1-3 (Hyrule Castle)
Map
Gem Routing
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Owl Skip
The Owl Skip skips the owl but saves very little time.
- Walk up on the left, get into C-Right formation and let Red face the diagonal (this is as close as you can get without stepping into the trigger)
- Roll upwards and press X* immediately after
- Reunite with C-Right, roll and press X* within a couple frames (this is very tight and must be executed precisely)
- If Blue is above the stone tile, pick up Red and press X to switch to Blue
*Using the D-Pad might make this easier; however you must reposition your fingers first
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Gate Skip
A clever way of using the left-side alignment to set up the Pickup Clip.
Walking against the rock / wall aligns the Links perfectly.
Reunite and go into C-Right. With Red, throw away Blue and then perform the clip with Purple.
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Small Key Skip
Follow the video's description.
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Note: There is a much harder version of the skip which loses less time retrying for out of bounds described in the video below.
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Barrier Skip & Switches Skip
On the Barrier Screen, go to the upper left corner and set up a left-push Pickup Clip.
For the second clip, make sure Blue walks up first before turning. Otherwise, Purple could end up in the tile diagonally instead.
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Canon Section Skip
On the TV-Screen before the boss battle, it is possible to skip the two GBA screens past the throne.
Mind that if you need backup gems (Gem count under 1050), you should not do this trick, and get gems in the Canon section instead.
Enter the first GBA screen and do Jump Storage, exit the screen and press X as the storage gets released.
After the jump, walk to the right, then enter the fight and exit it immediately after.
You should be spawned in the wall, but can get out with some C-Formation changes and X inputs.
Then, you can simply enter the Phantom Ganon Fight normally.
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Phantom Ganon Fight in two Cycles
By dealing the maximum amount of damage before Phantom Ganon recovers, it is possible to do this fight in only two cycles.
Per Cycle you want to hit 13 Jump Slashes and one charged poke with the sword. The key is to deal maximum damage per attack (4 JS at once) when PG only can take one more hit, so the setup is:
- Get in C-Up formation, execute 2 Jump Slash attacks (equals 8 JS)
- Select a single Link, do another JS, hold B to poke with the charged sword
- Get back into C-Up formation and do another Jump Slash attack
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An alternate method is given below. It is a little faster than what is above.
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Obsoleted Tricks
Freeze Clip Timesaver
Follow the video's description.
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Deathless Barrier Skip
By using FMC the Links can clip into the barrier.
Follow the video's description.
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Barrier Skip
Follow the video below for the setup.
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Last updated 03/06/2026
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