Any% route discussion

[ExtraTricky]

I haven't timed very closely, but I believe that having tempered sword in swamp is better than the less movement from doing swamp second.

[kirbymastah]

Bombflower escort strat pre-Swamp Palace.



Hookshot down from this spot.



Hookshot down-right here. This is pretty lenient and you can usually do it without adjusting your position after the screen transition.



Hookshot down-right here. There's a flower I'm standing on as a visual cue.



Hookshot down. This one's rather risky since there can be a spear-throwing enemy in a position to snipe you, but i've never actually gotten hit by it yet.

[KingOfHeart]

Go buy Big Bomb (200 rupees, kill red Moblins if needed)
^ I read this in the any% faqs. So buying it for 200 rupees is truly faster then skipping paying the guy?

[kirbymastah]

From the video I watched on ZSR, the set-up for skipping the bomb takes really freaking long, and basically all the rupees you get in Lorule dungeons cost basically no time at all.