Wii Any% Zora Armor (2023)

#### Information:

This is the Wii ZA (Zora Armor) route for NA 1.0, PAL, and JP Wii versions of Twilight Princess. It is designed as an intermediate-advanced route branching off regular [Wii Any%](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/wiiroute/any). While estimated to be 3-5 minutes slower than the "RTA" route, it is thought to be more consistent, such that it does Morpheel/Zant with ZA and doesn't need Helmasaur LJA.
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The route now implements bomb bag duping as wolf. There are other variations included in the addenda below, but bomb duping is presumed the safest and fastest option for Zora Armor route.

Runs that use this route:

- [3:32:26 by FirnenLegacy](https://youtu.be/jxAsGhRhepw) (23 July 2023)

*****
*[Wii Any% up through Eldin Twilight]*

## Ordon

- [Ordon Gate Clip](http://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/ordon-gate-clip)
- [BiT](http://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/bit/back-in-time-glitch#bit-on-ordon-bridge-wii) and [BiTSave](http://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/bit/back-in-time-save) (Re-enable motion controls + icon shortcuts)
- Lantern
	- [E: Lantern]
- Save Talo
- [Goats 2 (20 Goats)](http://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/ordon-province-#goat-herding-20)
- Sumo for Iron Boots
- Castle Sewers
- Castle Rooftops
- [Sword & Shield Skip](http://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/sword-shield-skip)
- Enter Faron Twilight

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## Faron Province

- South Faron Portal
- Faron Vessel
- First two bugs (Ignore tears)
- Bug outside Coro
- Bugs inside Coro's house
	- [Coro text skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/faron-twilight#coro-text-skip)
- 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)](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/early-master-sword)
- Enter Sacred Grove
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- 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](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/faron-twilight#2-lantern-swings-for-purple-mist-area)
- 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](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#early-gale-boomerang)
- [Ook](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/ook) and Gale Boomerang
	- [E: Lantern / Iron Boots / Gale]
<br>
- Save “5th” monkey outside
- [Deku Like Skip with Boomerang](https://youtu.be/4liDOFgaZT4)
- Enter door behind boulder
- Small key and light torches
- Open door with key (Saves “3rd” monkey)
- Head to Big Baba room
- [Quick Major Deku Baba Fight](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#quick-major-deku-baba-fight)
- Open door with key (Saves “4th” monkey)
- Go back through Center room
- [Boss Key with fence hop](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#faster-big-key)
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- Head north to monkey room
- Knock down Walltulas with boomerang, climb vines
- [Deku Like Skip #2](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#deku-like-skip-2) for small key
- [Rescue 6th monkey with 1 bombling](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#skip-climbing-vines-to-rescue-6th-monkey)
- [Rescue 7th monkey](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#rescue-7th-monkey-without-falling-down)
- Rescue 8th monkey with [tile worm boost](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#skip-climbing-vines-to-rescue-8th-monkey)
- Complete monkey chain, go to Diababa
- [Diababa](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/diababa)
	- Heart container is optional, but recommended
- Forest Temple done

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## Eldin Transition

- Mail Man skips (NTSC 1.0 only):
	- Dash to Hyrule Field South
	- [Mail Man Skips as Wolf](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/faron-province#postman-skip-going-to-eldin)
- 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](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/early-lanayru-province#eponaless-lanayru-gate-clip)
- Skip bridge burning cutscene
- [Kargarok Battle](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/lanayru-twilight#kargarok-battle)
- [Kargarok Flight](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/lanayru-twilight#faster-kargarok-flight)
- Zora’s Domain Portal
- Warp to North Faron, then warp bridge to Kakariko Gorge
- Run around KB1 trigger
- Kakariko Village Portal

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## Eldin Twilight

- Eldin Vessel
- Enter Graveyard
- Defeat Graveyard bug
- [Well Clip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/eldin-twilight#well-clip) once bug explodes
- [Basement bugs](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/eldin-twilight#consistent-fast-basement-bugs)
- Back to Graveyard, collect tear
- [Malo Mart bug](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/eldin-twilight#malo-mart-bug)
- Hotel bugs
- [10R behind shelf](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/eldin-twilight#inn-yellow-rupee) (20R)
- Abandoned house bug
	- [Jump at tear from higher point](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/eldin-twilight#abandoned-house-bug)
- Barnes' Shop bug
- [Wolf Bomb House Skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/eldin-twilight#bomb-house-skip)/Bomb House
- Watchtower bug
- Consistent 5R in pot (25R)
- DMT Trail bug
- Death Mountain Portal
- Death Mountain bugs
- Vessel Complete

*****
*[Route diverges from Wii Any% here]*

## Lanayru Twilight

- Warp Death Mountain
- Warp meteor
- [Rutela CS skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/lanayru-twilight#rutela-cutscene-skip)
- 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](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/lanayru-twilight#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
	- [Faster flight pattern](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/lanayru-twilight#faster-kargarok-bugs)
- [Boss bug](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/twilight/lanayru-twilight#boss-bug-fast-fight)
- Lanayru Vessel Complete

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## Getting the Zora Armor

- Warp Zora’s Domain
- Run to Upper Zora's River
- [Steal Lent Bomb Bag as wolf](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/steal-the-lent-bomb-bag)
	- If you trigger fight as human, savewarp then retry
	- After first steal, warp back to UZR to duplicate the bag
	- Talk to Iza at the end AGAIN to refill the duped bag
- Warp Castle Town
- Mailman skip as wolf
- Enter Telma's Bar and start escort
	- A side effect is having 4 boomerangs equipped; just re-equip needed items over
	- [E: Gale / Lantern / Boots / Bombs]
- [King Bulblin 2 Skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/king-bulblin#king-bulblin-2)
- Start emptying bomb bag
	- If you forgot to refill bomb bag, not a run-ender. Refill in Lakebed
- Grab the yellow rupees in boulder (45R)
- Continue following wagon
- Check for riders following you
- [King Bulblin 1 Trigger Skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/lanayru-province#king-bulblin-1-trigger-skip)
	- If you fail it then void in the Gorge
- Follow Rutela to Graveyard
- Zora Armor

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## Lakebed

- Warp Lake Hylia
- Swim to Isle of Riches platform as Wolf
- [Fyer Platform Midna Dive](https://youtu.be/GJ5mOXiK2t8)
	- Equip ZA either before or during the dive
- Swim to Lakebed loading zone
- Swim through entrance tunnel
- Drop stalactites with bombs
- Staircase room (no Ooccoo)
	- Down stairs, around, pull south lever
	- Up stairs and pull right lever
	- Down stairs and enter hallway
- Small key in cog room
- Back to central staircase room
- Up the stairs to locked door on 2F
- Finish emptying bag and open 5 WB chest
- Drop the stalactite and climb vines to other side
- [Jump Attack onto platform from 2F](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/lakebed-temple#later-early-clawshot)
- [Moonboots JA bomb boost onto railing](https://youtu.be/_9TU9XdstDo)
	- Alternatively, moonboots JA onto railing from chest
	- Use water bomb to break underwater rock
- Swim to Deku Toad room and enter normally
- [Deku Toad](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/deku-toad#1cycle-deku-toad-with-water-bombs)
- Clawshot
	- [E: Clawshot / Bombs / Boots / Gale]
- Head back out to central room
- [Vine clip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/lakebed-temple#boss-key-skip-vine-clip), use clawshot or bombs
- [Morpheel with ZA](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/morpheel#consistent-zora-armor-method)
- Lakebed done

*****
## Midna's Desperate Hour

- Equips revert back to pre-Iza
	- Bomb bag reverts to 30 normal bombs to use for rest of run
	- [E: Lantern / null / Boots / Gale]
- 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](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/lanayru-province#bottom-of-the-tower)
- Tower ascent
- [Early Wind Cycle](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/lanayru-province#early-wind-cycle)
- Zelda cutscene

*****
## Snowpeak Ruins

- Warp Zora's Domain and dash to Snowpeak
- [Map glitch](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/tech/map-glitch#map-warp-action-button-cancel-method-wii-only-)
- Snowpeak ascent
- Howling stone to reload map
- Climb ladder and vines in ice cave
	- [E: Clawshot / Bombs / Boots / Gale]
- [Snowpeak Messenger Skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/peak-province#snowpeak-messenger-skip) / Snowpeak portal
- Snowboarding (70R)
- Enter SPR
- Talk to Yeta
- Talk to Yeto
- Block puzzle in next room
- [Moonboots JA Bomb Boost in courtyard](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/snowpeak-ruins#moon-boots-ja-bomb-boost-in-courtyard)
	- Equip Lantern over Boots
- [1F Freezard clip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/snowpeak-ruins#freezard-skip-early-ball-and-chain)
- [Darkhammer](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/darkhammer)
	- [E: Ball & Chain / Clawshot / Lantern / Bombs]
- 100R in back (170R)
- Savewarp
- 100R in Lobby (270R)
- Leave Snowpeak

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## 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](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/desert-province#enter-the-bulblin-camp-without-a-boar)
- [Map Glitch to KB3](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/world/desert-province#map-glitch-to-early-king-bulblin-battle)
- 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](https://youtu.be/Bo2UweWOU-M)
- Push box 8 times, pull chandelier
- Defeat Stalfos with B&C or bombs
- Lantern puzzle (center, right)
- [Poe 4](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/arbiters-grounds#consistent-poe-4-slow-phase) and Poe scent
- Back to center room, pull chain
- Redead and small key and 20R (290R)
- Back upstairs to Poe 2
- [Poe 2](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/arbiters-grounds#poe-2-fast-strategy)
- Back to center room, east door
- Go upstairs
- Redead(s) outside Poe 3 (300R)
- [Poe 3](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/arbiters-grounds#poe-3-room-backwards-strat)
- Gate
- [Early Boss Key](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/arbiters-grounds#boss-key-early-clipping)
- Spinner room backwards
- [Triple Stalfos with Bombs](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/arbiters-grounds#fastest-stalfos-with-bombs)
	- Alternatively, [with Ball and Chain](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/arbiters-grounds#stalfos-with-bc)
- [Death Sword](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/death-sword)
- Spinner and savewarp
	- [E: Spinner / Lantern / Bombs / Clawshot]
- Backtrack to Stallord
- [Stallord](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/stallord)
- Arbiter’s done

*****
## City in the Sky

- Mirror Chamber
- Warp Kak to escape raising mirror
	- [E: Spinner / Gale / Boots / Clawshot]
- [Early City in the Sky](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/early-city-in-the-sky)
- Talk to Fyer to repair cannon (0R)
- Go to CitS
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- Roll and clawshot switch to open gate
- Clawshot + JA across first room or double ooccoo jump
- [Skip turning on central fan](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/city-in-the-sky#boss-key-early)
- Clawshot + exit right window
- Small Key on east wing
- [Argorok cutscene skip](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/city-in-the-sky#argorok-cutscene-skip)
- West Wing bridge
- [Fan Room on Wii](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/city-in-the-sky#fan-room)
	- Roll past first two fans, then do IB sidehops past third one
	- Alternatively, turn off last fan then clawshot over
- [Block Room on Wii](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/city-in-the-sky#block-room-keese-lja-all-versions) - Keese LJAs
- [Dynalfos](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/city-in-the-sky#quick-dynalfos-fight) and pull switch
- [Ooccoo jump](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/city-in-the-sky#ooccoo-jump)
- Ooccoo dive down to boss room
- [Aeralfos Skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/aeralfos#skip-aeralfos-battle) / [Fight Aeralfos](https://youtu.be/9GBNEnJNEBk)
- Double clawshots and savewarp
<br>
- Backtrack to center room
- Clawshot up vines past fan
- Boss key via ropes
- Pull switch to activate north fans
- Clawshot across
- [Fan tower](https://youtu.be/OrEfoWn0LSw)
- Skip boss entrance cutscene if on Wii 1.0
- [Argorok](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/argorok)
- City in the Sky done

*****
## Palace of Twilight

- Put on IB and leave CitS
- Jump attack onto bridge
- Warp Mirror Chamber
- Enter Palace of Twilight
- East Wing first room
- EW second room, skip clawshots
- [Phantom Zant 1](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/phantom-zant#quick-fight)
- [Midna Sol text skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/palace-of-twilight#skip-midna-sol-text)
- [Staircase timesaver in next room](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/palace-of-twilight#staircase-timesaver-1)
- Back through first room
	- Walk around shadow vermin
- Place first Sol
- [West Wing first room](https://youtu.be/ABOkLHgj5jE)
- WW second room, use clawshots
- [Phantom Zant 2](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/phantom-zant#quick-fight)
- [2nd staircase timesaver](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/palace-of-twilight#staircase-timesaver-2)
- Back through plat room, exit east wing
- Place second Sol
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- Light Sword
- Orbs room
- [Fast platform during small key](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/palace-of-twilight#double-sol-room-early-platform-spawn)
- To boss key room
- [Boss Key shortcut](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/palace-of-twilight#boss-key-shortcut)
- Zant Head on distant platform, void out
- More Zant heads (1, 2, 3)
- Even more Zant heads (4, 5, 6)
- Small key to next room
- [Early platform cycle](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/palace-of-twilight#early-platform)
	- [E: Gale / Claws / Boots / B&C]
- Shadow Beast Rush
- [Zant](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/zant)
	- [Phase 3 with ZA](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/zant#phase-3-morpheel)
- Palace done

*****
## Hyrule Castle

- Leave Palace and warp CT
- Mailman skip as wolf again
- Squidna cutscene
- Enter HC
- [Barrier 1 with bombs](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#barrier-1-with-bombs)
- [Barrier 2 skip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#skip-barrier-2)
- King Bulblin 4
- [1-frame text skip / savewarp anyways](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#king-bulblin-4-midna-text-skip)
	- [E: Claws / B&C / Lantern / Gale]
- [Barrier skip inside HC](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#skip-barrier-3)
- [Darknut fight](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#first-darknut-room)
- Extinguish torch to raise platform
- Lantern puzzle
- [Defeat Dynalfos with bombs](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#dynalfos-with-bomb)
- Exit to right then fight Aeralfos
- Small key
	- [E: Claws / B&C / Spinner / Gale]
- Boss key
- Enter castle tower
- [Roll across falling blocks](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#block-room-shortcut)
- [Skip final darknut](https://zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/hyrule-castle#skip-final-darknut-fight)
- Hope for a 7 (or fast 8!) cycle
- [Dark Beast Ganon](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/ganondorf#dark-beast-ganon)
- [Horseback Ganon](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/ganondorf#dark-rider-ganondorf)
- [Ganondorf](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/ganondorf#dark-lord-ganondorf)
- GG!

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## Addenda

###Without Bomb Duping
If bomb duping isn't for you, here's what the old route did:

- After Lanayru Twilight, warp ZD and go to Snowpeak via map glitch
- Snowpeak cave without clawshot
- In SPR, get Snowpeak Ooccoo
- [Steal the Lent bag with Ooccoo](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/msb/steal-the-lent-bomb-bag#ooccoo-method), then return to Snowpeak Ruins
- Do the rest of Snowpeak as written up to Ball and Chain
- 100R in back, then leave and Ooccoo out
- Warp Castle Town
- Escort and Zora Armor (same as above)
- All of Lakebed as described, but can use B&C to get to Deku Toad
- Morpheel
- Route continues as written, but without a trip to Snowpeak
	- Note that you do not have bombs and rely solely on B&C

*[Editor's Note: it is probable that using itemless steal instead of Ooccoo makes this variation faster, but this has not been properly tested.]*

###No KB1 Trigger Skip (Delay Iron Boots)
KB1TS saves around 2 minutes, but costs around that much to fail. If you are not comfortable with this trick then you may:

- In Ordon, go straight to Sewers after goat herding
- In Lanayru Twilight, no Rutela skip, talk to Rutela instead
- After obtaining Zora Armor, warp S. Faron and dash to Bo's house
- Obtain Iron Boots, then warp Lake Hylia and go to Lakebed
- Continue with route as normal

###No KB1 Trigger Skip (Clear KB1)
A simpler but slower alternative is to do the following:

- After Eldin Twilight, run out of Kakariko Village into the trigger (transform to human first)
- Fight [King Bulblin 1](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/boss/king-bulblin#king-bulblin-1)
- After cutscenes, warp to Death Mountain etc.
- Continue with route as normal
- Take it easy during escort :)

###Other Alternatives
- In Snowpeak Ruins, instead of doing the courtyard bomb boost, you may:
	- Get small key in courtyard
	- [2F Bomb boost](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/snowpeak-ruins#reach-the-opposite-side-of-courtyard-bomb-boost)
	- [2F Freezard clip](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/snowpeak-ruins#2nd-floor-freezard-skip)
	- Be mindful of HP
- You may also do Snowpeak Ruins after Arbiter's Grounds, if you prefer [spinner bomb boost](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/snowpeak-ruins#spinner-bomb-boost-in-courtyard-nonlja-alternative)
- If early game is too daunting, then the beginner route which does not do Sword and Shield Skip can be found [here](https://www.zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/wiiroute/any-beginner-bd).