Wrinkles are a later feature in Cookie Clicker. They can only occur during the Grandmapocalypse and are effective in increasing your cookie production. These leech-like creatures will appear and circle your cookie.
Wrinkles will begin to appear once the Grandmapocalypse begins. They have a set spawn rate which is 0,001% per Grandmapocalypse stage. This can be affected by several methods. These are:
| factor | |
|---|---|
| Stage of the grandmapocalypse | 1/2/3 (One Spirit/Communal Testimony/Pact of Elders) |
| unholy bait | 5 |
| Skruuia, the spirit of contempt | 2.5/2/1.5 (Diamond/Rubies/Jade) |
| garden plants | 1-0,15WA+0,02WR WA = # de Wardlichen WR = # de Wrinklegill |
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Wrinklers will drop your cookie production by five percent and there can be up to ten Wrinklers attacking the cookie at the same time. With the use of the Elder Spice, you can attract two more Wrinklers for a total of twelve. While allowing Wrinklers to drain your cookie production seems detrimental, popping a Wrinkler by clicking it repeatedly will grant you more cookies. Popping a Wrinkler will grant you 1,1 times the number of withered cookies over the life of the Wrinkler. This means that the longer the Wrinkler attacks your cookie, the more cookies you will receive when it is popped.
It is possible that a Shiney Wrinkler will appear. You can identify a Shiney Wrinkler by its golden color. Shiney Wrinklers will award 3,3 times the amount of withered cookies when popped. Popping a Shiney Wrinkler requires twelve clicks.
For more information on Cookie Clicker, see How do I get golden cookies in Cookie Clicker? and how to get sugar cubes in Cookie Clicker? on Pro Game Guides.
