How many balls are fired in the Level 530 walkthrough?

The run fires 22 of the starting 27 balls and finishes with 5.

Where should the first shot land?

Start on the upper-right orange star crates, where the diagonal core meets the cyan shell.

The cyan shell is a second structure; its right column, lower crossbar, and tall left column still have to be removed.

Smash Fest! level guide

expert Target: 22 moves 4 colors

Spill the diagonal orange-and-purple core from its cyan shell, then dismantle the exposed U-frame with 22 fired balls.

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Hit the upper-right orange star crates to open the diagonal core away from the cyan wall.
Follow the exposed orange edge downward and wait for the right half of the core to spill out.
Break the stationary orange clusters and purple orb blocks packed against the lower-left interior.
Pause until the remaining orange crates and purple orbs finish rolling off the platform.
Attack the exposed right cyan column from its lower section, then break the cyan base crossbar.
Remove the left cyan column in sections and finish the last small cyan block; the video leaves 5 balls.

Colors in this level:

Cyan, Orange, Purple, Blue

Shooting the solid cyan outer wall before opening the orange diagonal wastes balls without releasing the core.
Treating the empty orange center as the finish leaves the tall cyan U-frame standing.

Open the upper-right orange edge instead of firing into the solid cyan border.
Let the diagonal core finish spilling before spending a shot on lower orange clusters.
Preserve balls for the right cyan column, base crossbar, and tall left column.

Board notes 5 details

Layout: An enormous cyan ice rectangle encloses a thick diagonal band of orange star crates and purple orb blocks, with tall cyan columns reaching the blue platform.
Goal: Collapse the orange-and-purple core first, then remove the cyan shell's two columns, lower crossbar, and final small ice block.
Opening: Hit the orange crates at the upper-right edge of the diagonal, then follow the newly exposed orange edge downward.
Danger Zone: The orange crates and purple orbs flood the platform during the first cascade; wait for them to roll off before attacking the cyan shell.
Mechanics: A two-phase shell board reveals a nearly intact cyan U-frame only after its diagonal orange-and-purple core empties.

How many balls are fired in the Level 530 walkthrough?
The run fires 22 of the starting 27 balls and finishes with 5.
Where should the first shot land?
Start on the upper-right orange star crates, where the diagonal core meets the cyan shell.
Why does the level continue after the orange crates fall?
The cyan shell is a second structure; its right column, lower crossbar, and tall left column still have to be removed.