Hello, I discovered this game few days ago and as I love it I wanted to make it my first speedrunning game in any %. If there are other people who want to talk about optimised paths/weapons to have etc ... i will be more than happy to contribute. My main question should be, is it okay to try and rush the Folded edge axe in the north star conduit, even if the hidden room to unlock it is really hard (as the weapon will help a lot for the rest of the run) Thanks a lot :)

I tried to do that a few times but the room was way too hard, considering what little damage you've got in a speedrun.

You totally either need the axe or the thunder staff - I preferred the thunder staff because it's gotten earlier and seems to be more useful in a run.

I don't know how worthwhile it would be to get both, but maybe that's worth looking at.

I was wondering about the thunder staff too, and maybe few cores to help through the run since 2 or 3 are easy to get.