Any% (Forest) (ELH)

This is the Wii Any% Forest (ELH) route for NA 1.0, PAL, and JP Wii versions of Twilight Princess. The fastest route, Any% BiTE (ELH), is faster by several minutes (10+) but is also significantly harder to perform due to precision and lack of backup strategies.

This version of the route has been modified from its predecessor to implement Empty Lake Hylia instead of doing Midna Dive and the RNG-based Helmasaur LJA. It is also an estimated 40+ seconds faster than this route.

Runs should start with a blank file in slots 1, 2, and 3 as multiple files are used during the run.

Route intended for NA 1.0, PAL and JPN

Runs that use this route:

Ordon

Faron Province

  • South Faron Portal
  • Faron Vessel
  • First two bugs (Ignore tears)
  • Bug outside Coro
  • Bugs inside Coro's house
  • Bugs before tunnel (Ignore tears)
  • Dig shortcut in tunnel
  • Bugs on left wall (Ignore tears)
  • Midna jump to bugs in tree trunk
  • Ignore burrowed bugs
  • Early Master Sword (right wall)
  • Enter Sacred Grove
  • Save on File 1

  • Grove chase
  • Skull Kid fight
  • Statues Puzzle [LD UUU RR DDD LU]
  • Master Sword
  • Warp South Faron with Midna
  • Collect remaining tears
  • Lantern through mist
  • Mist bugs before they burrow + collect tears
    • 10R in dig spot behind sign (10R)
  • North Faron Portal
  • Bugs outside Forest Temple
  • Collect final tears as human, vessel filled
  • Warp North Faron with Midna
  • Ending Blow
  • Enter Forest Temple

Forest Temple

  • Save 1st Monkey, knock down Walltulas
  • Defeat Skulltula and light torches
  • Go outside, skip CS, go back
  • Monkey swing to west door
  • Small key chest past bridge
  • Save 2nd Monkey
  • Back to center room + burn web
  • Early Boomerang Via Bridges
  • Ook and Gale Boomerang
    • [E: Lantern / Iron Boots / Gale]


Eldin Transition

  • Mail Man skips (NTSC 1.0 only):
  • No Mail Man skips (Every other version, 10s slower):
    • Call Epona and ride to HFS
    • Hit mailman trigger then ride to Eldin (west)
  • Enter Eldin Twilight
  • Kakariko Gorge Portal
  • Forced Warp South Faron
  • Dash back to Hyrule Field, then to east part of HFS
  • Lanayru Gate Clip
  • Skip bridge burning cutscene
  • Kargarok Battle
  • Kargarok Flight
  • Zora’s Domain Portal
  • Warp to North Faron, then warp bridge to Kakariko Gorge
  • Avoid King Bulblin 1 trigger (dig under gate and hug the wall)
  • Kakariko Village Portal

Eldin Twilight

Lanayru Vessel

  • Warp Death Mountain
    • Transform in the corner
  • Warp meteor to Zora's Domain as human
  • One frame sidehop to skip Midna text
  • Rutela CS skip
  • Enter Lanayru Shrine once in Lake Hylia

Lanayru Twilight

  • Talk to Lanayru for Vessel
  • Chase bug on bridges
  • Lake Hylia Portal
  • Stepping stones bug
  • Warp Zora’s Domain
  • Zora’s Domain bug
  • Skip Rutela as human again
  • Waterfall sidehop / swim out of waterfall
  • Drop to bug on East ZD
  • Lilypad bugs (keep them dry on 1.0)
  • Mother and Child bug
  • Iza bug
  • Swim against current to Hyrule Field North
  • Dash to Castle Town east
  • Castle Town Portal
  • Castle Town bug
  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Fyer bug
  • Kargarok bugs
  • Boss bug
  • Lanayru Vessel Complete

Getting to Lakebed Temple

  • Warp Zora's Domain with Midna
  • Descend to UZR
  • Talk to Iza
  • Steal Lent Bomb Bag as Wolf
    • If you trigger Messenger Fight as Human then Savewarp
    • Warp back to UZR to Duplicate Lent Bag
    • Talk to Iza at the end to refill the Duped Bag
  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Empty Lake Hylia on Wii
    • Skip Plumm CS
    • Howl to start Plumm's Minigame
    • Clip OoB and Bonk
    • Game Over (refills Bomb Bag)
  • Bomb Boost to enter Lakebed Temple (E Bombs)
    • Begin emptying bomb bag for WB
    • If failed then game over (do NOT savewarp)

Lakebed Temple

  • Save on File 2 + Reset
  • Load File 1 (Sacred Grove)
  • Howl at stone [MUD MUD]
  • Skip Cutscenes + Reset to set EBF
  • Load File 2 (File # No Longer Matters)
  • Pull Lever
  • Drop Stalactites with Bomb + Boomerang
  • Staircase Room
    • Down stairs, around, pull south lever
    • Up stairs and pull right lever
    • Down stairs and enter hallway
  • Enter Single Cog 1F Room
  • SK Chest
  • Backtrack to Center Room + Locked Door on 2F
  • Boomerang + Bomb Stalactite
    • If you want extra bombs for Morpheel, there's a 5 WB chest in this room before crossing vines
  • Cross Vines to Door
  • Head to Deku Toad on Wii
    • Hang, Drop + JS to Land On Platform To Door (Semi-Precise)
  • Early Deku Toad (EBF)
  • 1 Cycle With Master Sword
  • Clawshot (E Clawshot^Boomerang)
  • Savewarp
  • Finish Emptying Bomb Bag
  • Open Chest for 10 WB (ideally only use these for the rest of the run)
  • Backtrack to Central Staircase Room
  • Clawshot Vine Clip
  • Morpheel with Water Bombs
  • Lakebed Temple Done

Midna's Desperate Hour

  • Dash as wolf to Telma's bar
  • Push box once then jump to window
  • Ropes through Telma's Bar
  • Jovani's Poe
  • Return to Sewers
  • First Web with stick as wolf
  • Second Web with lantern as human
  • Dig into hole
  • Bulblin Archer
  • Tower ascent
  • Early Wind Cycle
  • Zelda cutscene

Snowpeak Ruins

  • Warp Zora's Domain and dash to Snowpeak
  • Map glitch
  • Snowpeak ascent
  • Howling stone to reload map
  • Climb ladder and vines in ice cave
    • [E: Clawshot / Bombs / Boots / Gale]
  • Snowpeak Messenger Skip / Snowpeak portal
  • Snowboarding (50R)
  • Enter SPR
  • Talk to Yeta
  • Talk to Yeto
  • Block puzzle in next room
  • Moonboots JA Bomb Boost in courtyard
    • Equip Lantern over Boots
  • 1F Freezard clip
  • Darkhammer
    • [E: Ball & Chain / Clawshot / Lantern / Bombs]
  • 100R in back (150R)
  • Savewarp
  • 100R in Lobby (250R)
  • Leave Snowpeak

Into the Desert

  • Warp Lake Hylia
  • Auru's memo
    • [E: Memo / Clawshot / Lantern / Bombs]
  • Swim to Fyer
  • Cannon to Gerudo Desert
    • [E: B&C / Clawshot / Lantern / Bombs]
  • Dash through desert
  • Dash past the riders
  • Enter Bulblin camp without boar
  • Map Glitch to KB3
  • King Bulblin 3
  • Enter Arbiter’s Grounds

Arbiter's Grounds

  • Pull chain and get small key
  • Spooky lantern room
  • Poe cutscene
  • Poe 1 skip on Wii
  • Push box 8 times, pull chandelier
  • Defeat Stalfos with B&C or bombs
    • If you need backup WB, get the chest behind this stalfos (MUST have at least 1 WB for the chest's bomb type to be water bombs)
  • Lantern puzzle (center, right)
  • Poe 4 and Poe scent
  • Back to center room, pull chain
  • Redead and small key and 20R (290R)
  • Back upstairs to Poe 2
  • Poe 2
  • Back to center room, east door
  • Go upstairs
  • Redead(s) outside Poe 3 (300R)
  • Poe 3
  • Gate
  • Early Boss Key
  • Spinner room backwards
  • Triple Stalfos with Bombs
  • Death Sword
  • Spinner and savewarp
    • [E: Spinner / Lantern / Bombs / Clawshot]
  • Backtrack to Stallord
  • Stallord
  • Arbiter’s done

City in the Sky


Palace of Twilight


Hyrule Castle

Addenda

Backup for losing EBF before Deku Toad

If you forget to set EBF during the first Lakebed savewarp, or have lost the sacred grove file, there is a backup:

  • Load file and start in first room (drop bombs more frequently than usual)
  • Pull Lever
  • Drop Stalactites with Bomb + Boomerang
  • Staircase Room
    • Down stairs, around, pull south lever
    • Up stairs and pull right lever
    • Down stairs and enter hallway
  • Enter Single Cog 1F Room
  • SK Chest
  • Backtrack to Center Room
  • Locked door on 2F
  • Boomerang + Bomb Stalactite (bomb bag should be empty now)
  • Get 5WB from the small chest
  • Cross Vines to Door
  • Head to Deku Toad on Wii
    • Hang, Drop + JS to Land On Platform To Door (Semi-Precise)
  • Bomb Boost to Early Deku Toad
    • Blow up rock with water bomb
    • Kill chus
    • Open chest
    • Place a bomb, get on top, and perform a JA on the seventh red flash
    • Example

Arbiter's Grounds before Snowpeak

You may also do Snowpeak Ruins after Arbiter's Grounds (slightly slower), if you prefer spinner bomb boost, which is generally considered to be easier.

  • Same route up through Midna's Desperate Hour
  • Warp Lake Hylia and get Auru's memo
  • Desert with boars
    • [Strat video?]
    • Use boar to get into bulblin camp
  • Map Glitch to KB3
  • King Bulblin 3
  • Arbiter’s Grounds but no B&C (use bombs instead)
  • Mirror Chamber
  • Warp Zora's Domain
  • Map glitch
  • Snowpeak ascent and snowboarding
  • Snowpeak Ruins but with spinner bomb boost
  • Ball & Chain
  • Get both orange rupees
  • Warp Kakariko Village
  • Route converges at City in the Sky (return to route)

Other Route Alternatives

  • A similar route that steals the Goron Bomb Bag can be found here
  • If you care for neither bomb duping nor moonboots, there is also the Classic Wii Any% Route
  • If you prefer to fight Morpheel and Zant with Zora Armor, see the Wii Any% ZA route
  • If early game is too daunting, then the beginner route which does not do Sword and Shield Skip can be found here.
Last updated 12/11/2024 – bewildebeest