Lava Hop

Discovered by Venick

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Description

A Lava Hop is a trick that gives a one-frame window for Link to jump off of lava, potentially allowing new areas to be reached.

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How To

First, you must jump onto the lava while triggering some sort of cutscene (rock explosions, Goddess Cubes, etc). After the cutscene plays, you will have a single frame to input a jump; either front hop, sidehop, or backflip.

The reason this works is due to the hierarchy of triggers; triggers are executed in the following orders:

• Ground Triggers: Fi Text > Cutscene > Death > 1 frame input > Lava
• Remote Triggers: Fi Text > Death > Cutscene > 1 frame input > Lava

Thus, assuming a cutscene intervenes, you'll always have one frame afterwards to input a jump before the lava trigger activates.

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Uses

Due to the difficulty of timing the single-frame input after the cutscene, Lava Hop is generally considered a TAS-only trick. It has an important application in Eldin Volcano where it can be used to access the upper cave early which allows accessing entrance 5 early for the Gate of Time Skip ; and another one in the Earth Temple, where it can be used to skip the boulder-rolling section.