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Pre-route Info

The purpose of this page is to remind runners where to go and what to do for the run. It does not go into specific detail on things such as movement or trick inputs. It is typically best to watch a high level run of the game from ⁠the leaderboards while following along with this route.

Language choice for this game is negligible due to how fast the text is.

The digital version has faster loading times than the cartridge version. There does not appear to be any difference between digital on a microSD card vs. digital on the Switch's internal storage. A general loading comparison can be seen ⁠here.

Runs can be done in either Normal Mode or Hero Mode, however it should be noted that Hero Mode is faster than Normal Mode due to increased skyward strike power and double damage making deathwarps faster.

Optimally your Hero Mode file will start with the following treasures:

• 1 Ancient Flower

For general information on movement, please see this page

General restrictions

• No out of bounds movement
• No clipping through terrain or objects

Banned techniques

• Brake sliding on terrain that slows Link down (sand)
• Clawshot vineclipping
• Death clipping
• Entrance Animation Transfer
• Extending Blow
• Ghirahim 3 Escape
• Harp Cancel
• Highflips
• Lava hopping
• Ledge clipping
• Fi diving
• Obtaining the Ancient Cistern boss key before raising the statue
• Rocket ampilus shell
• Skipping the spiral charge tutorial (with amiibo and no amiibo)
• Sandship Mast skip (all versions)

Allowed techniques

• Brakesliding on regular terrain (not sand)
• Cube warp
• Guld Skip
• Fi text skips
• Horde Skip
• Peg skip in Earth Temple
• Riding minecarts with timeshift stones
• Shooting arrow targets through their grating
• Not killing the ceiling Deku Baba in Skipper's Retreat
• Skipping most of the Skipper Escort in Eldin by dying at a later point
• Moldarach 2nd phase quick kill
• Slingshot Skip in Bokoblin Base
• Peahat skip in Bokoblin Base
• Staying on the Imprisoned's head after the spike is hit into its head
• Early Lake Floria with a moblin shield jump
• Skipping Temple of Time with an ampilus wall run

Skyloft

• Zelda Cutscene at Goddess Statue
• Groose Cutscene at Plaza
• Practice Sword
• Waterfall Cave
• Rescue your Loftwing
• Fast Loftwing Tutorial
• Wing Ceremony and Sailcloth
• Follow Fi to Goddess Statue
• Goddess Sword
• Place Emerald Tablet
• Adventure Pouch
• Wooden Shield from Owlan
• Fly to Faron (Dive trick)

Faron Woods 1

• Deku Babas
• Skyward Strike in the pit
• Revitalizing Potion
• Impa and her beacon
• Gorko Bokoblin fight
• Log Jump to enter Faron
• Machi Bokoblin fight
• Roll into wall to knock vine loose
• Machi conversation
• Fight Bokoblins for Lopsa
• Grass Cutting for Erla
• Through the Hole for Oolo
• Slingshot
• Deep Woods
• Goddess Cube warp
• If you did Goddess Cube Warp and NO AMIIBO:
  • Push down log on ledge nearby
• Enter Skyview Temple

Skyview Temple

• Shoot first switch with slingshot
• Spin sword to defeat eye guardian
• Activate switch on lower level
• Roll past spider
• Hit switch in western room to raise water
• Hit switch on upper level in main room
• Roll through crawlspace on lower level and hit switch to raise water
• Return to main room and cross log to vines
• Spin sword to defeat double eye guardians
• Small Key
• Get seed drop in right bush after opening locked door
• Stalfos fight
• Beetle
• Activate switch over western door with beetle
• Use beetle to knock down crate
• Kill skulltula and spin sword to defeat triple eye guardians
• Small Key
• Slingshot snipe to raise water level
• Enter eastern door in main circular room
• Kill Staldra and continue
• Spider skip (or use the beetle)
• Open gate with slingshot
• Vine swinging fun
• Boss Key
• Take vines back to boss door
• Ghirahim
• Get Heart Container
• Ruby Tablet
• If you did Extending Blow earlier and NO AMIIBO:
  • Push down log on ledge in Deep Woods
• Fly to Skyloft (Goddess Statue)
• Place Ruby Tablet
• Fly to Eldin

Eldin Volcano 1

• Remove wooden shield
• Mogma cutscene
• Run through lava cavern and bomb cavern
• Pyrup Cutscene Skip
• Bomb throwing trick to drain lava OR Run around and roll bomb across bone bridge
• Enter Mogma Turf
• Bokoblin Fight for Digging Mitts
• Fire Maze
• Mogma/Impa cutscenes
• Scale the sandy slopes
• Just sayin' cutscene
• First three key pieces
• Run by Temple Entrance statue to create autosave
• Knock down tower and run through burning cave
• Fourth key shard
• Jumpslash bomb at last key piece
• Deathwarp via lava
• Enter Earth Temple

Earth Temple

• Camera manipulation for early platform cycle
• Lower drawbridge with CS skips
• Avoid Lizalfos and Skyward Strike bomb to loose boulder
• Talk to Ledd
• Bomb rolling cutscene skip
• Dual Lizalfos fight with Intro Skip
• Bomb Bag and Bombs from Mogma
• Do the Boulder Rolling Section with Camera manipulation for lava spout cycle
• Peg skip (use freecam to help line it up)
• Stuttersprint up slopes
• Dragon Sculpture
• Refill bombs to 8 before boss
• If low on health for boss strategy, drink revitalizing potion
• Scaldera
  • Damage to 2 hearts
  • Skip Heart Container
• Amber Tablet
• Fly to Skyloft (Goddess Statue)
• Place Amber Tablet
• Fly to Lanayru (Dive trick)

Lanayru Desert 1

• Drink revitalizing potion if you still have it
• Push first minecart to cross gap
• Slingshot timeshift stone
• Pull and ride first minecart
• Bomb down statue
• Cross the quicksand (brakeslide)
• Bomb rocks on minecart track
• Roll bombs to activate timeshift stone
• Pull and ride minecart to Desert
• Dual Technoblin fight
• Hook Beetle
• Ampilus shell for climb the wall
• Fire generator room
  • Bomb/slingshot refills
• Bomb open lightning generator
• Lightning generator room
• Bomb rocks around timeshift stone near generator lock
• Bomb open water generator
• Generator lock puzzle
• Lanayru Mining Facility

Lanayru Mining Facility

• Small key
• Beetle-Bomb trick to break crate
• Slingshot snipe timeshift stone
• Hit switch behind Beamos
• Gust Bellows
• Deathwarp
• Use bellows to move block onto hidden switch
• Cross quicksand with brakeslide to uncover timeshift stone
• Left Room skip with bomb rolling and brakesliding, OR Use bellows to cross platforms to Dungeon Map room
• Activate timeshift stone in chest area
• Defeat Armos to exit room
• Crawling through vents
• Sand and spike room
• Run near boss door statue to activate an autosave
• Bomb version of minecart skip
• Ancient Circuit room
  • Hit timeshift stone
  • Beetle-bomb switches through statues
  • Bomb refill in barrel
  • Ancient Circuit
  • Deathwarp
• Moldarach
• Goddess Harp
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Lanayru using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Lanayru using Temple of Time statue
• Fly to Faron

Opening the Thunderhead

• Learn Ballad of the Goddess
• Damage down to 2 hearts by jumping down the spiral to Imp 1
• Imprisoned 1
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using Behind the Temple statue
• Fly to Skyloft (Academy)
• Talk to Gaepora
• Leave via lower academy doors
• Turn first windmill
• Visit second windmill
• Repair Scrapper
• Potion Shop Bottle
• Fly to Eldin (Temple Entrance)
• Knock down bokoblin tower on the path to the hot cave
• Retrieve windmill propeller
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Eldin using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Eldin using Earth Temple statue
• Fly to Skyloft and turn second windmill
• Play Ballad of the Goddess on the Light Tower
• Fly to Isle of Songs
• Entrance Puzzle
• Farore's Courage
• AMIIBO:
  • Return to Eldin using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Leave Thunderhead
• Fly to Faron Woods (Viewing Platform)

Faron Woods 2

• Farore's Silent Realm
• Water Dragon's Scale
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using amiibo
  • Fly to Faron (Forest Temple)
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Run to Skyview Temple
• Activate Goddess Wall with harp
• Run through main room to eastern room
• Mogma Cutscene
• Small key
• Run through circular room
• Skyward Strike the Bokoblin Archers
• Triple Stalfos Fight
  • Bomb refill in jar
• Fill bottle with water for stamina refill
• Sacred Water
• Deathwarp
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Leave Skyview
  • Fly out of Faron using Forest Temple statue
• Fly to Enter in the Woods
• Enter lake floria with moblin shield
• Water Dragon cutscene
• Enter Ancient Cistern

Ancient Cistern

• Lilypad cutscene skip
• Combination lock (UDLR)
• Flip lilypad in next room
• Small key
• Back to main room and enter statue
• Stalmaster fight
• Whip
• Go out using geysers
• Whip switch to close off waterfall
• Whirlpool room
• Use beetle to drop spider on lilypad
• Small Key from Bokoblin with whip
• Take pipe out of basement water tunnel
• Go up to the top, then jump onto the water lily
• Go through the hole beneath the water lily, then come back out and activate the geyser
• Raise and lower the gate
• Climb down the vines and activate the lever to lower the statue
• Enter the statue, then descend to the lowest level
• Take the path on the left, and blow up the rock with a bomb
• Raise and turn the lever to descend into the platform
• Go back up to switch the lever to the other side
• Climb the rope, and pull the statue back up
• Climb back down the rope to open the boss's chest
• Open boss door
• Raise the statue
• Koloktos
• Farore's Flame

Lanayru Desert 2

• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using amiibo
  • Fly to Lanayru (North Desert)
  • Fly out of Lanayru using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using Lake Floria statue
• Fly to Isle of Songs
• Nayru's Wisdom
• AMIIBO:
  • Return to Lanayru using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly to Lanayru (North Desert)
• Nayru's Silent Realm
• Clawshots
• Clawshot/Run to Sand Sea
• Hit timeshift stone on boat
• Sail to Skipper's Retreat
  • Deku Baba Skip
  • Ancient Sea Chart
• Sail to Shipyard
  • Minecart roller coaster
  • Moldarach redux
• Sail to Pirate Stronghold
  • Bomb refill at end of stronghold
  • Leave stronghold through side entrance
  • Sandship Dowsing
• Sail to and attempt to blow up Sandship

Sandship

• Run by first statue to create autosave
• Avoid the Electro Spume or hit it with a skyward strike
• Fi's boss door text (avoid nearby statue to prevent an autosave)
• Injure to <= 2 hearts on door
• Combination lock (DUDR)
• Small key
• Deathwarp via bombs
• Scervo fight
• Bow
• Out to main deck
• Mast sequence (use any arrows you need it)
• Refill arrows with barrels
• Shoot lifeboat Activate both power generators
• Climb down ladder to piston room
• Early piston cycle
• Small key from crew
• Deathwarp via bombs
• Climb ladder
• Shoot timeshift stone (to present)
• Enter captain's cabin
• Shoot timeshift stone (to past)
• Boss key
• Exit cabin and drop to lifeboat
• Open boss door
• Escape the ship
• Fill second bottle with water
• Tentalus
• Skip Heart Container
• Nayru's Flame

Eldin Volcano 2

• Fly out of Lanayru using Desert Harbor statue
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly to Eldin (Volcano Ascent)
  • Fly out of Eldin using amiibo
  • Fly to Isle of Songs
  • Din's Power
  • Return to Eldin using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly to Isle of Songs
  • Din's Power
  • Fly to Eldin (Volcano Ascent)
• Harp Cancel
• Din's Silent Realm
• Fireshield Earrings
• Bomb rocks and take vents up
• Volcano Summit
• Fly to Faron (Floria Waterfall)
• Water Basin
• AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using amiibo
• NO AMIIBO:
  • Fly out of Faron using Lake Floria Statue
• Fly to Eldin
• Fast Escort Strats
• Enter Fire Sanctuary