fireb0rn's Guide to Silksong Any% Speedruns

NOTE: Many runners have switched to Any% Release Patch, which uses the Key route. It goes through The Mist instead of ringing the bells. Most of this guide still applies, but in the early game, you have to farm 500 geo, buy the Key in Bonebottom, then go through Wormways to Shellwood rather than get Drifter's Cloak. See the Discord and/or review top runs for more info!

Here's my guide for Silksong Any% No Major Glitches using the Bells Route on latest patch! This should be a useful resource to help you get started, but should not by any means be considered optimal or fully comprehensive. Regardless, have fun learning the speedrun!

For updates to the video (and/or corrections), see the "Updates" section below!

▶ IMPORTANT LINKS & INFORMATION
How to Install Debug, LiveSplit, and Obs: https://github.com/hk-speedrunning/Si...
Join the Speedrunning Discord:   / discord  

To install Debug Mod, look for the heading "Installing Practice Mods" in the above link. Check the pinned messages in "silk-tech-support" and "silk-help" in the speedrunning discord for more information. If you still need help, use the "silk-help" channel there.

For resources (such as save states), enter the Speedrunning Discord and use the "silk-resources" channel. Search the channel by entering it and hitting Hit CTRL+F. Posts are generally tagged with tags like "Any" "SaveStates" and "Bells", so you can include those in your search.

For strategies (for specific rooms), enter the Speedrunning Discord and use the "silk-strats" channel. Search the channel by entering it and hitting CTRL+F. Enter the scene name which you can find in-game using Debug Mode by hitting F1 and looking on the left side. As an example, type "Greymoor_15" for Craw Skip strategies, or "Bone_05" or "Bell" for Bell Beast strats.

There is also an Any% channel called "silk-any-percent". Check the pinned messages there for more resources! I strongly recommend finding the "comsob sheet" there to see the fastest ever time each split has been done to find strategies. I also recommend finding strategies by watching the fastest runs, listed on speedrun.com and by getting involved in the community, watching streams, etc!

Rules for the speedrun can be found on speedrun.com, on the Silksong page by clicking "Show Rules."

This is another Any% guide by ‪@Noslep-_-‬ that's definitely worth watching:    • Silksong - Any% Bell route Guide  

Credits to ‪@PyeFive‬ for editing the first half of this video!

▶ UPDATES

Bell Beast: I would recommend starting with just four or five nail slashes on the first attack and no Silkspears, then bringing the boss to 80 HP on the following attack (with either 3n 2s or 4n 2s, depending on how many needles you performed on the first attack). This minimizes the odds of getting the Bell attack, since it apparently only occurs when she's above 120 HP!

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▶ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:30 Pogo Boost Mechanics
2:55 Moss Grotto
5:34 Moss Mother
8:41 Silkspear
15:59 Silkspear Mechanics
18:42 Path to Bell Beast
20:07 Bell Beast
26:13 Swift Step
33:34 Swift Step Mechanics
36:23 Path to Lace 1
37:21 Lace 1
41:46 Drifter's Cloak
46:46 Fourth Chorus Skip
52:00 Greymoor
1:01:01 Path to Moorwing
1:04:04 Moorwing
1:07:01 Cling Grip
1:13:37 Path to Widow
1:15:13 Widow
1:20:47 Shellwood Bell
1:24:42 Blasted Steps
1:29:27 The Last Judge
1:32:17 Act 2 Start
1:36:36 Cogwork Dancers
1:41:21 Path to Trobbio
1:48:28 Trobbio
1:53:50 Clawline
1:56:45 Vaultkeeper's Melody
2:01:47 Architect's Melody
2:07:02 High Halls
2:10:03 High Halls Gauntlet
2:19:27 Lace 2
2:25:19 Grandmother Silk
2:30:08 Outro
2:31:54 Pantheon of God Gamers

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