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Desert Province
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Damage down using moldorms
Managing dashes as described in this video makes taking three hits from the moldorms near the desert entrance pretty reliable. This is useful when damaging down in preparation for a deathwarp after Death Sword Skip.
Enter the Bulblin Camp without a boar
Ball & chain method
Use the ball & chain to destroy the lookout tower next to the fence; twirling the ball & chain consistently breaks the tower, while throwing it will often make it bounce off the tower. Go through the gap, then wedge Link through the right (GCN) side of the fence. This clip can be done as wolf (dashing continuously) or as human (rolling repeatedly).
Tower clip method
Charging a B attack in the position shown roughly standardizes the camera angle. From there, direct the control stick towards the spot where Link can clip and dash. The required dash timing is somewhat precise and not well understood. While this method is faster than the ball & chain method in theory, it is difficult to save time with it, so the ball & chain method above is recommended when the ball & chain is available.
Superjump method
Discovered by LogitechSDAZ
After triggering the bulblin archer cutscene, run over to the left (GCN) side of the barricade and wait for a little while until one of the boars runs into the wall, launching the bulblin riders onto the wall. As wolf, get close to the wall and use a Midna charge to target the riders. Walk back a bit from the wall and release the attack to superjump onto the wall.
Map Glitch + LJA OoB to King Bulblin (GCN Only)
Setup By SVA16162
Perform Map glitch, dash or roll up to the broken wall before the main part of the camp, and LJA from the corner of this wall to the hill OoB. From there, it is possible to jump attack diagonally to the King Bulblin trigger. The bulblin archer will shoot fire arrows at Link during the daytime but not at night; see setup for how to handle this. It is also possible to shoot a bomb arrow at the rotisserie boar through the wall to release the HP for later. This method is 3.5s faster than the other Map Glitch method described below.
- Perform Map Glitch (this can be done just before climbing the wall while transforming to human, but doing it immediately after the load zone or archer cutscene allows for unplugging the controller)
- Roll to the broken wall and climb up the left edge
- Walk forward or charge a spin attack to reach the front edge of the wall (or see faster LJA setup below)
- Sidehop right 3 times, making sure the bulblin archer shoots and misses during the sidehops
- Aim at the corner of the hill and LJA over
- Roll forward, line up (can use minimap), and jump attack towards the King Bulblin trigger, making sure to cross ground level out of bounds
Faster LJA setup
This setup aims to put Link in the corner early enough to LJA before the bulblin archer fires its first arrow. The bulblin archer only sometimes misses its shot, so this setup must be done quickly to consistently avoid the arrow.
- Climb the left edge of the broken wall; having sword out already makes the setup faster
- Target neutral slash, then target down slash
- Sidehop right 3 times; for Link to remain positioned on the far side of the wall, the first sidehop must be done before Link steps back from the second slash
- C-up and aim for the LJA
- If an equip is needed here, doing it while in first person allows you to check your aim while the item wheel is up to see whether any adjustment is needed before throwing the boomerang; the right edge of the big rock in the background being near the center of the item wheel is a good visual cue (see video)
- LJA to the hill
Map Glitch to early King Bulblin
Discovered by LogitechSDAZ
Perform Map Glitch, then roll to the edge of the floor collision (be careful not to fall off facing the wrong way). There is a corner next to where the edge of the floor is. Turn around and align due north (for Wii, can use the right edge of the fourth heart lined up with the edge of the wall in the background as a cue). Target walk backwards, then jump slash. If done correctly, you will eventually hit the King Bulblin 3 trigger after being airborne for a while.
Comparison showing Map glitch strat vs. Map glitch strat with safety save vs. Glitchless bulblin camp
Mirror Chamber portal with a bomb
Setup by ZachLink99
This strategy saves about 3 seconds over completing the fight without a bomb, assuming bombs are already equipped.
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Double poe grotto in one charge attack
Idea by TheTasMaster
This saves about 2s over killing the two poes separately. However, because the two poes are knocked in such quick succession, there is only around a 9f window to get both poe souls without one getting up. Failing this strat costs about 6s relative to getting it, which means 4s relative to killing the poes separately.
After the load, keep senses off and move forwards far enough to aggro the poe straight ahead, then begin charging a Midna attack back near the left side of the load zone rock. After a moment, the two poes will be aligned, so turning on senses and releasing the attack after tagging the nearer poe should hit both poes. Finish the first poe as soon as possible, then mash or time an A press immediately after the first poe soul text box to finish the second poe.
The window for finishing the second poe depends on how quickly you finished the first poe and which poe you finish first. The charge attack hits the poe that lives on the left 2-3f before it hits the poe that lives straight ahead. If you finish left poe first (usually lands farther from the load zone than the other poe), then the window for finishing both poes is 9-10f; e.g. if you finish the first poe 3f after the first possible frame, then there is now only a 6-7f window to finish the second poe before it gets up. If you finish the straight ahead poe first (usually lands closer to the load zone), then the window for finishing both poes is 6-7f. This is riskier, but backing up failing is faster with this order than the other one because if the left poe gets back up, it can be attacked again immediately, whereas the straight ahead poe will fly all the way home first, though it can sometimes be hit with a jump attack after Link has finished faceplanting. Exact frame data may vary; numbers here are given based on limited test cases.
Gerudo Desert messenger fight
Bomb arrow strategy
A bomb arrow can save a small amount of time over just using the sword.
Sword strategy
See messenger fights tutorial video.
Bulblin Camp Heart Piece bomb arrow strat
If you shoot a bomb arrow at the boar and throw boomerang afterwards, you can being rolling towards the poe rather than rolling to the boar and using Mortal Draw. This has been roughly timed to save 38 frames, however may include an additional equip in the 100% route.
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LJA to statue puzzle 100R chest
LJA on top of the Bulblin Camp
Discovered by Kazooie
This is useful for getting to King Bulblin 3 without Map Glitch. Jump from the highest point of the tent to a wall, then transform, making sure to move slightly to prevent Link from falling; if he does fall, hold up to grab the ledge. LJA to the next wall as shown in the videos below, then climb the sloped column and jump attack up-right to the tent to trigger the King Bulblin cutscene. This saves ~8 seconds over getting the key. The timing for the LJA is tight but can be made easier with the setup shown below.
Alternative lineup
Setup for easier timing
Setup by DF
- Jump from the tent and transform as normal
- Stand on the north side of the line shown in the video (second line from merlon)
- Aim the center of the screen at the left side of the merlon on the wall opposite; using the boomerang reticle is helpful for this
- C-up (without boomerang) and aim all the way up, then c-up cancel once by pressing A while holding c-up (vertical angle -9928)
- Throw the boomerang and LJA as soon as it begins returning
The video below demonstrates aiming towards the left side of the opposite merlon and LJAing when the boomerang begins returning to Link as described above. A slightly faster way to do this is to aim the boomerang barely left of the center of the opposite merlon, then LJA as soon as possible instead of waiting for the boomerang to begin returning.
Bomb boost on top of the Bulblin Camp
Discovered by dragonbane0
It's possible to get on top of King Bulblin's tent with bomb boosts. This is slower than the LJA methods above.
Cave of Ordeals
Strats for Cave of Ordeals are now located here.
