cheatsheet to know what items are on what floors.
Kill x enemies: (same for all levels)
Sword 3 Shield 5 Sword 8 Shield 11 Sword 15 Shield 18
Collect X gold: (same for all levels)
Sword 4 Shield 5 Sword 8 Shield 9 Sword 13 Shield 15 Sword 18 ENEMY WITH 20 HEALTH 2x2 (not hydra/golem) DROPS COINS 2x2
Collect X Orbs: First floor numbers are floors with an orb, in between brackets are extra orbs in case one is missed. The right numbers refer to what is on floors without orbs.
d = dark, s = single room
Level 1: floor 3 2: Shield Level 2: floor 2,4d (6) 3: Shield Level 3: floor 2,4d,5 (6) 3: Shield Level 4: floor 2,3,5,7d (8) 4d: Sword 6: Shield Level 5: floor 2,3,5,6,8 (10) 4d(s?): Sword 7d: Shield 9ds Level 6: floor 2,3,5,7d,8,10 (12) 4d(s?): Sword 6: Shield 9ds Level 7: floor 2,3,5,7d,8,10 (12,14) 4d(s?): Sword 6: Shield 9ds Level 8: floor 2,3,5,7d,8,10 (13,14d) 4d: Sword 6: Shield 9ds 11d: Sword 12: Shield Level 9: floor 2,3,5,7d,8,10,12 (15) 4d: Sword 6: Shield 9ds 11d: Sword 13d: shield 14d Level M: floor 2,3,5,7d,8,10,12,15 (16) 4d: Sword 6: Shield 9ds 11d: Sword 13d: Shield 14d
Save X Fairies: First floor numbers are floors with key + fairy, in between brackets are extra orbs in case one is missed. The right ones are reference what is on other floors.
d = dark, s = single room
Level 1: floor 3 keystart Level 2: floor 2,4d (5) keystart Level 3: floor 2,3,5 (6) Level 4: floor 2,3,5,6 (7d)
From this point onwards I prefer to keep an extra key (skip a cage on floor 2/3 usually) to open cages faster
Level 5: floor 2,3,4d(s),5,7d,8 (9ds) 6 Level 6: floor 2,3,4d(s),6,7d,8,9ds (11, 12d) 5,10 Level 7: floor 2,3,4d(s),6,7d,8,10,11 (13, 14d) 5,9ds,12d Level 8: floor 2,3,4d,5,7d,8,9ds,11, 12d, (14d, 16) 6,10 Level 9: floor 2,3,4d, 6, 7d,8,10,11,13,14d (17, 19d, 21) 5,9ds,15,16,18d,20 Level M: floor 2,3,5,6,7d,9ds,10,11,13,15 (17) 4d,8,12d,14d,16