Before starting, make sure you have any save file from BotW. it’s not a large advantage, but it is one.

If you are following this for a one-and-done and don’t want to lose the Ancient Shortsword/Training Sword, for example if you want to use this file casually later, simply lock them and don’t waste fuse material on them.

Battlefield Specific drops is really nice in the first few chapters, you’ll have to micromanage stuff much less later

Battle EXP+(+) weapon fuses are really nice early on because rupee management is rough cuz of fuse rng.
You’ll get one on Zelda early on, try to fuse it with more and use it as fuse material much later.

These notes are somewhat aimed at people wanting to do a “one-and-done”. If you are "one and done"ing, consider simply buying out all shops and merchants (except gems) during the final vicious monster section repeatedly. This gives up somewhere in the range of 10-15 minutes but ensures cleanup will be painless.

Timing is by Time Attack. That is to say, you may take any number of breaks, so long as you take the following measure to help verification if this ever gets a leaderboard somewhere, someday:
- The end of a segment is the frame where you regain control before pausing your timer. Make sure to retime your segments as you go because it’ll be a lot of work later. Be careful not to press “+” as this will open a menu and invalidate your timer pause, as you’re effectively menuing.
- For verification purposes, you can do one of two things. In both situations, start by pressing “-” and opening the “Gallery” menu and scrolling to where the in-game timer is (final page). Your options are:
- suspend the game (press “HOME”) and leave it suspended until you restart your timer, resuming such that the Timer is still displayed. Time begins again on button input to close the menu back to the Map.
- suspend the game (press “HOME”) and manually quit the game with the X button. Timing begins again on selecting “Continue” on the main menu.
It should be noted that this is not a segmented run - you may not restart a section repeatedly to obtain an optimal time.

Desirable Weapon Builds

Hammer

  • base hammer you want Fusion +xxx%+ or settle for the highest base you can get (often only 21 but it can go higher). Fusion + can save a lot of time and there’s theoretically a world it’s worth resetting for one.
  • Fusion EXP +xxx%/Material Drops x3
    • you would love a sensor registered seal
  • spending Fusion EXP +150% is nice on the hammer since it hits 20/25/30 so easily. even low level weapons with the seal can push it 1-20 at 10-15.
    • hold out as long as you can for a good hammer, you’ll be told when to fuse it up.
      Master Sword
  • Attack Speed++ x2 / Material Drops x2 or IQFW or Battle EXP+(+) as filler
    • you get a guaranteed second AS++ later, you can use a battle exp or mats as filler.
    • rare material drop rate if you find it is a very good filler seal and basically ensures you won’t have to buy GACs for Terrako
  • Sheikah Slate
    • Fusion EXP +xxx%/Attack Speed/Materials/Improves Quality of Found Weapons
  • Bow of Light
    Attack Speed is nice but not required
    anything with Fusion EXP +xxx% on Zelda
  • you’ll fuse this past 30 to get an easy Level 50 Bow of Light

The Battle of Hyrule Field [7]

  • you can lure the unarmed moblin into the outpost
  • Hot Meals in a Pot - press right
  • Equip DLC weapon, strip link of his clothes. this makes him more aerodynamic and less vulnerable to heat, or something.

Road to the Ancient Lab [13]

  • Damage +5%
  • [LAB] Roll out the Research
  • Brawny Blacksmiths
  • FUSE:
    • seal: Attack Range + to prototype sword, all possible
    • equip zelda and impa with best weapons

Revali, the Rito Warrior [21]

  • Link, Impa
  • Movement Speed +10%
  • fuse for Zelda. preserve Battle EXP++ as long as you possibly can.
  • fuse for Link - you want to get battlefield specific on the ancient prototype and level 10, no higher. preserve fusion material+ weapons for master sword.

Mipha, the Zora Princess [25]

  • Link, Zelda
  • Movement Speed +10%
  • at the end, grab the Keese KOs on both sides of the lynel

Daruk, the Goron Hero [33]

  • Link, Zelda
  • Movement Speed +10%

if you can get Battle Specific Material Rate on something, now’s the time

  • FUSE MENU:
    • put Battlefield Specific +5% on Prototype Sword (if you have it?) and have it at 10, start prepping a fusion+ if you have it
    • fuse for Zelda - battlefield specific guaranteed??

Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief [42]

  • Link, Impa
  • Movement Speed +10%

format for challenges will be

  • item to register - Challenge Name - Characters - Cooking
  • An End to Fighting
    • buy all
  • A Birthday Treat
  • Shop-Quick Store
    • buy 1 of each
  • Pumpkin Burglars
    • buy all except guts
  • Needed: Researchers!
  • Brilliance for the Boutique
    • buy all except Sapphire
      • never buy sapphires for the rest of the run!
  • A Relief for Soldier Stress
    • enter and leave for music track the
  • Lv. 5: Lizalfos Infestation - Link - EXP +7%
  • RAL
    • The Menace of Vicious Monsters
    • Sensor of the Heart

Register Mighty Thistle, all Boko parts, Mighty Banana

The Yiga Clan attack! [50]

  • Movement Speed +10%

  • Impa, Urbosa, Link

  • good use of Special Attacks and levelling up will allow you to capture all outposts with ease

  • don’t forget the 5 Diamond chest at the end!

  • RAL

    • The Menace of Vicious Monsters

Chickaloo, Acorn, Fire Jelly

Freeing Korok Forest [60+3]

  • Movement Speed +10%
  • Link, Zelda, Urbosa

Goals of this section are primarily to get the Master Sword to 20, get Proof of Sword Mastery, and get Hungry Hunches.

  • FUSE:
    • Fuse up Master Sword
      • Attack Speed ++
      • Improves Quality of Found Weapons
      • only spend fusion materials + on it to not add more seals
      • the other two seals we’ll add later is rare materials +10% and another attack speed ++, and then later we’ll remove the hidden seals and replace them with a final two attack speed++
    • Fuse for Zelda
      • lock Attack Speed++ (17 power) slate
  • Impa (first)
    • The Lights of Home
    • Traps for Kakariko Village
  • Link
    • A Well-Tended Goddess
    • all 1H available
    • register Heartfelt Thanks for later
  • Unlock Services
    • All Stable Quests - you typically can’t do the two in the east
  • buy Big Hearty Truffles once when it’s available.
  • buy Ancient Parts once when available
  • buy out the Fish Man
  • buy 21 Hydromelon - 20 of these are for much later don’t burn them on a quest by accident
  • buy all Safflina
  • enter and immediately exit the Medititative training for the music track
  • do 6 EX Alert missions during this section
    • 4 EX Alert: Breach of Demise
    • 2 EX Alert: Hyrule Field
    • preferably for every EX Alert mission you’ll kill 4+ moblins and at least 1 wizzrobe, but this isn’t always possible - try to keep a note of how many behind you are and try to make up for it later
    • do them immediately - this guarantees the other one spawns if you have two others sitting
    • bring Zelda as aside on missions for weapon drops/xp
  • RAL
    • The Source of Strength - 1 Vicious Monsters paper
    • The Many Sources of Strength - 3 Vicious Monsters papers
  • Lv.25: Echoing Footsteps - Link, Exp +7%
  • Wild Berry, lizal parts, ice tails - Lv.14 Daily Drills: Rito - Link, Exp +7%
    • farm about 25-30 wood
  • Lv.16 Cross the Hebra Mountains [64] - Link, EXP +7%
    • Korok Seed in southwest corner
  • Lv.12 Zelda’s Training - Zelda
  • Link
    • all remaining One-Handed Weapon quests - should finish with Proof of Sword Mastery
  • Battle Support
    • More Rattle, More Dance [63]
    • The Korok Ballet[61]
  • RAL
    • An Abundance of Apples if not already done
    • Hungry Hunches
    • The Technology of Disassembly - you really, really want this before Calamity Strikes.
    • register Power Play: Bombs Away and Power Play: Go with the Flow

Armoranth, Energetic Rhino Beetle, Elemental Lizal Tails

The Road Home, Besieged [64]

  • Link
  • EXP +7%
  • make sure you get the Fire Rod KOs here, it’s very easy.
  • the bokos follow you for the most part so just clean up a bit as needed
  • capture every outpost and farm lots of KOs, get lots of kills with rods, you’re really hoping for good fusion seals (or even sensor registered drops…)
  • try to get a decent amount of wood where you can
  • get the Stasises and Remote Bomb hits for the DLC mission, it’s super easy here
  • Zelda
    • Sheikah Slate abilities
    • All Available
  • Urbosa
    • all available, register unavailable
  • Improve All Allies
    • A Read on the Enemy - you may not have the Hinox parts for it, just register and get it when you do
  • Royal Ancient Lab
    • Power Play: Go with the Flow
    • An Apple a Day
    • register Supporting the Local Economy and Turn Up the Heat
      • if you missed the fire rod KOs, register it and do a vicious monsters mission to get them.
    • whenever you are instructed to do this, “max” is 20 levels under Link, unless Link is level 100.

Stealthfin, Staminoka, Hightail Lizard, yellow lizal tails

Akkala Tower [69]

  • Link, Zelda, Urbosa
  • EXP +7%

All Meats

Destroy the Yiga Clan! [77]

  • Link, Zelda
  • EXP +7%

you may need to fuse weapons here.

  • Improve All Allies
    • Master Monster Roasts
  • Sheikah Runes
    • All Possible
  • Sheikah Sensor
    • Feed the Research

Cold Darner, Yellow Lizal Tails, Yellow Chu Jelly, Octo Parts

When Courage Fails [82]

  • Link, Urbosa
  • EXP +12%
  • Fuse the Rare-Material Drop Rate +10% seal onto the Master Sword, it's on the Royal Guard's Claymore
  • if you have exactly attack speed+ or ++, you can fuse that now.

Hearty Radish, Ironshell Crab, Summerwing Butterfly, Ancient Parts (INCLUDING SHAFTS!!!)

Calamity Strikes [89]

  • Link
  • Materials +15%, Exp +7%
  • kill the 4 dock guardians that spawn
  • sneak past the ending trigger by killing the lynel near the doors and kill the left side guardians

fuse the Attack Speed ++ from the mission onto the Master Sword (it’s the Royal Guard’s Claymore)

you should do EX Alert: Akkala Citadel here at some point, early if needed as a backup - register Staminoka, Bright Crab
if you need truffles still, do EX Alert Breach of Demise

otherwise do any that hasn’t been done yet

  • RAL
    • Supporting the Local Economy
    • Turn up the Heat
    • A Helping Claw
    • The Blazing Blue Blades
    • Magnificent Mass
    • Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
  • start watching for the ancient part seller and buy Giant Ancient Cores until the quest pops
    • you actually need 8 more for Terrako later, so consider buying extras since we’ve gotten fucked on drops a lot
    • you also need 125 wood for later so keep that in mind.
  • Great Fairies
    • Offering Help on the Road
  • Zelda
    • all non-dlc

Voltifin, Octo Parts, Yellow Lizal Tails, Electric Keese Wing

Air and Lightning [94]

  • Link, Zelda
  • Materials +15%, EXP +7%
  • 100+ voltfin would be really nice here

Sizzlefin, Blue Nightshade, Hearty Lizard, Wing, Keese Eyeball, Fire Tail

Water and Fire [97]

  • Link, Zelda
  • Materials +15%, EXP +7%

Raw Whole Bird, Raw Bird Drumstick, Bright-Eyed Crab, Lizal Tails

Relentless as a Waterfall [103]

  • Link, Zelda, Urbosa, Daruk
  • Materials +15%, EXP +7%
  • if you can get Zelda close to a level up, that would be optimal, but don’t go too far out of your way

complete three two monster EX Alert missions here
- don’t do two one-monster ones, just wait and do it later.

Fleet-Lotus, Swift Violet - Lv.21 Daily Drills: Zora - Link, Materials +15% EXP +7%

  • Royal Ancient Lab
    • Working with the Blacksmith Guild - this may not be available yet.
    • Power Play: Bombs Away
    • A Helping Claw
    • The Blazing-Blue Blades
    • Magnificent Mass
    • register Power Play: Magnetic Mayhem and Power Play: Nice and Icy
  • Zelda
    • all non-dlc - you may need to come back after buying Lizards
  • Improve Services
    • Shiny New Tools
    • A Monumental Undertaking
    • Tactics for Small Foes
  • Battle Support
    • Good Cheer [98]
    • A Most Peculiar Korok [93]
  • Unlock Services
    • Gotta Have a Sign
    • buy Fireproof Lizards, Smotherwings, Goron Spice
  • fuse Master Sword to 30
    • it’s possible you don’t hit 30, don’t stress too much about it.

Hearty Truffle, Electric Safflina, Silent Shroom, Giant Ancient Core, Blue and Yellow Lizal Tails

Each Step Like Thunder [97]

  • Link, Zelda, Impa
  • Materials +15%, EXP +7%
  • kill every officer, this stage is very good for fuse materials
    • get the ones at the end with some orders

fuse weapons

Ironshroom, Razorclaw Crab, Hyrule Bass, Hinox Guts, Both Cores

The Great Plateau [104]

  • Link, Zelda - Sheikah Slate, Impa, Urbosa
  • Materials +25%
    • use Zelda for the tower section while Link becomes an errand boy for the last couple chests to end at the tower.
    • the silver lynel does follow you up to the outposts with the koroks

level up Impa to max

  • Link
    • The Knight’s Gauntlet
  • Impa
    • Village Training Secrets
    • Kakariko’s Best Babysitter
    • Helping Out at Hateno Pasture
    • register **Just the Right Light
  • King Rhoam
    • Woodcutter’s Discipline
    • Perils of Mount Hylia

Stealthfin, Armoured Carp, Cores, whatever guardian part you’re low on

All Hyrule, United (110)

  • Link, King Rhoam, Impa, Zelda
  • Materials +25%
  • clear bottom right first to start fetching stuff

Raw Gourmet Meat, Armoured Porgy, Guardian Parts under 30

The Future of Hyrule [113]

  • Link, Zelda** - Bow**, -, -
  • Zelda left side, Link right side
  • try to blow up the first Ganon with specials

Sell all your Boko parts once you have the terrako missions done.
You’ll be doing shop runs from here. You’ll need around 200 Tabantha Wheat (which you’ll receive 110 of from gratitude)
You need to buy 40 Goron Spice.

  • Cooking
    • Really New Recipe
    • Extreme Foraging
    • Extreme Survival Cuisine
    • Best-Ever Batter
      Giant Hearty Truffle - Lv.54 Reclaim the Land - Link, 3 others that don’t matter - Materials +35%
  • if you don’t have rare mat drops seal it might not always be enough, improvise.
  • it’s important to only register truffle from the list here, as otherwise the game tends to prefer the non-“rare” drops
  • this is a good place to get wood if you’re short, you need 125 soon.
  • Improve All Allies
    • Expert Cooking Lesson
      Electric Darner - Lv.22 Fish Out of Water - Link - Materials +45%
      Lv.28 Fairy Fountain: Desert Sands - Link, Rupees +160%

buy Spicy Peppers, Swift Carrots if less than 5, Fireproof Lizards

  • Terrako - do first just in case
    • Search Party for Parts
    • Gathering the Facts
    • No Extreme Too Extreme - you may be short Fireproof Lizards, you’ll get them in a coming challenge
    • Let’s Dance
    • A Secret in Song
    • The Eye that Sees Far
    • Searching Eventide Island
    • Right under Our Noses - or register it if you need shafts
    • register Terrako’s Return to make it easier to map menu
  • Materials
    • A Rumour about Skull Lake

Lv.60 - Shadow of Ganon - Link, Urbosa - EXP +18% - only kill extra guardians if you need shafts

Fuse weapons for Impa, Daruk, Revali, and Mipha. Max level for all characters.
- Impa: Special Attack Charge Rate basically makes her mission free
- it’s really easily, usually, to get special damage + a couple charge rate seals
- Daruk: favour attack speed, his options are pretty terrible.
- Mipha: Midair attack damage
- Revali: Midair damage and Regular Attack damage

Tireless Frog, Bladed Rhino Beetle, Ironshroom, Rushroom, Mighty Porgy - Lv.57 The Master Kohga Chronicles! - Kohga, Impa - Damage +27%

  • buy Salt, Tabantha Wheat

Smotherwing, Fireproof Lizard - Lv.58 Rampaging Malice - Daruk - Damage +20%, all stats +10%

  • buy Salt, Tabantha Wheat

Chickaloo, Acorn, Eggs - Lv. xx Hestu’s Training - Hestu - Materials +45%

  • buy Salt, Tabantha Wheat

  • Link

    • A Flower-Adorned Goddess
    • A Moss-Covered Goddess

  • Zelda

    • Joint Training with the Rito
    • Joint Training with the Gerudo - may need to come back for this, you can shop a merchant for 5 warm saff just don’t forget
    • A Modest Celebration

  • Revali

    • Upgrading the Flight Range
    • A Fly-by-Night Operation
    • The Rito Flying Tournament
    • Soured Honeymoon
    • Beyond the Wall of Thunder
    • The Lodge at Hebra Trailhead
    • Across Tanagar Canyon
    • Flight Across Hyrule

  • Urbosa

    • Conducive to Conducting
    • The Summer Breeze Festival
    • Gerudo Nail Artistry

  • Hestu

    • Helping with Heights

  • Sidon

    • All the Heartiest Seafood

  • Teba

    • The White Bird of Talonto Peak
    • The Strongest String
    • register At All Hours
    • Truffle Hunting in the Forest
    • Faster and Farther Than Anyone
    • A Surprise Reward
    • Cultivating Warm Safflina
    • Flight Range Field Trip

  • Riju

    • Seal the Deal
    • Voe and You is in Session
    • Rebuilding Lipstique
    • My Beloved Yellow

  • Master Kohga

    • Chilly Asceticism
    • Hoppy Asceticism
    • Hungry Asceticism
    • Big Moves to Boost Morale
    • A Thief in Our Midst

  • King Rhoam

    • Strategic Fortifications

  • Monk Maz Koshia

    • The Trial of Monsters

  • Sheikah Runes

    • Explosive Endeavors

  • Cooking

    • Stumped by Shrooms
    • Needs a Splash of…
    • Just like Mama Made
    • Fine Bites from Lurelin Village
    • Superb Fish Dish
    • Bounty of the Sea
    • Who’s Shocked by Lightning?
    • Relieving Meat Fatigue
    • A Feast of Greens
    • Cooking for the Common Cold
    • A Bird in the Hand
    • The Pumpkin Hunt

  • Unlock Services

    • Wedding Worry
    • Wanted: Shop Assistant

  • Improve Services

    • Lighting the Way
    • From Rusty to Trusty
    • Road to Rust Research
    • The Marita Exchange
    • The Lazy Guards

  • you should receive gratitude stages from Faron, Gerudo, and Hebra

  • try to save thunder rod charges until the Mipha challegnge

Hunting Partners - Revali, Hestu - Movemennt Speed +35%
- east at start and then south to korok

  • buy Salt, Goron Spice

all lizal tails - Lv.51 A Royal Investigation - Zelda - Slate - Sheikah Rune Damage +70%, Materials +20%

  • get all the keese near the end too, it’s about 35 in the mission.

Lv.57 Invading Terrors - Mipha - Damage +32%

  • fuse a weapon for Hestu, King Rhoam

Lv.60 Guardian Graveyard - King Rhoam - Damage +32%

register Hylian Shrrom, Hyrule Herb, and Hyrule Bass

  • Terrako’s Return
  • Terrako
    • Testing… Testing… One, Two…
    • Learning from the Best - it’s possible you have to buy Raw Prime Meat here.
    • Preserving for Posterity
    • Unrelenting Power

Lv.57 Terrako’s Training - Terrako - Materials +45%

Raw Gourmet, Raw Whole Bird Defend Hyrule Castle - Materials +45% - Link
- Korok behind bomb wall on southwest side
- get lots of KOs, we really need the raw gourmets

Mighty Thistle, Blue Nightshade, Mighty Carp, Rugged Rhino Beetle

EX To Zelda’s Side (39)

  • Materials +45%
  • Terrako
  • Hidden Hinox, Hydromelons, Defeat Harbinger Ganon
    • it’s important you actually KO him.

Messenger’s Escort (40) - Link - EXP +25%
Daily Drills: Hyrule (41) - Link - EXP +25%

Fuse for Daruk again
Fuse for Sidon, Yunobo, Teba, Riju

Fleet-Lotus Seeds, Silent Shroom, Swift Violet, Bright-Eyed Crab, Voltfin Trout

Battle of Goponga Village

  • Sidon, Link, Mipha
  • use Mipha as an errand girl
  • get 60 freezes with cryonis here while getting the 100 enemies with ice attacks
  • all strong Wizzrobe KOs

Lv.34 A Feast for Wizzrobes - Link, EXP +25%
- we’re mostly here for a rod refill

  • The Research of Rods

Swift Carrots, Fortified Pumpkin

EX Battle for Kakariko Village

  • Materials +45%
    • basic strategy is to wall up the bottom with Yunobo while you spam kill everything with Daruk. capture the last outpost at the end.
    • first wave - extended captain, try to get a special attack with Yunobo ready to blow up the Meteo wizzrobe, order Link near the east ally outpost to blow up the spawns and Yiga
    • second wave - blow up the wizzrobe, then the ice moblin when it spawns, then finally kill a Yiga with Link
      • order Link to the west peninsula
    • from here just defend and keep blowing up the things on the ship, kill the last yiga when all 4 outposts are captured
    • second wave -
    • if you fail, it’s a very fast speedrun with Link afterwards. You can put Zelda in Daruk’s spot.

Acorn, Chickaloo Tree Nut, Bird Egg, Hot-Footed Frog

EX Searching Hyrule Forest

  • Materials +45%
  • 500 KOs and make sure to double back on the chuchu that will spawn

manage weapon inventory, refuse for rhoam/urbosa/riju/zelda

Ironshroom, Rushroom, Sneaky River Snail, Armored Porgy, Mighty Porgy

EX Liberate the Ancient Lab

  • 1000 KOs…

  • use riju the whole time

  • Cooking

    • Mystery Meal for the Merchant

Warm Safflina, Stamella Shroom, Sizzlefin, Ancient Shafts

EX The Princess and the King

  • All Stats +15%, Materials +35%

from here, you need to at some point do EX Alert: Lanayru Road 8 times. Try to avoid Taluses, but running out of sugar is annoying.

  • Materials
    • Visiting a Special Shop
  • max kohga’s level for real. fuse a weapon. pray to whatever power you believe in for the game to be kind.

Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Raw Bird Drumstick, Raw Bird Thigh

EX The Yiga Clan’s Retreat

  • All Stats +25%, Damage +12%
    you need to rush to the Ice Moblins after the door closes, and run back
    go for the counter on thunderblight - magnesis. don’t wait for it though.
    don’t forget the remaining chests on this map!

Sunshroom, Endura Shroom, Chillfin, Staminoka Bass, Hightail Lizard

EX Guardian of Remembrance

  • there’s one chest here you couldn’t get
  • send Astor to the shadow realm wth Zelda, keeping purah healthy is fairly easy

do all Divine Beast challenges
from here, keep an eye out for two monster EX Alert missions. you need 31 titles, so 15 2-monster missions and one of anything, and you need to hit every remaining location at least once. additionally, sneaking in a few lanayru roads when possible is good. this does not count the one gained from Battle-Tested Guardian and subsequently used to recruit it.

Lv.26 Outpost Defenders - Link, Zelda - EXP +25%

  • Link
    • Making a Monster
    • The Hateno Defense Squad
    • The Volunteer Army
    • A Spear-ited Combatant
    • A Frozen-Solid Goddess - it’s possible you don’t have the wood yet - make an effort to get this
    • EX The Text of Tomorrow
  • Impa
    • The Lights of Home
    • Traps for Kakariko Village
  • Link (yes, again)
    • A Well-Tended Goddess
  • Improve Services
    • Quarry Recruiting
    • The Legendary Blacksmith
  • start working on level 50 Master Sword and you can fuse up a hammer anytime from here.
    • you should have 3-4 Attack Speed ++ seals, you can fuse these up later and keep them for now
    • you’d prefer to have the fusion +250%+ seal weapon before removing IQFW if you have it. there’s nothing realy wrong with leaving it on of course.
    • the optimal way to go here is actually two 350% weapons, fusing both to 30 then fusing one up with the other and combining to the sword for (usually) instant 50.
      Blue Nightshade, Armoranth, Mighty Thistle, Stealthfin, Staminoka, Fire Lizal Tails - Lv.10 Mastering Magnesis - Link - claw - Materials +45%
  • this is cleanup for Magnesis counters! if you already did them, then you can do this later and it’ll technically be a little bit faster. you get a very easy 2-3 here.
  • Zappy ‘n’ Bouncy - it puts you here
  • Royal Ancient Lab
    • Power Play: Magnetic Mayhem
      Lv.8 Mastering Cryonis - Link - Claw - Materials +45%
  • don’t forget to finish cryonis KOs if you still need some! that’s why we’re here!
  • get 3 copies - throw them immediately to start recharging
    Personal Distractions - the cryonis quest that spawns
  • Royal Ancient Lab
    • Power Play: Nice and Icy
    • Top-Secret Request
    • Safety First
    • Better Safe Than Sorry
    • register the three available quests that aren’t the end section
      Lv.4 Mastering Remote Bombs - Link - claw - Materials +45%
  • 2 copies
    Strange and Unusual Monsters - the Bombs one that spawns
    Lv.5 Daruk’s Training - Daruk - Materials +45%
    Raw Gourmet Meat, Warm Darner, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Raw Bird Drumstick, Raw Bird Thigh - Lv.5 Urbosa’s Training - Urbosa - Materials +45%
    EX Link: Flails - Link - Materials +45%
  • 5 copies
    EX Zelda: Master Cycle - Zelda - Materials +10%
  • about 300 KOs.
    Mipha’s Training - Mipha - Materials +45%
    Revali’s Training - Revali - Materials +10%
    Explosive-Handle With Care - Link - claw - Materials +10%
  • 4 copies
  • buy Wheat, Milk, Eggs
    Anti-Flame Training: I - Link - Materials +10%
  • 2 copies
    Anti-Lightning Training: I
  • 2 copies
    Anti-Ice Training: I - Link - Materials +10%
  • 2 copies
  • flail use done!
  • weapon manage for link - get that level 30 hammer, keep one spear, equip hammer in menu
    • keep a good eye on how close you are to potentially hitting level 50 on sword. with 2-3 250%+ seals at this point it can happen more quickly than you might expect.
      Link: Two-Handed Weapons - Link - Materials +45%
      Link: Spears - Link - nothing.
      Restless Cricket, Hearty Lizard, Hot-Footed Frog, Bladed Rhino Beetle, Sunset Firefly - Link: One-Handed Weapons - Link - Materials +45%
      Leave None Behind - Link - Materials +10%
      Mastering Stasis - Link - Hammer - Materials +45%
  • There Must Be Rice - the stasis buff
    Impa’s Training - Impa - Materials +45%
    Hair-Width Trial: Beginner - Link - Hammer, Materials +10%
  • Inner Protection - improves all allies that spawns
    Breach of Demise - Zelda - Master Cycle, Materials +45%
  • about 250 KOs
  • Inner Knowing - Improves All Allies that spawns
    Cross the Volcano - Zelda - Master Cycle, Materials +10%
    • there’s chus and keese near the wizzrobe
      Stamella Mushroom, Endura Carrot, Smotherwing, Fireproof Lizard, Energetic Rhino Beetle, Tireless Frog - Daily Drills: Goron - Zelda - Master Cycle, Materials +45%
  • should be very close to finishing KOs
  • Tales of the Molten Forge - Improves Services that spawns
    Through the Desert - Zelda - Master Cycle, Materials +10%
  • Royal Ancient Lab
    • Present for the Princess
    • Riding Free
    • register Ride On
    • The Relic of Legend
    • Applied Research: Magnetic Inspiration
    • Applied Research: Clawsome Power
    • Applied Research: Royal Guardians
    • The Ultimate Relic
    • you no longer need Guardian Claws for anything, so burn them for fusion materials on A Helping Claw

Anti-Ice Training: II - Link - Master Sword - EXP +25%
- korok down south path
Innkeepers Request - Link - Master Sword - Materials +45%
- korok on the little path, you want the thunder rod charges for the next mission
Swift Violet, Hearty Bass, Mighty Porgy, Armoured Porgy, Bright-Eyed Crab - Swift Spear of the Zora - Mipha - Materials +10%
Fairy Fountain: Grassy Plains - Link - Rupees +150%
Mountain Rescue - Link, Zelda - Master Cycle - Perfect-Dodge Timing Window +20%

  • get all 15 dodges with Zelda here.
    EX Alert: Forgotten Temple - Link - EXP: 25%
  • Royal Ancient Lab
    • Ride On
    • The Battle-Tested Guardian
      fuse weapons for Revali, Urbosa
      Anti-Flame Training: II - Link - EXP +25%
      Fierce Gale of the Rito - Revali - Damage +32%
  • Impa
    • To Bring the Village Together
    • Just the Right Light
    • The Kakariko Village Dojo
    • The Great Cucco Escape
    • The Mission of the Sheikah
    • register Plum Tuckered Out, EX Hardened Defenses
  • Mipha
    • Bounding Across the Waves
    • Climbing the Waterfall
    • The Zora Who Wouldn’t Swim
    • Diving Safety
    • Diving as Battle Training
    • Armor that Shines Like a Jewel
    • skip 1, Lauding a Champion
    • Feeding the Labourers
    • skip 1, To the Zora Voe and Vai
    • Armour for Whom
    • EX Keeping a Promise - may not be possible, that’s fine get it in cleanup.
  • Daruk
    • A Battle against the Heat
    • Playing with Fire
    • Playing Cucco
    • These Muscles of Mine(rs)
    • To Stand atop the Lava
    • Gut-Check Challenge
    • Enduring Death Mountain
    • EX A Royal Gift for Daruk - just skip if you don’t have the papers yet
    • EX Survive the Training
  • Revali
    • Learning to Become the Wind
    • The Poem-Parsing Traveler
    • EX A Royal Gift for Revali - just skip if you don’t have the papers yet
    • EX The Art of Flight
  • Urbosa
    • Shocking Design Choices
    • The Spa’s New Service
    • EX A Royal Gift for Urbosa - just skip if you don’t have the papers yet
    • EX Law of the Gerudo
  • Sidon
    • Sidon’s Waterfall Workshop
    • Scouting the Training Ground
    • The Zora Researcher
    • Lightning-Proof Luncheon
    • Blessing of the Rains
  • Yunobo
    • Goron Rations
    • A Crucible of Endurance
    • What Do Guardians Taste Like?
    • Defend the Goron Hot Springs
    • The Rock Hurler
    • Fighting Fire With…
  • Teba
    • At All Hours
  • Riju
    • Surviving the Gerudo Highlands
  • Sooga
    • EX A Shocking Run
    • EX Endless Perseverance
    • EX The Right Hand’s Hassle
  • Curry Connoisseur
    fuse hammer up to 50 if possible.
    Boko Parts - Lv.37 Chief-of-the-Dunes Battle - Link - Hammer - Materials +45%
  • buy Milk and Eggs twice.
  • register the EX Reunion with the swordmaster nearby and use it to menu quickly
  • complete this 9 times. sell boko parts whenever seller appears up to #6-7, sell down to 40 diamonds at the end, 20 rubies, 20 sapphires - buy all wild berries
  • farm up about 15 wood per.
  • we’re done with hammer after here, you can fuse it away. if you can get the Master Sword close to 50, do it. you should still have been doing the double VM missions
  • keep an eye out for Hinox/Lynel Guts from the goron seller!
    Zapshroom, Warm Safflina, Summerwing, Palm Fruit - Mighty Thunder of the Gerudo - Urbosa, Link - Materials +45%
  • The Tyrant of the Sand Sea - you end up here
    Fairy Fountain: Deep Snows - Link
    Anti-Lightning Training: II - Link
    The Royal Escort - Link
    Daily Drills: Gerudo - Link - Materials +45%
  • Caring for the Statues - you can now fix your master sword with the seals you’ve been saving
    from here, every mission will have an alternative cook if you’re level 100.
    Strike it Rich - Link, Zelda
    Molduga Sighting - Link
    Spicy Peppers, Mighty Bananas, Mighty Durian - Tough Bulwark of the Gorons - Daruk, Link - EXP +25%
  • Cooking
    • Unexpected Discovery
      we should hit 100 from here pretty easily, so now there’ll be a lot of no-cooking missions
      Hair-Width Trial - Link - Auto-Revive
      Fairy Fountain: Battlefield - Movement Speed +35%
      Coliseum: Beginner - Link
  • Link
    • The Treasure Hunter’s Technique
    • Refuel Motivation
    • Teach a Hylian to Fish
    • Mount Taran’s Solitary Masters
    • Training Ground Pest Problem
    • Training Ground Upgrade
    • EX Seeking Wooden Swords
    • EX The Squad’s Training Retreat
    • EX A Spear Experiment
    • EX Secret Plans
    • EX Spear Master
  • Zelda
    • King Dorephan’s Defenses
    • Bolstering Goron City
    • EX A Giant Leap
    • EX Awkward Allies
  • Mipha
    • A Fruitful Offering
    • EX Keeping a Promise
  • Great Fairies
    • Luminous Earrings
    • Glorious Ring
    • It’s Raining Rupees
    • EX The Dazzling Crown
  • Monk Maz Koshia
    • The Trial of Stones
  • Cooking
    • A Balm for the Soul
    • Dish for a Diva
    • Bee Very Careful
      Defend the Sands - Link
      Escape the Lost Woods - Link
      Win Back the Mighty Bananas - Link, Zelda - Movement Speed +20%, Materials +20%
      A Show of Strength - Link
      Fruit for the Princess - Link, Impa - Movement Speed +25%
      In the Clutches of the Yiga - Link - Movement Speed +25%
      Territorial Battle - Link - Materials +45%
  • get 500+ KOs, go right up to the timer
    Stronger Yet - Link
  • Eager Learners in Hateno Village
    Coliseum: Intermediate - Link
  • truly max the descendants’ and Great Fairies’ levels
    Great Fairies Training - Great Fairies
    Teba’s Training - Teba
    Riju’s Training - Riju
    Anti-Flame Training: III - Link
    Sidon’s Training - Sidon
    Yunobo’s Training - Yunobo
    Fleeing the Weather - Zelda
    • it’s a lot easier for Zelda to hit the keese
  • Monk Maz Koshia
    • The Trial of the Mighty Foe
  • take every Central Hyrule available quest that isn’t DLC. you should hit the gratitude level 4 reward. this burns some bokoblin trophies.

Trial of the Ancients - Link
Forest Dance Festival - Link
Anti-Ice Training: III - Link
The Chief-in-Training - Riju
Winged Escort - Teba
- Korok seed before Ice Lynel to right
Anti-Flame and Lightning Training - Link, Zelda
Anti-Ice and Lightning Training - Link, Zelda
Escorting the Injured - Sidon

  • Central Hyrule Quests - sweep top to bottom and do all the battle support that follow (one in gerudo)
    • this includes dlc ones
  • all non-DLC quests anywhere
    • we’re kind of in cleanup mode but we want to prioritize these for gratitude rewards
      Monk’s Training - Monk Maz Koshia
      Prince’s Escort - Link
      Like Grains of Sand

Like Grains of Sand - Link
Anti-Flame and Ice Training - Link, Zelda
Cool Safflina, Thunderwing, Electric Darner - The So-Called Knight - Link - Materials +45%
Apprentice Yunobo - Yunobo, Daruk
Questionable Escort Mission - Link
Zelda’s Training: Bows - Zelda

  • Master Sword is hopefully at 50 or close to it here. When it is, start using Zelda,

Lost Treasures - Link/Zelda
The Treasure Detector - top right corner
Defend Zora’s Domain - Link, Zelda - Materials +45%
- behind at start for korok
Fire Hazards - Link, Zelda - Materials +25%
Master Kohga’s Training - Master Kohga

  • all Impa Quests
  • clear out some of necluda except DLC
  • fuse weapons for Impa and max her level to 99

Impa’s Damage Control - Impa - Damage +32%
Fight Lightning with Lightning - Riju - Damage +32%
Defend the Spring of Courage - Link, Zelda
A Hidden Treasure - Zelda - Damage +32%

  • Sweeten the Research, Fuel Up with Plants
  • register all Keese wings, Octo parts for the rest of the run (or until told to remove)

Spicy Peppers - King Rhoam’s Training - King Rhoam - Damage +32%
Nap Quest - Zelda, Kohga
Anti-Element Training - Zelda

  • It Takes Two - rod uses
  • Fantastic Flamenco - register it

Goron Style Barbecue - Zelda
EX Road to Akkala Citadel - Zelda

  • finish Royal Ancient Lab so you don’t forget
  • get a bunch of Master Cycles for fusion material
  • max level of the champions to 99

Wisdom of the Storm - Urbosa
Hero of the Rito - Teba
King’s Escort - Zelda
Hunting for Gemstones - Zelda

  • we’re now going to detour the “clearing challenges in order” to unlock Calamity Ganon

Lv.56 Footsteps of the Giant - Zelda
Lv.57 Taming the Savage Lynel - Link
Lv.63 Hyrule’s Greatest Warrior - Zelda - Damage +32
Lv.64 Harbingers of the Calamity - Link, Zelda, Impa, Urbosa - Damage +32%
Lv.67 Deep Woods Deep Shadow - Link, Zelda, Impa, Urbosa
Stamella, Warm Darner - Lv.68 Hold the Line - Link, Zelda - Movement +25%
- kill the Silver Lynels
Lv.68 Remnants of the Calamity - Link, Zelda
Lv.69 True Strength - Link
Lv.70 Versus Harbinger Ganon - Link

  • Max Terrako’s level, fuse for Terrako

Lv.63 Guardian Showdown - Terrako - Damage +32%
Lv.65 Defeating Destiny - Link
Lv.67 Blight Ganons Resurgent - Link
Lv.69 Mysterious Arrivals - Link
Lv.70 Versus Astor - Link
Versus Calamity Ganon - Link

  • complete all non-DLC missions possible. we enter full mission cleanup mode, so you’ll need to take note of any potential shop runs for items not obtainable from remaining quests.

EX Purah and Robbie’s Study - Zelda -
Polishing His Technique - Yunobo
- korok on path south of start
Razorclaw, Sizzlefin, Sanke Carp - Defend Akkala Citadel - Link, Zelda - Materials +45%

  • kill the malice guardians for weapon drops

  • max level for Calamity Ganon, Sooga, and the Battle-Tested Guardian. fuse weapons for same.

EX Sooga’s Training - Sooga
Hair-Width Trial: Expert - Link
The Guardians Counterattack - Link, whomstever, Zelda - Link/Zelda in first and last spots
Gerudo Fury - Urbosa, Riju
EX Ancient Threats - Link, Zelda
Coliseum: Expert - Link
Mighty Carp, Chillshrooms - Zora Mettle - Materials +45%
Generational Conflict
Elemental Uproar - Link, Zelda, Impa - Materials +45%
- korok near gate in the middle
- intersection on said narrow path for korok 2

  • take Upgrading the Detector and cleanup chapters from missed chests. if you missed nothing, congrats.

Sidon vs. the Octoroks - Sidon
Sibling Bonds - Sidon, Mipha

  • should be able to finish Lanayru province here.

Rito Discipline - Revali, Teba
Ganon’s Training - Calamity Ganon
Hair-Width Trial: Expert+ - Link
- past tree octoroks near start
Goron Spirit - Daruk, Yunobo - Materials +45%
EX Battle-Tested Guardian Training - Battle-Tested Guardian
EX Request from the Lab - Link
- make sure not to kill the target

  • max Purah and Robbie’s level

EX Purah and Robbie’s Training - Purah and Robbie - lament the fact we can’t use them more in this run.
Voltfin, Razorclaw - EX The Knight’s Nightmare - Zelda, Purah and Robbie - Materials +45%
EX Zelda’s Culinary Research - Link, Zelda
Heart’s Escort - Mipha

  • should be able to finish Central Hyrule here (possible you need to buy sugar)

EX Sooga’s Daily Routine - Sooga
Miss Vai Battle Pageant - Zelda
EX Evacuating Hyrule - Link, Zelda, Impa
EX The Budget Battle - Purah and Robbie, Terrako
The Fiercest of Foes - Link, Zelda, Impa, Urbosa

  • should be able to finish Akkala province
  • sell 50 diamond and ruby when you see gerudo trader next and max all character levels. if you’re short, don’t worry - you won’t use maz koshia again so just do it at the end. you can also dump down to about 100 of the low level gems if needed - do this after you do the next part

The Heart of the Calamity - Link
The Siege of Fort Hateno - Link, Zelda, Impa, Urbosa
- you’ll be very short on trophies around now, so kill lots of trash. generally speaking talus/lynel/hinox should be the only big monsters you need trophies from now, but the officers are good for weapon drops for zelda if you dont have lv.50 bow yet.
EX A Moblin Feast - Link
Unnatural Disaster - Link (use Zelda if no level 50 bow)
EX Conquering Hyrule - Sooga, Calamity Ganon

  • see if you’ll need more wildberries
  • you can start selling materials but be very careful

EX Battle Research: Items - Zelda
EX Coliseum: Master - Zelda/Link
EX Handle the Horde - Link - Movement Speed +40%
- zooomin, we badly want all the KOs possible, you can get upwards of 1500 bokos
EX Rupee Rescue - Link - Movement Speed +40% - you don’t really need anything besides bokos here
EX Survival of the Fittest - Link - Damage +32%
- kill all the officers
EX Utmost Strength - Link
EX The Final Battle - Link, Zelda, Impa, Urbosa
- unfortunately not quite the end yet

  • if you still need any Stone Talus Trophies, do either Unnatural Disaster or, if you need Lizalfos (you probably do), do Goron Style Barbecue
  • if you need Stone Pebblit trophies, do Defeating Destiny with movement speed.
  • you will likely need Lizalfos Trophies. repeat Lizalfos Infestation several times with Zelda until no more are needed.
  • if you need Bokoblin Trophies, go to Chief-of-the-Dune Battle
  • for anything else, consult the spreadsheet. you shouldn’t need anything else unless you made mistakes.
  • count the number of lynel and hinox trophies you still need. farm them by not fulfilling the goal in the next mission. their name is Jeremy.
  • if you need to still farm weapons for Zelda, the best fusion material mission is * The Siege of Fort Hateno*
  • sell materials if rupees are needed - gems are safe.
  • if you missed korok seeds, consult the spreadsheet for locations.

EX Battle Research: Skills - Link/Zelda/Whoever
- farm them for as many Hinox and Lynel trophies as required.

  • complete the last few quests, and grab the Hope of All Hyrule reward. timing ends on the final quest going blue. you are done.