GCN Low Transforms (6 Transforms Route)
Runs should start with a blank file in slots 1, 2, and 3, as all files are used during the run.
This run has one 10-hour Pickup Slide, 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
- 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
- Purple Mist backward
- Roll to Ordon Bridge
- Save
- BiT at Ordon Bridge
- BiTE (Load File 2)
- Fight King Bulblin
- Leave Kakariko South and re-enter
- The Kakariko Entrance cutscene needs to be cleared, as it would become an issue for Text Displacement later.
- Kakariko Village Warp Portal
- Ooccoo Back to Forest Temple
- [Lantern / Ooccoo]
- Ooccoo Out
- [Lantern / Ooccoo Jr.]
- Purple Mist backward
- [Boomerang / Iron Boots]
- Faron Escape
- Call Epona
- Lanayru Gate Clip with Epona
- Jump down to Lake Hylia
- Pillar Clip
- Savewarp
- Load File 1 (Grove) for Grove EBF
- Load File 2 (Run File)
- Pull lever and enter next room
- Skip stalactites
- Descend staircase and turn the bridge at the south side of floor 1
- Ascend staircase to Ooccoo
- Slide off awning to the lower floor
- Head to Deku Toad through east door of floor 1
- Early Deku Toad
- 1-cycle with Master Sword
- Clawshot
- Savewarp
- [Lantern / Ooccoo]
- Ooccoo out
- [Lantern / Ooccoo Jr.]
- Roll to the Lake Hylia Warp Portal Area
- Climb up the ladder toward Auru's Tower
- Transform and howl at the howling stone __––¯¯___–_¯¯ (T3 - Wolf)
- Kargarok Quick Kill
- Faster Kargarok flight
- Zora's Domain warp portal
- Warp Kakariko
- Leave Kakariko South
- Forced Warp to S. Faron to get Map Warping
- Warp Kakariko Village
- Eldin Vessel
Eldin Twilight
- Midna jumps onto sanctuary roof
- Sanctuary
- Basement Bugs
- Graveyard Bug
- Malo Mart Bug
- Elde Inn Bugs
- Collect 20R chest and 10R behind cabinet (62R+)
- Abandoned house bug
- Barnes' Bombs bug
- Wolf Bomb House Skip
- Bomb House Bugs
- Watchtower Bug (69R+)
- Death Mountain Trail Bug
- Death Mountain howling stone ¯–_¯–_ once bug explodes
- Death Mountain Warp Portal
- Two Death Mountain bugs
- Vessel Complete
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 fast fight
- Collect Arrow Pot before final hit (29A)
- Can skip Heart Container
- Exit Goron Mines
Lakebed Temple
- Call Epona with grass
- Ride to Barnes' Bombs
- Buy Bomb Bag (5R+)
- Sell All Bombs (50R+) (0B)
- Leave Bomb Shop
- Roll to Malo Mart
- Buy Wooden Shield (0R+)
- Leave Malo Mart
- Ride Epona out Kakariko North exit
- Ride across Bridge of Eldin
- [Ooccoo Jr. / Bomb Arrows]
- Blow up rocks to spawn shadow beasts
- Kill shadow beasts for Warp Portal
- Ooccoo Back to Forest Temple
- [Ooccoo / Bomb Arrows]
- Ooccoo Out
- [Ooccoo Jr. / Bomb Arrows]
- Roll to Fog Area
- [Lantern / Boomerang]
- 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]
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
- Roll to Fyer's Cannon
- [Clawshot / Auru's Memo]
- Fly to Desert
- Roll west toward bridge piece
- Clawshot up to mesa
- Gerudo Mesa Warp Portal
- Roll toward bulblin camp
- Steal a boar
- HS #3 Backslice from wolf by bulblin camp
- Bulblin Camp Skip
- King Bulblin 3
- Enter Arbiter's Grounds
- Savewarp
- Load File 3 (S. Faron)
- BiT on Ordon Bridge
- BiTE with File 2 (Arbiter's)
- [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 Gerudo Mesa
- Warp Bridge Piece to Bridge of Eldin
- 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
- Warp Zora's Domain
- Enter Peak Province
- Map Glitch
- Climb Snowpeak Mountain
- Snowpeak howling stone ¯–_–––_¯–_ (Howl twice)
- Enter Cave
- Transform Human (T6 - Human)
- Snowpeak Messenger Skip
- Blind Snowboarding
- Enter Snowpeak Ruins
- Enter Door on the left
- Early Heart Piece 2 (Don't need the heart piece)
- [Clawshot / Boomerang]
- Clawshot through the ceiling
- Double LJA to Small Key
- Void Out
- Floor Clip
- [Clawshot / Water Bombs]
- Kill Freezard with Cannon (5WB)
- Darkhammer 1-Cycle
- Ball and Chain
- Enter Back Room
- Sidehop twice to the right
- [Bow / B&C]
- Swing Ball and Chain around your head and look down
- 100R from bubble (300R)
- Savewarp
- Load file 3 (S. Faron)
- BiT on Ordon Bridge
- BiTE with file 2 (Snowpeak)
- Fight King Bulblin 1 with Bow (12A)
Arbiter's Grounds 1
- Learn HS #4 Helm Splitter from Wolf in Graveyard
- Leave Kakariko Village North
- Ride across Bridge of Eldin
- Ride through North Hyrule Field to Castle Town
- Learn HS #5 Mortal Draw from the wolf by the Castle Town entrance
- Enter Castle Town
- Leave Castle Town South
- Backslice over railing and learn HS #6 Jump Strike from the Wolf
- Drop down to Lake Hylia
- Roll to Fyer's Cannon
- Pay to fly to desert (290R)
- Roll through desert
- Roll to Arbiter's Grounds
- [Clawshot / Lantern]
- Human Entrance
- Poe Cutscene
- Collect Arrow Pot on left (30A)
- Rupee slide through the Poe Gate (295R)
- Enter Right Room
- Small Key
- Spin to Bottom
- [Boomerang / B&C]
- Maze Room
- Sidehop damage boost through spikes
- Get Ooccoo from pot
- Kill Stalfos with B&C
- Enter Death Sword Room
- Jump Strike LJA Death Sword Skip
- Spinner
- [Spinner / Ooccoo]
- Spinner to Death Sword, trigger fight
- Deathwarp
- Ooccoo Out
- [Spinner / Ooccoo Jr.]
Cave of Ordeals
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Roll to Desert
-
Steal a Boar
-
Ride to Gerudo Mesa
-
Enter Cave of Ordeals
-
Go through 10 floors to reach first Great Fairy
- Bokoblin
- Keese & Rats
- Red Babas (Heart)
- Skulltulas
- Bulblin Archers
- Torchslugs & Keese
- Fire Keese & Dodongos (Hearts)
- Tektites
- Lizalfos + Archers
-
Talk to fairy and warp to Ordon Spring
City in the Sky
- Roll to S. Faron
- Faron Escape
- Call Epona
- Lanayru Gate Clip with Epona
- Ride Epona to Falbi's Hut
- Collect Rare Chu Jelly if it is there.
- Flight by Fowl to Fyer's cannon (280R)
- Use Fyer's rupees to reach 300R (300R)
- Repair Cannon (0R)
- [Clawshot / Iron Boots]
- Enter City in the Sky
- Water Bomb Chest underwater (15WB)
- [Clawshot / Boomerang]
- LJAs over first room
- Enter Big Room
- No Fan Skip
- Exit Window on Left
- [Clawshot / Spinner]
- Bridge
- Small Key
- Argorok Cutscene Skip
- Enter East Wing
- [Clawshot / Boomerang]
- Fan Room
- Block Room LJAs
- Quick Dynalfos Fight
- Ooccoo Jump
- [Clawshot / Iron Boots]
- Aeralfos Skip
- Double Clawshots
- [Clawshots / Boomerang]
- Savewarp
- Clawshot everywhere
- Climb Tower
- LJAs to skip Peahats
- Clawshot to upper vines from ground
- 20R chest (20R+)
- Boss Key
- Drop Down
- Skip Turning Fans On
- [Clawshots / Bomb Arrows]
- Fan Tower (20A, 14WB)
- Enter Argorok
- Clawshot Vines
- [Clawshots / Iron Boots]
- Argorok
- Heart Container
- [Spinner / Ooccoo Jr.]
- Ooccoo back to Arbiter's
- [Spinner / Ooccoo]
Arbiter's
- Spinner Maze
- Big Key
- [Spinner / Clawshots]
- Enter Stallord's Arena
- Stallord Skip (Required) (14WB)
- [Water Bombs / Clawshots]
- Mirror Chamber Warp Portal
- Enter Palace of Twilight
Palace of Twilight
- Safety Save.
- [Clawshots / Boomerang]
- West Wing
- Use Midna Fog Delay to avoid transforming in fog
- Phantom Zant 1
- Skip Midna sol text
- Staircase Timesaver 1
- Exit West Wing
- Place Sol 1
- LJA to East Wing
- East Wing
- [Clawshots / Bomb Arrows]
- Use Midna Fog Delay to avoid transforming in fog
- Use Bomb Arrow to kill the shadow beast in the fog. (19A, 13WB)
- [Clawshots / Boomerang]
- LJA after Small Key
- Phantom Zant 2
- Staircase Timesaver 2
- Place Sol 2
- Light Sword
- Enter North Wing
- Place Sols
- Be extra careful not to transform in the fog.
- Out of bounds LJA
- Small Key with faster platform spawn
- Out of bounds LJA to door
- Platform to Zant Head
- Void out
- Boss Key Shortcut
- Zant Heads
- Small Key
- Early Platform
- LJA after Early Platform
- Enter Zant
- Zant without Zora Armor (11WB)
- [Bow / Iron Boots]
- Portal
- Exit Palace of Twilight
Hyrule Castle
- Re-Enter Stallord's Room (This restarts the Stallord Fight)
- Deathwarp by voiding with Iron Boots in the sand to re-enter the main part of Arbiter's Grounds
- Savewarp
- Load File 3 (S. Faron)
- BiT on Ordon Bridge
- BiTE with file 2 (Arbiter's)
- Fight King Bulblin 1 with Bow (11A)
- Call Epona
- If Rare Chu Jelly wasn't obtained earlier, enter Death Mountain Trail
- Clawshot up trail to alcove on right to collect Rare Chu Jelly
- Leave Kakariko North
- Ride Epona to Castle Town via N. Hyrule Field
- Squidna
- [Clawshot / Boomerang]
- Barrier 1 Skip with Jump Strike
- Barrier 2 Skip
- King Bulblin 4
- Small Key
- Attempt 1 frame Midna text skip
- Savewarp during backflip
- If Missed, avoid barrier 2 when backtracking
- Enter Castle
- Barrier 3 Skip
- [B&C / Boomerang]
- Darknut Skip
- [Lantern / Bomb Arrows]
- Torch puzzle (NE, SW, NW, SE)
- SW, NE, NW, SE is 1s slower but safer
- Bomb Arrow Dynalfos (9WB)
- Aeralfos
- [Clawshot / B&C]
- Small Key
- Boss Key
- Enter Tower
- Block Room Shortcut
- [Clawshot / Bomb Arrows]
- Bomb Arrow Lizalfos (8WB)
- [Clawshot / Spinner]
- Skip Final Darknut
- Enter Final Battle
- [Bow / Rare Chu Jelly]
- Final Fight
- Zelda
- 2 Cycle Beast Ganon with Rare Chu Jelly
- Horseback
- Ganondorf