A video guide on the Any% Speedrun (Current Patch 1.4)

Start magician; Fire Bombs; Animation style B Skip tutorial

Head to 1-1 Pick up firebombs before first fog gate Break planks holding back boulders Equip catalyst on second left hand slot as boulders clear, and equip nexial binding Pull lever for boss gate Pick up Pine Resins Die to enemies or use nexial binding if using ps+ warps

Throw all firebombs are Phalanx shortly after fog gate Finish with Flame Toss Grab archstone, head to nexus

Buy Dagger and 5 fresh spices Head towards monumental on top of nexus Talk to monumental, then load profile Head to 3-1

Head to 3-1 Coffin Skip Arrow skip PICK UP CLEVER RAT RING WHILE PERFORMING ARROW SKIP, WHILE ALSO TAKING DAMGE TO SET UP CLEVER RAT RING Head towards Fools Idol reviver, equip CRR and Dagger at door, kill him and grab key next to him, reload Drop down to ground level, careful of black phantom and your health when dropping Set up CRR range if not already in it

Fool's Idol - Pine resin on dagger, 25 timed swigs and 2 flame toss Consume Phalanx Soul while waiting for cutscene Grab archstone

Warp to Nexus Level up with Maiden in Black - MAGIC to 24

Back to 3-1 Freke Skip Nexial Binding after talking to Freke Learn Soul Arrow and attune it Back to 3-2

Grab fresh spices Meatwall Skip Set CRR with a counter hit from the Mindflayer's AOE attack (running towards the wall as you get hit works)

Maneaters - Soul Arrow -> run away-> repeat Grab Moon Straight Sword and heals on bridge inbetween the 2 Maneater Grab the Legendary Warrior Soul next to archstone and reset the area.

Equip Moon Straight Sword and unequip armor while falling off the bridge Retrieve souls

2 two handed R1 on little centipedes 3 soul harrow and 1 two handed R1 on mindflayers

Old Monk bait him to attach chairs and use Soul Harrow for massive damage, finish off with two handed Moon Sword if needed Pop Mixed and Legendary Warrior Soul Grab archstone, head to nexus

Level INTELLIGENCE to 25, Magic to 32 Learn and attine Homing Soul Arrow Cast Homing Soul Arrow and shoot a Soul Arrow to kill Freeke Loot and equip Ring of Magical Sharpness Go to 5-1

Grab Red Lotus Slope quit out skip Knock down bridge, cross fog gate Kill spear goblin before bridge Roll push bugs away from bridge Kill both speak goblins on bridge with soul ray (optional: take Half Moon Grass)

Leechmonger - Homing Soul Arrow -> Soul Ray -> HMA -> SR Reset area at the archstone

Rock Skip Toggle 1 hand and 2 hand while running in swamp Pick up cat ring (careful of black phantom) Pick up thief ring and heal Equip thief ring and run across the are Use Red Lotus once you reach CRR activation vith poison damage Replace rings with CRR and Sharpness

Dirty Colossus -

2h R1 his body until his body wood armor breaks, careful not to break his wood hand HSA -> SR -> HSA -> SR Reset area Damage on drop before maiden

Maiden Astrea -

Head towards right Run off planks Head to Maiden 4 HSA in CRR, heal with half moon after she dies Warp to nexus

Pop all souls Level to 12 Endurance and rest in magic (you can vary as preferred) Head to 2-1

Put on thief ring Spider Skip

Armored Spider -

HSA -> SR -> HSA -> SR

Equip cat ring Get CRR with two pickaxe attacks Drop down pit and quit out with cat ring (optional: take Half Moon Grass) Equip CRR and RMG at gate

Flamelurker

aggro him, run right untill he attacks, cast HSA and repeat, takes two casts to kill grab soul at archstone

Dragon God -

Quitout at gate and set the game in cinematic mode load in and enter the fog gate imediately walk untill you reach the second column start running and regain 1 second of stamina inbetween the two rubbles, roll at the last spot the Dragon God can Punch Cast Water Veil, set game to 60 fps and use Ballista

Head towards next rubbles and break them (go back slightly behind pillars to deaggro if he roars when or before you're breaking it) Ballista

HSA at ledge and drop down to him (OPTIONAL: go back to nexus and Level UP) Warp to 1-2

Cast Water Veil at the end of the tunnel Roll Red Dragon's fire attack

Tower knight -

HSA -> SR from behind Equip thief ring Grab archstone

Quitout after rolling fire boulders and triggering enemies breaking boxes run through the area make sure you have Ring of Magical Sharpness before you enter the boss fog gate

Penetrator - 4 HSA reload area with archstone equip thief ring

On dragon bridge, cast water veil as the dragon breathes fire Run Stall slightly after running past second fat official before running again Before next dragon segment, have full stamina and start running after the first column on the right Let go of run for a fraction of second, then run again when dragon shifting spots get a sprinting counter attack on the second fire attack for CRR setup, then smash roll towards the stairs equip CRR and RMS HSA before Ostrava Restore MP after activating elevator

Allant -

HSA the whole fight, punish his dashs, explosions, etc If small hp left, soul ray work Nexial bind or optional archstone warp to nexus if you want to level up

go to 4-1 Head to fog gate, quitout if low health and surrounded by skeletons at fog If you die on quitout and respawn bleeding you reach the boss fight in CRR so skip the next setup Skip rolling from top of the tower Get full health Set up RCC with trap shielding one arrow and taking the other 2 hits

Adjudicator -

cast HSA -> SR skip archstone to mantain RCC, consume Spices for mp

Put Cat ring on Click floor switch, drop behind Reaper and run trough the exit stop at the pole and wait for skeletons to suicide, then equip Thief Ring (keep cat ring on as well)

In Catacombs drop on the pillar to the right or quit out cat ring glitch on the left Catacomb skip on the pillar to spawn in the Old Hero arena Equip Thief ring and CRR

Old Hero -

Cast HSA, hit Old Hero and run away to reset aggro, repeat untill dead Regen MP Equip CRR and RMS

Storm King -

Kill 6 small mantarays with soul ray Equip thief ring and keep CRR, run to appropriate location and prep 4 soul rays Nexial bind

True allant -

HSA and spice after the second cast Walk to shiny light to bring maiden Rolling r1 to kill maiden, then nexial bind, ending the run

Split after the nexial bind for the final time.