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Match Factory boosters guide

Every power-up in the game, what it actually does to the board, and the moment it is worth spending. Booster timing beats booster quantity.

The complete Match Factory boosters list

Knowing the Match Factory boosters list is what separates a clean clear from three wasted lives. Here is each power-up with the situation it is built for.

Magnet (Vacuum)

Pulls the exact items you need to complete your current match without you having to dig for them.

Pro tip Use when the tray is almost full (6/7) and you desperately need that final piece to clear a match.

Fan

Blows the pile of items apart, shuffling the board and bringing buried items to the surface.

Pro tip Best used at the very beginning of a cluttered ultra-hard level to stabilize your opening.

Spring

Bounces unwanted items out of your tray back onto the board, freeing up valuable space.

Pro tip Your lifesaver when you've made a mistake. Always keep one in reserve to break losing loops.

Freeze (Timer)

Temporarily stops the clock, giving you precious seconds to find matches without pressure.

Pro tip Use this when you are down to the last 15 seconds but still have several matches left.

Undo

Reverts your very last move, taking an item out of your tray.

Pro tip A cheaper alternative to the Spring if you literally just clicked the wrong item by accident.

Advanced tips and tricks

  • Hard and ultra-hard levels: use boosters only once you keep losing for the same reason (tray overflow, blocked items). Early failed attempts are not worth a booster.
  • To stabilize openings: when the first 5–10 seconds decide the run, dropping a Fan makes that opening consistently solvable.
  • To break a loop: if you keep repeating the same picking pattern and failing, a booster resets your decision-making more than it clears the board.

Boosters that pay off on specific levels

Some stages have tight timers or heavily buried pieces where a booster is close to mandatory. These are the ones worth checking first.

Level 1569 walkthroughMagnet and Undo routing for this ultra-hard stage.Level 2049 strategyUsing the Fan to clear a heavy opening pile.Hardest levels rankedWhich stages deserve your saved boosters.

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