Any% (Beginner)

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

This is an any% route that avoids some of the tougher tricks in the optimal route, including:

  • Sword and Shield Skip
  • Gorge Skip
  • Epona Slide over the gorge
  • Pillar Clip without Zora Armor
  • Morpheel without Zora Armor
  • Poe 1 Skip

See the route document here

See a video tutorial for the route here

See an example run of the route here


Ordon

  • Start on File 1
  • Epona cutscene
  • Ride to ranch (3-13R)
    • Ride through grass to try to get a blue rupee (RNG)
  • Goats 1 (10 goats)
  • Exit house
    • If at 6R+, head straight to village
    • If under 6R, sidehop right and pick up rock in grass behind Epona for blue rupee first
  • Climb vines to eagle guy
  • Get and deliver crib
  • Fishing Rod
    • [Fishing Rod]
  • Mailbox jump onto roof
  • Two yellow rupees (~28R)
  • Head to dock, collecting freestanding green rupees to reach 30R
  • Catch two fish, cat cutscene
  • Enter shop
  • Speak for Bottle (Milk)
  • Buy Slingshot (0R)
  • Save over File 1 in shop

  • Return to Ordon Spring area
  • Ordon Gate Clip, enter Faron
  • Talk to Coro for lantern
    • [Lantern / Slingshot]
  • Go through tunnel (put away lantern after 2nd web)
  • Enter cave, get small key
  • Exit cave, use small key on gate
  • Save Talo
    • Bokoblins break cage
    • Kill Bokoblins with slingshot
  • Goats 2 (20 goats)
  • Leave Ordon Village, enter crawlspace to Ordon Spring (1R)
  • Castle Sewers
  • Castle Rooftops

  • Return to Ordon Village
  • Listen to people by dock
  • Scare eagle guy
  • Ordon Shield in Pergie's house
  • Ordon Sword in Rusl's house
  • Return to Ordon Spring
  • Ordon Spring warp portal
  • Enter Faron Twilight

Faron Province

Collect as many miscellaneous rupees as possible from now on. Rupee count in route will reflect minimum guaranteed.

  • S. Faron warp portal
  • Faron Vessel
  • Kill first two bugs (leave tears)
  • Bug on Coro's house
  • Bugs inside Coro's house
  • Dig under gate, kill bugs, enter loading zone after sound effect (leave tears)
  • Tunnel
  • Bugs on right wall (leave tears)
  • Bugs in tree trunk
  • Ignore bugs that dig
  • EMS
  • Save over File 2 in Grove at any time between entering and defeating Skull Kid
  • Skull Kid chase 1
  • Skull Kid fight 1
  • Master Sword puzzle (LD UUU RR DDD LU)

  • Warp S. Faron
  • Collect missed tears
  • Enter the purple mist area and grab two tears
  • Cross purple mist with lantern
  • Transform and kill bugs before they dig
  • While waiting for tears, dig behind sign and jump attack to collect a yellow rupee (11R+)
  • N. Faron warp portal
  • Kill last two bugs
  • Turn senses off, transform, burn web, and collect tears
  • Vessel complete

  • 1-frame backflip out of Midna text
  • Save on File 3 and reset
  • Load File 3 and roll south to Ordon Bridge
  • Back in Time on Ordon Bridge
    • Load File 1 (Ordon)
    • Soft reset as soon as the cutscene starts playing (Start+X+B), then mash start as soon as the screen starts to fade out to skip the cutscene (timing isn't precise)
    • Load File 3 (South Faron)
  • Warp N. Faron
  • Ending Blow (HS 1/7) from golden wolf
  • Enter Forest Temple

Forest Temple

  • Spin cage + bokoblin
  • Kill walltulas with slingshot
  • Light torches in main room
  • Cross over monkey chain to Ook
  • Boomerang
    • [Lantern / Boomerang]
  • Savewarp over File 3

  • Load File 3 and kill walltulas with boomerang
  • Enter main room and take east door
  • Use lantern to clear cobweb
  • Access boss key by targeting 4 posts with boomerang
  • Boss Key
  • Exit through north door
  • Cross bridge and enter room
  • Use boomerang to turn the bridge and exit through north door
  • LJA to the boss door
  • Diababa
  • Collect the Heart Container and exit via Midna

Eldin Twilight

  • Transform to wolf and dash to Eldin Twilight
  • Postman Skip is optional
  • Enter Eldin Province
  • Kakariko Gorge warp portal
  • Forced warp to N. Faron
  • Warp bridge to Kakariko Gorge
  • Dig under gate and enter Kakariko
  • Get Kakariko warp portal
  • Eldin Vessel

  • Enter graveyard
  • Kill graveyard bug (leave tear)
  • Well Clip once bug explodes
  • 3 basement bugs
  • Graveyard bug tear
  • Malo Mart bug
  • 2 hotel bugs
    • Knock down cabinet for 10R (21R+)
  • Abandoned house bug
  • Barnes' Shop bug
  • Bomb House Skip, collect 3 tears
  • Watchtower bug
    • Green and blue rupee(s) from pots while waiting for tear (26R+)
  • DMT bug
  • Death Mountain warp portal
  • 2 Death Mountain bugs
  • Vessel complete

Getting Iron Boots

  • 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
  • Dash to Ordon Village
  • Transform to human after entering
  • Enter Bo cutscene
  • Wrestle Bo for Iron Boots

Lanayru Twilight

  • Warp S. Faron
  • Call Epona with nearby grass
  • Ride Epona to Lanayru Gate
  • Lanayru Gate Clip
  • Run to the load zone
  • Do not clear the text in this cutscene, mash with Start through it
  • Drop into Lake Hylia as wolf
  • Listen to Fyer
  • Fight the Kargarok
  • Fly the Kargarok to Zora's Domain
  • Climb up to Zora's Domain as wolf
  • Zora's Domain warp portal
  • Warp Death Mountain
  • Transform behind chained rock
    • [Boots / Boomerang]
  • Warp meteor to Zora's Domain as human
  • 1-frame sidehop right out of Midna trigger
  • Rutela Skip
  • Swim down the river to Lake Hylia
  • Transform back to wolf after Midna text outside Lanayru Shrine
  • Enter shrine for Lanayru Vessel

  • Bug outside Lanayru spring
  • Lake Hylia warp portal
  • Stepping stones for bug
  • Warp Zora's Domain
  • Wall bug and Rutela Skip
  • Equip iron boots in the water and climb out the right hand side
  • Transform and drop down to the bug
  • 2 lilypad bugs
  • Bug on cliff (RNG rupees in grass)
  • Enter UZR in water
  • Listen to Iza for bug
  • 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

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Last updated 04/19/2024 – WaterproofTeabag_