Ginger

On paper, Ginger possesses one of the strongest healing abilities in the game. Her active ability, Baked with Care!, heals any targeted Toon to full Health for 100 Tapes with a 100-second cooldown, making it a direct upgrade over Sprout's single-Heart heal in terms of raw healing output. She also brings average extraction potential with her 3-star Extraction Speed and Skill Check stats. However, the practical reality of using Ginger effectively is far more nuanced — Tape collection difficulties, low mobility, limited healing range, and the wind-up time on her heal create significant drawbacks that can make her the weakest healer option in many situations.

Ginger's healing is most efficient when used on Toons sitting at exactly 1 Heart, since healing a Toon at 2 Hearts wastes some of her full-restore potential. However, context matters — a distracting Looey actually benefits from losing a Heart due to his passive, so Cosmo or Sprout would be better healers for him. In runs where Main Toons form the majority of the team, Cosmo can substitute if the team is concerned about Health Kit wastage, and Sprout can use Tapes more efficiently while also having the capability to serve as a backup distractor in emergencies. Understanding when not to use Ginger's heal is just as important as knowing when to use it.

Ginger's 2-star Movement Speed is her most crippling weakness, making Twisteds an even greater threat than they are for other support Toons. Twisted Dyle in particular poses extreme danger due to his speed. This low mobility also makes traversal across Floors sluggish, meaning Machine and Item opportunities will be scarce, which in turn makes Tape collection — the very resource she needs for her ability — a persistent hurdle. If your team is cooperative enough to leave Tapes for Ginger, this problem can be mitigated. Her one advantage over Sprout in this regard is extraction quality: while Sprout's poor extraction forces him into a pure distractor role, Ginger can finish Machines at a respectable pace, giving her a meaningful secondary contribution when her heal is on cooldown.

Healing distractors in the field is one of Ginger's greatest challenges. Distractors typically need space to kite Twisteds and cannot afford to stand still for Ginger's wind-up heal. Following the distractor is an option but often wastes enormous amounts of Stamina since they are usually faster than Ginger. Circling the object the distractor is looping around in the opposite direction can work, but remains unsafe against faster Twisteds like Twisted Pebble and Twisted Scraps. In most cases, it is better to wait until the Floor ends and heal the distractor at the start of the next one. The one notable exception is when a distractor like Eclipse or Gourdy is performing a solar system distraction strategy with Bobette — in this setup, Ginger can stand near Bobette and heal without needing to chase, though the distractor may still drift out of her limited range.

Communication is essential when playing Ginger. Unless you have 100 Tapes available, you cannot even highlight potential heal targets, and even with enough Tapes, you can only target the nearest Toon within your limited range. Calling out your healing availability in chat or voice helps teammates know when to position near you. Asking a damaged Toon to stay back rather than chasing them across the Floor will save time and Stamina. Teams that coordinate around Ginger's limitations — funneling Tapes to her, bringing wounded Toons to her position rather than expecting her to chase — will get far more value from her than teams that treat her like a mobile Sprout.

For Trinket loadouts, Pink Bow is a strong survivability choice that lets Ginger outrun nearly all Twisteds before Panic Mode, and it pairs well with Speedy Shoes to handle Twisted Pebble or with Vanity Mirror for Panic Mode insurance. On the extraction side, Magnifying Glass leverages her 3-star stats effectively and pairs with Vee's Remote for faster Floor progression and better Tape income. For ability support, Sweet Charm reduces Baked with Care!'s cooldown to 92 seconds, and Ghost Snakes In A Can can shave off a few more seconds. Dandy Plush helps purchase healing Items from Dandy's Store, which is useful since Ginger cannot heal herself. Note that Tape-providing Trinkets like Fancy Purse are generally not recommended since they only provide enough for a single heal and are one-time use — a mobility or extraction Trinket will provide more consistent value over the course of a full run.