Rainbow Rapids levels

Not to be confused with Rainbow Rapids (Episode 186) or Rainbow Rapid (blocker).

Rainbow Rapids levels are one of the seven level types in Candy Crush Saga. This level type's icon is turquoise with a bending line. Rainbow Rapids levels first appear in Snowy Suburbs, the 476th episode, with the first rainbow rapids level being level 7116.

Rainbow Rapids levels are the most rare level type, making up 3.11% of Reality levels, at 514 Rainbow Rapids appearances out of the 16505 levels currently. However, this is because this is the most recent level type. The level amount of this level type may be increased and exceeded Moves levels (especially since Moves levels appear to have stopped being made altogether).

Objective

The player needs to collect rainbow candies to complete the levels. To do this, the player must lead the rainbow rapids from the rainbow cannons to the mold. At which point, the mold will fill up to reveal a rainbow candy, which is then automatically collected (see below).
Rainbow Streams are the main element of this level. They connect the source of the rainbow rapids to the mold.

Difficulty

Overall, the difficulty of the rainbow rapids level depends on how easy it is to clear the blockers on the path. Almost all blockers can block the flow of the rainbow rapids.
Certain blockers, such as licorice swirls and waffles can land on the rainbow stream to block it and push it back. For example, if a licorice swirl falls onto the path, the rainbow rapids will be pushed back to the tile before the licorice swirl.
Chocolate and dark chocolate can grow over the path to block it.
Conveyor belts may not be able to move rainbow rapids, but they can bring blockers to the path of the rainbow rapids to block the flow.

Trivia

This is the first level type that is exclusive to HTML5 versions, and the first one since Mixed Mode levels.
This level type shares its name with the 186th episode.
Fittingly, this is the seventh level type in chronological order (including the now defunct Timed levels), and rainbows have seven colours in real life.
Each rainbow candy collected gives 10,000 points, just like ingredients.
The music played in this level type is currently identical to the music played in moves levels and candy order levels.
Currently, none of the levels with this type are nearly impossible in difficulty.
- Thus, several levels had marked Super Hard levels or Nightmarishly Hard levels in-game.
All rainbow rapids levels have blockers on their path.
The number of mixed levels is decreasing after this level type is introduced.
There are currently no mixed levels with rainbow rapids but it will be introduced in the future according to the files.

Notable levels

Level 7116 - First rainbow rapids level. First level with rainbow rapids, rainbow cannon, paths and rainbow rapids mold, and first level where rainbow candies are required. First rainbow rapids level with two-layered and three-layered frostings. First four-coloured rainbow rapids level.
Level 7117 - First rainbow rapids level with wrapped candies at the start. First rainbow rapids level with one-layered frostings. First five-coloured rainbow rapids level.
Level 7119 - The first level featuring rainbow rapid cannons starting from the bottom side. First rainbow rapids level with five-layered rainbow twists and five-layered frostings.
Level 7122 - First rainbow rapids level with one- to four-layered bubblegum pops and the first to allow starting booster usage.
Level 7124 - The first level featuring rainbow rapid cannons starting from the left and right side. First rainbow rapids level with four-layered frostings, liquorice locks, and three- and four-layered rainbow twists.
Level 7127 - First rainbow rapids level with three-layered candy cane curls.
Level 7128 - First rainbow rapids level with cake bombs, one- and two-layered crystal candies.
Level 7130 - First rainbow rapids level with candy cane fences, popcorns, and two-layered candy cane curls.
Level 7132 - First rainbow rapids level with one- to three-layered waffles, conveyor belts and five-layered bubblegum pops.
Level 7138 - First rainbow rapids level with two-layered rainbow twists, and all three layers of dark chocolate.
Level 7140 - First rainbow rapids level with liquorice swirls.
Level 7142 - First hexagonal rainbow rapids level.
Level 7142 - First rainbow rapids level with chocolate spawners.
Level 7145 - First rainbow rapids level with non-spawning colours, three-layered sugar coats, and one-, two-, four-layered sugar chests, and sugar keys.
Level 7147 - First rainbow rapids level with marmalade. Also the first very hard rainbow rapids level.
Level 7150 - First rainbow rapids level where rainbow rapids can travel through crystal candies.
Level 7156 - First rainbow rapids level with three-layered crystal candies.
Level 7159 - First rainbow rapids level with mystery candy cannons.
Level 7163 - First five-coloured rainbow rapids level with cake bombs.
Level 7166 - First rainbow rapids level with four-layered waffles.
Level 7169 - First rainbow rapids level with empty sugar chests.
Level 7241 - First extremely hard rainbow rapids level.
Level 7281 - First two-coloured rainbow rapids level.
Level 7316 - First level where the number of rainbow candies are more than what is required.
Level 7534 - 100th rainbow rapids level.
Level 7588 - First rainbow rapids level with liquorice curls.
Level 7620 - First rainbow rapids level with liquorice fences.
Level 7909 - First rainbow rapids level with order locks.
Level 8220 - First rainbow rapids level with sour skull and skull pedestals.
Level 8421 - First rainbow rapids jelly mixed mode level.
Level 8466 - First rainbow rapids ingredient mixed mode level.
Level 8511 - First rainbow rapids order mixed mode level.