A special candy is a name for a candy in Candy Crush Soda Saga that will have powerful effects once matched by a switch or an effect. Upon activation, its power will destroy more candies and yield a much greater score than a simple match of three. Furthermore, they can also be switched when just 2 special candies are side-by-side; this match, called a combo will produce a very powerful effect much stronger than if they are activated separately.
Three forms of special candy can be formed by making a match of four or more candies. Others are present only if the board provides them from the starting configuration or element spawn notes. All special candies can further be formed by applying boosters before or during gameplay.
List of special candies[]
Below is a list of special candies players can create and the combinations they can make in Candy Crush Soda Saga.
| Image | Name | Effect | Formation |
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 Cyan fish candy |
Candy Fish | Destroys one candy on the field. Under certain levels, it will target soda bottles or blockers first. | 4 candies of the same color in a 2x2 square |
  Cyan striped candy |
Striped Candy | Clears an entire row or column, depending on the direction of the stripes. | 4 candies of the same color in a row/column |
 Cyan wrapped candy |
Wrapped Candy | Clears the surrounding eight candies, activates twice. | 5 or 6 candies of the same color in T or L shape |
 Color bomb |
Color Bomb | Clears all candies of the color you matched it with. | 5 candies of the same color in a row/column |
  Light blue coloring candy |
Coloring Candy | Transforms all candies of the color you matched it with to its color. | 6 candies of the same color in a T shape |
  White chocolate color bomb (or mega color bomb) |
Mega Color Bomb | Clears all 2 random candies of the color you matched it with. This is the special candy exclusive to the game that was required to winning subsequent levels. | 5 candies of the same color in a row/column
Only appears after level 700. |
Special candy combinations[]
If the player joins any 2 special candies next to each other, they will cause an even better effect. The following shows the effect of some combos.
Note: The Mega Color Bomb still provide the normal color bomb but will follow by the effect happening on another colour.
| Candy 1 | Candy 2 | Combining Icon | Effect | Combining Image | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striped Candy | Striped Candy |  +
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Clears the row and column where the candies were joined. The effect is independent of the direction of the stripes. | 
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Medium |
| Wrapped Candy | Wrapped Candy |  +
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Clears a 5x5 square of candies around where the candies were joined, activates twice. | 
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Hard |
| Candy Fish | Candy Fish |  +
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Activates 3 candy fish. | 
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Easy |
| Striped Candy | Wrapped Candy | +
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Creates a 3x3 striped candy that clears the 3 rows and 3 columns around the tile where it was created. | 
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Somewhat Hard |
| Striped Candy | Candy Fish | +
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Creates a striped fish that targets one candy and clears the row or column the target candy was on. | 
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Somewhat Easy |
| Wrapped Candy | Candy Fish | +
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Creates a bomb fish that targets and blows up the surrounding 8 candies around the target candy. | 
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Medium |
| Striped Candy | Color Bomb | +
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Converts all of the candies in the striped candy's color to a striped candy, then they all activate. | 
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Hard |
| Wrapped Candy | Color Bomb | +
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Converts all of the candies in the wrapped candy's color to wrapped candy, then they all activate. | 
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Very Hard |
| Candy Fish | Color Bomb | +
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Converts all of the candies in the candy fish's color to candy fish, then they all activate. | 
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Variable |
| Color Bomb | Color Bomb | +
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Blows all candies off the screen and takes a layer from blockers. | 
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Extremely Hard |
| Striped Candy | Coloring Candy | +
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All regular candies on the board that are the same color as the mixed striped and coloring candy will turn into striped candies and be activated right away. | 
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Very Hard |
| Wrapped Candy | Coloring Candy | +
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All regular candies on the board that are the same color as the mixed wrapped and coloring candy will turn into wrapped candies and be activated right away. | 
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Very Hard |
| Candy Fish | Coloring Candy | +
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All regular candies on the board that are the same color as the mixed fish and coloring candy will turn into fish and be activated right away. | 
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Variable |
| Color Bomb | Coloring Candy | +
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Rainbow Kimmy appears and then an explosion destroys all candies and blockers on the screen (except bubble gum and honey because it will only clear all the lock and combs). | 
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Nearly Impossible |
| Coloring Candy | Coloring Candy | +
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Rainbow Kimmy appears, and the color of all candies on the board transforms into that of the selected coloring candy. | 
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Nearly Impossible |
Trivia[]
- When the newly created special candy gets hit by a special candy that was matched, it won't detonate. This is the difference from Candy Crush Saga.
- Combining Color Bomb + Coloring Candy was redesigned after some players said that the combination was similar like combining two color bombs.
- This mechanism was seen in Candy Crush Jelly Saga on June 8, 2017, but it was fixed on June 13, 2017.
- Combining Color Bomb with Wrapped candies in Candy Crush Saga was the same as one in Candy Crush Soda Saga after Taffy Treetops was released (create many wrapped candies in the same colour).
- In later version ?, Wrapped Candy, Color Bomb, Coloring Candy, Color Bomb + Color Bomb, Color Bomb + Coloring Candy, Coloring Candy + Coloring Candy have a new effect.
- The lightning of the Color Bomb will link the candies immediately instead of linking from the top to bottom. Though, all candies will still be crushed immediately, like before.
- The Coloring Candy + Coloring Candy combination now has a similar visual effect as the Color Bomb + Color Bomb effect. It splashes all over the board coloring all candy immediately after a short delay instead of coloring individually from top to bottom.
- Some players have got the feature where you can double-tap special candies to activate them. This is useful for example for activating a color bomb surrounded by blockers or if a striped candy will hit the final frosting tile to free the final bear but there are no matches involving the striped candy.
- Additionally, the game might suggest this as a move. Sparkles surround only the special candy and the special candy will bounce twice.
- When hit by special candies, Color Bomb and Coloring Candy (also if it was matched instead of switching) won't be detonated immediately. It will wait for a while until all candies have stopped moving. During the delay, they will flash like Wrapped Candies when they're about to explode for the second time.
Poll[]
Gallery[]
Candy Crush Soda Saga Special All Combos
Every Special Candy Combination in Candy Crush Soda Saga
Striped Candy + Striped Candy
Wrapped Candy + Wrapped Candy
Fish Candy + Fish Candy
Striped Candy + Wrapped Candy
Striped Candy + Fish Candy
Wrapped Candy + Fish Candy
Striped Candy + Color Bomb
Wrapped Candy + Color Bomb
Fish Candy + Color Bomb
Color Bomb + Color Bomb
Striped Candy + Coloring
Wrapped Candy + Coloring Candy
Fish Candy + Coloring Candy
Color Bomb + Coloring Candy
Coloring Candy + Coloring Candy
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