A Link Between Worlds

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Hyrule

  • Start, House WV, Kak WV
  • PGS, Death Mountain WV, 10 rupees [10]

Fastest and recommended item rental route (requires one extra rupee drop until you finish Eastern Palace)

  • Get FRod and Bow after deathwarp
  • Get TRod after Sanct
  • Firerod boost to get 5 red rupees before Eastern Palace
  • Get purple rupee in Eastern escape {OPTIONAL, SLOWER BY A BIT BUT NULLIFIES RNG}
  • Rent Bombs + Hammer after Eastern

Old hammer route (slower route)

  • Deathwarp, get TRod (free), rent bow [0]

  • Sanct, 50 rupees, rent Hammer [0]

  • Get 5 reds [100], Eastern, get big room rupees, fairy fountain rupees, get 2 silvers and blue on the way out [~379]

  • Rent bombs and hammer, Irene, Witch WV, Shady guy cutscene, warp to Kak

  • Buy Smooth Gem, get House Silver [~229], get boots

Dungeon order up to preference:

  • Warp to Witch, Flippers
  • (RNG rupees up to 250 before Hyrule ends, otherwise get reds after Flippers, unless you got Eastern purple)
  • Warp to House, Gales
  • Warp to Death Mountain, Hera

OR

  • Warp to Death Mountain, Hera

  • Warp to Witch, Flippers

  • (RNG rupees up to 250 before Hyrule ends, otherwise get reds after Flippers, unless you got Eastern purple)

  • Warp to House, Gales

  • Master Sword, warp to House, rent FRod, IRod, Hookshot [0]

  • Hyrule Castle

Lorule

  • Blacksmith WV, Vacant House WV
  • Swamp
  • Desert
  • Warp to Vacant House, portal to Hyrule

In any order:

  • Warp to Death Mountain, Ice
  • Warp to Kakariko, Skull
  • Dark + Turtle

After those three:

  • Warp to Blacksmith, Thieves
  • Lorule Castle, Trials Skip
  • Yuganon, Triforce

ALTERNATIVELY, optimizing Irene's texts to save 1s

  • Blacksmith WV, Vacant House WV Start with either:
  • Ice Ruins or Skull Woods > Dark Palace > Turtle Rock
  • Dark Palace > Turtle Rock > Ice Ruins or Skull Woods

After those three:

  • Swamp > Desert > Skull Woods or Ice Ruins > Thieves

Swamp and Desert must never be done before Thieves Skull Woods and Ice Ruins are interchangeable

Tutorial Videos (08/02/2018)

Tutorial made by romulostx
  • Make sure to read the description for the timestamps and strategies updates

Most Recent Update

Added alternative Hyrule and Lorule routes

August, 15th 2022

Last updated April 6, 2024 by minimini352