GCN Low Transforms

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

This run has two 10-hour Pickup Slides, so it is a good idea to plan accordingly.

Start on file 2.

Transforms:

  • Transform 1: Sewers (Wolf)
  • Transform 2: Master Sword, post-Faron Tears (Human)
  • Transform 3: Lake Hylia Howling Stone (Wolf)
  • Transform 4: Coro TD, post-Eldin and Lanayru Tears (Human)
  • Transform 5: Early City in the Sky (Wolf)
  • Transform 6: Snowpeak Connection Cave, post-MDH (Human)

Ordon

  • Ordon Gate Clip
  • BiT Save over File 2
  • Call Epona
  • Epona Gate Clip to Hyrule Field
  • Call Epona
  • Epona Seam Clip
  • Epona OOB into Eldin Twilight
    • Activate - Enable HFS-Gorge Map Piece from Beneath
    • Use Collision Behind HFS-CTFS Loading Zone to Gain Height
    • Reenable HFS-Gorge Piece from Above
    • Epona Around Invisible Wall into Twilight
    • Reenter Inbounds Just Past Bokoblin
    • Epona to Messengers
  • Kill Messengers
  • Gorge Void and Savewarp over File 2 (Must Get Else Reset)
    • Ideally, Savewarp Before Voiding, but Voiding is NOT a Run-Ender.
  • Call Epona, Back to Faron
  • Epona Gate Clip back into Faron
  • Lantern from Coro
    • [Lantern]
  • Cave to North Faron
  • Small Key
  • Save Talo
  • Goats
  • Iron Boots
  • Crawlspace to Ordon Spring (T1 - Wolf) (1R+)
  • Castle Sewers
  • Castle Rooftops
  • Sword and Shield Skip

Faron Twilight

  • S. Faron Warp Portal
  • Faron Vessel
  • Kill first two bugs (Don't Need to Collect Tears After Killing)
  • Bug on Coro's House
  • Bugs in Coro's House
  • Bugs before tunnel (Collect Tears)
  • Dig through tunnel
  • Bugs on right wall (Collect Tears)
  • Bugs in Main Tree Trunk (Collect Tears)
  • Burrowed bugs (Collect Tears)
    • Collect 10R in dig spot behind sign while waiting for tears (11R+)
  • Early Master Sword
  • Dash to Forest Temple entrance
  • Collect 10R chest by incline (21R+)
  • Last two bugs (Collect Tears)
  • Kill second shadow beast
  • Early Master Sword again
  • Sacred Grove howling stone ¯__¯_–¯
  • Enter Sacred Grove
  • Save on file 1 inside grove
  • Skull Kid chase
  • Skull Kid fight
  • Master Sword Puzzle (LD UUU RR DDD LU)
  • Master Sword (T2 - Human)
  • Backtrack to Skull Kid Arena
  • Savewarp over file 2
  • Leave Grove
  • Deathwarp to S. Faron
  • Collect last two tears

Forest Temple

  • Savewarp over file 3
    • This save file will be used several times throughout the run. Do not overwrite it.
  • Early Monkeys
    • BiT on Ordon Bridge
    • BiTE load file 3 (S. Faron)
    • Reset
    • Skip Cutscene
    • Load File 3
  • Gate Key from Coro
  • Monkey Autoscroller
    • [Lantern]
  • Kill Bokoblin by Trill's shop
  • Refill lantern oil with Trill
  • Learn HS #1 Ending Blow
  • Enter Forest Temple
  • First Room
    • Don't transform wolf to kill spiders
  • Void before crossing monkey bridge to Ook
  • Ook
  • Boomerang
    • [Lantern / Boomerang]
  • Savewarp over file 2
    • From this point, all savewarps will be on File 2.
  • First Room
  • East Room
  • Get Ooccoo
  • Collect Rupees from pots (32R+)
    • [Lantern / Ooccoo]
  • Ooccoo out
    • [Lantern / Ooccoo Jr.]

Eldin Vessel

Eldin Twilight

Lanayru Twilight?

  • Warp Death Mountain
  • Dash to left corner to trigger Death Mountain entrance cutscene (this cutscene would clear TD if triggered later)
  • Warp Meteor to Zora's Domain
    • No Rutela Skip
  • Lanayru Vessel
  • Lake Hylia Warp Portal
  • Stepping Stones for Bug
  • Warp Zora's Domain
  • Wall Bug
  • Drop down right wall to bug
  • Lilypad Bugs
  • Bug on cliff
  • Enter UZR in water
  • UZR howling stone __–_¯¯––__
  • Listen to Iza For Bug
  • 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
  • Kargarok Bugs
  • Last Small Bug
  • Boss Bug
  • DO NOT COLLECT THE LAST TEAR
  • Warp S. Faron

Getting to Goron Mines

  • Dash through tunnel
  • Transform Human (T4 - Human)
  • 50R chest by baba in purple mist (119R+)
  • 20R chest on ledge by center tree in purple mist (139R+)
  • Enter Forest Temple
  • Re-unite with Ooccoo
    • [Lantern / Ooccoo]
  • Ooccoo Out
    • [Lantern / Ooccoo Jr.]
  • Purple Mist backward
  • Roll to Coro
  • Safety save - failing Coro TD makes the rest of the route impossible
  • Get Text Displacement via Coro (39R+)
    • Bottle
  • Ooccoo out of Forest Temple
  • Purple Mist backward
    • [Clawshot / Boomerang]
  • Faron Escape
  • Call Epona
  • Ride Epona to Kakariko Village
  • Epona slide over the gorge
    • Alternatively, the Epona Backhop Gorge Skip may be used.
    • If the Epona slide fails, go back to S. Hyrule Field and call Epona again.
  • Enter Death Mountain Trail
  • Skip first Goron
  • Climb up Death Mountain
  • 5R in box by third goron if needed (45R+)
  • Collect the three yellow rupees on ledge (75R+)
  • Talk to Gor Coron three times
  • Enter Goron Mines

Goron Mines

  • Skip first two flame jets
    • [Iron Boots / Boomerang]
  • LJA to platform over lava
  • Small key
  • Risky But Timesaver to Note (saves 4 seconds only)
  • Stone Slab Clip
    • [Iron Boots / Clawshot]
  • Swim to switch using Iron Boots
  • Shard 1
  • Ceiling rooms
  • Main room with moving magnets
  • Underwater small key
  • Clawshot crystal switch
    • [Boomerang / Iron Boots]
  • Skip cutting down bridge
  • Outside area small key
  • Enter east door
  • Skip Shard 2
  • Dangoro
  • Hero's Bow (30A)
    • [Boomerang / Bow]
  • Big Key (Shard 3)
  • 50R behind Goron Elder (125R+)
  • Backtrack through Dangoro's room
  • LJA over water and return to outdoor area
    • [Clawshot / Bow]
  • Clawshot to netting on the right
    • [Iron Boots / Bow]
  • Jump down and go to next room
  • Room before Fyrus
  • Fyrus
  • Collect Arrow Pot before final hit (29A)
  • Can skip Heart Container
  • Exit Goron Mines

Lakebed Temple

  • Roll to Barnes' Bombs
  • Buy Bomb Bag (5R+)
  • Sell All Bombs (50R+) (0B)
  • Leave Bomb Shop
  • Enter Malo Mart
  • Buy Wooden Shield (0R+)
  • Leave Malo Mart
    • [Ooccoo Jr. / Lantern]
  • Ooccoo Back to Forest Temple
    • [Ooccoo / Lantern]
  • Ooccoo Out
    • [Ooccoo Jr. / Lantern]
  • Purple Mist backward
  • Roll to Ordon Spring
  • Learn HS #2 Shield Attack from Wolf in Spring
  • Re-enter S. Faron
    • [Ooccoo Jr. / Boomerang]
  • Faron Escape
  • Call Epona
  • Lanayru Gate Clip with Epona
  • Roll to Falbi's hut (Flight by Fowl)
  • Cucco Minigame Floor Clip
  • Ooccoo Dive to re-enter Lakebed
  • Savewarp
  • Open water bomb chest in first room (10WB)
    • [Boomerang / Iron Boots]
  • Skip stalactites
  • Enter main room
  • Jump onto the bridge below on the left side
  • Boss Key Skip
  • Morpheel without Zora Armor (8WB)
    • [Clawshot / Water Bombs]
    • Make sure to have at least two water bombs leaving.

Midna's Desperate Hour

  • Savewarp to Lake Hylia
  • Collect the last tear (this will activate White Midna Glitch)
  • Leave Lanayru Spring
  • Climb Auru's tower
  • Auru's Memo
    • [Iron Boots / Water Bombs]
  • Pillar Clip using Water Bombs to refill air (7WB)
    • Alternatively, go to Arbiter's. See Addenda for details.
  • Savewarp
    • If low on Water Bombs, can collect 10 Water Bombs in Stalactice Room, then savewarp again.
  • Load File 3 (S. Faron)
  • BiT on Ordon Bridge
  • BiTE with File 2 (Lakebed)
    • [Bow / Boomerang]
  • Fight KB1 with Bow (21A)
  • Call Epona
  • Leave Kakariko South
  • Hit Postman Trigger
  • Re-enter Kakariko
  • 200R in Bell with Epona (200R+) (20A, 6WB)
  • Enter Sanctuary
  • Early City in the Sky (T5 - Wolf)
    • Using the LJA method of statue clip is recommended, as failure using the transform method would result in an extra transform.
  • Warp the cannon to Lake Hylia
  • Warp Castle Town
  • Enter Castle Town
  • Enter Telma's Bar through the door
  • Louise Glitch (saves about 1.7s)
  • Push box once and dash jump to window
  • Ropes in bar
  • Poe
  • Enter sewers
  • Burn both webs as wolf with stick
  • Dig into hole
  • Bulblin archer
  • Exit tower
  • Early Wind Cycle
  • Zelda cutscene

Snowpeak

Arbiter's Grounds 1

  • Learn HS #3 Backslice from Wolf in Graveyard
  • Leave Kakariko Village North
  • Ride across Bridge of Eldin
    • [Bomb Arrows / Auru's Memo]
  • Blow up Rocks (11A, 4WB)
  • Ride through North Hyrule Field to Castle Town
  • Learn HS #4 Helm Splitter from the wolf by the Castle Town entrance
  • Enter Castle Town
  • Leave Castle Town South
  • Backslice over railing and learn HS #5 Mortal Draw from the Wolf
  • Drop down to Lake Hylia
  • Give Auru's Memo to Fyer
  • Roll through desert
    • [Boomerang / B&C]
  • Enter Bulblin Camp without a Boar
  • Learn HS #6 Jump Strike from Wolf in desert
    • Do not transform
  • Bulblin Camp Skip
  • King Bulblin 3
    • [Clawshot / Lantern]
  • Human Entrance
  • Poe Cutscene
  • Collect Arrow Pot on left (30A)
  • Rupee slide through the Poe Gate (105R+)
  • Enter Right Room
  • Small Key
  • Spin to Bottom
    • [Boomerang / B&C]
  • Maze Room
    • Sidehop damage boost through spikes
  • Kill Stalfos with B&C
  • Enter Death Sword Room
  • Jump Strike LJA Death Sword Skip
  • Spinner
    • [Spinner / Bow]
  • Spinner to Death Sword, trigger fight
  • Deathwarp
  • Spinner Maze
  • Big Key

City in the Sky

Arbiter's

Palace of Twilight

Hyrule Castle

Addenda

BiTE in Arbiter's Post-MDH

If water bombs were exhausted during the Morpheel fight, or as an alternative to Pillar Clip, the below route can be followed.


Last updated 07/21/2023 – anorakkis