Plague Knight Any% IL Notes

Possible other routes:
Buy Big Boom after The Lich Yard in Pridemoor Keep.
and/or
Buy cascade or tracer Powder [Approx 4 secs to buy] (or maybe component powder? Requires 1st tier of research which is 40 coins)
after The Lich Yard (WiiU or 3DS only)
and/or
Buy Bait Bomb with the magic upgrades.

Plains:
Dirt Mountain, keep 2nd burst momentum trough the low ceiling. Throw the 2nd bomb at the top of the mountain in the air.
Cannon Land, burst at the start, jump and burst
Last Ladder, burst as you reach the top of the ladder.
Black Knight, burst right after screen load and lock him in the corner with double hits.

Village:
Water Tunnel, better burst pattern?
Potionarium entrance, burst into the ceiling landing next to Mona.

Pridemoor Keep:
Faster King Knight Kill?

The Lich Yard:
2nd Checkpoint, burst onto the top of the ladder? Land onto the top platform before bursting?
1st Skeleplatform, avoid the boss before landing on the platform?
Dark Skeleplatform, get the left skull out of the corner with a bomb followed by a burst.
Specter Knight, different quick kill setup?

Explodatorium:
Better burst pattern through first potion bird room?
Keep burst momentum before the first pot room
Go the bottom route in the 2nd pot room?
Better burst pattern through second and third checkpoint room?
Burst through the 2nd potion birds potion?
Get 1 more hit before the alchemist transforms (Kill after 4 bombs after transformation)
Better burst patterns in the 4th checkpoint room?
Skip the food plate
Get Dboosted by flame drop and burst up to the ladder from the third flame pillar? (Alternate method if late on cycle)
Backwords bomb throw dboost in the double Shovel Slime room
Backwords bomb throw Dboost off the last bomb thrower to set up health if applicable
Don't touch the wall before the boss checkpoint room
Kill Shovel Knight in less hits? Understand his best death position

Iron Whale:
Drop between Bubbles and spikes in the first purple knight room?
Burst entering the 2nd tentacle room
Throw 1 less bomb in the last tentacle room
Better 420 Fish
Burst then double jump onto the moving platform in the first missile room
Better Treasure Knight pattern

Lost City:
Don't throw bombs against the wall in the third room
In the second checkpoint room brush against the left wall when dropping down
Keep double jump going into 3rd checkpoint and land on the third green floor
Dboost landing next to the dirt blocks in the second beetle room?

Flying Machine:
Burst under the platform in the room before the triple jawa room
Better burst pattern in the first fan room after the autoscroller?
Burst under the first flying rat in the 2nd room after the autoscroller
Better burst pattern in the last fan room

Black Knight 2:
Make his body land more to the right

Stranded Ship:
Destroy the first 2 rock block with 2 bombs
Land on top of the ice block in the first checkpoint room?
Avoid the dboost on the first charger?
Different burst pattern in the second statue room?
Faster burst pattern right before the triple hammer viking room?
Don't do the second dboost in the quadrupedal viking hammer room?
Faster Polar Knight fight?

Potionarium Shopping:
Better burst pattern?
Talk to the magicist from the right?
Getting Bait Bomb costs approx 3.5 secs

Clockwork Tower:
Burst into the ceilling in the first chomper room?
Better mechanical rat pattern
Change burst pattern for the last gold armor room*
Don't miss any bombs on Tinker Knight

Tower Entrance: (2:15.26)
Don't Dboost off the first bomb thrower?
Don't dboost in the last chandelier room? Or dboost below the first chandelier in the last chandelier room?
Get air boosted by the last jawa
Find a way to lock Black Knight in the corner? Faster Black Knight fight

Tower Ascent:
Better burst pattern in first checkpoint room (double jump when entering), backwords bomb throw dboost and enter corridor with double jump
Polar Knight: Make him jump after 1 dash
Mole Knight: Don't get hit
Specter Knight: Kill him while he is creating darkness (magic fully spent), Alternate kill method?
Propeller Knight: Faster Quick kill?
Tinker Knight: Don't get hit on the first phase
King Knight: Don't fully spend magic at the end
Treasure Knight: Better attack pattern
Shovel Knight:Fight him on the left instead of the right

Tower Lair:
Different, faster Enchantress fight?
Better Shadow Plague pattern
Try hitting top of boss while he's attacking?
Use more staff hits the second time he is vulnerable

Improvement priority list:
Better Exploudatorium
Better Flying Machine
Rerecord Optimal Black Knight 2
Deeper testing on Magic Upgrade Shopping IL
Better Tower Ascent
Better Tower Lair