¤¤¤This route assumes you have some basic knowledge about Majora's Mask. This route was also written in 2016 so if anything seems confusing or you need help feel free to join the MM discord or start a new forum post!

There are a few tricks in this route which are required. I have included videos with each of them for the easiest method to perform them. They are not difficult, but I recommend trying them before doing a full run.

¤¤ - usually marked for things that are very important, such as required items or things to pay special attention to (in-game time).

--- First Cycle ---

• Play through the Intro of the game until you get to Clock Town.

• Head to East Clock Town, then fly into the Inn with the Deku Flower. Go downstairs and talk to Grandma in the first door. Do the bottom story twice to advance to Day 3.

• Head to West Clock Town. Go into the middle shop, and dance with the Scarecrow to advance to Night 3.

• Go back to East Clock Town. Use the Deku Flower to fly to the Stray Fairy, then enter the Inn from the bottom entrance. Go upstairs and enter the first door. Open the chest for 100 Rupees.

• Go to North Clock Town. Enter the cave to get Magic from the Great Fairy.

• Go to West Clock Town. Enter the Bomb Shop and buy the Bomb Bag.

• Go to the Clock Tower, and get on top of it. There are 2 methods -

  1. Gainer

  2. Twisted Backflip

     • Target the wall to the right of where you climb up to the Clock Tower. Do a backflip, then quickly release everything on your controller. Link will backflip sideways and automatically grab the ledge.

• At 12:00, enter the Clock Tower. Shoot Skull Kid with a Bubble to get the Ocarina. Play the Song of Time to go to Cycle 2.

--- Cycle 2 ---

• Enter the Clock Tower to get the Song of Healing from the Mask Salesman.

• Go back outside. Hit the Owl statue, then exit South Clock Town and go to the Swamp.

• Hit the Swamp Owl statue. Cross the Lily Pads and enter the Lost Woods. Lost Woods path: Left, Right, Right, Straight, Left, Left (or just talk the monkey and follow him)

• Talk to the Witch, then exit the Woods. Climb the ladder to the potion shop for a bottle/red potion.

• Back to the Lost Woods. The path is the same. Talk to the witch, then give her the Red Potion.

• Go back across the Lily Pads to the building near the Swamp Owl Statue. Talk to the Witch inside to take the boat to Deku Palace.

• Enter Deku Palace, then talk to the guards as Deku to get past them.

• Enter the left side of the Palace, then do the Doorframe Jump to get Sonata early:

¤¤ Note - We need Magic Beans, but we are getting them later in this route.

• After Sonata, exit the Palace. Do the Lily Pad Jump:

• Learn Song of Soaring.

• Continue to Woodfall Temple and open it with Sonata. ¤¤ Get a Deku Stick from a pot.

• Hit the Owl Statue, then enter Woodfall Temple.

~~ Woodfall 1 ~~

• Fly across the first room to get to the central room. ¤¤ In the central room, go to the pots on the right and get the Bomb drop.
• Enter the door on the right, then fly to the Small Key chest on the left.
• Exit back to the central room, then go across to the other side. Open the Small Key door.
• Pull the block backwards. Jump across the water to the torch. Light a stick, then light the torch at the other side.
• Light the stick again, then take it upstairs to light the top torch. Then, burn the web and go up the stairs.

¤¤ If you burn your stick, you can get one in the central room from the Deku Baba at the top of the ramp.

• In the dark room, light a stick in the middle, then light the torches around the room to exit.
• Fly across the next room and go downstairs. Enter the door straight ahead.
• Enter the next door and kill the Lizalfos for the Bow.
• Play the Song of Soaring to go to the entrance, then exit Woodfall Temple.
• Soar to Clock Town.

~~ Goron Lullaby ~~

• Exit Clock Town through North Clock Town. ¤¤ If you have no bombs, farm a bomb drop from bushes outside

• Go to Mountain Village. Hit the Owl statue when you get there, then go to Goron Village.

• Talk to the Goron, then enter the Goron Shrine.

• Talk to the Goron Baby, then exit the Shrine and go to the back of Goron Village.

• Talk to the Owl, then get the Lens of Truth in the cave.

• Soar to Mountain Village. Climb up the wall to the cave, then play Song of Healing with Lens of Truth active by the Goron for Goron Mask.

• Pull back the gravestone as Goron. Catch Hot Springwater in your Bottle.

• Exit, then go to the screen before Goron Village with the bridges.

• Look for the big snowball (if it's Day/Night 1, it will be at the back). Punch it, then melt the Goron Elder with the Hot Springwater.

• Learn Lullaby Intro.

• Back to Goron Shrine. Play Lullaby Intro for Goron Baby to learn the Goron Lullaby.

• Play the Song of Time to go back to Day 1.

--- Cycle 3 ---

• Play the Inverted Song of Time. ( v A > v A > )
• Soar to Mountain Village. Get Arrows and Bombs from the small snowballs near the statue.
• Roll to Snowhead, and open it with Goron Lullaby.
• Get a Bomb drop from the small snowballs nearby.
• Enter Snowhead.

~~ Snowhead Temple ~~

• Push the big block. Enter the right door. Roll across the bridge, then enter the left door to get to the central room.
• Roll to the yellow door. Pull the blocks for a small key.
• Back to central room. Shoot an arrow through the torch to the right to melt ice. Enter door, then unlock small key door.
• Blow up the back wall, then go upstairs.
• Do an angled jump to the snowball, or shoot down the ice on the roof to jump to it.
• Destroy snowball for small key. Get 10 rupees from the small snowballs next to it.
• Small key door, then solve the Goron Pound Puzzle to get back to the central room.
• Roll straight across the bridge, then go around the right. Roll across the 2nd bridge.

¤¤ Note - If you fall, you can equip Deku Mask in the lava to void back up.

• Kill Wizrobe as Goron for Fire Arrows. (Punch as Goron)

• Roll straight off the ramp and go downstairs to the Freezard room. Kill them for a small key.

• Go up the stairs and raise the platform with Fire Arrows. Enter the door.

• Melt the ice to your right, then roll there and go upstairs.

• Open small key door. Melt ice, go upstairs again. Enter door at the end of the room.

• Tunnel Jump:

• Destroy the rest of the snowballs and go upstairs. Roll across the bridge to the Deku Flower. Fly to the left door below.

• Kill Wizrobe again for the Boss Key. (Punch as Goron or Fire Arrows)

• Tunnel Jump again and go upstairs.

• Roll across the bridge and enter the boss door.

• Kill Goht to complete Snowhead temple and grab the Heart Container. (If you don't know the speedrun strat, use Goron Mask to make him fall, then shoot with arrows. Alternatively, Stand in the corner of the room and shoot with arrows as he runs around the track)

~~ Ranch Stuff ~~

• Go to Goron Village. Climb into the tunnel in the left side of the area. Talk to the big goron, and take the Powder Keg to blow up the boulder blocking the Goron Race located on the bridge screen before Goron Village.
• If it is before 2:30 when you blow up the boulder, do the Goron Race for Gold Dust. If it's later than 2:30, don't do it now.

¤¤ If you fail Goron Race, don't do it again if it is after 4:30. You must finish the Ranch stuff before 6:00.

• Talk to the big goron again for the "real" Powder Keg.

• Soar to Clock Town.

• Exit South Clock Town. Roll to Romani Ranch. Hit the Owl Statue.

• Blow up the boulder. Learn Epona's Song from Romani after Epona archery.

• Ride Epona out of the Ranch, then enter the Gorman Track.

• Race them and win for Garo Mask.

~~ Pre-Aliens ~~

¤¤ During this section, you must pay attention to your in-game time. We are doing the Alien minigame for a 3rd bottle. The Aliens arrive at the Ranch at 2:30 on Night 1. If you are unable to complete everything in this section before the Aliens, it is okay. Just soar to the Ranch at 2:30 and do what you were doing when you complete Aliens.

• Play the Song of Double Time to advance to Night 1. ( > > A A v v )

• Ride Epona to Great Bay. Push the Zora to the shore and play Song of Healing for Zora Mask.

• Hit the Owl statue at the observatory. Go to Pirate's Fortress.

• Pass the guards, and Goron Pound the switch at the end. Swim into the Pirate's Fortress Sewers.

• Complete the sewers and enter the actual Pirate's Fortress.

• Climb the central ladder, shooting guards if necessary to get there. Enter the door across the bridge. ¤¤ If it is BEFORE 10:00, play the Inverted Song of Time again to speed up time. Remember to Invert again once it is 10:00. Do NOT do this if you have not completed the Goron Race.

• Shoot the beehive with an arrow to make the pirates exit the room.

¤¤ Note - Skipping the pirate cutscene by shooting the beehive before the cutscene trigger is allowed.

• Exit the room, then drop down to the door on the right for the Hookshot.
• Get the Zora egg in the tank, then soar to Clock Town.

¤¤ Note - If you have NOT completed Goron Race yet, soar to Mountain Village and complete it now for the Gold Dust.

• West Clock Town. Enter the Curiosity Shop (bottom door on the stairs, opens at 10:00)
• Sell the Gold Dust.
• Enter the middle shop. Catch a fish in the water.
• Enter the Bomb shop. Buy a Powder Keg from the Goron.

¤¤ Note - Remember to pay attention to your in-game time for Aliens (2:30)

• Exit Clock Town, and go to Ikana Canyon. Call Epona to jump over the fences. ¤¤ Enter the Ikana Graveyard. Just before Captain Keeta, there is a circle of rocks on the right side. Drop a bomb in the middle of them to reveal a grotto, and get a stick inside (or multiple if you want).

• Play Sonata of Awakening at the back to wake up Captain Keeta. Kill him for Captain's Hat. (Shoot with arrows to make him stop. Quickspin to kill the stalchildren that spawn. When you catch up to Keeta, attack him once to stop him, then use Goron pounds to kill him.)

• Talk to a Stalchild walking around a grave, and tell him to open it.

• Kill Iron Knuckle. An easy strategy is to wait for him to attack, then jumpslash him and backflip away. You can also use Arrows during the 2nd phase to be very safe.

• Learn Song of Storms.

• Exit the graveyard. Equip Garo Mask in front of the cliff and Hookshot up. Go to Ikana Canyon.

• Hookshot across the river to skip Ice Arrows:

• Hit the Ikana Owl. Get a bomb drop from the nearby bushes. ¤¤ Soar to Aliens if necessary. If you do them now, skip the small section below. ¤¤ If it is before 1:00, play the Inverted Song of Time to speed up time.

• Get a bomb drop from bushes nearby, then go to the cave behind the Music Box House. Play Song of Storms when the ghost appears.

• Place a bomb in front of the door to make the girl come out of the Music Box House. Hide behind the right side of the house and enter when she is away from the door. Play Song of Healing downstairs for Gibdo Mask.

• Soar to the Ranch. Complete the Aliens for a 3rd bottle with Milk. Speed up time to make the event end quicker. ¤¤ Invert to slow time down again.

• If you skipped anything above because of Aliens, go and complete whatever it was you were doing.

~~ Woodfall Temple ~~

• Soar to Woodfall Temple. ¤¤ Get a Deku Nut drop from the pots by the Owl. It is required for the Well.

• Re-open the Temple with Sonata, then enter it.

• Hookshot to a torch from the floor to skip flying across the first room.

• In the central room, drop down to the pots on the right for Bombs, Magic, Arrows.

• Enter the right door. Jump to the Deku platform in the middle, then raise the platform by shooting the eye switch.

• Fly to the area above the eye switch and fight the Frog for the Boss Key. (Use bomb to get him off the Turtle, shoot with Fire Arrow to damage)

• Exit the room, then use the Deku Flower to fly to the upper level. Enter the first door back to the central room.

• Walk around the top of the central room and use a Fire Arrow to light the torch on the side.

• Enter the next room, kill the dragonflies with your bow. Jump to the middle platform. Fly to the upper level of it, then hookshot to the boss door.

• Kill Odolwa to complete Woodfall Temple. (Stun with arrow, quickspin) [Optional Heart Container if needed for Pirates Fortress]

~~ Mirror Shield / NWBN ~~

• Exit Woodfall Temple, and go to the Deku Palace.

• Get past the guards. English - Enter the right side of the Palace, and get past all the guards to the grotto at the end. Japanese - Enter the left side. Get past all the guards to the grotto. Exit that grotto on the far side, then drop down to a lower grotto.

• Buy 5 Magic Beans (1 is free).

• Soar to Ikana. Get a bomb drop and magic. Make sure you have at least 10 bombs. If not, enter a loading zone and get a bomb drop again.

• Enter the Well (top of Ikana Canyon).

  1. Give Magic Beans to the Gibdo on your right, then enter the door.
  2. Give a Fish to the Gibdo on the left. Then give Deku Nuts to the second Gibdo. Enter the second Gibdo door.
  3. Give Bombs to the Gibdo around the left side. Enter the door.
  4. Kill the Big Poe. Catch it in a bottle.
  5. Backtrack, and enter the door where you previously gave a Fish to a Gibdo.
  6. Give the Big Poe to the Gibdo straight ahead, and enter the door.
  7. Give Milk to the Gibdo straight ahead, and enter the door.
  8. Light the torches (fire arrow/stick) for Mirror Shield.

• Soar to Great Bay, and deposit your Zora egg.

• Go to Pirates Fortress. Hookshot to the inner part of the fortress by the Goron switch.

• Go up the far stairs, and hookshot to the target on the opposite roof.

• Jumpslash down from the roof:

• Catch the first zora egg from the tank, and exit the room from where you came in.

• Hookshot back across. Go up the stairs and jump past the red roof. Alternatively, you can stand near the edge and use Goron to roll over the roof and down to the door.

• Get the 2nd Zora egg from this area, then exit from where you came in.

• Jump down, then Hookshot the furthest target in the up-right direction from your position. Enter this area.

• Shoot the pirate, then enter the door on the left.

• Kill the pirate.

• Catch the 3rd egg from the tank, then soar back to Great Bay.

• Deposit your 3 eggs. Get Magic from behind the Observatory, then go to Pinnacle Rock.

• Pinnacle Rock path:

• Catch all 3 Zora eggs from Pinnacle Rock. Two are near the top, and one is at the very bottom.

• Swim out of Pinnacle Rock and void back to the entrance.

• Exit, then go deposit your last 3 eggs to learn New Wave Bossa Nova.

• I recommend catching a Fairy behind the Observatory. You will not be using your bottles anymore.

• Swim to shore, and enter the other part of Great Bay. Swim out behind the building at sea.

• Play NWBN to open Great Bay Temple. Optional: Catch another Fairy from the pots by the Owl statue.

• Enter Great Bay Temple.

~~ Great Bay Temple ~~

• Enter the first room, and push the underwater yellow switch. Ride the elevator to the top, and jump across the water you just raised to exit the first room.

• Jump in the water, and enter the tunnel near the top. Swim through the first room to a second tunnel, then get out of the water and enter the door.

• Jump in the water for a Small Key.

• Jump into the current to go back to the central room. Enter the bottom tunnel.

• Cross the pipe and open the Small Key door. Get health/supplies from pots if necessary.

• Defeat Wart for Ice Arrows. (Damage him with a bomb or arrows when he opens his eye. Using bombs or Deku Nuts is very good to clear out the bubbles. Focus on clearing the majority of the bubbles before trying to kill him in phase 2)

• Exit back to the room with the red pipe. From the platforms on the side, freeze an Octorok with Ice Arrows, then jump to the first Red Turnkey and push it.

• Exit the room by swimming out of the tunnel. Swim into the top tunnel again.

• Get onto the platform closest to the tall platform (Use a Zora high grab: As Human Link, face the platform and then equip Zora Mask and hold up to climb the ledge.) then use Ice Arrows to freeze the water and jump to the door.

• Freeze that water enemy, and push him close to the platform. Jump up there and activate the turnkey.

• Exit the room, swim out to the room where you got the Small Key.

• Boss Key Early: Freeze the water in front of the cage. Get on your ice platform, then as Zora, jump to the lowest part of the cage for the Boss Key.

• Go into the current to exit the room. Swim to the surface and out of the water.

• Freeze the waterfall, then climb the ladder.

• Make ice platforms to reach the turnkey, then activate it.

• Exit the room, then go to the room on the opposite side (first room of the temple).

• Hookshot to the target in the roof to your right. Jump to the turnkey, and activate it.

• Jump to the bottom turnkey below, and activate it. This will reverse the water current in the Temple.

• Equip Goron Mask, and jump into the water. This will make you void out, and put you back into the central room.

• Jump into the water, and swim into the higher of the two tunnels.

• Swim through the long tunnel to the waterwheel room. Get on the elevator, then freeze the water to stop the wheel. Jump to the wheel, then climb over it and exit the room.

• Use Fire Arrows to raise the two platforms on the left to get the turnkey.

• Raise the remaining platform to exit the room. Swim out of the tunnel straight ahead.

• Enter the bottom tunnel in the central room. Climb the pipe, and activate the last turnkey. Enter the boss door.

• Kill Gyorg to complete Great Bay Temple. (Shoot with arrow to stun, Zora Barrier to damage)

~~ Stone Tower Temple ~~

• Soar to Ikana. Optional: catch a Fairy. Enter Ikana Castle (bottom loading zone).

• Hit the switch, then reflect light to remove the Sun Block. Enter the castle.

• Go to the left door, then turn around and shoot the frozen switch with a Fire Arrow. Enter the door.

• As Zora, jumpslash into the "ceiling". Then, walk to the switch platform and climb up. Enter the door.

• As Zora, roll-jump to the switch in the left. Shoot the two Skulltula from that position, then use the Lens of Truth to see the invisible platform and exit the room.

• Go upstairs. Climb onto the edge of the castle, and go to the corner of the fence. Throw a Powder Keg over the fence to explode the roof.

• Enter the front entrance of the castle. Equip the Gibdo mask, then reflect light onto the Sun Block. Enter that area.

• Defeat Igos. (Shoot Fire Arrow at curtains. Stun them as Deku Link, and shoot a bubble at them to damage. When they fall down, reflect light at them to kill them)

• After learning Elegy, exit the castle. Go to Stone Tower.

Stone Tower Climb:

1. Jump across the platforms, then play Elegy on the first switch AS GORON.
2. Hookshot up TWICE. Play Elegy on the switch AS HUMAN.
3. Jump to the 2nd platform, and Hookshot across to area where a boulder is rolling.
4. Play Elegy on the switch AS HUMAN.
5. Hookshot up to the platform with the Beamos.
6. Step on the Elegy switch, then step off it. This causes the platforms to move.
7. Hookshot up one more time.
8. Stand on the moving platform, then play Elegy on it AS HUMAN. This will erase your other Elegy statue, and cause the

platform to move back to its original position with you on it. 9. Hookshot up twice to the Owl statue. 10. When facing the direction of the Owl, play Elegy on the left switch. Jump to the platform. Play Elegy again to move yourself to Stone Tower Temple.

~~ STT 1 ~~

• Enter the door on the left. Blow up the wall, then use the small boxes on switches. Play Elegy on the remaining switches to solve the puzzle.

• In the new area, blow up the floor. Reflect light onto the Sun Block. Kill all armos with Bombs or Goron to get a small key.

• Go upstairs. Open the small key door.

• Get the small key chest on the opposite side of the room. You can either jump out, Zora high grab, or get thrown out of the water by the hand.

• Swim through the tunnel and onto the bridge. Open the small key door.

• Solve the Mirror puzzle. Enter the door behind the Sun Block.

• Fly around the updraft room as Deku. Enter the door.

• Kill Garo Master for Light Arrows. (Ice Arrow after he attacks, sidehop to avoid attacks) ¤¤ If it is not NIGHT 3 yet, play the Song of Double Time to advance to Night 3.

• Soar to the entrance. Exit the Temple. English: Elegy in the right switch outside. Get onto a moving platform, and light arrow the switch. Japanese: Hookshot across twice to the Owl statue. Play Elegy on the right switch when facing the Owl. Move to the far edge of the platform and shoot a light arrow at the switch on the other side.

~~ STT 2 ~~

• Jump across to enter the temple. Enter the door on the right. Shoot the Sun Block with a Light Arrow.

• Fly to the bridge and enter the tunnel. Step on the switch, then get the small key from the chest that is revealed.

• Early Boss Key Jump:

• Enter the door, kill Gomess for the Boss Key. (Light Arrow -> Jumpslash. When out of Magic, wait for bats to attack, then quickspin for RNG Magic drop)

• Exit, then shoot a mine and fly across the room. Enter the left door.

• Shoot a Light Arrow at the Death Armos to flip it, then jump across quickly. It will die.

• Step on the switch. Hookshot to the chest on the roof that is revealed.

• Unlock the small key door. Kill Eyegore.

• Optional: Giant's Mask (recommended). Enter the far door. Hit the switch, then get to the boss door with Hookshot. You can get hearts, arrows and Magic from pots before the door.

• Kill Twinmold to complete Stone Tower Temple. (Giants if you got it, destroy pillars for magic drops when you are low on magic)

~~ Majora ~~

• If it is not midnight yet, play Inverted Song of Time, then wait in Ikana until 12:00. Optional: catch a Fairy near the Owl statue.
• Soar to Clock Town. Enter the Clock Tower and play Oath to Order.
• Cutscenes

Majora: Phase 1 - Stun her with Zora fins, then shoot her with a Fire Arrow. Do this twice to activate the remains. Do it twice more to activate Phase 2. ¤¤ Important - If Majora uses her beam attack, unequip Zora immediately. If you are hit by the beam as Zora, you will void and the fight will reset.

Phase 2 - Kill all of the remains with Fire/Normal Arrows. When they are all dead, shoot Majora with an arrow and use quickspins (English) or stick Power Crouch Stabs (Japanese) to kill her.

Phase 3 - Equip Light Arrows even if you have no magic. Shoot Majora to stun her, and use your attack of choice until she is dead.