Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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New record for low% with an ever-evolving route. Sub-30 eventually? I hope so.

This run completes Dawn of Sorrow with the minimal number of souls required. Grabbing extra souls and then releasing them or fusing them to weapons is not allowed. The souls that either cannot be avoided or are required to complete the game are 1 Skeleton, 1 Armor Knight, 1 Golem, 1 Flying Armor, and 1 Succubus.

One could argue that Malphas could be used as a substitute for Succubus, but the problem with this is that any ability soul you get besides Balore as your first one will give you an additional ability. Because of this peculiarity with the game, I use Succubus to keep it in the spirit of true low%.

The oddest thing about the route is going through boss rush mid-run. This is done so I can obtain the RPG, which is the only weapon in this setting that can do any substantial damage on the final boss, Menace. I buy the Masamune beforehand to help take down the two bosses I actually need to fight much faster. The other main points in the route are cutscenes that unlock more items in the shop.

This run is a lot of fun, and I look forward to improving it sometime! Hopefully there are more runners who try it one day. It's at least an interesting challenge run, if nothing else. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/romscout