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We all know success in a speedrun, race, impromptu, or challenge is largely dependent on what tricks you can do, and how well you can do them. However, with the sheer number of discovered tricks and glitches in Ocarina of Time, it seems impossible to learn them all. That is where this guide will help. This guide lists all sequence breaks important to races/impromptus, in order of importance.

Importance is based off of two criteria: likelihood of needing the trick, and amount of time saved with the trick. To further help, it will be classified into "tiers", based on how essential the trick is to know. Click a trick to view a youtube video of it. Finally, the estimated difficulty of the trick is presented (one to five stars, five being hardest).

~ TIER A ~
* * * * * Door of Time Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1wlIAVon-c)
* * * * * Crouch Stab Forest Escape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95vi_S8ADII&feature=related)
* * * * * Aqua Forest Escape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phDqBUpMpQ)
* * * * * Bottom of the Well Chus Early (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQmvstRP3I)
* * * * * Steal the Fishing Rod (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3NAhGVBYg)
* * * * * RBA / BA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhPUWchwNM&feature=related)
* * * * * ISG + Hovering

~ TIER B ~
* * * * * Shadow Temple Early (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0j8GgzF-F4)
* * * * * Mido Skip in Lost Woods (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ekNJ9Rm_0)
* * * * * Forest Temple Boss Key Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOl9TnWxCx8)
* * * * * Cucco Jump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqEjFjxU59A)
* * * * * Megaflip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-_smjJR1Vg)
* * * * * Enter Water Temple without Iron Boots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtS820LvT7o)
* * * * * Water Temple Boss Key Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h2i_9fi3O8)
* * * * * Wasteland without Lens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVs_HnJ4mJk)
* * * * * Shadow Temple Jumpslash Shortcut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgY45OR7h1c&feature=related)
* * * * * Shadow Temple Boss Key without Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5V1WrmpsPI)
* * * * * Superslide / Hoverslide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qplPJR7XDnw&feature=related)
* * * * * Gerudo Fortress Gate Skip as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGPxd_QHY04)

~ TIER C ~
* * * * * Silver Block Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz1uAILmG1k)
* * * * * Golden Scale as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLc1SQfXRBg)
* * * * * Longshot without Iron Boots
* * * * * Longshot without Zelda's Lullaby
* * * * * Fairy Bow without Bracelet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGS4FDI9as)
* * * * * Skip B1 in Deku Tree (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_wuTlTcd8)
* * * * * Fire Temple Block Clip to Small Key (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJP_VT1iq-E)
* * * * * Megaflip to Bomb Bag Chest
* * * * * Jabu-Jabu's Belly without Fish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4YPuL-MhM)
* * * * * Ruto Throw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iusnomRxUIU)
* * * * * Dodongo's Cavern Ground Jump to Switch without Bracelet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU-KJ-Q-63Q)
* * * * * Hover Boost / Mega Jump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qp3-bOAaMw)

~ TIER D ~
* * * * * Minuet Cutscene Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHvcSMdyKrU)
* * * * * Ice Arrows as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzQJC5tbgzo)
* * * * * Hover to Fire Arrows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QG2IoWHn3Y)
* * * * * Get Past King Zora as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP2t1R5ucfE)
* * * * * Get Past King Zora as Adult
* * * * * Zelda's Lullaby Cutscene Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03z8ypDW2d4)
* * * * * Fire Temple Boss Key Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvxQqf0qPA)
* * * * * Hover to Ganon's Castle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t52Hy6G2rQA)
* * * * * Hookshot across broken bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PB1Hba56IY)
* * * * * Steal Epona (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_5kr5K_OA)

~ TIER E ~
* * * * * Gerudo Fortress Gate Skip as Adult (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17vrvVk23GU)
* * * * * Enter Deku Tree as Adult (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBap3sOqEA)
* * * * * Ground Jump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaUwOa93NmM)
* * * * * Serenade Cutscene Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHn7Qyrv-Rw)
* * * * * Spirit Temple Boss Key Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNj6d_0BTPE)
* * * * * Forest Medallion Cutscene Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3BMT3dlewM)
* * * * * Bolero Cutscene Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4fW_PoiBHw)
* * * * * Mirror Shield From Outside (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nemFEuVq0)
* * * * * Bottle Duplication (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYXh5ZkXckk)
* * * * * Ganon's Trials Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SaWMLDoJ4o)
* * * * * Adult DoT Skip
* * * * * Aquaslide to Kakariko
* * * * * Bottle Switch Trick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxc8wdkCVRw)
* * * * * Flame Storage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWPvwYNJPOY)
* * * * * Mirror Shield as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8XPoS3IR0)
* * * * * Odd Mushroom as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRAEynhhdc8&feature=related)

~ TIER F ~
* * * * * Keep Master Sword at Ganon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awzeIw-MymM)
* * * * * ESS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpjSaCBwJI)
* * * * * Ocarina Items (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUi6oDPiwo&feature=related)
* * * * * Ice Cavern as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNMHow11CD4)
* * * * * Pressure Jump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQiJEca4juw)
* * * * * Forest Temple as Child (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwM7wn5czQ)
* * * * * Superswim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RetnnF85qK4)
* * * * * Hoverslide teleport into Darunia's Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PwShRo-avE)
* * * * * Aquaslide past Zora's River Rocks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o1eXvzQZos)
* * * * * Reverse Door of Time Skip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p-Yl6qhGDw)

Shadow early should go up and Trials skip should go down a lot

im assuming megaflip includes both using bombs and chus?

I think BotW chus should go down to M instead of H IMO

BoTW chus are easy.  :-\

Umm...NO.

everything is easy

your mom is easy

how come general bomb/chu hovering isnt on here?

It's barely useful.

i disagree.

if you don't know a specific sequence break, you can usually reverse engineer it with hovering.

Ex: first time I got mirror shield as child, I didn't know the efficient way to getting to the adult side, so i slingshot hovered there.

hovering can also be used to get fire arrows and fire temple bk skip

Which is very little...

i feel like a noob i cant do the dot skip

You need to add Deku Tree as Adult. Definitely a decent sequence break, it skips a cutscene + you can just burn the webs to the basement immediately. Oh and Since I see you have just regular tricks on the list too: Keep Master Sword in Ganon Fight.

Massively updated as of 8/31/2010

new format looks great! from tier "C" whats the ruto throw? nothing is coming to mind of what it should be

It's when you throw Ruto to the switch in the elevator room of Jabu Jabu's belly. This combined with a megaflip allows you to beat the boss immediately after getting the boomerang.

I added a ton of youtube videos, some are missing but its a good start

So very pro. I think a few things need rearranging; for example, HESS past boulders should be either last or second to last, it is far too difficult and can be circumvented with minimal time loss by going through Lake Hylia to Zora's Domain, and from there to whatever destination you have planned. For the most part though, this is an incredibly solid list and the format is excellent. I'll discuss a few more suggestions I have in IRC after I finish this essay that I'm semi-procastinating on right now.

I think the issue with this is that it's completely based on opinion and experience.

What do you mean? How would you improve it?

Why is BA/RBA 4 stars? Seems like it should be the same as steal the rod since there is nothing difficult after that.

cosmo: what razor is saying is that the rankings on difficulty and usefullness are subjective and are based on the amount of time that you have spent practicing the trick. he isnt suggesting any improvements

exodus: im assuming that it is because of the difficulty of predicting what will happen not necessarily the difficulty of the trick itself

that's the point. how would it NOT be subjective? without subjectivity, the usefulness of this list is gone.

RBA is 4 stars because you need to be extremely cautious when using it. many people have lost races because they messed it up.

Indeed  :'(

I don't want to say a poll, but averaging out the difficulty votes for everyone is more accurate. I was mostly just making a statement for anyone who looks at it.

is there a difference between the reverse DoT skip and the adult DoT skip? (tiers e and f)

Reverse is going to the front from the master sword side, and adult DoT skip is clipping through the door with giants knife/BGS.

Updated: New video:

Tutorial for BOTW Chus. If you struggle with this trick I recommend watching this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQmvstRP3I

gerudo ass chest should be A tier just cause

This is a pretty helpful thread. I haven't seen these sequence breaks in a while.  ;)

Has WESS replaced crouch stab Forest Escape yet?

I would say no, and it probably never will. The difficulty compared to the time saved is too much.

some of these skips are really out of date/ not used nearly as much...

exodus' fire temple boss key skip needs to be put over the old hovering method,

the alternate ways of doing thigs should be linked as well... like with 'Version 2' or whatever

eg deku tree as adult

toolex, if you want a good listing of oot glitches, i created this one with 200 some glitches and vids for most of them linked. its current for the most part but it doesnt have any of exoduses finds since fire bk skip iirc

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ar4DxBmYYzPYdHFJTHRLcnc3TmZFM09UNjFhMm8wRHc&hl=en#gid=0

RG's Child Dungeons tutorial should probably get a special mention in the first post.

thanks thundrio i knew that list existed i just forgot where it was :P

the aquascape should be on here

Somebody make this for MM.

Ganondoor should be added in a high tier, and ocarina items should be in a higher tier (basically next to ganondoor) as well

Oh and also FWWW/ganonless

Seems like bombchu hover is the least useful for sequence breaks here. Its SOOOOO useful in MM.

Obviously, this is quite old. Bombchu hovering used to be a think in low% and probably some really old any% stuff relating to gerudo valley bridge. These days it is not so important.

Would you have a guide for Gohma Clip ?

http://forums.zeldaspeedruns.com/index.php?topic=1311.0