's villain package - four Ultra Rare printings of the same Cookie, each warping the board a different way:

The Red Timekeeper (BS6-010) is the sleeper - a pure hate piece that shuts off an entire category of disruption just by sitting on the board. The Purple (BS6-093) is the most fun: trash your own LV.1, then replay a LV.1 from the trash off your attack, looping value every turn. None of them are bombs in isolation, but as a cycle they give the set a recognizable midrange identity.

The best non-Dragon standouts

This is where Timeguard's deep bench earns its keep. The Ultra Rares and Super Rares that aren't on the box but make decks tick:

• Croissant Cookie (BS6-039, Yellow, Ultra Rare, 6 HP). The set's best non-Dragon body. A beefy 6 HP, and her Greatest Time Engineer on-play - if your opponent's break area is LV.6 or lower - trashes a Cookie from their break area and then removes a Cookie from their battle area that's one Level higher. That's tempo-positive removal on a body that's a pain to kill. There's also a Blue Croissant (BS6-079) that draws 2 and rests three of the opponent's support cards on attack - a strong Blue tempo piece in its own right.
• Snake Fruit Cookie (BS5-054, Green, Ultra Rare, 4 HP). The premier defensive tool in the set. Once per turn, when your opponent's Cookie attacks, cut its damage by 2 for the cost of a support card. That single line blanks aggro swings and protects your key bodies on the opponent's turn - exactly what a grindy Green deck wants.
• String Gummy Cookie (BS6-074, Blue, Ultra Rare, 5 HP). On Play, discard 2 to ping an opponent for 2, then her attack refills your hand by 2 when you're low. Removal plus refuel in Blue's wheelhouse.
• Purple Yam Cookie (BS5-059, Green, Super Rare, 5 HP). A 5-HP body that, on play, deals 2 to a rested LV.2-or-lower Cookie and draws off its attack. One of several "punish rested Cookies" Super Rares in the set - cheap, efficient, splashable.
• Yogurt Cream Cookie (BS5-100, Purple, Super Rare, 2 HP). When it leaves the battle area for the trash, dig 3 and grab a {P} card. Free value that turns a chump body into a card-selection engine - a Purple staple.

The support and tech pieces

A few more Timeguard cards that earn slots without ever being the headline:

• Wrath of the Dragons (BS5-111, Pure, Item, Ultra Rare). The set's only Dragon payoff: equip it to a Dragon Cookie, and while that Cookie is at 3 HP or less it gains +1 attack and takes -1 damage. It's a niche reward for committing to a Dragon, and the closest the keyword gets to actual synergy.
• Rambutan Cookie (BS5-092, Purple, Ultra Rare, 4 HP). A reactive disruptor - return 3 non-Cookie cards from trash to deck to cut an attacker's damage by 1. Pairs with the deck-recycling Purple plan.
• Schneeball Cookie (BS6-073, Blue, Super Rare, 4 HP). Bounce a {B} LV.1 to ping an opponent for 1 - clean tempo and a re-trigger enabler for on-play Cookies.
• Coffee Candy Cookie (BS6-038, Yellow, Super Rare, 3 HP). A vanilla-looking body whose attack deals 3 then pings for 1 if a LV.2+ {Y} Cookie is in your break area - efficient damage in a Yellow grind shell.

None of these are chase cards, but the depth is the point: Timeguard is a set you can build half a dozen decks out of, because the role-players are genuinely good.

Who should chase what

If you're collecting, the Dragon Cookies are the obvious targets - Pitaya, Ananas, Longan, Lotus, and Lychee are the set's signature Ultra Rares and the cards everyone recognizes. After the Dragons, the four Timekeeper printings round out the prestige pulls. For the full rarity ladder, see our rarities and collecting guide.

If you're building to win, ignore the box art and chase fit. Red aggro wants Pitaya Dragon. Blue control wants Lotus Dragon and String Gummy. Green grind wants Snake Fruit and Longan Dragon. Yellow midrange wants Croissant (BS6-039) - arguably the most quietly powerful card in the set - and the Yellow Timekeeper. Purple recursion wants Yogurt Cream and the Purple Timekeeper loop. Pick the color whose plan you like from our per-color guides, then grab that color's Timeguard standout.

The honest read on Timeguard: it's one of the most complete sets in the game. The Dragons get the headlines, but the real value is the depth - Croissant, Snake Fruit, the Timekeeper cycle, and a stack of efficient Super Rares mean almost every color walks away with playable upgrades. It's a great set to crack whether you're new or building.

Quick Action Checklist

• Pitaya Dragon (BS5-013) is the best card in the set. On-play removal plus a low-HP board burst - the Red chase pull and a genuine build-around.
• Don't sleep on Croissant (BS6-039). A 6-HP Yellow body with tempo-positive removal stapled on - quietly the strongest non-Dragon card here.
• Snake Fruit (BS5-054) is the best defensive tool. Cut an attacker's damage by 2 on the opponent's turn - it blanks aggro and protects your engine.
• The Timekeeper cycle is the set's identity. Red locks movement, Purple loops the trash, Yellow pings, Green manages support - a recognizable midrange package.
• The Dragon keyword still does nothing on its own. You're buying a color's best Ultra Rare five-drop; only Pitaya and Lotus are worth building around.
• Wrath of the Dragons (BS5-111) is the lone Dragon payoff. Niche, but the closest the keyword gets to synergy.
• Collect for the Dragons, build for fit. Chase the five Dragons and four Timekeepers if you're collecting; chase your color's standout if you're winning.