Solar wind

A star at the edge of the board blows gusts of charged particles across it. For about 2 seconds every ball in flight is pushed sideways, so its path curves. A ball that spends more than 3 seconds of a shot in the wind burns up and drops away. Use the gusts to reach round the bricks, but don't let balls ride them too long.

From level: 15
Levels: 255
Options: 8
Price: Tier 1

On this page5 parts

How it works
In detail: how each part reacts
Tip
In real space
Customise the Solar wind: 8 options

How it works

A small bright star sits at the edge of the board. Every few seconds faint streaks and a flashing arrow show a gust is coming, and which way it will blow.

Effect on your game: During a gust (about 2 seconds) every ball in flight is pushed sideways, so its path curves the way the wind blows. Sometimes it changes direction. Balls heat up in the wind: one that has spent more than 3 seconds of the shot in gusts glows red, burns up and drops away, lost for the shot. Let the wind carry your balls round a wall of bricks, but keep shots short when it blows.

In detail: how each part reacts

A small star sits at the left or right edge of the board. It can't be hit or destroyed.
Every 3–5.5 s, faint streaks and a flashing arrow give about 1 s of warning, then a gust blows for 1.8 s. About one gust in three changes direction.
During a gust every ball in flight is pushed sideways, so its path curves; balls keep their speed and never go flat.
Balls heat up in the wind: a ball that has spent more than 3 s of the shot in gusts (added up) burns up and drops away, lost for the shot. It glows orange, then red, as it gets close.
Light breeze (Tame): half the push. Calm spells (Tame): about 5.5 s of calm between gusts. Gale (Challenge): 60% stronger, 40% longer gusts. Lucky gust (Twist): a ball caught in a gust does double damage on its next brick.

Tip

Watch the streaks: they show which way the next gust will blow. Let a gust carry your balls round a wall of bricks, but a ball that spends more than 3 seconds in the wind burns up, so fire short, fast shots while it blows.

In real space

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles flowing out of the Sun at around 400 km per second. It shapes comet tails and pushes on spacecraft. Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Customise the Solar wind: 8 options

Open it from the level card (the hazards row, then this hazard), from the Hazard guide in ⚙ Settings, or from the out-of-shots card. How customising works.

Option	What it does	Price
Strength
Light breeze Tame	Gusts push balls half as hard.	◆ 10 this stage ◆ 30 this level ◆ 100 for 24 h ⭐ 40 for 7 days ⭐ 120 forever (Mastery)
Gale Challenge	Gusts are 60% stronger and last 40% longer. Free, with bonus points.	Free · +10% points
Timing
Calm spells Tame	Longer calm between gusts (about 5.5 s instead of 3 s).	◆ 8 this stage ◆ 23 this level ◆ 75 for 24 h ⭐ 30 for 7 days ⭐ 90 forever (Mastery)
Gusts
Lucky gust Twist	A ball caught in a gust does double damage on its next brick.	◆ 18 this stage ◆ 54 this level ◆ 180 for 24 h ⭐ 70 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
Colour / skin
Gold Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try
Ruby Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try
Emerald Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try
Sapphire Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try