How 2 make it onto leaderboard:

step 1: use the new 3ds

step 2: celebrate new wr.

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What to do Have home run bat and swing it, beat fighting mii team and master hand. Simple. It's a very short speed run, and most of it comes down to loading screens, miis and masterhand. New 3ds users have a significant advantage over everyone as load screens are much smaller, significantly reducing times. It could be 2-3 minutes faster on that compared to normal.

Character All characters are identical in terms of bat swings, so the main area where times can be improved is on the last two stages. Ideal fighters would be characters with good air game for master hand, and strong finishers that come out quickly with little lag for mii team.

Ideal characters (in no order) include Shiek, Diddy, ZSS, Pit/Pittoo, Ike, Pikachu, Ness, Sonic, yoshi, miis (change weight and height for advantage) and whoever you may see fit. Most runners use diddy because his up-air is good on masterhand and his up-tilt can be spammed on the top platform for mii fighters with a braw badge. This is still in development. While the top three all use diddy, he isn't the best character for master hand. Keep it in mind.

UPDATE: Diddy is now pathetic for this run. He does much less damage compared to the previous patch. If you want to continue using Diddy, use the previous patch. Otherwise find another character to use.

Equipment 1 piece of equipment is mandatory, anything that gives you a home run bat. Another highly recommended equipment is anything with Quick or Fast batter in the name, as it speeds up bat swings, which is also good.

Other recommended items include First Strikers bonus, giving you brief invincibility upon hitting the enemy, but that's not too important compared to the other two pieces of equipment. I'd suggest high attack, for the fight against master hand and diddy's up-tilt on mii fighters. (see other runs for explanation)

Specials Each character is different. You mainly want to think about miis and master hand when selecting specials, so high damage and little recoil. To be honest, they really don't matter.

In game Don't change the routes you go on during the map, the direct route, the blue one, has less coins, and therefore less difficult. This means lower chance of multiple enemies.

Just walk up to the enemies, at this level they are stupid and unlikely to do anything till they have a bat in their face. Be sure to not jab or dash attack with your bat.

For the mii fighters, know your KO moves. even if it's a special attack, keep doing it. Falling deaths aren't ideal, as they take longer to re-spawn more fighters. Side and ceiling KOs are best. Also, feel free to use items you find. Most diddys use a brawn badge and their up-tilt on the top platform.

Good luck, the WR is still up for grabs. The sum of my best splits are under 3:30, so there is more to be done.