To beat the level 8458 of Candy Crush Saga we've compiled a small list of general tips that should help you along the way. While some tips are more useful than others, it's always good to be reminded of the basics.
#01 Start your candy crushing at the bottom. so that you can create chain reactions to destroy more pieces and get a bunch of points.
#02 Don't follow suggestions blindly, A lot of the time, you'll be able to find a better match on your own.
#03 If you just make every match you can see without thinking, you'll fail the harder levels.
#04 If you start a level and don't like the layout of the candies, you can back out without losing a life if you haven't made any moves.
#05 When playing a level, you can always hit the 'Quit' button to check your progress. Don't worry, this does not mean it will actually make you quit the level you are on.
#06 Matching three candies together only clears those candies, but matching four or five creates a special candy.
#07 Combos are extremely powerful. If you can maneuver special candies together, they do a whole lot more good together than they would alone.
#08 The direction you swipe your finger to create the candy matches the direction of the stripes, and the candy will clear a line horizontally or vertically that matches its stripes.
#09 If you see candies with a +5 icon, try to include them in a match. These are extra time candies, and they show up in timed levels.
#10 You will earn boosters as you play, and you can also pay money for them. Save these powerful tools for tough levels, or you won't have them when you need them.
#11 Make sure you use the fish candies at the very end of the level because they will automatically go for any remaining jellies.
#12 Try to destroy the chocolate in each round so that it won't regenerate in the next round.
#13 If you see a level with a pink bow on it, this means that a friend has gifted you 3 extra moves that you can apply to that level.
#14 If a level has specific threats, like licorice or jelly, then take care of them first. If you don't, you may run out of moves before you can clear the level.
#15 Always leave, or move, ingredients into a column where you will be able to drop them onto a green arrow.
#16 If you still have moves left when you finish a level, jelly fish or striped candies will pop up and earn you more points.
#17 When accepting certain gifts, particularly extra lives, from friends, you only save them for when you need them else when you are already at max capacity, it is useless.
#18 Always make sure to turn off the boosts, especially if you do not need the boosts for the next level.
#19 The coconut wheel is a booster you can choose to use in Candy Crush before the level even starts. Once you pick it, the coconut wheel creates 3 striped candies.
#20 There is a secret way to cheat the Candy Crush 5 lives system, and that is to leave multiple tabs open at once at the start of playing on your browser and you will always have those 5 lives.
#21 If you're having trouble and lose all your lives, and you're playing on a mobile device, you can set the date on your device forward one day to get five more lives.
