Breath of The Wild Master Sword RTA FAQ

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild Master Sword RTA FAQ

Q: What are you trying to do?
A: To pull out the Master Sword out of the Lost Woods as fast as possible.

Q: How do you do that exactly?
A: We need to have 13 heart containers in total. In order reach 13 hearts as fast as possible, I have to beat 36 shrines and 1 divine beast.

Q: Why do you do Vah Medoh, is gale really that good?
A: Yes but it's not just the gale, you also get a heart container for beating Vah Medoh. 1 heart container is basically equal to having done 4 shrines.

Q: Isn't doing 4 shrines faster then the entire Vah Medoh section?
A: Most likely no. If it is there isn't a route for it yet.

Q: What about the other Divine Beast? Are any of the others worth it?
A: Most likely no. The only one worth considering is Vah Rutah but the rest are REALLY slow.

Q: What are you playing this on?
A: I'm playing on my Wii U.

Q: What is the fastest version of the game?
A: The virtual console Wii U version has the fastest loading time.

Q: Then why are you playing on the Switch?
A: I don't own the Wii U version of the game.

Q: Why are you playing in a language other than English?
A: English is the slowest language.

Q: What is the fastest Language?
A: German is the language.

Q: What does the RTA in Master Sword RTA stand for?
A: Real Time Attack. It basically means we time the category in real time (timing with splits) instead of the in-game timer.

Q: Are Amiibo allowed on this run?
A: Yes! I won't be using one though.

Q: Why not use Amiibo?
A: The Amiibo route is different enough that I'd honestly rather just have fun and compete against friends for leaderboard spots in Amiiboless.

Q: Why do you keep whistling while you run?
A: Since we have to deal with a stamina bar in this game, we use a thing called "whistle sprinting". Basically we hold the whistle button while mashing the sprint button until our stamina bar fills back up to run as fast as possible.

Q: How are you not taking damage from some of these huge falls?
A: The glitch we use for this is called "fall damage prevention". While falling you need to go into the throwing weapon animation, let go of your weapon slightly before you hit the ground, then unequip your weapon before you throw it all the way. If timed properly you end up not taking fall damage.

Q: Can this be done with any weapon?
A: If timed properly it can be done with any Melee weapon.

Q: How are you doing these crazy flips around the horse and refilling your horses stamina?
A: 1. Get on your horse, start holding the ZL button.
2. Hold the ZR Button to pull out your bow.
3. Tap X then IMMEDIATELY press the A button in that order.
Doing this basically gives you infinite stamina with the horse if done properly.

Q: Do you plan to run any other categories?
A: ALL OF THEM

Q: Do you fight Ganon at all?
A: Nope, the run ends as soon as we pull the Master Sword.