Plague Knight Low% IL Notes

Timing for ILs on the leaderboards: Starts on the first frame you select a stage or when you start a new game by selecting "yes" on the file select menu. Timing ends on the frame you start gaining gold after killing a boss or until the stage completely fades to black or when the background changes color after Shovel Knight slashes you. Timing this way isn't entirely ideal, as loading times are part of your total time. Times on the leaderboards also don't display milliseconds which does not reflect small improvements made.

Timing for the times in this pastebin: Starts on the first frame the stage fade in disappears and ends on the first frame your victory animation starts, when the stage completely fades to black (Tower: Entrance and Tower: Ascent), when the background changes color after Shovel Knight slashes you (Explodatorium) or land the last hit on the final boss (Last Stage). I start timing on Plains when the file select screen on the first frame the screen is completely faded out.
IL Leaderboards: http://www.speedrun.com/shovelknight/individual_levels

IL Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGcYawLLQ2fLTHDhknn6BvlTMNfBwUw8

Plains: (1:49.34)
Better burst pattern for 1st screen?
Double jump over the first skeleton instead of bursting (Add video)
Keep burst momentum past the first slime in dirt mountain? (Add video)
Burst over the drake before dirt mountain?
Better hits on Black Knight

Village: (0:32.6)
Better burst pattern into the basement?
Faster menus

Pridemoor Keep: (1:45.57)
Dboost on top of the dirt block in the first rat room
Better 1st firemage room?
Bomb the dirt mound in the rat army room?
Don't land in the last gold armor room
Avoid landing on the checkpoint platform in the first book room
Better King fight?

The Lich Yard: (1:58.32)
Burst through the ladder gap in the second checkpoint room
Better burst into the dark frog room
Faster dark frog room
Burst to the top of the ladder in the room before the last dark room
Alternate Specter Knight fight?

Explodatorium: (2:16.91)
Avoid double jumping in the first checkpoint room
Maintain momentum in the first bomb thrower room
Get faster 1st pot cycle?
Better burst pattern through long room before Alchemist?
Faster Alchemist Kill
Better fire pillar cycles?
Better bomb hits on Shovel Knight?

Iron Whale: (2:36.33)
Fall through the bubbles and spikes
Don't double jump in the last tentacle room
Better 420 fish
Better burst pattern onto the first ladder?
Better missile luck
Better Treasure Knight

Lost City: (1:59.41)
Faster lava cycle in 1st beetle room?
Use only 1 bomb in the triple flame slime room
Better burst pattern for the triple green slime room?
Better burst pattern for the quad bounce slime room?
Better way through the last mini boss?
Burst through last dirt block
Better Mole Knight fight

Stranded Ship: (2:01.43)
Different burst patterns for the first 3 rooms?
Burst on transition and Dboost in the first triple hammer viking room
Better Polar Knight?

Black Knight 2: (0:12.46)
I use an alternate setup for consistency during runs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVg-i5Gsujo

Clockwork Tower: (2:50.17)
Faster Tinker Knight

Flying Machine: (2:50.24)
Better burst pattern through the triple giant cannon room
Better mini boss kill?
Burst under the first flying platform in the double flying platform room
Burst over the coin the triple jawa room
Better burst pattern in the room after the autoscroller?

Tower Entrance: (2:17.57)
Better Black Knight 3

Tower Ascent: (6:05.40)
Better Boss Rush

Tower Final: (3:01.81)
Better boss patterns