100%

This route is a more advanced version of 100% that implements Faron Escape, Lakebed Temple without bombs or LJAs, Coro Text Displacement, Grove 2 Skip (G2S), and faster D/N cycles. It is intended for NA Wii 1.0 only. While PAL and JP versions will work, you will have to clear Cave of Ordeals without floor skips. This is currently the optimal route.

Runs should start with a blank file in slots 1, 2, and 3 as multiple files are used during the run. The route below specifies which slot to use for each save, but other variations can be equally fast.

Equips are routed into the route and listed after changes occur. In the route, equips in gold are equips that you directly changed with that equip. Equips in maroon are equips that were modified without you directly changing them (this includes Ooccoo/Ooccoo Jr transitions, Lent Bag Losses, etc.) - these are color-coded for your awareness only.

Because this run tends to be 6-7 hours at top level, practicing and preparation is highly recommended. Also do note the (unskippable) cutscene breaks.

This route is still early in development, so there are no runs that exactly follow it yet. However, runs currently on the leaderboard largely follow the same structure after completing Forest Temple and may be helpful for reference when learning.

Ordon

  • Ilia cutscene
  • Epona to Ranch (3R)
  • Goats 1 (10 goats)
  • Rock outside Link's house (8R)
  • Climb vines to Jaggle (Eagle guy)
  • Deliver crib
  • Fishing Rod
    • [E: Fishing Rod (B)]
  • Mailbox jump for two yellows (28R)
  • Roll to dock
  • Two rupees in grass (30R)
  • Fishing x2 for Sera's cat
  • Swim + roll to shop
  • Bottle of milk (1 of 4)
  • Buy Slingshot (0R)
  • Save (if not doing Death BiTE for EBF in Forest Temple)
  • Ordon Gate Clip
  • Lantern from Coro
    • [E: Slingshot (B) / Lantern]
  • Faron cave
  • North Faron small key
  • Torches for HP #1 (3 1/5)
  • Roll to Talo
  • Bokoblins break cage
  • Defeat Bokoblins with slingshot
    • Flip Lantern to B when done
  • Goats 2 (20 goats)
  • Castle sewers
  • Rooftops
  • Back to Ordon
  • Listen to Bo and Jaggle
  • Scare Hanch
  • Ordon Shield
  • Rusl and Uli's house
  • Ordon Sword
  • Ordon Spring Portal
  • Enter Faron Twilight

Faron Twilight

  • South Faron Portal
  • Faron Vessel
  • First two bugs (ignore tears)
  • Coro house bugs (inside and outside)
  • Bugs before tunnel (ignore tears)
  • Dig shortcut in tunnel, enter mist area
  • Bugs on left wall (ignore tears)
  • Midna jump to bugs in tree trunk
  • Finish Midna jumps, ignore burrowed bugs
  • Early Master Sword
» Sacred Grove Howling Stone [](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/knowledge/general-tips#howling-stone-songs)
  • Enter Sacred Grove
  • Continue Grove chase
  • Skull Kid fight
  • Statues Puzzle [LD UUU RR DDD LU]
  • Master Sword
  • Warp South Faron with Midna
  • Collect missed tears
  • Lantern through mist
  • Mist bugs before they burrow + collect tears
  • 10R behind sign (10R)
  • North Faron Portal
  • Kill bugs outside Forest Temple
  • Transform human, burn the web, then Slingshot to B
  • Enter Forest Temple

Forest Temple 1

  • Forest BiTE with Ordon save to set EBF. Alternatively, forgo the Ordon save and use the BiTE death method to set EBF (~2s slower, avoids crash risk).
  • Save 1st Monkey, slingshot Walltulas
  • Light torches
  • Cross monkey chain (do not void)
  • Ook
  • Gale Boomerang
    • [E: Gale (B) / Lantern]
  • Savewarp
  • Exit Forest Temple

Early clawshot

Forest Temple 2

  • Warp North Faron
  • Hidden Skill - Ending Blow (1/7)
  • Enter Forest Temple
  • Clawshot to door to main room
  • Enter east wing
  • Deku Like skip
  • Enter door behind boulder
  • Blow out right torch
  • HP #4 behind top platform (3 4/5)
  • Exit room
  • HP #5 behind Deku Like (4 0/5)
  • Go back through center room to west wing
  • Clawshot vines to boss key
  • Head north to Monkey room
  • Clawshot to boss door
  • Diababa
  • Heart Container #1 (5 0/5)
  • Forest Temple done (15R)

Eldin Transition

  • To Hyrule Field
  • GB #2 (F!Beetle) on tree out of bounds
  • Mailman skips as wolf (NTSC 1.0 only)
  • Enter Eldin Twilight
  • Kakariko Gorge Portal
  • Warp North Faron
  • Warp Bridge
  • Continue to Kakariko Village
  • Kakariko Village Portal
  • Eldin Vessel

Eldin Twilight

  • Eldin Vessel
  • Enter Graveyard
  • Kill Graveyard bug
  • Well Clip
  • Basement bugs
  • Back to Graveyard, collect tear
    • If you want to use the Midna jumps for the silver rupee later, call Midna outside the sanctuary now and advance the text to the first jump prompt
  • Malo Mart bug
  • Hotel bugs
    • 10R behind shelf (25R)
  • Abandoned house bug
  • Barnes' Shop bug
  • Wolf Bomb House Skip/Bomb House
  • Watchtower bug
    • Guaranteed 5R from pot (30R)
  • DMT Trail bug
» Death Mountain Howling Stone once bug explodes [](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/knowledge/general-tips#howling-stone-songs)
  • Death Mountain Portal
  • Death Mountain bugs
  • Vessel Complete

Lanayru Vessel

  • GB #3 (F!Ant) in abandoned house
  • Dash to Death Mountain Trail
  • Angry Goron cutscene + warp away
  • Tame Epona as wolf (first input is right)
  • Warp Ordon Spring
  • Hidden Skill - Shield Attack (2/7)
  • Epona to Ordon Village
  • 100R Behind Uli's house (130R)
  • Epona to Bo cutscene
  • Sumo wrestling for Iron Boots
  • Epona to Ordon Ranch
    • [E: Lantern (B) / Ooccoo Jr. / Clawshot / Boots]
  • Goats 3 for HP #6 (5 1/5)
  • Warp Death Mountain
  • Transform in corner
  • Warp Rock to Zora's Domain
  • Rutela Skip
  • River to Lake Hylia
  • Talk to Lanayru for Vessel as human

Getting to Goron Mines

  • Lantern torches for HP #7 (5 2/5)
  • Warp South Faron
  • Text Displacement via Coro (30R)
    • Consider safety saving
  • Ooccoo into and out of Lakebed
  • Chase bug on bridges
  • Lake Hylia Portal
  • Stepping stones bug
  • Warp Death Mountain
  • Early elevator + elevator escape (Alternatively, climb Death Mountain normally; ~11s slower)
  • Advance Gor Coron's text three times
  • Clip behind guards

Goron Mines

  • Skip first two flame jets
  • Skip third flame jet
  • Second room
    • Small key (left side)
    • Across rotating platforms
  • Stone slab clip
  • Activate magnet beam
  • Iron Boots unequip for fast walking once out of water
    • [E: Gale (B) / Clawshot / Ooccoo Jr. / Boots]
    • Use Lantern for force unequip (Put Lantern on B before pulling item wheel, equip Gale over Boots, Put Gale on B, Put Boots over Lantern)
  • Key Shard #1 (Gor Amoto)
  • Ceiling room with fast walking
  • HP #8 in magnet ceiling room (5 3/5)
  • Lavawarp
  • Ceiling room with fast walking to exit
  • Magnet cranes to other side
  • Small key underwater
  • Clawshot the gate crystal
  • Magnet wall (up-right) to HP #9 (5 4/5)
  • Magnet wall (up-left) to ropes for drawbridge
    • Or, pot jump (12s faster, but riskier)
  • Outside area
  • Small key on right
  • Key shard skip with rotating platform
    • Alternatively, Key Shard #2 (Gor Ebizo)
  • Dangoro
  • Hero's Bow
    • [E: Bow (B) / Clawshot / Boots / Gale]
  • West room behind Beamos
  • Key Shard #3 for Boss Key (Gor Liggs)
  • Backtrack to outside area
  • Magnet crane skip with clawshot
  • Room before Fyrus
    • Arrow drops in pots near the entrance if needed
  • Fyrus
  • Heart Container #2 (6 4/5)

Lanayru Twilight

  • Warp Zora’s Domain
  • Zora’s Domain bug
  • Skip Rutela as human again
  • Waterfall sidehop / swim out of river
  • Drop to bug on East ZD
  • Lilypad bugs (keep them dry on 1.0)
  • Mother and Child bug
  • Down the river
  • Iza bug
  • Swim against current to Hyrule Field North
  • Dash to Castle Town east
  • Castle Town Portal
  • Castle Town bug
  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Fyer bug (keep this one dry too)
  • Kargarok bugs
  • Bonk + No to retry
  • Boss Bug
  • Lanayru Vessel complete (35R)

Zora Armor

  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Plumm minigame for HP #10 (7 0/5)
» Upper Zora's River Howling Stone [](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/knowledge/general-tips#howling-stone-songs)
  • GB #4 (F!Dragonfly) outside Iza shed
  • UZR Portal as human
  • Steal Lent Bomb Bag from Iza while setting up Iza 1 Skip
    • [E: Bomb Arrows (B) / Clawshot / Gale / Fishing Rod]
  • Roll to fishing hole
  • Fishing Hole for HP #11 (7 1/5)
  • Bottle (2 of 4)
  • Warp Castle Town
  • Hit mailman trigger to transform to human and clear the trigger for later
  • Start Escort
  • King Bulblin 2 Skip
  • Bomb arrow rocks on cliff ahead to expose clawshot targets for later
  • 20R in boulders en route (55R)
  • Blow out cart and unlock first gate in Hyrule Field South (HFS)
  • Orange rupee chest (155R)
  • Finish cart escort and unlock second gate with KB1 trigger skip
  • Rutela (165R)
  • Zora Armor

Pre-MDH Cleanup

  • Warp Kakariko Village
  • Ride Epona out northeast exit
    • [E: Bomb Arrows (B) / Clawshot / Gale / Boots]
  • BA rocks above vines
  • Clawshot to vines
  • Drop to ledge for HP #12 (7 2/5)
  • GB #5 (M!Grasshopper) in boomerang
  • Ride to Northeast Eldin Field
  • GB #6 (F!Grasshopper)
  • Ride Epona to Bridge of Eldin
  • Early HP via Wolf Dash
  • Ladder to HP #13 (7 3/5)
  • GB #7 (M!Phasmid) on south arch
  • BA rocks blocking Lanayru
  • BA boulder to the left for later rupees
  • Shadow Beasts for Bridge of Eldin Portal
  • Epona to Clawshot target
  • GB #8 (F!Phasmid) on the wall
  • Enter Goron Stock cave
  • Arrow drop in nearby barrels if needed
  • Iron boots sidehop to bottom
    • Equip Ooccoo Jr. over Boots
  • HP #14 in chest (7 4/5)
    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Ooccoo Jr. / Boots / BA]
  • Equip ZA if not already on
  • Ooccoo Jr. back to Lakebed
    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Ooccoo / Boots / BA]

Lakebed II - Morpheel

  • Chandelier for HP #15 (8 0/5)
  • Bridge clip boss key skip
  • Enter Morpheel
  • Morpheel
    • Force unequip boots with Gale or Lantern
  • Heart Container #3 (9 0/5)
    • [E: Gale (B) / Clawshot / Boots / Bow]

Midna's Desperate Hour

  • Dash to Castle Town
  • Enter as human (no mailman trigger)
    • No donation here
  • STAR 1 for Big Quiver (150R+)
  • Visit Agitha
  • Give 7 of 8 bugs (One of F!Ant or F!Dragonfly first and give all three pairs) for Big Wallet + 450R (600R)
  • Enter Telma's Bar as wolf
  • Louise
  • Box to window
  • Ropes through bar
  • Jovani Poe (1/60)
  • Return to sewers
  • First web with torch
    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Bow / Gale / Lantern]
  • Second web with lantern as human
  • Archer at bottom of tower
  • MDH tower ascent
  • Rooftops wind cycle
  • Zelda

Post MDH

(Note: this section up until AG consists of the "Post MDH Day-Night Cycle.")

  • GB #9 (F!Butterfly) near roadway to Lake Hylia
  • Roll to Golden Wolf
  • Hidden Skill - Back Slice (3/7)
  • Roll to Castle Town
    • No mailman trigger
  • Donate 450R to Charlo (600R -> 150R) (450/1000 donated)
  • To South Castle Town (SCT)
  • GB #10 (F!Ladybug) by trees
  • Golden Wolf in SCT
  • Hidden Skill - Helm Splitter (4/7)
  • Warp Kakariko Gorge
  • KB1 with Bow
  • Roll to Barnes' Bomb Shop
  • Buy bomb bag (30R)
  • Sell all bombs (75R) and buy 5 water bombs (45R)
  • Bow minigame for HP #16 (9 1/5)
  • Ride Epona into postman trigger
  • GB #11 (F!Pillbug) in southwest field
  • GB #12 (M!Pillbug) by bridge
    • Leave Epona here for later
    • [E: Bomb Arrows (B) / Clawshot / Gale / Lantern]
  • Roll to and blow up entrance to Gorge Cave (4 WB)
  • Kakariko Gorge Cave
    • Use lantern for most webs; leave 2 WB
    • Left, Left, Right, Left
    • HP #17 on left wing at end (9 2/5)
    • Poe on other wing (2/60)
    • Savewarp
  • Dash to northeast Gorge field
  • HP #18 in Gale Boomerang (9 3/5)
  • Wolf Jump to Lower HP
  • HP #19 in chest (9 4/5)
  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Finish Iza 1 skip
  • Receive Iza Bomb Bag
  • Dock Poe (3/60)
  • Warp Lake Hylia

Lake Hylia (Night)

  • Stepping stones Poe (4/60)
  • Dash to ladder
    • Important: Switch BA off WB and to Iza Bag
    • [E: BA (B) / Clawshot / Boots / Lantern]
  • Enter Lake Hylia Cave
    • Left, Left, Poe (5/60)
    • Right, Right, Center
    • Right, Left, through zig-zag area to Poe (6/60)
    • Left, Center, Center + Left
    • 100R chest Center (145R)
    • Right to torches for HP #20 (10 0/5)
    • Poe (7/60)
  • Exit via light
» Lake Hylia Howling Stone [](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/knowledge/general-tips#howling-stone-songs)
  • Auru Poe (8/60)
  • Auru’s Memo
  • Swim to Fyer
    • [E: Lantern (B) / Clawshot / BA / Memo]
  • Cannon to Desert via Auru's Memo
    • [E: Lantern (B) / Clawshot / BA]

Gerudo Desert

  • Poe on the right (9/60)
  • GB #13 (M!Dayfly) en route
  • GB #14 (F!Dayfly) in left valley
  • Gerudo Mesa Portal
  • Dash to northwest Desert
  • Poe above grotto (10/60)
  • Double Poe grotto (12/60)
  • Steal Bulbo to get into Bulbin camp
  • Golden Wolf
  • Hidden Skill - Mortal Draw (5/7)
  • Poe by leevers (13/60)
  • King Bulblin 3 Early via Map Glitch
  • Break out via Bulbo
  • Back to camp
  • Roasted Boar for HP #21 (10 1/5)
  • Small 50R chest (195R)
    • Alternatively skip and get 25R x2 from snowboard racing
  • Bulblin Camp Poe (14/60)
  • Poe outside Arbiter's (15/60)
  • Enter Arbiter’s as wolf
  • End of Post-MDH D/N cycle

Arbiter's Grounds

  • Across sand as wolf
  • Pull chain
  • Small key chest on right
    • Lantern refill on left if needed
  • Enter Poe CS as wolf
  • First Poe in AG (16/60)
  • Learn Poe Scent
  • Pull chain
  • HP #22 in chest (10 2/5)
  • Down to lower floor
  • Mortal Draw Redead (215R)
  • Small key + arrow refill in pot
  • Second Poe in AG (17/60)
  • Back to main room
  • Poe #1 Skip
  • Cross Sand as wolf, or as human
  • Chandelier skip
    • Alternatively, push block 8 times then pull chain for chandelier (slower)
    • [E: Bombs (B) / Bow / Clawshot / Lantern]
    • [E: Gale (B) / BA / Clawshot / Lantern]
  • Defeat Stalfos with BA
  • Lantern puzzle
  • Fourth Poe in AG
    • Poe manips (18/60)
    • Manips on Wii: Up and down are the same, left: Z target and jump attack asap, right: Z target and sidehop left
  • Jump across chandelier and climb stairs
  • Across main room 2F
  • Poe 3 room backwards
  • Third Poe (19/60)
  • 20R from Redead (235R)
  • Poe gate
  • Early Boss Key
  • Spinner room backwards
  • HP #23 by Stalfos (10 3/5)
  • Backslice over railing
  • To Death Sword
  • Skip the stalfos with a clawshot clip
  • Death Sword
  • Spinner
    • [E: Spinner (B) / Clawshot / Water Bombs / Boots]
  • Savewarp
  • Backtrack to Stallord
  • Stallord
    • Fast 1-cycle on phase 2 for Wii
    • Alternatively, Mortal Draw 1-cycle (not easier)
  • Heart Container #4 (11 3/5)

Pre-SPR (Snowpeak Ascent)

  • Mirror Chamber Portal + raise mirror
  • Warp Zora’s Domain
  • Goron Bomb Bag (1 WB)
  • Rocket Link (0 WB)
    • [E: Empty Bomb Bag (B) / Clawshot / Goron Bomb Bag / Spinner]
  • Poe under waterfall (20/60)
  • Midna jumps
    • Can get 5R here with no text (240R)
  • Poe by ledge (21/60)
  • GB #15 (M!Dragonfly) by Mother and Child rocks
  • Swim to Snowpeak entrance
  • Talk to Ashei for sketch
  • Jump down + perform Map Glitch and turn to wolf
  • Begin Snowpeak ascent
  • Poe on other side of rock (22/60)
  • Poe by lone tree (23/60)
  • Poe by double trees (24/60)
» Snowpeak Howling Stone [](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/knowledge/general-tips#howling-stone-songs)
  • Connection cave
  • Snowpeak Portal
  • Warp Kakariko Village
  • Graveyard Poes x2 (26/60)
  • GB #16 (M!Ant) by tree
    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Bombs / Sketch / Spinner]
  • Hidden Skill - Jumpstrike (6/7)
  • Coral Fishing Rod
    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Bombs / Spinner]
  • Behind gravestone
  • Warp Castle Town
  • Dash right
  • GB #17 (M!Butterfly) near amphitheater
  • Dash to amphitheater
  • Amphitheater Poe (27/60)
  • Warp Snowpeak
  • Snowboarding with treetop rupees (330R)
  • Enter SPR

Snowpeak Ruins

Getting to Temple of Time

  • Optional: Get one or both Snowpeak poes (spiral hill, connection cave) here to make the post-ToT day/night cycle more lenient (costs 5-10s)
  • Warp North Faron
    • [E: B&C (B) / Clawshot / Boots / Bombs]
  • Moon Boots JS to Sacred Grove
    • [E: B&C (B) / Clawshot / Lantern / Bombs]
  • Jump down and continue to Grove as wolf
  • Hit Skull Kid once behind tree
  • Dash to Poe behind waterfall (31/60)
  • Bomb chest refill
    • [E: Lantern (B) / BA / Boots / Bombs]
  • Grove 2 Skip with Moon Boots
    • [E: Bombs (B) / Lantern / BA / Gale]
    • [E: BA (B) / Lantern / Gale / Boots]
  • Blow up rock in center of arena
  • Grotto for HP #26 (13 1/5)
  • Exit Grotto
  • Get Poe (32/60) in arena
  • Master Sword Area, get Poe (33/60)
  • Strike MS pedestal
  • Sacred Grove Portal
  • Moon Boots JS to get past wreckage
    • [E: Gale (B) / Lantern / BA / Clawshot]
  • GB #18 (M!Snail) using Gale boomerang
  • Enter Temple of Time

Temple of Time

Post Temple of Time (Day)

(Note: This section through DMT consists of the "Post-ToT" day-night cycle.)

  • Poe behind left statue (36/60)
  • HP #29 behind right statue (14 4/5)
  • GB #19 (F!Snail) on wall
  • Leave past
  • Warp Snowpeak
  • Race Yeto
    • Grab any needed rupees if less than 600R
  • Avoid respawn trigger and JSMB to void to top of Snowpeak
    • Alternatively, warp to Snowpeak (~3s slower, saves in game time)
  • Race Yeta for HP #30 (15 0/5)
    • Should have full wallet at this point
  • Avoid respawn trigger and dash to spiral hill
  • Poe on spiral hill (37/60) (do not void out during the poe soul grab animation, as this softlocks on 1.0)
  • Void out to top of Snowpeak
  • Poe in connection cave (38/60)
  • Warp Kakariko Village
  • BA rocks above the alcove just before entering Malo Mart to skip cutscene
  • Donate all 600R to Malo Mart (0R)
  • BA rock blocking alcove just before entering Sanctuary to skip cutscene
  • Renado's Letter
    • [E: Gale (B) / BA / Boots / Renado's Letter]
  • HP #31 above alcove (15 1/5)
  • HP #32 in the spring (15 2/5)
  • Underwater warp to Castle Town
  • Talk to Mailman (avoids trigger in HFS)
  • Give Agitha 8 bugs (4 pairs) (600R)
  • Give Renado's Letter to Telma from outside of her cutscene trigger to skip the cutscene
  • Medicine Scent in Dr. Borville's office
  • Talk to Goron on WCT bridge
  • Warp back to Kakariko
  • Donate 400R to Malo Mart (200R)
  • Talk to Gor Liggs
  • Hotspring minigame
  • Goron gives you HP #33 (15 3/5)
  • Dash back to CT

Post Temple of Time (Night)

  • Poe on bridge (39/60)
  • Jovani bottle (3 of 4)
  • Talk to Louise
  • Poe in SCT (40/60)
  • 100R Chest on Pedestal (300R)
  • Wooden Statue + RNG rupee drops (330R+)
  • GB #20 (M!Ladybug) by stone pillar
  • Warp to Kakariko Gorge
  • Poe by Gorge (41/60)
  • Dash back to Epona
  • Transform and ride Epona to HFS
    • [E: Gale (B) / BA / Boots / Clawshot]
  • Poe in HFS (42/60)
    • Use bomb arrows to dismount Epona quickly
  • Ride Epona to rocks in Lanayru transition
  • Poe by rock ledge (43/60)
  • 50R chest (380R)
  • GB #21 (F!Mantis) and GB #22 (M!Mantis) via Epona
  • Enter Falbi's Flight By Fowl
  • Falbi (360R)
  • Orange rupee chest on spinning platform (460R)
  • HP #34 in chest on lower platform (15 4/5)
  • 50R chest (510R)
  • 20R chest (530R)
  • Isle of Riches Poe (44/60)
  • Fyer's cannon back up (520R)
  • Talk to Falbi again (500R)
  • Fly left and down for FBF Poe (45/60)
  • Warp Kakariko
    • [E: Bow (B) / Aged DRod / Statue / B&C]
  • Give Ilia statue
    • [E: Bow (B) / Aged DRod / Spinner / B&C]
  • Roll to Cucco above Elde Inn
  • Poe by Bombhouse wreckage (46/60)
  • Poe by Talo watchtower (47/60)
  • Dash to Death Mountain Trail
  • DMT Poe (48/60)
    • End of required D/N cycle
  • Collect reds under rocks, or enough until (560R)
  • Chest for HP #35 (16 0/5)

Getting to City in the Sky (Day)

  • Warp Gerudo Mesa
  • Warp Bridge of Eldin piece
  • Boulder by Goron cave rupees (600R)
  • Dash through the canyon
  • Spinner to Grotto
  • Defeat Stalfos in Grotto
  • HP #36 in chest (16 1/5)
  • Spinner back and roll to Hidden Village (HV)
  • Hidden Village 1
    • If needed, guaranteed arrow drop in barrels in the alleyway behind the left house
  • Ilia's Charm
  • Show Aged DRod for Ancient Sky Book
    • [E: Gale (B) / Ilia's Charm / BA / Book]
  • Transform spot to map warp
  • Warp Kakariko Village
  • Donate 200R to Malo Mart (400R)
  • Purchase Hylian Shield and Hawkeye (100R)
  • Silver Bell rupee (300R)
  • Give Ilia's Charm to Ilia (becomes horse call)
  • Show Shad the Ancient Sky Book
  • Reactivated Dominion Rod
  • Early CitS and warp cannon
  • Repair cannon (0R)
  • Go to CitS directly
    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Gale / Boots / Spinner]

City in the Sky

Cave of Ordeals

  • Equip boots and clawshot into cannon
  • JA midair to land on bridge
  • Warp Gerudo Mesa
    • [E: Gale (B) / B&C / Boots / Spinner]
  • Enter Cave of Ordeals
  • Your rupee count should be at least 490 leaving the cave
    • Need 390 total: 300 (dig spots) + 90 RNG
  • Use floor skips via gale boomerang
    • Blow out torches at entrance with Gale to open next door down
  • ALWAYS DO THIS, except Floors 9, 19, 29, 39, 43, and 44
  • Fairy Skips on floors 10, 20, 30, and 40
  • Floors 1, 2 and 11 are forced
  • Floor 14: Defeat Bubbles + 100R in dig spot (200R+)
  • Floor 17: Blow out torches leading to 18, then get Poe among Stalhounds (51/60)
  • Run the rest of the way to fairy as wolf
    • Skip the Rare Chu on 19
  • Floor 21: Forced
  • Floor 23: optimally skip this floor, but Stalkins offer good rupees if needed
  • Floor 31: Forced. Use BA to defeat beamos from above, then go down to finish Keese
    • [E: Gale (B) / BA / Boots / Dominion Rod]
  • Floor 33: Defeat Redead nearest platform, then get Poe (52/60)
  • Floor 39: 200R in dig spot dead center (400R+)
  • Floor 41: Forced. Use BA to defeat Armos from above
    • [E: Gale (B) / BA / Boots / Double Clawshot]
  • Floor 44: Drop from ledge to avoid Dynalfos, Poe on floor 44 (53/60)
  • Savewarp (490R)

Post Cave of Ordeals

  • Poe above entrance (54/60)
  • Warp South Faron
    • [E: B&C (B) / Spinner / Gale / Dominion Rod]
  • Break rocks leading to owl statue area (505R)
  • Mist HP #39 (17 4/5)
  • Poe (55/60)
  • Warp Bridge of Eldin
  • Skip postman trigger
  • Back to HV
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  • Cats minigame for HP #40 (18 0/5)
  • Poe from below in HV
  • Poe (56/60)
  • Warp UZR
  • UZR Poe (57/60)
  • Swim to Hyrule Field North
  • HFN Bridge Poe (58/60)
    • End of required night cycle
  • Dash to ice block cave
  • GB #23 (F!Stag Beetle) outside cave
  • Block Puzzle Cave with rollstab displacement clips for HP #41 (18 1/5)
  • Displacement clip holding neutral to void
  • GB #24 (M! Stag Beetle) by tree
  • North Field Grotto
  • Double Poe (60/60)
  • Dash to spinner tracks shortcut
  • Boulder rupees (535R)
  • Tracks for Spinner HP
    • [E: Double Clawshots (B) / Gale / B&C / Boots]
  • HP #42 in chest (18 2/5)
  • Warp UZR
  • Iza 2 minigame (515R)
  • Receive Giant Bomb Bag upgrade
  • Warp Mirror Chamber
  • Activate Mirror

Palace of Twilight

Hyrule Castle

  • Warp Castle Town
  • Mailman Skip
  • Enter as Human
  • Donate 550R to Charlo (565R -> 15R)
  • Receive HP #45 from Charlo (20 0/5, HP done)
  • Star 2 for Giant Quiver (0R)
  • Give all 9 remaining bugs to Agitha (600R + Giant Wallet)
  • Magic Armor (2R)
  • Squidna cutscene
  • Hidden Skill - Greatspin (7/7)
  • Barrier 1 with Great Spin / Barrier 1 Skip if yellow rupee text is available
  • Barrier 2 Skip
  • Pull gate open
  • King Bulblin 4
  • Small key from King Bulblin
  • One frame backflip pause to skip Midna text
    • Savewarp anyway
  • Enter Castle
  • Barrier 3 Skip on left side
  • Clawshot chandeliers
  • Darknut Skip or fight Darknut
    • After throwing boomerang at torch, [E: Lantern (B) / Double Clawshots / Spinner / BA]
  • West Wing
  • Torch puzzle
  • Dynalfos with bomb arrows
    • Alternatively use Greatspin
  • Aeralfos with BA
    • Stab -> GS -> Stab 2x -> SB -> Stab 2x -> GS
  • Small Key
  • Useful People because they actually helped us in this run
  • Boss Key
  • Enter Tower
  • Block Room Shortcut
    • Roll over falling blocks, don't bonk
  • Use Bomb arrows against Lizalfos
  • Staircase climbs
  • Final Darknut Skip
  • Pray for 7 Cycle Puppet Zelda
  • 2 Cycle Beast Ganon
    • No Fairy Tears unless you skipped Argorok 2-cycle
  • Horseback
  • Ganondorf
  • GG!

Addenda

Alternative Routes:

It is worth noting there are some slightly faster alternatives to this route that generally aren't considered worth or haven't been properly routed. These include:

  • Using Ooccoo to leave Lakebed, then doing a precise moonboots bomb boost in Goron Mines (overall saves 5s)

There is an alternative route for Lakebed Temple that is ~2 seconds slower:

  • Enter Lakebed

  • Savewarp

  • Step clip Jake skip

  • Swim oob to central room 1f west

  • Displacement clip and upwarp to central room 2f west

  • Ooccoo

  • Jump down to 1f west

  • Run across toilet room and displacement clip + upwarp to 2f west

  • Swim oob to door

  • Early HP on Wii

  • HP #3 in Chest (3 3/5)

  • Voidwarp back to 2F via gate

    • If failed, displacement clip with the control stick neutral to void under gate

  • Jump Attack onto platform from 2F

  • Early Deku Toad

  • Deku Toad fight

  • Clawshot

  • Savewarp

    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Gale / Lantern / Ooccoo]

  • Ooccoo out of entrance

    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Gale / Lantern / Ooccoo Jr.]

  • Pre-MDH Cleanup

  • Ooccoo into Lakebed

    • [E: Clawshot (B) / Ooccoo / Boots / BA]

  • Bomb arrow stalactites

  • Return to central room

Day-Night Cycles

Relative difficulty of each day-night cycle:

  • Post MDH: Not too difficult and has some leniency, but costs significant time to fail because of the poes at the end.
  • Post AG / Pre-SPR: Not at all tight on time.
  • Post ToT: The toughest day-night cycle in the route, but still somewhat lenient. The route document notes two poes that can be moved to make it more lenient.
  • Post Cave: Quite lenient; a good opportunity to grab any missed poes.

Some considerations for the Post-ToT D/N cycle:

  • Poes: ones that can be skipped or relocated include the Kakariko Gorge Poe and the Connection Cave Poe.
  • Rupees: The Snowpeak Cave 100R will cost D/N time as it also passes inside the cave. Kakariko Graveyard 50R is a safer, albeit slower backup.
  • Kakariko Gorge: If you forgot to place Epona, warp Kakariko Village to call her and ride her to Gorge.
  • If you miss both the Gorge HPs and Poe, a good time to return is after Cave of Ordeals to grab them in one trip.

Other Notes:

  • There are various backup rupees. See GCN 100% addenda for a full list, most of which also apply in this route too.