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.
Bombflower escort strat pre-Swamp Palace.
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Hookshot down from this spot.
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Hookshot down-right here. This is pretty lenient and you can usually do it without adjusting your position after the screen transition.
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Hookshot down-right here. There's a flower I'm standing on as a visual cue.
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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.
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Hookshot down from this spot.
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Hookshot down-right here. This is pretty lenient and you can usually do it without adjusting your position after the screen transition.
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Hookshot down-right here. There's a flower I'm standing on as a visual cue.
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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.
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?
^ I read this in the any% faqs. So buying it for 200 rupees is truly faster then skipping paying the guy?
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.