Chest Chart & example

http://i.imgur.com/1h45M5p.png
Chart credit: Necronopticus

http://i.imgur.com/KXcYlEu.png
Image credit: Frasterize

In the above example, we see the chest system being used in such a way that uncovering the 5th chest before the 6th allows Arthur to go from green armor to gold armor in two successive chests, which isn't possible if you break the chest on the left before the chest on the right.   This is because the game designated the chest on the right as the 5th chest, and then the chest on the left as the 6th; because here it is possible to reveal them in that order (on the same screen.)  The 6th chest in steel armor is an armor, and the 5th chest in green is an armor. So here Arthur can recover to gold, which is useful for taking the damage boost from the Mimic in Stage 2 to skip the ladder and axe pendulum swing that blocks Arthur's way to the bottom section of the last boat platforms.  This damage boost saves about 4-5 seconds.

Magic Glitch (stage 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDckIQYLlvE

Speedrunning guide by PJ DiCesare

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/50377482

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/50373515

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/50368205

Speedrunning Guide in Portuguese - Tutorial de speedrun em Português

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCUVSJPOGFi3OXb_4VCSTEjz0fBMXTLLt

The Magic Glitch (Stage 5)

**What is it?**

Not to be mistaken by the far more well known glitch involving the avalanche, this particular glitch has been known by some runners for quite some time and yet no real guide to help better understand this glitch.

**How do I do it?**

First, since this trick involves using magic it should go without saying that you need gold armor to start this stage with. So long as you have that, just follow the below steps to get the glitch:

1.Once near the first set of spikes, stop and activate your magic (weapon doesn't matter) to trigger your I-frames.

2.While invincible, move right until you're in the correct position.

https://i.imgur.com/Ii6dvs7.jpg
If you are not far enough right, Arthur will be at the highest point as shown above. This is how you will know you're positioning for the glitch is incorrect.

https://i.imgur.com/MUi4n7x.jpg
In comparison, this picture above you can see Arthur has somewhat "sunk' into the ground a little. This is the position you want to properly do this glitch. 

3. Hold attack button to charge up your magic bar again and wait until it is fully charged
4. Once fully charged, pause the game.
5. Let go of the attack button and hold right.
6. Un-pause

If done right, it'll look like you got hit and messed up when in fact you both activated your magic and got hit on the same 
frame, putting you in the glitched state. Here's a video below of it being done properly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-xX0dkVAss&feature=youtu.be

**Can I do this without having to activate magic before the spikes?**

No. If you try this you will actually hit the spike before sinking into the ground. For whatever reason, when Arthur has reached the point where he sinks into the ground he is actually already touching the spike. Why he doesn't get hit after coming out of I-frames is anybody's guess but that's how it works.

**How precise is getting the correct position?**

Not very precise at all. As stated before, once you've sunk into the ground you're already technically touching the spike. So as long as you don't move at all once you're out of I-frames, you shouldn't get hit at all.

**Is this really faster than just doing the stage normally?**

Technically speaking, not really. While it is true that the use of the glitch makes Stage 5 faster, the time saved from it will just be lost in Stage 7 trying to reclaim gold armor. However given the multitude of things that can go wrong in this level, it is a much safer and consistent way of doing the stage with the only real trade-off being that you're forced to do a decent amount of both Stage 6 and 7 with basic/naked Arthur.

An argument can be made to do it with torch in actual runs though since the avalanche glitch is pretty much required to do the last section of stage 5 fast with it anyway.

If you want to pull off the this trick real fast though check out dice's setup of the same glitch in action below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN4c0y-a2kY

Tutorial by Fred

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdrSwqapf_k&list=PLyBAXfmrvFe7IgCmx8oeEMFFhXC-pzuSz

Samael MIA

Namn	Författare
Chest Chart & example	Aquas 8 years ago
Magic Glitch (stage 3)	annanokeiji 1 year ago
Speedrunning guide by PJ DiCesare	Aquas 8 years ago
Speedrunning Guide in Portuguese - Tutorial de speedrun em Português	habeebs_ 4 years ago
The Magic Glitch (Stage 5)	Shadax 5 years ago
Tutorial by Fred	Raderad 5 years ago