Latest revision as of 18:08, 3 June 2026

Warpless

ANY% Warpless WR: https://youtu.be/LBjPnYz26m0

There are two major keys to this level. One is the elusive 5-4 skip, and the second is killing Sluggy in only 4 shots. Both are explained in detail below. Besides that, this level has a lot of stairs and you want to be fast with them. The fastest way to move up stairs is to continuously jump, however you want to run for a few frames between each jump as the stairs give you a little bit of speed in the beginning, but then don't let you exceed that speed.

Beginning stair skip [1]
Minor time-save at the last stair section: [2]

Autoscroller Skip

Full Skip without Shy Guy

5-4 Any% Full Skip vs. Platform

5-4 Half Skip

100% 5-4 Skip Tutorial

The notorious 5-4 skip is by far the hardest trick in the entire game. It can take upwards of 1000 attempts to even land it once, but it saves over a minute, making it totally worth learning. Failing the skip results in losing around 25-70s depending on where you fall. The time loss is even greater in 100% due to collectibles (30-90s).

The trick uses a series of sustained flutters and then bats to gain height to skip the autoscroller.

You can find an image based step-by-step guide here.

There are 4 ways to do the skip, each one a little bit tougher than the last.

Any% Time Save:
- No skip (using platform): 2:27
- Half skip (w/ shy guy): 1:31 (-56s)
- Half skip (w/o shy guy): 1:24 (-1:03s)
- Full skip (w/ shy guy): 1:10 (-1:17s)
- Full skip (w/o shy guy): 1:03 (-1:24s)

half skip variations comparison [3]

Full skip saves over 1 minute in 100% and half skip saves about 40s.

Some runners find using the shy guy easier, but it loses about 7 seconds compared to just using the bats. It requires less total flutters, but allows you to end the first stretch of flutters earlier.

Getting the bats to come down low enough for you to bounce on requires timing your flutters in a particular way. Here is an image gallery that shows how to do it consistently.

Backup strat if the first bat does its circle early: [4]
Note that this is actually 1-2 seconds faster than the standard strat but it is a bit risky.
Optimization for the start of the skip: [5]
batless [6]

Sluggy 1 Shots

There is a way to kill sluggy in only 4 shots. This strat is very fast, and is very reliable with enough practice.

Turn around and do neutrals here:

Warps

ANY% Warps WR: https://youtu.be/-Eqh3lA-1fA

There is a 1-1 warp at the beginning of 5-4 that saves quite a bit of time. This video demonstrates the warp in real time and includes a description for a consistent setup (courtesy of Blkyoshi) for the warp. (skip to ~9:45)

Faster setup that isn't really any harder: [7]
There is also a harder strat developed by Poahr for the 5-4 warp. None of the Warps runs have this yet do to it being incredibly difficult RTA. [8]
Warp recovery: [9] (slower than dying but it looks cool)

100%

Tutorial

100% 5-4 Tutorial: https://youtu.be/TpVFmRG1giE

IL WR

100% 5-4 IL WR: https://youtu.be/w3ENAal2EB8

Potential time-save - grab the star cloud at the top of the stairs to skip the 2nd mid-ring: [10]
Potential time-save - skip this [11] red coin and duplicate an extra during 5-4 skip.
Block break red coin comparison: [12]
Not slowed down: [13]
Alternate spike shots to make red coin dupes easier (if you're not doing 5-4 skip): [14]

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-== Warpless ==
+=Warpless=
 {{#ev:youtube|LBjPnYz26m0|360x240|right|ANY% Warpless WR: https://youtu.be/LBjPnYz26m0|frame}}
 There are two major keys to this level. One is the elusive 5-4 skip, and the second is killing Sluggy in only 4 shots. Both are explained in detail below. Besides that, this level has a lot of stairs and you want to be fast with them. The fastest way to move up stairs is to continuously jump, however you want to run for a few frames between each jump as the stairs give you a little bit of speed in the beginning, but then don't let you exceed that speed.
+Beginning stair skip [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paYyijNErBA]<br>
 Minor time-save at the last stair section: [https://clips.twitch.tv/ScarySuspiciousHabaneroDoubleRainbow]
-===== Autoscroller Skip =====
+==Autoscroller Skip [[File: 5-4skip4.png]]==
-This trick is the most saught after and prestigious trick, since it saves over a minute in a run if done.
+{{#ev:youtube|YEImW1ndWdI|250x170|right|'''Full Skip without Shy Guy|frame}}
+{{#ev:youtube|3CnmRBnr1gI|250x170|right|'''5-4 Any% Full Skip vs. Platform|frame}}
+{{#ev:youtube|r3ELCOBGafU|250x170|right|'''5-4 Half Skip|frame}}
+{{#ev:youtube|uXnmaSMWEMk|250x170|right|'''100% 5-4 Skip Tutorial|frame}}
-The trick uses a long series of perfect flutters and then bats to regain height with extended flutters to skip the autoscroller, it gains its difficulty in being able to perfect flutter consistentently and manipulating the bats which don't do the same thing everytime.
+The notorious 5-4 skip is by far the hardest trick in the entire game. It can take upwards of 1000 attempts to even land it once, but it saves over a minute, making it totally worth learning. Failing the skip results in losing around 25-70s depending on where you fall. The time loss is even greater in 100% due to collectibles (30-90s). <br/>
-The current warpless and 100% world records use this trick.
+The trick uses a series of sustained flutters and then bats to gain height to skip the autoscroller.
-You can find an image based step-by-step guide, for help on learning the skip, [http://imgur.com/a/UdwUQ here]. There is more information on this trick on the [[Fluttering#5-4_Skip_File:_5-4skip4.png | 5-4 skip page]].
+You can find an image based step-by-step guide [http://imgur.com/a/UdwUQ here].
-===== Sluggy 1 Shots =====
+There are 4 ways to do the skip, each one a little bit tougher than the last. <br />
+<big>'''Any% Time Save:'''</big><br>
+- No skip (using platform): 2:27 <br />
+- Half skip (w/ shy guy): 1:31 (-56s) <br />
+- Half skip (w/o shy guy): 1:24 (-1:03s) <br />
+- Full skip (w/ shy guy): 1:10 (-1:17s) <br />
+- Full skip (w/o shy guy): 1:03 (-1:24s) <br />
+half skip variations comparison [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COcmmzTPHIk]
+Full skip saves over 1 minute in 100% and half skip saves about 40s. <br />
+Some runners find using the shy guy easier, but it loses about 7 seconds compared to just using the bats. It requires less total flutters, but allows you to end the first stretch of flutters earlier. <br>
+Getting the bats to come down low enough for you to bounce on requires timing your flutters in a particular way. Here is an [https://imgur.com/a/UdwUQ image gallery] that shows how to do it consistently. <br/>
+Backup strat if the first bat does its circle early: [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/317799140] <br/> Note that this is actually 1-2 seconds faster than the standard strat but it is a bit risky.
+<br />
+Optimization for the start of the skip: [https://youtu.be/eb3NR9uY1aI]
+<br />
+batless [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72j-O_0fI5Y]
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+===Sluggy 1 Shots===
 There is a way to kill sluggy in only 4 shots. This strat is very fast, and is very reliable with enough practice.
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-== Warps ==
+=Warps=
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 There is a [[Warps#warp|1-1 warp]] at the beginning of 5-4 that saves quite a bit of time. This video demonstrates the warp in real time and includes a description for a consistent setup (courtesy of Blkyoshi) for the warp. (skip to ~9:45)
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 [https://twitter.com/Poahr348722/status/861134043227668480] <br/>
 Warp recovery: [https://clips.twitch.tv/OpenCharmingKeyboardVoteYea] (slower than dying but it looks cool)
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-Potential time-save - grab the star cloud at the top of the stairs to skip the 2nd mid-ring: [https://clips.twitch.tv/CovertPlainCormorantBloodTrail] <br/>
+Potential time-save - grab the star cloud at the top of the stairs to skip the 2nd mid-ring: [https://youtu.be/NRv9vkz92-Y] <br/>
-Potential time-save - skip this [https://imgur.com/a/wIzkdeG] red coin and duplicate an extra during 5-4 skip. <br/>
+Potential time-save - skip this [https://yoshi.science/index.php/File:5-4_100%25._skip_this.png] red coin and duplicate an extra during 5-4 skip. <br/>
 Block break red coin comparison: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnhSIP6WGyM] <br/>
-Not slowed down: [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/303586526] <br/>
+Not slowed down: [https://youtu.be/BYM7U99u6MQ] <br/>
 Alternate spike shots to make red coin dupes easier (if you're not doing 5-4 skip): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vbjCXG6M_E&t=1h40m]