Mechanic

Dandy's World Abilities Guide

Abilities are effects unique to each Toon in Dandy's World, separated into three categories: Active, Toggle, and Passive. Active Abilities require direct player input and have cooldowns. Passive Abilities activate without input and have no cooldowns. Toggle Abilities are player-activated but remain active until cancelled.

Abilities Info

Ability types	Active, Toggle, Passive
Active activation key	F (PC), LB/L1 (console), Ability button (mobile)
First-use reward	5 Ichor and 3 Tapes (Active and Toggle, once per Floor)
Main Toon abilities	2 per Toon — one Passive and one Active
Active cooldowns	Cannot be activated in the Elevator between Floors

Ability Types

Active Abilities only provide effects when directly activated by the player. They have cooldowns with the exception of Bassie, and cannot be activated in the Elevator between Floors. Using an Active Ability for the first time on a Floor grants 5 Ichor and 3 Tapes.

Passive Abilities activate without direct player input. They have no cooldowns and can activate between Floors if circumstances allow it.

Toggle Abilities are directly activated like Actives, but the effects continue until the player presses the Ability button again. They have shorter cooldowns than Active Abilities but cannot be spammed. Cooldown reduction Cards like Practice do not affect Toggle Abilities. Like Actives, activating them for the first time in a Floor grants 5 Ichor and 3 Tapes.

Main Toons are granted 2 Abilities: one Passive and one Active.

List of Abilities

Each Toon has a unique Ability that defines their role in a run. The following table lists every current Toon Ability.

Toon	Ability Name	Type	Effect
Astro	Nap Time	Active	Creates a pulse that fully restores Stamina of nearby Toons. Cooldown: 60.
Astro	Well Rested	Passive	Regenerates Stamina 50% faster and can see Toons below 50% Stamina across the map.
Bassie	Springful Sharing	Active	Drops items from inventory to share with other Toons.
Bassie	Easter Basket	Passive	Provides an extra inventory slot for 1 extra item.
Blot	Blot Jr.	Active	Places a decoy attracting nearby Twisteds with 1 Heart. Costs 10 Tapes. Cooldown: 60.
Bobette	Precious Packaging	Active	Hides in a gift box for 8 seconds — invincible but immobile. Cooldown: 90.
Bobette	Festive Aura	Passive	Gives nearby Toons 50% faster Stamina regen and a 25% speed boost for 5 seconds.
Boxten	Wind-up	Passive	Gains 6% more Extraction Speed per alive Toon. Max 48%.
Brightney	Night Light	Active	Shines light on Twisteds to make them visible during Blackouts for 8 seconds. Cooldown: 45.
Brusha	Artistic Inspiration	Toggle	Enters Painting Mode giving nearby Toons a 50% Skill Check boost. Moves 25% slower. Cooldown: 5.
Coal	Scout	Active	Sniffs out items across the map, highlighting them for all Toons for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 30.
Cocoa	Bonbon	Active	Places a BonBon candy item granting +50% Extraction Speed and +25% Movement Speed for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 40.
Connie	Haunting Escape	Active	Becomes invisible for 5 seconds — Twisteds cannot notice her except Lethals. Cooldown: 50.
Cosmo	Sharing is Caring	Active	Gives one of his own Hearts to heal a targeted Toon. Cannot use at 1 Heart. Cooldown: 60.
Eclipse	Total Eclipse	Passive	Transforms in Blackouts: gains 2 Stamina Stars (60% multiplier) and 20% Movement Speed boost.
Eggson	Fixer Upper	Passive	Hits a Machine with his cane on first extraction, granting 20% completion. Once per Machine.
Finn	Reel in	Passive	Gains 33% Movement Speed boost when any Machine is completed, for 10 seconds.
Flutter	Floaty Dash	Active	Dashes forward, drastically increasing Movement Speed for 0.75 seconds. Cooldown: 45.
Flyte	Gust	Active	Places a Gust at location for 10 seconds giving +15% Movement Speed for 5 seconds to Toons who walk through it. Cooldown: 50.
Gigi	Surprise!	Active	Grants herself a random item from any tier (Dandy's Shop items included). Cooldown: 80.
Ginger	Baked with Care!	Active	Heals a targeted Toon to full Hearts at cost of 100 Tapes. Each extra Ginger adds 50 Tapes and 30 seconds cooldown. Cooldown: 100.
Glisten	Reflection	Active	Teleports through a mirror to a targeted Toon regardless of line of sight. Cooldown: 100.
Goob	Hug!	Active	Pulls other Toons towards his position. Requires direct line of sight. Cooldown: 30.
Gourdy	Trick or Treat	Active	Applies a random 20% stat boost (not Stealth) to all nearby Toons for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 35.
Gourdy	Sugar Rush	Passive	Gives all players 20% speed boost for 5 seconds when the Elevator opens and when Panic Mode begins.
Looey	Heart of Helium	Passive	Gains 20% more walk and run speed per missing heart. At 1 heart gains 40% speed multiplier.
Pebble	Speak!	Active	Barks loudly, drastically decreasing Stealth and alerting nearby Twisteds to his location. Cooldown: 60.
Pebble	Fetch!	Passive	Sniffs out items, highlighting them when in the Toon's vicinity.
Poppy	Panic Pop	Passive	Receives a 50% Speed boost for 3 seconds when attacked.
Razzle & Dazzle	Comedy/Tragedy	Passive	Swaps between Movement Speed bonus on odd-numbered Floors and Extraction Speed on even-numbered Floors.
Ribecca	The Undead	Passive	Immune to all applied debuffs (does not include trinkets).
Rodger	Detective	Passive	Gains twice the amount of Research from Capsules and Twisted encounters.
Rudie	Antler Charge	Active	Charges forward in a short burst using antlers to escape tricky situations. Cooldown: 23.
Scraps	Crafty Grapple	Active	Pulls herself towards another Toon or Machine's targeted position. Requires line of sight. Cooldown: 25.
Shelly	Inspiration	Active	Boosts the Extraction Speed of a selected Toon by 75% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 60.
Shelly	Problem Solver	Passive	Gains 25% Movement Speed boost when any Machine is completed for 10 seconds.
Shrimpo	Bully	Passive	Stealth is drastically lower than any other Toon. Only play this Toon if you are looking for a challenge.
Soulvester	Knightly Armor	Passive	Has an extra heart and is immune to damage from ranged attacks.
Sprout	Baked Sweets	Active	Heals a targeted Toon by 1 Heart at cost of 100 Tapes. Cooldown scales with number of healers. Cooldown: 100.
Sprout	Overprotective	Passive	Can see where all other alive Toons are, along with their current Health status.
Squirm	Distressed Delicacy	Active	Hold to eat books, gaining 100% Extraction Speed for 10 seconds. Proximity to bookshelf recovers cooldown twice as fast. Cooldown: 80.
Teagan	Tea Time	Active	Spends 75 Tapes to heal themself by 1 heart. Cooldown: 100.
Tisha	Tidy Up!	Active	Creates a pulse that increases Movement Speed of nearby Toons by 25% for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 50.
Toodles	Beginner's Luck	Active	Rolls for a 15% boost to a random Stat lasting 10 seconds. Cooldown: 25.
Vee	Mic Check	Active	Highlights all Twisteds and Machines on the Floor for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 50.
Vee	Camera Hijack	Passive	Has the 2 nearest uncompleted Machines highlighted for them.
Yatta	Pinata Party	Passive	Drops 2 random candy Items after completing a machine, and 4 random candy items when injured.

Trinkets and Cards That Interact with Abilities

Several Trinkets and Cards modify how Abilities behave during a run.

Trinkets that interact with Abilities: - Sweet Charm reduces the cooldown of the equipper's Active Ability by 8%. - Ghost Snakes In A Can reduces the cooldown of the equipper's Active Ability by 5 seconds. - Peppermint Icing grants 30 Stamina to the equipper whenever they use an Active Ability. - Toy Kit increases the radius of a Toon's ring-based Ability by 25%.

Cards that interact with Abilities: - Rehearsal and Practice both reduce the cooldown of Active Abilities by 5 seconds. Note: these do not affect Toggle Abilities.

Strategies

Toons with support-based Abilities should save them to assist teammates or use them in dire situations, such as boosting a slow teammate being chased by a fast Twisted. If your Toon has a long cooldown, avoid wasting the Ability when a teammate does not need it.

For Abilities with an effect radius (Astro's Active, Bobette's Passive, Brusha, Flyte, Gourdy's Active, and Tisha), position yourself to maximize coverage. Brusha and Bobette's Aura Abilities continue providing effects even while extracting, so they can boost a teammate on a Duo Machine.

Toons with survival-based Abilities should use them when in danger, usually as a last resort. Toons with short cooldowns like Rudie (23 seconds) don't need to hold their Ability for emergencies only, since it will recover quickly.

Brightney and Vee's Abilities reveal Twisted locations — use them frequently, especially on dangerous Floors with Blackouts or high-speed Twisteds active.

Trivia

During development, Abilities were going to use the Z key instead of the F key.

Dandy and Dyle are the only Main Toons who do not have an Active Ability. Their Passive Abilities are almost identical, differing only in name.

Bassie is the first Toon to have an Active Ability with no cooldown. Although her Ability functions like a Toggle, it is labeled as Active, likely because Toggles were not a concept during the 2025 Easter Event when she was added.

Brusha's Artistic Inspiration has the most Ability modifications of any Toon, with 4 changes across updates.

FAQ

What are the three types of Abilities in Dandy's World?

Active Abilities require direct player input and have cooldowns. Passive Abilities activate automatically without player input and have no cooldowns. Toggle Abilities are activated by the player but remain active until cancelled, with shorter cooldowns than Active Abilities.

Do cooldown reduction Cards work on Toggle Abilities?

No. Cards like Rehearsal and Practice reduce cooldowns for Active Abilities only. Toggle Abilities are not affected by cooldown reduction Cards or Trinkets.

What reward do you get for using an Active or Toggle Ability for the first time on a Floor?

Using your Active or Toggle Ability for the first time on a Floor grants 5 Ichor and 3 Tapes.