GCN 100% TAS

Runs should start with a blank file in slots 1, 2, and 3, as all files are used during the run.

Not going to write the route for the part already done

Rupee counts are estimates, and any shortages can be made up in snowboarding

Eldin Twilight

  • Transform to wolf and dash to Eldin Twilight
  • Mailman skip
  • Enter Eldin Province
  • Kakariko Gorge warp portal
  • Forced warp to N. Faron
  • Warp bridge to Kakariko Gorge (1f JA)
  • Dig under gate and enter Kakariko (1f dash)
  • Get Kakariko warp portal
  • Eldin Vessel

  • Enter graveyard
  • Kill graveyard bug (leave tear - or is collecting tear and warping from basement faster for TAS?)
  • Well Clip once bug explodes
  • 3 basement bugs
  • Graveyard bug tear
  • Malo Mart bug
  • 2 hotel bugs
    • Knock down cabinet for 10R while waiting for tear (27R)
  • Abandoned house bug (1f Midna jump out)
    • 10R+ in boxes while waiting for tear (37R)
  • Barnes' Shop bug
  • Bomb House Skip, collect 3 tears
  • Watchtower bug (1f dash in and out)
    • 17R+ from pots while waiting for tear (54R)
  • Quick climb on DMT path
  • DMT bug
  • Death Mountain howling stone ¯–_¯–_ once bug explodes
  • DMT bug tear
  • Death Mountain warp portal
  • 2 Death Mountain bugs
  • Vessel complete

Getting to Lakebed Temple

  • Enter abandoned house via roofs
  • Collect GB #1
    • Exit via Midna jumps
  • Dash to Death Mountain
  • Midna jump up to goron, trigger cutscene
  • Warp back to Kakariko after cutscene
  • Dash north and tame Epona as wolf

  • Warp Ordon Spring
  • Shield Bash (HS 2/7) from golden wolf
  • Call Epona with nearby grass
  • Enter Ordon Village
  • Boomerang orange rupee behind Rusl's house on Epona (154R)
  • Enter Bo cutscene on Epona
  • Wrestle Bo for Iron Boots
  • Goats 3 (same as goats 2) for HP #4 (4 4/5)

  • Warp S. Faron
  • Call Epona with nearby grass
  • Ride Epona to Hyrule Field
  • Ride ahead towards bridge
  • Boomerang HP #5 (5 0/5) in the tree to right
  • Jump down to tree on left to collect GB #2
  • Lanayru Gate Clip
  • Drop into Lake Hylia as wolf
    • [Boots / Boomerang]
  • Rupee dive into Lakebed (159R)

Lakebed Temple 1


  • Backflip clip through gate again
  • Skip stalactites again
    • [Boots / Clawshot]
  • Break Ooccoo pot with JA, then clawshot over
    • [Boots / Ooccoo]
  • Ooccoo out
    • [Boots / Ooccoo Jr.]

Lanayru Twilight

  • Jump down to the left to listen to Fyer
  • Kargarok Skip with Iron Boots
  • Faster Kargarok flight
  • 1f JA after flight
  • Zora's Domain warp portal
  • Warp Death Mountain
    • 1R from rock while waiting (160R)
  • Warp meteor to Zora's Domain as wolf
  • 1-frame JA out of Midna trigger
  • Kill wall bug + Rutela skip as wolf
  • Down to outer ZD and LH
  • Enter shrine for Lanayru Vessel

  • Bug outside Lanayru spring
  • Lake Hylia warp portal
  • Stepping stones for bug
    • Grass rupees while waiting for tear (164R)
  • Warp Zora's Domain
  • Transform, collect tear, Rutela skip as human
  • Clawshot vines from waterfall
  • Bug on west cliff
  • 2 lilypad bugs
  • Bug on east cliff
    • Grass rupees while waiting for tear (170R) (actual: 202R)
  • Enter UZR in water
  • UZR howling stone __–_¯¯––__
  • Listen to Iza for bug
    • Rupees in boxes and grass while waiting for tear (210R)
  • Swim down the river
  • Castle Town warp portal
  • Dash cancel through Castle Town
  • Castle Town bug
  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Bug behind Fyer's house
  • Howl at grass
  • 4 kargarok bugs, bonk, and press B to say 'No' to Midna
  • Last small bug
  • Boss Bug
  • Vessel complete

Zora Armor

  • [Clawshot / Lantern]
  • Clawshot up to back room in shrine
  • Light torches for HP #7 in chest (5 2/5)
  • Warp Castle Town
    • [Clawshot / Boomerang]
  • Mailman skip
  • Enter Castle Town
  • Enter Telma's Bar to start Wagon Escort
  • Bulblin 2 Skip
  • Dash ahead over bridge and get rupees from grass while waiting (218R)
  • Extinguish wagon with boomerang if/when it is hit
  • Unlock gate
  • Kill kargarok with boomerang
  • Leave wagon behind and dash to Kakariko
    • RNG rupees from karg kill (yellow) and grass on the way to gorge (233R)
  • Epona slide to gate
  • LJAs over Midna and King Bulblin 1 triggers
  • Wagon Escort complete
  • Transform wolf
  • Follow Rutela to graveyard
  • Zora Armor

Getting to Goron Mines

  • Warp S. Faron
  • Dash to Coro transform human
    • [Ooccoo Jr. / Boomerang]
  • Get Text Displacement via Coro (133R)
    • Bottle (2/4)
    • [Ooccoo / Boomerang]
  • Ooccoo out of Lakebed Temple
    • [Ooccoo Jr. / Boomerang]
  • Warp Death Mountain
  • Climb Death Mountain (no early elevator)
    • Skip yellow rupees from ledge
    • [Boots / Boomerang]
  • Advance Gor Coron's text three times
  • Roll to clip past gorons
  • Enter Goron Mines

Goron Mines

  • Pipe jump
  • Skip first two flame jets
  • LJA to platform over lava
    • Gate clip as wolf might be fast for TAS, but by my timing it's approx. equal to climbing once and jumping to hang off the descending platform with iron boots
  • Small key
  • Risky But Timesaver to Note (saves 4 seconds only)
  • Stone Slab Clip
  • Swim to switch using Iron Boots (fast switch activation)
  • Shard 1
  • Activate magnetic ceiling (fast switch activation) and head left to HP #8 in chest (5 3/5)
  • Void in lava
  • Head right on ceiling to exit
  • Main room with moving magnets (fast switch activation on both, don't skip cutscene on second one)
  • Equip Zora Armor
  • Underwater small key
  • Gate clip as wolf
  • Go up left wall for HP #9 in chest (5 4/5)
  • Skip cutting down bridge
  • Outside area small key
  • Enter east door
  • Skip Shard 2
  • Dangoro
  • Hero's Bow
    • [Bow / Boomerang]
  • Clip up through bridge as it falls
  • Big Key (Shard 3)
  • Backtrack through Dangoro's room
  • LJA over water and return to outdoor area
    • [Bow / Clawshot]
  • Clawshot to netting on the right
    • [Bow / Boots]
  • Jump down and go to next room
  • LJA to boss door
  • Fyrus (fill up on arrows during fight, though not important to max out)
  • HC #2 (6 4/5)

Eldin Collection

  • Ride Epona out south exit
  • Hit KB1 trigger
  • King Bulblin 1 phase 1 in field with bow (8 arrow shots) - it's probably fastest for TAS to ride around with him and use bow or sword
  • King Bulblin 1 phase 2 on bridge with 2 arrows
  • Epona slide to Barnes' Bomb Shop (doesn't matter where you leave Epona)
  • Buy Bomb Bag (1/3) (13R)
    • Will have a total of 120 bombs to work with through the run, which should be more than enough; my estimate for TAS bomb usage is 98
  • Exit through top
  • Roll to watchtower
  • Goron boost to ladder
  • Climb ladder
  • Start archery minigame
  • Archery minigame for HP #10 (7 0/5)
  • Ride Epona out north exit
    • [Clawshot / Bomb Arrows]

  • Bomb arrow rock above and clawshot to vines
  • Jump down to chest for HP #11 (7 1/5)
  • Get back on Epona (mailman trigger has been disabled)
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows]
  • Boomerang GB at start of field on Epona (normally near where grass and dirt meet)
  • Dash northwest to other GB with boomerang following
  • Backflip off Epona near GB and collect GB #3
  • Collect boomeranged GB #4 (teleports to Link's feet after grabbing first GB)
  • Dash to Bridge of Eldin
    • In my head, it's fastest to rang the south bridge GB while on Epona to be collected as soon as you backflip off for the LJA
  • Backflip off Epona beneath arch at south end of bridge
  • LJA to Eldin Bridge HP for HP #12 (7 2/5)
  • Boomerang GB under arch and ride Epona across bridge to Lanayru rocks with boomerang following (if not done earlier)
  • Bomb arrow Lanayru rocks from as far south as possible
    • Below is how RTA does it, but for TAS in my head this goes: blow up rocks, park Epona as far south as possible, do portal fight, get back on Epona, rang the next GB from horseback, Epona slide into a jump down to pathway, collect bug, LJA to stockcave.
  • Collect GB #5 after portal cutscene (if not done earlier)
  • Defeat Shadow Messengers
  • Boomerang GB on wall and jump down to pathway below with boomerang following
  • Collect GB #6
  • LJA to lower stock cave entrance
  • HP #13 (7 3/5) in chest in stock cave

Lakebed Temple 2

  • [Clawshot / Ooccoo Jr.]
  • Ooccoo back to Lakebed Temple
    • [Clawshot / Ooccoo]
  • Clawshot up to chandelier
    • [Clawshot / Boots]
  • HP #14 (7 4/5) in chandelier chest
  • BK skip
  • Enter Morpheel
  • Morpheel with Zora Armor
    • [Clawshot / Lantern] for final regrab
  • Get short death cutscene
  • HC #3 (8 4/5)

Midna's Desperate Hour

  • Transform wolf
  • Dash to Castle Town field
  • Dash to ruins for Poe #1
    • Get hit by bulblin while getting poe soul to cancel animation and dash towards Castle Town
    • Not relevant here, but when warping directly after any poe soul get, break out of the animation by taking damage and warp within 5 frames of the text box/soul get animation beginning to skip the text box
  • Dash to Castle Town (stay wolf)
  • Enter Telma's Bar
  • Louise Glitch
  • Push box once and dash jump to window
  • Rope skip in bar
  • Poe #2 in Jovani's house
  • Enter sewers
  • Burn first web as wolf with stick
  • Quick climb to second web
  • Transform at 2nd web and use lantern
  • Dig into hole
  • Knock down bulblin archer, don't need to kill (see Ekke)
  • Climb and exit tower
  • Early Wind Cycle
  • Zelda cutscene

Getting to Desert Province

Castle Town to Lake Hylia


Post-MDH day/night cycle begins


  • [Clawshot / Boomerang]
  • Dash to and boomerang GB in flowers
  • Roll to cliff by exit to Lake Hylia
  • Pick up GB #7 from boomerang
  • Boomerang GB on cliff
  • Roll and clawshot to golden wolf on ledge and pick up GB #8 from boomerang on the way
  • Backslice (HS 3/7) from golden wolf
  • Postman skip into Castle Town
  • STAR 1 (3R)
  • Roll to Agitha's Castle
  • [Lantern / Boomerang] between load zone and Agitha's door to make door openable earlier
  • Give 6 bugs for 350R (6/24) (353R)
  • Exit Agitha's Castle
  • Exit Castle Town via south exit
  • Roll to or boomerang GB #9 by tree (not sure which is faster for TAS)
  • Backslice over nearest sloped wall down to golden wolf
  • Helm Splitter (HS 4/7) from golden wolf
    • Double hit possible with helm splitter to avoid having to stab after; unknown how
  • Drop to Lake Hylia
  • Transform
    • Move towards the howling grass at least a little before transforming to get Plumm to start flying down earlier and shorten the cutscene
  • Howl to start Plumm's minigame
    • Get 10 strawberries in a row (≥10K points) for HP #15 (9 0/5) and decline to play again
    • May be possible to save time by clipping OoB at some point
  • Boomerang* GB #10 over river
    • *Should be faster for TAS to cross the river, transform, and pull out lantern at some point before the portal opens; bug flies towards lantern during cs, then catch bug right as fight begins
  • Talk to Iza + open UZR portal
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows (lent bag)]
  • Prepare Iza 1 Skip
    • Bomb arrow rocks twice (don't need to talk)
    • Savewarp once in boat

Fishing Pond

  • Roll to and enter Fishing Pond
  • Swim towards HP on cliff
    • [Clawshot / Fishing Rod]
  • Clawshot HP from water
  • Swim to wooden dock on the east side
  • Climb and collect stored HP #16 (9 1/5) from cliff
  • Fish out bottle from enclosed water (RNG) (3/4)

Opening Snowpeak

  • Warp Zora's Domain
  • Transform behind pillar
    • [Boomerang / Bombs]
  • NorGor
    • [Iron Boots / Bombs]
  • Sink down to bottom
  • Talk to goron (Goron Bomb Bag) (2/3)
  • Swim up on west side
    • [Clawshot / Bomb Arrows]
  • Exit to waterfall
    • Probably faster to stay human until map glitch if doing map glitch, but transform before exiting if doing wolfos superjump - see below
    • If dropping down to Peak Province as wolf, can bounce off slope on the way down to avoid damage animation when landing; unsure whether faster
  • Drop down and enter Peak Province

Finishing Iza 1 Skip

  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Finish Iza 1 Skip
    • Howl to start Plumm's minigame
    • Bonk while clipping OoB, void
    • Transform human and jump into water ahead
    • Swim to loading zone (stay near surface of water to avoid swimming under loading zone)
  • Iza's Bomb Bag (3/3)
  • Warp UZR
  • Enter Iza's lodge
  • Talk to Iza to begin the Iza 2 minigame
  • Iza 2 minigame for Upgraded Bomb Bag (333R) (need 25/30 points)
  • Poe #4 by docks
    • Break out of animation to skip text box if possible (not sure how this would be possible here, maybe landing on a slope of some kind?) (make sure poe count increases before warping)

Lake Hylia night cleanup

  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Cross stepping stones to Poe #5 (where 2nd Lanayru Twilight bug was)
  • Dash to ladder
  • Transform and climb ladder
    • [Lantern / Bomb Arrows]
  • Bomb arrow the rock blocking Lake Hylia cave
  • Lake Hylia cave (10 BA used) (cave map) (may be fast to use keese/boomerang LJAs in hallways with voids)
    • Use bomb arrows to destroy rocks
    • East x2
    • Poe #6
    • North, West x3, North
    • Poe #7
    • South, East
    • South
    • Light torches to spawn chest with HP #17 (10 0/5)
    • Poe #8
    • Exit through light
  • Lake Hylia howling stone __––¯¯___–_¯¯
  • Poe #9 by Auru's Tower
  • Transform and climb ladder
  • Auru's Memo
    • [Clawshot / Memo]
  • Jump off right and swim to Fyer (with Zora Armor)
  • Show Memo to Fyer
    • [Clawshot / (blank)]
  • Launch to Desert

Desert Province

  • Dash down-left towards skulls/grotto for Poe #10 above grotto, break skull for 1R if completely free (334R)
  • Dash towards Eldin Bridge piece
  • Transform human and get GB #11 out in open
  • Transform wolf, hop over gap, and enter rightmost valley before Mesa for GB #12 flying around or on wall
  • Stay human, clawshot up to Eldin Bridge
  • Gerudo Mesa warp portal
  • Dash and clawshot to grotto to the right of Bulblin Camp for Poe #11 above grotto, break skull for 1R if completely free (335R)
  • Enter grotto for Poe #12 and Poe #13
  • Dash to north fences and clip past both as wolf
  • Dash straight/left for Poe #14
  • Return to golden wolf and transform human for Mortal Draw (HS 5/7)
    • Quick ESS mortal draw

  • Enter Bulblin Camp
    • [Clawshot / Boomerang] or potentially [Bombs / Boomerang]
  • BA roasting boar at some point unless mortal draw later is faster
  • It should be fastest to do the LJA bomb boost to KB3 (see Ekke) because it's possible to avoid getting spotted by the archers (avoid the lantern light), but I'm not totally sure because I don't know how fast the Map Glitch LJA is for TAS
  • Defeat KB3, make path to Arbiter's Grounds with boar
  • Dismount boar and roll back to Bulblin Camp
  • Mortal draw roasting boar for HP #18 (10 1/5)
  • Transform wolf, dash to where King Bulblin 3 was for Poe #15
  • Dash back to Arbiter's Grounds
  • Poe #16 to left of entrance

Post-MDH day/night cycle ends


  • Enter Arbiter's Grounds as wolf

Arbiter's Grounds

  • Cross sand, transform human, clawshot and pull chain (1f chain drop to roll away early)
  • Small key, enter door
    • [Clawshot / Lantern]
  • Light lanterns, transform wolf, enter door
  • Poe gate cutscene
  • Poe 1 (#17), sniff for Poe Scent
  • Pull chain on right
    • May be able to activate early as seen here (not understood afaik)
  • HP #19 (10 2/5) in chest to right of gate while stairs are dropping
  • Enter door downstairs as human
  • Push lever, get hit by bubble to exit animation early
  • Small key in chest (ignore redead)
  • Clawshot up to door
  • Poe 2 (#18)
    • Get bubble to interrupt soul get animation to dash to door during it, also to push you to door during cs
    • 1f dash towards door after closing text box
  • Backtrack to main room (get hit by rat or bubble to exit animation early)
  • Dash across to left side
    • [Boomerang / Bombs]
  • TAS poe 1 skip (see Ekke) without block push
  • LJA to door
  • Poe 4 (#19) 1-cycle (see Ekke), return to previous room
  • Jump to other side via chandelier
  • Climb destroyed stairs
  • Enter main room, cross chandelier, enter small key door from behind
  • Go through rat room backwards (don't get the key)
  • Poe 3 room backwards (skip rupee)
    • May be able to activate door early as seen here (not understood afaik)
  • Poe 3 (#20), get stalkin to interrupt soul get animation to dash to the door during it
    • 1f dash towards door after closing text box
  • Return to main room, enter gate
  • Boss Key Early
  • Human movement to HP chest
  • HP #20 in chest (10 3/5)
  • Backslice over wall, enter door
  • Brakeslide over sand
    • [Clawshot / Bombs] to buffer brakeslide or any time before heading to Death Sword
  • Helm Splitter bomb boost off stalfos to skip opening gate (make sure not all stalfos die so you don't get gate cutscene)
  • Skip Death Sword
  • Spinner
    • [Clawshot / Spinner]
  • Savewarp

  • Return past poe gate
  • Open wall and raise spiral with spinner
  • Enter Stallord
  • Fight Stallord
    • For phase 1, it's possible to get stuck on Stallord's arms during the cutscenes between cycles and regain control on the spinner near the spine, but I don't know whether this can be done usefully.
    • For phase 1 cycle 3, it's possible for the wall of five staltroops not to spawn. I don't think it's fully understood, but it may have something to do with lots of staltroops spawning in near the end of cycle 2.
    • For phase 2, it may be possible to get a very quick early knockdown by brakesliding immediately to make Stallord's head move the wrong direction around the central pillar.
  • HC #4 (11 3/5)

Getting to Snowpeak Ruins

  • Mirror Chamber warp portal
  • Raise mirror
  • Warp Zora's Domain
  • Exit to waterfall on land
  • Drop down by vines on the right near pool
  • Poe #21 behind main waterfall after 1 Midna jump
  • Use Midna jumps to get to east side
    • Can get blue rupee during Midna jump without text (340R)
  • Drop down to Poe #22
  • Get GB #13 to left
  • Swim across to Peak Province entrance
  • Enter Peak Province
  • Ashei's Sketch
  • Back away and warp Kakariko

  • Dash to graveyard
  • Push first grave on right for Poe #23
  • Poe #24 in middle of graveyard
  • GB #14 by left tree
  • Jump Strike (HS 6/7) from golden wolf with fast strategy
  • Crawl through tunnel
  • Jump attack into water to avoid diving with Zora Armor
  • Swim to Ralis
    • [Clawshot / Sketch]
    • May be fast to use the headstone to LJA to Ralis, making equips Claw/WB -> Sketch/Rang -> Claw/Rang
  • Show Ralis the Sketch for Upgraded Fishing Rod
    • [Clawshot / (blank)]
  • Warp Snowpeak from behind grave
  • Skip snowboarding (conversation here) or snowboarding with treetop rupees (440R)
    • Will use the three snowboarding trips to fill up to 600R
    • I think TAS can get the treetop rupees with quickspins without landing on the treetop platforms and bouncing slowly
    • Would be cool to have at least one optimal snowboarding without worrying about rupees, meaning filling up to 600 by the end of the second one (after ToT)
  • Skip Midna text
    • [Clawshot / Boomerang]
  • Enter Snowpeak Ruins

Snowpeak Ruins

I'm not actually sure the Ladder Freezard Cancel route is faster for TAS - it's only faster for RTA by a second or so, and with current knowledge, LFC itself can't be done any faster by TAS than by a human. See Addenda for ice clip route


  • Poe #25 from middle suit of armor on right
  • Dash to middle of room for Poe #26
  • Keese Superjump
  • Transform, ignore ice keese if possible
  • Angled LJA popup to HP #22 in chest (12 0/5)
  • Jump back to chandelier
  • Double LJA to chilfos platform
  • Poe 3 fast method for Poe #27
  • Transform and enter northwest small key door
  • 2nd Floor Freezard Skip and enter door
  • LJA to boss key room
  • Boss key room with BA; mortal draw and backslice may be helpful as well
    • Should be able to get at least 3 red rupees for free (500R)
  • Blizzeta
  • HC #5 (13 0/5)

Going to Temple of Time

  • Warp N. Faron
    • [Boots / Boomerang]
  • Moon Boots to Lost Woods and transform wolf
    • [Lantern / Boomerang] during MB
  • Follow same path as in Grove 1 to attack Skull Kid once
  • Continue Grove 1 path to Poe #28
  • Exit left
  • Roll or dash to stone wall room, depending on whether grove 2 skip is faster as wolf or human
  • Grove 2 skip
  • Bomb arrow rock in middle
  • Transform wolf, dig into grotto, transform human, and kill everything for HP #23 in chest (13 1/5) (may get some green rupees)
  • Transform wolf, exit grotto, and get Poe #29
  • Enter Sacred Grove
  • Go to Master Sword area for Poe #30
  • Place Master Sword
  • Sacred Grove warp portal
  • Moon Boots to Temple of Time entrance
    • [Lantern / Bomb Arrows] during MB
  • Enter Temple of Time (Grove)
  • Place Master Sword again
  • Enter Temple of Time (Dungeon)

Temple of Time

  • It's possible to MB bomb boost up to the small key with BS (see ILs), but we don't have MA yet; it might still be possible with JS, but I don't think so. Otherwise:
  • Boomerang pot onto pressure plate (see Ekke)
  • Backslice up steps, roll to small key
    • [Boomerang / Clawshot]
  • Ooccoo Skip
  • Gate Skip 1
  • Gate Skip 2
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows]
  • Lure lizalfos on right towards gate for Early Poe with LHS with shield bash for Poe #31
    • When yanking the poe soul, land on the switch to cancel the animation and open the gate
  • Dash up stairs, transform human
  • LJA upstairs and skip using statues
    • Unsure whether TAS parkour or JSMB bomb boost is faster
    • [Clawshot / Bomb Arrows]
  • Kill both armos with bomb arrows
  • Statue throws
  • Small key and HP #24 in chests (13 2/5)
  • Return to main circle room, cross, and open small key door
  • Slash crystal switch
  • Skip shooting crystal again
  • Early HP 2 with LHS with shield bash for HP #25 (13 3/5)
    • [Boots / Bomb Arrows]
  • Return to first side of room
    • Spinner bomb boost may be faster with TAS equip speed
  • Bomb arrow crystal switch
  • Boss Key Early
    • All railing methods are faster than using the scales
    • [Clawshot / Bomb Arrows] during MB
  • Clawshot to top of room
    • [Spinner / Bomb Arrows]
  • Ride spinner rail to door and enter
    • [Clawshot / Bomb Arrows]
  • Boss key room
  • Boss key, transform wolf, exit
  • Poe #32 on right
  • Jump down left and enter door
  • Ignore enemies, get small key in chest
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows] or [Spinner / Bombs] if doing spinner bomb boost - see two lines below
  • Get to switch
  • LJA past barrier or spinner bomb boost - not sure which is faster
  • It's conceivable that it's possible to skip the next gate with a JSMB bomb boost, but I don't think it's likely. The heigh difference from the platform left of the gate to the wall left of the gate is 350 units, which is too much, but between the platform and the gate is only 300 units, which can work. But the gate and the platform are pretty far apart, and a bomb on the ground wouldn't have a hitbox high enough to reach a max height MB starting higher than the ground. Maybe using an armos instead of a bomb would work, but that seems slow. Otherwise:
  • Bomb arrow both armos from stairs
  • Can get 10 arrows from pot on right while waiting for gate cutscene
    • [Boots / Bombs]
  • Darknut Skip w/ Moon Boots
  • Dominion Rod
    • [Rod / Bomb Arrows]
  • Savewarp

Ilia's Memory Quest

Temple of Time and Snowpeak cleanup

  • Move right statue, transform wolf, Poe #33 behind statue
  • Transform human, move left statue, HP #26 in chest behind statue (14 4/5)
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows]
  • Boomerang GB #15 on staircase wall
  • Leave Temple of Time (Grove)
  • Skip Ooccoo CS

Post-ToT day/night cycle begins


  • Boomerang GB #16 through floor
  • Warp Snowpeak Mountain
  • Transform behind tree
  • Talk to Yeto for snowboarding race 1
    • Get treetop rupees - should be at 600R by end of this race
  • Roll to top of stairs
  • LJA over railing right to void and respawn at top of mountain
  • Map glitch
  • Talk to Yeta for snowboarding race 2 for HP #27 (15 0/5)
  • Transform wolf on stairs
  • Dash to top of spiral hill ahead for Poe #34
    • Break out of animation to skip text box if possible (make sure poe count increases)
  • Warp Kakariko

Kakariko day visit

  • Transform immediately and roll to Malo Mart, enter
  • Donate 600R to Gor Ebizo (600/1200) and exit Malo Mart (0R)
  • Bomb arrow rock underneath cliff HP and quickly enter Sanctuary door to skip CS
  • Talk to Renado for Renado's Letter and exit Sanctuary
  • Boomerang cliff HP #28 (15 1/5) without blowing up the rock
  • Roll through path to back of spring
    • [Boots / Renado's Letter]
  • Does work, should be fast: Call Midna before jumping in water, choose to warp, then UMD until after getting the HP so you can warp from underwater
  • HP #29 (15 2/5) in underwater chest
  • Warp Castle Town

Castle Town day visit

  • Talk to mailman (don't skip - need mail on pause screen)
  • Enter Castle Town
  • Go to Agitha's Castle
  • Quickly open and close item wheel between load zone and Agitha's door to make door openable earlier
  • Give bugs for 600R (14/24)
  • Exit Agitha's Castle and roll to Telma's Bar
  • Skip Telma's cutscene
  • Show Renado's Letter to Telma for Invoice and exit bar
  • Roll through alley to East Castle Town to doctor's house
  • Show Invoice to doctor
  • Run forward and transform, then push box twice and sniff Medicine Scent
  • Climb box, dash jump to the ledge, exit on top level
  • Leave Castle Town through east doors
  • Dash to Eldin Field and transform behind Goron
  • Talk to Goron from as far behind him as possible so you can warp away afterward without moving
  • Warp Kakariko Village

Kakariko evening visit

  • Transform immediately and roll to Malo Mart
  • Donate 400R to Gor Ebizo (1000/1200) (200R)
  • Buy Hylian Shield (0R)
  • Exit Malo Mart
  • Talk to Goron outside to start Hot Spring Water minigame
  • Hot Spring Water minigame
  • Wait out cutscene and grab HP #30 (15 3/5)

Castle Town night visit

  • Transform wolf and dash to Castle Town bridge for Poe #35
  • Enter Castle Town
  • Dash cancel to Jovani's house, dig, and talk for Bottle (4/4) with Great Fairy Tears
  • Dig out of Jovani's house
  • Talk to Louise (cat) outside Telma's Bar
  • Exit Castle Town South
  • Poe #36 at stairs to right
  • Transform and dash to center of lawn to spawn stalhounds
  • Kill all stalhounds with Midna charge and pick up rupees (80R)
    • RTA usually maxes out at 60R from them, but they can drop yellows, so 100 may be possible?
  • Wooden Statue Animation Skip
  • Dash to GB #17 by pillar, transform, and collect
  • Warp Kakariko Village

Kakariko/Death Mountain Trail night visit

  • Dash to Sanctuary door, transform human, and enter Sanctuary
    • [Iron Boots / Wooden Statue]
  • Show Wooden Statue to Ilia and skip cutscene
    • [Iron Boots / (blank)]
  • Exit Sanctuary
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows]
  • Get 200R from bell without Epona (280R)
  • Roll to top of Elde Inn
  • Grab cucco and fly across to wooden platform
  • Transform and get Poe #37 above exploded bomb house
  • Get Poe #38 near watchtower
  • Jump down to Death Mountain Trail
  • Transform to human before Goron
  • Goron boost up to left cliff and transform wolf for Poe #39
  • Get 40R by pushing rocks - the two nearest the HP chest (320R)
  • Enter gap to left
  • Open chest for HP #31 (15 4/5)
  • Warp to Kakariko Gorge

Kakariko Gorge collection

  • Dash to Eldin cave that is blocked by a rock
    • [Lantern / Bomb Arrows]
  • Bomb arrow rock and enter cave
    • BA webs when fast
    • Light torches to spawn chest with HP #32 (9 2/5)
    • Transform wolf, Poe #40 and savewarp during backflip to skip text (check poe count while savewarping to avoid savewarping too early)
  • Turn and dash up hill to to Poe #41 (may be able to get hit by guay to dash away before text)
  • Dash to cliff edge with vines near bokoblin
    • [Boomerang / Bomb Arrows]
  • Double HP LJA
    • HP #33 in chest (9 3/5)
    • HP #34 from cliff (9 4/5) and void out
  • Roll ahead to horse grass and call Epona
  • Ride to GB #18 by trees
    • It is possible to rang this bug and pick up the other one to teleport it, but it can get stuck in the gorge; should be possible for TAS, I think
  • Ride Epona back over the bridge and backflip off
  • Roll to GB #19 on right

Hyrule Field cleanup

  • Ride Epona to S. Hyrule Field
  • Boomerang GB #20 on tree on cliff and pick up
  • Ride Epona to Poe #42 in middle of field
  • Ride Epona towards Lake Hylia Bridge
  • Bomb arrow rocks on cliff
  • Dismount Epona near cliff with 50R chest
    • [Boomerang / Clawshot] during dismount
  • Clawshot up to cliff and over twice to Poe #43
  • Open 50R chest (370R)
  • Jump down to Epona and ride towards Lake Hylia Bridge
  • Boomerang GB #21 and pick up
    • It is possible to rang teleport this bug to the next one without getting off Epona, but it likes to get stuck on walls; should be possible for TAS, I think
  • Ride Epona across Lake Hylia Bridge
  • Boomerang GB #22 and pick up (clawshot it instead if doing rang teleport)
  • Ride Epona to Flight by Fowl
    • Epona Slide down stairs (may be fast to brakeslide to the door out of the Epona slide)
    • [Boomerang / Boots]

Lanayru cleanup

  • Start Flight by Fowl (350R)
    • Isle of Riches spinning 100R chest (450R)
    • Drop to HP #35 (16 0/5)
    • Drop to 50R chest (500R)
    • Transform wolf and jump down to Poe #44
  • Return to Flight By Fowl with Fyer's cannon (490R)
  • Flight by Fowl to ledge beneath for Poe #45 (470R)
    • Break out of animation to warp before text box if possible (make sure poe count increases)
  • Warp Snowpeak
  • Turn around and enter connection cave
    • [Boomerang / B&C]
  • Jump down to ice blocks, transform
  • Destroy left block for Poe #46
  • Dig out of connection cave
  • Poe #47 on upper cliff by lone tree
  • Bonk on tree while waiting for poe soul to be available for 35R+ (505R)
  • Jump down to Poe #48 on next level down
    • Break out of animation to warp before text box if possible (make sure poe count increases); can get hit by wolfos
  • Warp UZR
  • Dash and swim straight ahead to Poe #49
  • Swim out to North Hyrule Field
  • Get out on the left side and dash to middle bridge
  • Poe #50 on bridge

Post-ToT day/night cycle ends


  • Dash north towards fenced paths
  • Turn left onto upward slope past fence
  • Transform human, boomerang GB #23 above entrance to cave
  • Enter Ice Puzzle Cave for HP #36 in chest (16 1/5)
  • Transform wolf and dash to exit
  • Turn right and follow path back onto field
    • The following bullet points are how RTA does this sequence, but in my mind's eye, TAS may be better off 1) going straight to the grotto, 2) exiting grotto and immediately transforming human, 3) ranging GB, 4) while waiting for rang to return, BAing 50R rock and bonking tree, 5) collecting GB, 6) transforming wolf for tree (skip text) + rock rupee (no text to skip) collection. On the other hand, this GB does fly, so it may be possible to get the GB to fly down where it can be caught without even using the boomerang on the way to the grotto. I'm not sure.
  • Transform human, boomerang GB on tree to left of a rock
    • [Bomb Arrows / B&C]
  • While waiting for boomeranged GB to return, bomb arrow distant 50R rock behind grotto to west
  • Pick up GB #24
  • Transform wolf and dash west to Lanayru Grotto in grass patch
    • Poe #51 and Poe #52 with one charge attack
  • Exit grotto
  • Bonk on tree between grotto and purple rupee for 35R (540R)
  • Collect 50R from rock blown up earlier (590R) - no text to skip because you got purple rupee text from the Bridge of Hylia and FBF chests
  • Turn right, make left U-turn around fence, and head up rocky path to boulders
  • Break boulders and collect yellow rupee(s) to max out wallet (600R)
    • [Spinner / Rod]
  • Spinner along right and jump between tracks to HP #37 in chest (16 2/5)

Finishing Ilia's Memory Quest

  • Warp Gerudo Mesa
  • Warp bridge piece to Eldin Bridge
  • Dash to Hidden Village
    • Ideally it'll be daytime (06:00 or later) when you enter Hidden Village so that you can warp straight to Kak later and Malo Mart will be open for the donation. If it's not daytime yet, you can do the stalfos grotto here instead of on the second Hidden Village trip (cats). It's something like 4 seconds slower to do stalfos grotto here because of human vs. wolf movement from the spinner rail to Hidden Village, so it's only worth it if there are a few seconds of real time left before day. I expect this will not be a concern.
  • Transform Human once inside and skip goron cutscene
    • [Bow / Rod]
  • Clear enemies
  • Watch cutscene and then show Impaz Dominion Rod for Sky Book
  • Roll to transformation spot and transform wolf
  • Hidden Village howling stone ––____––¯____¯–¯–––

  • Warp to Kakariko
  • Transform immediately and roll to Malo Mart
  • Donate 200R to Gor Ebizo (1200/1200) (400R)
  • Buy Hawkeye (300R)
  • Enter Sanctuary
    • [Ilia's Charm / Sky Book]
  • Show Ilia's Charm to Ilia and watch cutscene
    • [Horse Call / Sky Book]
  • Drop down into basement
  • Show Sky Book to Shad
  • Early City in the Sky
  • (I don't think TAS UMD strat for warping the cannon is faster than RTA strat)
  • Press Z to talk to Midna about cannon
    • Press B to say 'No' to Midna
    • Map warp to Lake Hylia
  • Talk to Fyer to repair cannon (0R)
    • [Clawshot / Boomerang]
  • Enter City in the Sky

City in the Sky

It's conceivable that small key skip with JS is fast for hundo when TASed, but I doubt it


non-SKS route

  • LJA to the lower floor
  • Clawshot everywhere
  • Clawshot crystal switch from corner
  • Gate LJA
  • Continue clawshotting up and enter Giant Deku Baba room
  • Clawshot onto target then vines
  • Climb vines, then jump onto platform with small deku baba
  • LJA across to HP #38 in chest (16 3/5)
  • Clawshot up to two targets and then vines
  • Drop from vines and LJA to upper door, then exit
    • Doing this in the outdoor area gets you past the first wall faster than the LJA, but you'd end up waiting on the peahat cycle to get back unless after getting the poe, you JS or LJA up to the rim of the poe area and then claw back to the vines with spiders. I'm not sure whether that could be faster for TAS, but it doesn't rely on peahat cycles.
  • Fast peahat cycle with poe
    • Poe #53
  • LJA across to chest (see end of video) for HP #39 in chest (16 4/5)
  • Enter door, clawshot across peahats, enter door
  • Clawshot up to vines (don't do the LJA shown in the video after the clawshot)
  • LJAs to this poe might be fast, otherwise:
  • Transform wolf
  • Cross ropes to right and JA over to poe platform once poe is targetable
  • Kill Poe #54
  • LJA across to boss key chest room
  • Get boss key
  • Drop twice to main room and enter north door (routes merge here)
  • Double LJA to skip turning fans on
    • [Clawshots / Bomb Arrows]
  • Fastest fan tower with two bomb arrows or BA-less TAS fan tower - unsure which is faster
  • Enter Argorok
    • [Clawshots / Boots]
  • Clawshot vines
  • Argorok 2-cycle with Great Fairy Tears
  • HC #7 (17 4/5)

reverse route (may be good with SKS)

  • Return to main room and skip fan trigger again
  • Clawshot up vine pillar on right and up through big fan
  • Clawshot through floor to boss key chest and get boss key
  • Exit to outdoor area
  • LJA to Poe #53
  • Drop and head to west door
  • Clawshot across peahats to door on left (south)
  • HP #38 in chest on left (16 3/5)
  • Clawshot to peahat by island to left
  • Drop for Poe #54
  • Transform and clawshot peahat, then drop and jump attack to land on ledge
  • Clawshot to vine wall
  • Clawshot peahats over walls to north door (I think TAS should be able to make this cycle without ever waiting for peahats)
  • Get over left wall to HP #39 in chest (16 4/5)
    • This should be possible with JSMB, JSLJA, helm splitter on the dynalfos, or a spinner bomb boost
    • 5:27:29 for example of JSLJA
    • It may be possible to use the boomerang to JSLJA onto the side with the chest on it for quicker movement, but I'm not experienced with doing this room in reverse
  • Savewarp
  • Return to main room and stay human
  • Enter north door (routes merge here)
  • Double LJA to skip turning fans on
    • [Clawshots / Bomb Arrows]
  • Fastest fan tower with two bomb arrows or BA-less TAS fan tower - unsure which is faster
  • Enter Argorok
    • [Clawshots / Boots]
  • Clawshot vines
  • Argorok 2-cycle with Great Fairy Tears
  • HC #7 (17 4/5)

Getting to Palace of Twilight

  • Exit City in The Sky
    • Equip Iron Boots before entering cannon and mash B to land on bridge
  • Warp South Faron
  • Transform near rock on left past Coro
    • [B&C / Rod]
  • B&C rock and get blue and yellow rupees for STAR 2 (15R)
    • Might want to get both text boxes because there are no savewarps between here and Cave of Ordeals, and it's not possible to avoid the text boxes in Cave of Ordeals without wasting time... for RTA
    • Will be filling wallet from Agitha later, so green rupees do not matter
  • Place statue in spot in ground
  • Transform before statue cs, do Midna jumps, and enter misty area
  • HP #40 in chest (18 0/5)
  • Drop, transform wolf, and Midna jump to middle tree for Poe #55
    • Break out of animation to skip text box if possible (make sure poe count increases)

  • Warp Castle Town
    • [Clawshots / Boomerang]
  • Skip postman
  • Enter Castle Town
  • STAR 2 (0R)
  • Enter Agitha's Castle
  • Quickly open and close item wheel between load zone and Agitha's door to make door openable earlier
  • Give last bugs (24/24) for Giant's Wallet and exit (600R)
  • Roll to south side and then to central Castle Town
  • Enter Castle Town Malo Mart and buy Magic Armor (2R)
  • Exit and head to Hyrule Castle
  • Great Spin (HS 7/7) from golden wolf with fast strategy
  • Warp Mirror Chamber and skip cutscene
  • Transform wolf and enter Palace of Twilight

Palace of Twilight


  • LJA to east wing
  • Room 1 with GS
  • Room 2 as wolf
  • Clawshot after small key
  • 1-cycle Phantom Zant with GS
  • Return to room 2 with sol
  • Staircase timesaver 2 and return to room 1 with sol
  • Throw sol and roll to grab ledge and drop onto platform, then clawshot sol from rising platform
  • Clawshot floating hand 3 times to stun if desired
  • Jump into indent to left with sol and sword drop sol
  • HP #42 in chest (18 2/5)
  • Pick up sol, wait for platform cycle, and jump down
  • Exit east wing with sol
  • Place sol 2 for Light Sword


  • Zant with Great Spin
    • Can GS instead of combo
    • 1-cycle Diababa phase
    • 1-cycle Dangoro Phase (will take damage)
    • [Clawshots / Boots]
    • GS may be faster than MD for first cycle, then Lakebed Phase shadow orb skip with Zora Armor
    • Refill health from pots in between cycles
    • [Clawshots / B&C]
    • GS + stab for Ook Phase
    • GS x2 for Blizzeta Phase (GS + stab works, but GS is generally easier)
    • Hyrule Phase: GS, GS, dodge, GS
  • HC #8 (19 2/5)
  • Enter Portal
  • Transform wolf before Midna text
  • Exit Palace of Twilight

Cave of Ordeals

  • Warp Gerudo Mesa
  • Enter Cave of Ordeals (detailed RTA guide) (less detailed enemy list)
    • [Clawshots / Bomb Arrows]
    • Collect 1000R from enemies without transforming for dig spots
    • Whenever transforming between rooms, wait until the last enemy has exploded so the door opens during the transformation
    • Plan to use 7 bombs between the end of CoO and the end of the game, but if that can't happen, there are alternatives for all remaining bomb uses
    • Poe #56 on Floor 17
    • Bottle Rare Chu Jelly on Floor 19 for Beast Ganon
    • Poe #57 on Floor 33
    • Poe #58 on Floor 44
    • Savewarp before poe text on Floor 44
    • Check poe count while savewarping to avoid savewarping too early

General notes:

  • Greatspin only works at full health, so don't get hit

Hyrule Cleanup

  • Poe #59 outside Cave of Ordeals
    • Break out of animation to skip text box if possible (make sure poe count increases)
  • Warp to Bridge of Eldin
    • [Horse Call / Boomerang]
  • Call Epona
  • LJA over mailman trigger while Epona approaches
  • Get on Epona and dash towards Hidden Village
    • [B&C / Spinner]
  • Spinner along track to right to grotto
  • Transform and dig into Grotto
  • Kill 3 stalfos with ball & chain or BA for HP #43 in chest (19 3/5)
  • Exit grotto
  • Spinner up track
  • Transform wolf and enter Hidden Village
  • Talk to cucco by howling stone
  • Cat Game
  • Get HP #44 outside Impaz's house (19 4/5)
  • Lure poe down (Poe #60)
    • Break out of animation to skip text box if possible (make sure poe count increases)
  • Warp Castle Town
    • [Clawshots / Boomerang]
  • Mailman Skip
  • Enter Castle Town
  • Donate 1000R to Charlo (1000/1000) (0R) for HP #45 (20 hearts)
  • Squidna Cutscene
  • Enter Hyrule Castle

Hyrule Castle

  • Barrier 1 Skip on east side with BSMB over hedge
    • non-100% TASes get the east side key, and 100% is only faster in the KB fight by about 1 great spin, so I assume east side is still fast but am not sure
  • Get to boar with ball & chain, then ride to graveyard
  • Graveyard LJA bomb boost (see Ekke)
  • Pull chain and open chest for key
  • Savewarp during backflip

  • Enter Castle
  • Barrier 3 Skip
  • Clawshot two chandeliers to get to door (skip the middle one)
    • [B&C / Boomerang]
  • Darknut Skip, take right door
    • [Lantern / Bomb Arrows]
  • Torch puzzle (NE, SW, NW, SE)
  • Bomb arrow dynalfos
    • [Clawshots / Bomb Arrows]
  • Aeralfos
    • It's possible to skip this Aeralfos, but I don't think it can be faster than fighting it, even for TAS. See also: alternate method
    • Shoot bomb arrow or normal arrow to stun, then clawshot
    • GS x3, Shield Bash, GS x1
  • Roll to small key chest
  • Roll to boss key chest, watch cutscene
  • Roll back and enter tower
  • Block room shortcut
    • [Clawshots / Spinner]
  • Jump attack and 1f ledge grab cancel on broken stairs
  • Bomb arrow or GS lizalfos and clawshot through hallway
  • Bomb arrow or GS and spinner up rails, or skip barrier
  • Skip final darknut
  • Enter final battle
    • [Bow / Rare Chu Jelly]
  • Final fight
    • Zelda
    • 2-cycle Beast Ganon with Rare Chu Jelly if available or without if not
    • Horseback
    • Ganondorf

Addenda

Alternative Snowpeak Ruins route

After clawshotting up from the early HP chest:

Last updated 12/20/2023 – bewildebeest