Pearls, Master Sword, Ganondorf

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This category bans numerous tricks such as Manual Superswim and Zombie Hovering (except for Morth Hover), and requires getting main items in their intended order. This is the optimal route for the category. See here for a beginner version of the route which includes easier strategies.

- Quadrant Call-out
- Equip Item

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Outset

• Sidehop off tower
• Roll to grandma's house, climb ladder, Hero's Clothes, Savewarp
• Climb Ladder, Aryll Cutscene, [Telescope], zoom in on mailbox/Quill
• Cutscene, Sidehop off tower, roll to Orca's House
• Sword training
  • Hold back on analog stick right before third hit and hold forward right before fourth sword hits of first two techniques
  • Quickspins for spin attack
  • Quick Parry (Activate the Parry the first two frames you can activate it, next one should appear early)
• Sword, Savewarp
• Roll up to FoF (Forest of Fairies)
• Red rupee quickspin in log, sidehop to lure bokoblin (20 Rupees)
• Bokoblin fight (3 sword hits each, then quickspin), get rupees in grass while bokoblins are dying (20+ Rupees)
• Cutscenes
• Roll to grandmas house, jumpslash over fence
• Climb ladder, backflip down, Hero's Shield, exit house
• Roll to Tetra and talk, cutscenes
• Enter inside of ship, talk to Niko, Rope game, Spoils Bag, Savewarp

Forsaken Fortress

• Climb Ladder, Cutscenes
• Gossip Stone text
• 2 Red rupees (If fast enough do early light cycle) (60+ Rupees)
• Navigate up stairs, Window Jump, avoid Gossip Stone text
• Lure bokoblin to slash pot, take stick and quickspin bokoblin off of ledge to kill
• Use stick to jumpslash into window, naviagte through rooms/corridors
• Double moblin room, roof moblin
• Quick sidling
• Open door, cutscenes

To Dragon Roost Cavern

• Spawn at Windfall
• Flower rupees, get rupees up to 80 (80 Rupees)
• Buy the sail (0 Rupees)
  • [Sail]
    
• Sail to Dragon Roost Island [D2 to F2]
• Collect 30 rupees from barrel game (30 Rupees)
• Wind Waker
  • [Wind Waker, Sail]
    
• Go through cave and swim to Beedle
• Buy the Bait Bag and a Hyoi Pear (0 rupees)
• Zephos Skip with Sail
• Superswim to Bomb Island submarine [F2 to F5]
• Defeat Bokoblins for Empty Bottle, Savewarp
• Sail to Bomb Island
• Superswim to Dragon Roost Island [F5 to F2]
  • [Hyoi Pear, Wind Waker, Bottle]
    
• Get Water
• Blow up boulder on wall using Hyoi Pear
• Get chest storage from silver rupee chest
• Chest storage Delivery Bag Skip
• Pour water on bomb flower, blow up boulder to raise water
• Enter Dragon Roost Cavern, skip knocking down second statue

Dragon Roost Cavern

• Pull blocks, use Bokoblin stick to light torches for Small Key
• Cutscene skip in main room
• Pull block out all the way, cross bridge to next room
• Skip lava platform cutscene and climb ladder to next room
• Break wooden barricades with Bokoblin sword to get Small Key, backtrack to previous room
• Get chest storage, chest storage route outside
  • Backtrack to main room, jump across block to locked door
  • Clip past barricade to press switch, or burn barricade normally, to go outside
  • Climb wall outside to bird's nest key, go through locked door
• Burn barricade in dark room, light torches to open door
• Cross bridge, get crushed under table in triple Bokoblin room
• Defeat Bokoblins and climb ladder to next room
• Take lava platform to 3F
• Blow up boulder to outside, go up stairs to miniboss
• Defeat Bokoblins, get storage before Moblin cutscene starts, set wind W with storage strat
• Skip Medli's text with storage, get Grappling Hook
  • [Grapple, Wind Waker, Bottle]
    
• Grapple across gaps, backtrack into boss door room
• Grapple across lava, chest storage boss key skip
• Gohma

To Forbidden Woods

• Double Storage Superswim to Forest Haven [F2 to F6]
• Wind Waker dive, swim to loading zone
• Deku Tree Cutscene Skip
• Climb bulbs to get the Deku Leaf
  • [Grapple, Wind Waker, Leaf]
    
• Leaf to grass arrow and refill magic
• Leaf to midway platform and refill magic, leaf into wind tunnel and to Forbidden Woods, refill magic again

Forbidden Woods

• Use nut to break door flower in first room
• Leaf Pumps to skip Baba Bud, use bomb flower on door flower
• Glide to moving platform
• Chest storage route to miniboss
  • Defeat right Boko Baba for bulb and stick, get storage
  • Take stick up bulbs, defeat door flower with stick
  • Drop down and store chest in tree, climb up wall to door
  • Leaf nut for door flower
  • Grapple in main room, climb wall and leaf onto flower
  • Reveal warp pot from on top of flower
  • Leaf and climb wall to highest door, avoid getting crushed
  • Leaf past spiky nuts and go through to miniboss
• Mothula miniboss, get Boomerang and Savewarp
  • [Boomerang, Wind Waker, Leaf]
    
• Take warp pot to main room
• Jump down and to the left, use Boomerang to break door flower
• Defeat Morths and store Morth pit chest, clip or jump up to backtrack to main room
• Jump down, Boomerang two door flowers, avoid falling in water
• Spin attack to defeat Mothulas
• Chest storage boss key skip
• Kalle Demos with Boomerang

To Tower of the Gods

• Grab magic in grass if not full, Savewarp
• Get storage next to Beedle's ship, superswim to Eastern Triangle Island [F6 to F4]
• Place Farore's Pearl
• Superswim to Northern Triangle Island [F4 to D3]
• Place Din's Pearl
• Superswim to Islet of Steel [D3 to B5]
• Savewarp inside island
  • [Boomerang, Wind Waker, Sail]
    
• Sail to Greatfish [B5 to B4]
• Savewarp once in Greatfish quadrant to avoid a potential fadeout at Windfall later (costs 8 seconds)
• Watch cutscene
• Double Storage Superswim to Windfall [B4 to D2]
• Set wind NE
• Password Skip
• Bombs, Savewarp
  • [Bombs, Wind Waker, Sail]
    
• Double Storage Superswim to Outset [D2 to B7]
• Drown in whirlpool to respawn on KoRL
• Sail to whirlpool and break wall
• Nayru's Pearl
• Sail around island for storage, superswim to Southern Triangle Island [B7 to D5]
• Place Nayru's Pearl
• Enter Tower of the Gods

Tower of the Gods

• Floor 1 Skip with Bomb Ledge Clip
  • [Bombs, Wind Waker, Leaf]
    
• Place Armos on switches to activate elevators to 2F
• Take right door towards first statue, jump across platform
• Jack Clip for first statue
• Take statue to main room, learn Command Melody
• Take left door towards second statue and grab magic in left pot, leaf pump across gaps
• Command Melody Skip on 2nd Statue
• Place statue on switch and leaf to miniboss room
• Darknut miniboss, get the Hero's Bow
  • [Bombs, Bow, Leaf]
    
• Shoot eye switch and leaf left bubble
• Leaf back to statue and take to main room
• Grab magic in pot and take back door, jump down to door on the right
• Glide to Small Key, void out to respawn at door
• Climb ladder and leaf pump to skip scales (video needed)
• Skip Command Melody on 3rd Statue
• Skip scales with hop storage on the way back
• Grab magic in pot and take warp to 3F
• Bomb boost over lasers for Big Key
• Defeat Armos and go outside
• Roll past first Beamos during cutscene and jumpslash over rest
• Refill bombs and arrows before boss
• Gohdan
  • [Bombs, Grapple, Leaf]
    
• Ring the bell to Hyrule 1

To Forsaken Fortress 2

• Cut grass for magic if you're not at full
• Puzzle Skip
• Master Sword
• Hyrule Escape, Savewarp
  • [Bombs, Wind Waker, Sail]
    
• Sail to Northern Triangle Island [E4 to D3]
• Savewarp once in NTI quadrant to avoid a potential fadeout at FF2 later, also saves time sailing
• Get storage and refill magic on island
• Superswim to Forsaken Fortress [D3 to A1]
• Wind Waker dive into island and hit Phantom Ganon trigger
• Phantom Ganon fight
• Store Hammer chest and climb to Helmaroc boss room
• Watch cutscene and climb tower
  • [Hammer, Wind Waker, Leaf]
    
• Storage strat for Helmaroc King
• Go up and through door to Hyrule 2

Hyrule 2 and Ganon's Tower

• Refill magic and bombs from grass if needed
• Go through castle to barrier
  • [Bombs, Wind Waker, Leaf]
    
• Bomb Push Barrier Skip
• Roll and leaf to Ganon's Tower
• Trials Skip
• Sidle into door
• Take right door and jump down
• Phantom Ganon maze for Light Arrows
  • [Bow, Bombs, Grapple]
    
• Defeat Phantom Ganon and break wall
• Grand Staircase, defeat all enemies and refill on magic and arrows, make sure you enter with over 2 hearts
• Puppet Ganon, damage down during fight
• Climb the red rope
• Skip first grapple, grapple to top level
  • [Bow, Bombs, Leaf]
    
• Morth Hover to Ganondorf
• Ganondorf