Any% current patch old route by Romanticore

Bloodborne Any% Current Patch (1.09) & No Quit Out Route Notes

    -Iosefka's Clinic-
1. Create a new character with the "Military Veteran" Class
2. After waking up on the surgery cot, make your way outside the of the clinic while equipping the Hunter's Mark
    (Optional) Pick up the 2 Blood Vials before the exit
3. After leaving the Clinic Courtyard, take a right and activate the ladder
4. Pick up the 2 Blood Vials next to the lever and pick up the 6 Molotov Cocktails located behind the boxes
    (Optional) Pick up the 4 Blood Vials right outside the Clinic Gates
5. Go up the ladder, activate the lamp, and warp to the Hunter's Dream

    -Hunter's Dream-
6. Pick up the Saw Cleaver and the Hunter's Pistol
7. Use the Hunter's Mark to return to Central Yharnam
    (Optional) Use the bottom-most tombstone to warp back to Central Yharnam

    -Central Yharnam-
8. From the Central Yharnam Lamp, take a right and run and find yourself headed towards the large court yard
9. Equip your weapon as you're running or find a safe place to do so
10. Pick up the 4 Molotov Cocktails from behind the burning beast corpse
11. Pick up the 2 Blood Vials after the large courtyard of enemies and break the coffins to find a way to the Sewer Area
12. Preform Sewer Skip
    * Video 1 by Nemz38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fqx7caKbA
    (Optional) Run Through the Sewer and take the first ladder before the pig in the tunnel
13. Continue across the bridge and make your way to the Boss Fog
    (Optional) Pick up the 2 Bold Hunter's Marks in-front of the two beasts before the fog
14. Kill Father Gascoigne
    * Items Used: 2-10 Bullets, 4-5 Molotov Cocktails (No more than 6)
15. Open the gate, go up the ladder, and enter Cathedral Ward

    -Cathedral Ward-
16. Light the Cathedral Ward lamp and immediately head left out into a courtyard
17. Pick up the Hunter's Set on the right of the area, and the Blood Vials near the tombstone on the left
    (Optional) Equip the Top Hat for added poison resist
18. Continue running, dodge the dogs, open the door, and make your way to Alfred
19. Accept the 3 Fire Paper's from Alfred and leave him
20. Run back up and activate the lever to move the structure to reveal the way to Old Yharnam
21. Pick up the 1 Madman's Knowledge before dropping down
22. Follow the path down to Old Yharnam
23. Pick up the 3 Pungent Blood Cocktails on the right of the lamp when you reach it (it's under some vases)
    (Optional) Light the lamp for if you miss the Old Yharnam Skip
24. Open the door to Old Yharnam and continue to the Old Yharnam Skip
    (Optional) Kill the Wondering Nightmare to the right of the wooden door for 3 Blood Stone Shards
    (Optional) Pick up the 6 Blood Vials to the left of the Bridge

    -Old Yharnam-
25. Perform the Old Yharnam Skip
    * Video 1 by Distortion2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNhEUpbSuE0
    * Video 2 by gamerfan8 JVC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM6iH9AOdAQ
26. Pick up the 6 Beast Blood Pellets to the left after the bridge
27. Pick up the 2 Bold Hunter's Marks before Bloodstarved Beast
28. Kill the Wandering Nightmare (w/ Molotov) on the stairs leading down to BSB for 3 Blood Stone Shards (If you didn't get 3 earlier)
29. Kill Bloodstarved Beast
    Video by Ahady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14PUbA3d0Ks
    (Optional) Only use a maximum of 2 Pungent Blood Cocktails if possible. You'll need an extra for later in the run
    * Items Used: 1 Beast Blood Pellet, 1 Fire Paper, 2 Pungent Cocktails
30. Use a Bold Hunter's Mark to warp back to Cathedral Ward after killing Bloodstarved Beast

    -Cathedral Ward-
31. After arriving at the Cathedral Ward lamp, go through the door on the right and get on the elevator
32. Equip the rest of the Hunter's Set on the elevator

    -Healing Church Workshop-
33. Take the path left of the tower and drop down
34. Drop down to the door that leads to the Abandoned Hunter's Workshop
    (Optional) Enter the Abandoned Workshop and pick up the Doll Set / Cord
35. Heal Twice before dropping down a second time to the ground level and open the door next to the beast
36. Take a left down the alley way, dodging the crows, dogs, and butchers to make it to the elevator
37. Heal twice on the elevator and use the Madman's Knowledge
    (Optional) Attempt to dupe the Madman's Knowledge once
38. Pick up the Thick Coldblood (6) at the top of the elevator and drop down

    -Cathedral Ward-
39. Continue right, up the stairs, and pick up the stack of Bloodvials on the right
40. Enter Vicar Amelia's Boss Room
41. Kill Vicar Amelia
    * Items Used: 1 Beast Blood Pellet, 1 Fire Paper
    * Video 1 by qttsix: http://www.twitch.tv/qttsix/v/34266803
    * Video 2 by qttsix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F9wXwp9w58
42. Use the Thick Coldblood (6) after killing Amelia and activate the Laurence's Skull
43. Run out of the Grand Cathedral, down the steps, past the giant and enemies, and activate the lever on the left to open the gate
44. If you didn't get the dupe on the elevator, pick up 1 Madman's Knowledge located a a corpse on the way. The area is littered with
         them, so just pick one
45. Hug towards the right of the rotunda and enter the pathway next to the sleeping Church Giant
46. Take a sharp right, run behind the Brainsucker, and pick up 2 Twin Blood Stone Shards behind the wooden coffins
47. Run the opposite way, down a some stairs and pick up the Tempering Blood Gemstone (2) in front of the alter
48. Run down the curved stairs, down a second the second set of stairs, and talk to the NPC at the door to open it
    (Optional) Talk to the deceased body behind the door to obtain 1 extra Madman's Knowledge

    -Forbidden Woods-
49. Drop down the stairs, through the archway, and drop down the cliff straight ahead
50. Pick up the 1 Twin Blood Stone Shard near the stump after the drop
51. Run down the hill, past the beast, and and use the lamp to the Hunter's Dream
    * You should have exactly 13-14 Insight depending on what strategies you have done

    -Hunter's Dream-
52. Buy 13 Blood Stone Shards from the Insight Shop
    (Optional) Buy 1 Pungent Blood Cocktail if you have 14+ Insight
53. Level up Saw Cleaver to +4 and slot the blood gem
54. Level up to 12 VIT and 25 STR
55. Use the Second Tombstone to warp back to Forbidden Woods

    -Forbidden Woods-
56. Cross the bridge and hug the right wall, past the beast enemy
57. Drop down after the beast and use a Molotov to kill the Wandering Nightmare for 3 Twin Blood Stone Shards
58. Perform the Forbidden Woods Skip/OoB
    * Video 1 by Tsheevrit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur67uWPcrWQ
59. Drop down and break through the boxes on the right to continue on
    (Optional) Break the boxes on the left for a stack of 6 Blood Vials
60. Continue up the hill and enter the closest hut to the cannon
61. Dodge the beast enemy and pick up the 6 Beast Blood Pellets
62. Enter the Windmill and hug the right wall to immediately find the exit
63. Run across the bridge and dodge the snake man
    (Optional) Activate the elevator back to the beginning lamp
64. Continue through the forest as normal (follow the left path).
65. When you see a large Snake Cluster, run to the left of it and drop down near a second one
66. Pick up the two stacks of Twin Blood Stone Shard. 1 & 3 near the giant snake cluster
67. Continue down to the Shadows of Yharnam Boss fight
    (Optional) Kill the Pig for extra Blood Vials
68. Kill Shadows of Yharnam
    * Items Used: 1 Beast Blood Pellet
69. Run into Byrgenwerth
    (Optional) Light the lamp for safety

    -Byrgenwerth-

70. Perform The Lunarium Key Skip
    * Video 1 by ThisHEX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ul10PvB3Dk
    (Optional) Run around the building to find the open doorway
    (Optional) Open the gate for a shortcut
    (Optional) Kill yourself or use a Bold Hunter's Mark to try to Lunarium Key Skip
    (Optional) Run into the Lunarium, dodge the Garden of Eyes and the Hunter and make it up the ladder
    (Optional) Pick up the Lunarium Key and drop down the ladder and open the door
    (Optional) Talk to Willem for an extra 2 Insight
71. Kill Rom the Vacuous Spider
    * Items Used: 1-2 Beast Blood Pellets, 1 Fire Paper
    * Video 1 by Muzi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ua1Q0mNLZQ
72. After killing Rom and being warped by the Queen, continue forward to Yahar'gul
    (Optional) Light the first lamp of Yahar'gul

    -Yahar'gul, Unseen Village-
73. From the lamp, drop down on the right and pick up 1 Blood Stone Chunk
74. Go down the stairs closest to the Chunk and perform the Yahar'gul Skip
    * Video 1 by ThisHEX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yBYDge5-2c
    * Video 2 by Muzi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbq-UMuHdds
75. Heal up to full and pick up the 2 Blood Stone Chunks in front of the carriage (watch out for the enemy that pops out)
76. Turn around and hug the right wall to find another Cramped Coffin guarding two items
77. Pick up the 5 Bolt Papers & 2 Blood Stone Chunks behind the Cramped Coffin
78. Continue running down the street, past the enemies and items that you'll see along the way
79. Hug the right wall once you've past the large iron gate with the three items in front of it, you'll find a small room
80. Pick up the Tempering Damp Blood Gem (5) that is being guarded by the Nightmare Wolf
    (Optional) Use a Blood Cocktail to lure the wolf away from the item for an easy pick up
81. Equip the Bolt Papers
82. Continue running down the street, dodging the Cramped Coffin's Blood Spear attack by running in a wide, horizontal path
83. Use a Bolt Paper and Beast Blood Pellet before entering the fight
84. Kill One Reborn
    * Items Used: 1 Beast Blood Pellet, 1 Bolt Paper
85. Use the Kin Coldblood from Rom, and continue forward to the Lecture Building

    -Lecture Building-
86. Run through the Lecture Building hallway and open the door to the Nightmare of Mensis

    -Nightmare of Mensis-
87. Throw your last Pungent Block Cocktail to distract the Loran Silver Beast as you run by
88. Kill the Wandering Nightmare with your remaining Molotov Cocktails for 3 Blood Stone Chunks
89. Hug the right wall and light the lamp on your immediate right
90. Warp back to the Hunter's Dream
91. Buy 6 Twin Blood Stone Shard from the Insight Shop
    (Optional) Buy 1 Pungent Blood Cocktail if you had 13+ Insight
92. Level your Saw Cleaver to +8 and slot the second gem in the second slot
93. Level up to 16 VIT and 30 SKILL
    * Your final stats should be 16+ VIT, 25 STR, 25 SKILL
94. Use the top Tombstone to warp back to the Nightmare of Mensis
95. Run across the bridge, through the rock throwing enemies, and up to the large metal door
    (Optional) Use a Pungent Blood Cocktail to distract the Loran Silver Beasts as you pick up the 8 Blood Vials / Run By
96. Make your way through all the enemies leading up to the Micolash fight
    (Optional) Pick up the extra Beast Blood Pellet behind the panels after the NPC Hunter
    (Optional) Pick up the 2 Blue Elixers to the right of the first staircase
97. Kill Micolash
    * Items Used: 2 Beast Blood Pellets, 2 Bolt Papers
    (Optional) Pick up the Stack of 6 Blood Vials on the staircase on the way to Micolash's second phase
98. After the bridge descends, run across it and out the archway on the left of the lamp
    (Optional) Light the lamp for safety

    -Mergo's Loft-
99. Run past the Shadows of Yharnam and the Nightmare Pigs on the way to Mergo's Wet Nurse
    (Optional) Use a Blue Elixer to make it past the enemies unseed
    (Optional) Use the path on the left to bypass all the enemies without fear of dying (Peach Path)
100. Enter the elevator opposite of the Queen to make it to the Wet Nurse boss arena
101. Kill Mergo's Wet Nurse
    * Items Used: 1 Beast Blood Pellet, 1-2 Bolt Papers
102. Use the Lamp back to the Hunter's Dream after defeating her

    -Hunter's Dream-
103. Run through the flower garden now that it is opened and make your way to Gehrman
104. Choose the "Submit Your Life" option when given the prompt (or mash X)
105. Die

106. DONE