Unawakened Golden Cheese in Arena?

Is Golden Cheese cookie worth using if you dont have her Awakened form? Im in Elite 2, and I see most people using her, but I dont have her awakened form. She's almost always the first to die, and has a low damage output. I have a hard time knowing if her buffs/debuffs have much of an effect before awakened, or if I should just replace her until I have her awakened form.