My PB with commentary, for video reference:

Note before learning this run that 60 fps makes a few skips impossible to do, namely Latria skip and Armor Spider skip. If you'd prefer learning a melee route with those skips available, try 30 fps or console runs, or plan out your own melee based route. Also don't forget to have the emulator's fps counter on screen at all times and to use the IGT plugin for livesplit.

Start magician 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 turpentine Apply turpentine buff after pulling lever at bottom of tower

Throw 5 firebombs are Phalanx shortly after fog gate Two hand, R1 R1 R1 R2, un-two hand, flame toss as you regen stamina Rinse repeat until boss dies Grab archstone, head to nexus

Head towards monumental on top of nexus Talk to monumental, then load profile Head to 4-1

Head to fog gate, load profile if low health and surrounded by skeletons at fog Grab Crescent Falchion Grab regen ring Grab half moon grass before fog

Equip Crescent Falchion on second right hand slot Adjudicator - Flame toss from high ground towards head Grab archstone, head to nexus

Pop Adjudicator soul Level up with Maiden in Black - MAGIC to 31 Head to 3-1 Pick up 3F Key Use Nexial Binding

Back to 3-1 Open door to right of archstone Pick up 4F keys Reload at second 4th floor door (after corridor) to reset enemies

Grab Ring of Magical Sharpness in iron maiden Equip Sharpness ring at door opening Head to 2nd floor Pick up 1F keys Head to 1st floor 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 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 - 1handed - R1 R1 R1 R1, flame toss 2hand - R1 R1 R1 R1

Grab archstone Grab fresh spice If health too low to survive a fall, heal with regen ring Kill 4 guys holding first chain Trigger elevator to go down, exit it, grab spice, walk on top of elevator Could heal here as well, then roll off elevator when at safe height Load profile before bridge, careful of centipede enemies

Hug back corner of elevator (gargoygle on top of elevator should just fall as a result) Kill 4 guys holding second chain Set up CRR if not already in it

Maneaters - Flame toss from range, 2h falchion up close Grab heals on bridge after fight Grab archstone

1h R2 on little centipedes running 2h R1 from right wall on mindflayers

Old Monk - 2h R2, R1, R1, rinse repeat Pop maneaters soul Grab archstone, head to nexus

Level INTELLIGENCE to 25, ENDURANCE to 12 Back to 3-1 Free Sage Freke Nexial Bind

Buy Soul Ray and Homing Soul Arrow Equip HSA and SR Go to 5-1

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

Leechmonger - Homing Soul Arrow -> Soul Ray -> HMA -> SR -> Fresh Spice

Equip regen ring Slope skip? Although seems harder on 60 fps Toggle 1 hand and 2 hand while running in swamp Pick up cat ring (careful of black phantom) Pick up thief ring Equip thief ring at fog 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 -> HSA -> SR Grab archstone 2 fresh spice and 1 half moon grass before drop to Maiden

Maiden Astrea -

Head towards right Run off planks Head to Maiden 2 HSA in CRR, heal with half moon after second cast Nexial Bind

Pop Dirty Colossus soul Level VITALITY to 16 Head to 2-1

Grab lever to open gate Use water veil before lava pit Roll through lava (might be surviveable at lower VIT, but safe with 14 - 16 VIT. Should leave near CRR range) Grab Kris Blade Replace shortsword with kris blade on elevator, and have it on hand, can cast water veil

Armor Spider - 1 HSA

Equip cat ring Drop down pit and quit out with cat ring Equip thief ring at fog gate

Flamelurker

Get behind him, once you're behind, cast HSA and switch to sharpness ring before it fires Once more use HSA, then Soul Ray

Dragon God -

Break first set of rubble Heal behind the pillar to reset his aggro Run at second set of rubble Ballista

Do a small skip to drop to bottom faster Head towards next rubble and break (go back slightly and heal behind pillar to deaggro if he roars when or before you're breaking it) Break last set of rubble Ballista

HSA at ledge and drop down to him Equip cat ring Nexial Bind

Head to 4-2 Click floor switch, head to illusory wall Use black skeleton leap attack to set up CRR Old Hero skip

Storm King -

(If not in crr already, use small mantas) Kill 6 small mantarays with soul ray Equip thief ring, run to appropriate location and prep (fresh spice and reequip sharpness ring, pull out kris blade if not in hand) 3 soul rays Nexial bind

Head to 1-2 Load profile at beginning of tunnel for transition warp Load profile after crossing barrels in tunnel

Tower knight -

HSA -> SR from behind Equip thief ring Grab archstone

Load profile after rolling fire boulders and triggering enemies breaking boxes Set up CRR at crossbow guys (two counter hits while full health??? might wanna remove top two pieces of armor) (for safely getting past 3 spear knights, I slow down and hold my shield up and wait to far two right ones to bounce off of it, THEN I run past) Replace thief ring with sharpness ring before boss

Penetrator - 2 HSA Stay in crr, re-equip thief ring

On dragon bridge, stall slightly after running past second fat official before running 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 HSA before Ostrava Restore MP, reequip armor, replace thief ring with sharpness ring, kris blade (If you have regen ring and would like some padding from allant, restore hp to around 180)

Allant -

HSA the whole fight, punish his dashs, explosions, etc If small hp left, soul ray or crescent falchion attacks work Nexial bind

Talk to Maiden in Black

True allant -

4 HSA, then 2h crescent falchion to end 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.