Any% Glitchless

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JP Wii VC is the optimal version for this category. Any% Glitchless requires beating the game without using banned techniques, which are listed on the speedrun.com rules page.

Although glitchless categories do not allow many of the techniques listed on the sidebar, the movement techniques and general tips pages are still relevant and helpful.

This route can also be found in spreadsheet format. The spreadsheet tracks some information not explicitly shown here, such as magic level and Link's form, but does not contain links to strategy tutorials. There is also a full video tutorial by Zunar, which focuses on beginner strategies and makes a route alteration for beginners, but can still be a useful resource for anyone.

Equips are notated as (e.g.)

  • || || () -- [Deku Palace]

where the location in red text refers to the map point set for the next Index Warp, and the item in parentheses shows which slot the item before it is equipped over via equip swap or duping (here, ocarina is equipped on the bow slot). Bomb, bombchu, and rupee counts and health are notated as [b, c, r, h] where relevant. See Common Terms and Abbreviations for other acronyms.

First cycle


  • Watch Clock Town cutscene
  • Enter ECT and take flower to inn upper door
  • Listen to Granny's overnight story twice (bottom text option) to advance to Day 3
  • Go to WCT (via SCT)
  • Enter trading post and speak to scarecrow (bottom text option) to advance to Night 3
  • Go to ECT (via SCT)
  • Use flower to catch stray fairy
  • Get 2r from boxes [2r]
  • Backwalk past guard to TF
  • Collect 58r+ rupees from bushes [60r+]
  • Enter NCT and get magic from fairy fountain
  • Go to WCT (via SCT) and deposit 60r in the bank
    • To reduce menuing, deposit a larger multiple of 10r if you have enough
  • Go to SCT and gainer or twisted backflip to Clock Tower door
  • Enter Clock Tower after midnight cutscene

  • Shoot Skull Kid with a bubble
  • Pick up Ocarina of Time and learn SoT
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  • Play SoT in Clock Tower and console reset after pressing A to confirm (top text option)
  • Load file and enter lower Clock Tower doors
  • Speak to Happy Mask Salesman to get Deku Mask and learn SoH
  • Exit Clock Tower

─── Second cycle ───

Sonata of Awakening

  • Go to WCT
  • Withdraw 200r from the bank [200r, 1r bank]
  • Buy bomb bag and 20 chus [20b, 20c, 70r]
    • || ||
  • Hidden Owl hover (2b8c method) [18b, 12c, 70r]
  • Target the wall and backwalk to the SCT load zone (gives the hidden owl time to activate)
  • Superslide to TF [17b, 12c, 70r]
Last updated 11/01/2024 – bewildebeest