Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is a strategy to get Hover Boots without opening doors (and without BiT).
It requires Longshot, which can currently only be obtained with GIM (youtu.be/g-xWKUGJKsM) after getting Iron Boots (youtu.be/nuK8-RYpQI8).
It also requires a lot of Deku sticks, bombs and health, as the Dead Hand fight uses 15 sticks and 12 bombs, without counting mistakes or bad RNG.
Route:
Set FW in tower collapse interior, bottom of boss room from the bottom (entr. 0x0134). This entrance can be reached in a few ways, like backtracking after nocturne DHWW, or doing BSVW with FW set at Haunted Wasteland from GF.
DHWW (w/ fairy), play Bolero
DHWW again (w/ fairy) in the storms grotto, exit back to castle
Skip guards (with ground jump or ledge cancel)
OI, get fairy from the gossip stone if you don't have enough, enter market
DHVW to Shadow Temple
Zombie backflip to land in maze room (w/ fairy)
Reach Dead Hand's door
OI to unlock screen
4 QPA stick slashes to destroy the hands and lure Dead Hand out
Wait for Dead Hand to reach the door, then jumpslash the head (standing up against the door)
Repeat x3
Longshot clip to the chest.
Notes:
- If Dead Hand spawns too far from the door he'll burrow again before reaching you and the cycle is wasted.
- To keep Deku sticks on B during DHWW, you need to have a fairy for every time you die, because resetting the B button (via Game Over) would make it blank.
Timestamps:
00:00 Setting FW
00:24 Reaching Shadow Temple
05:05 Fighting Dead Hand
This is a strategy to get Hover Boots without opening doors (and without BiT).
It requires Longshot, which can currently only be obtained with GIM (youtu.be/g-xWKUGJKsM) after getting Iron Boots (youtu.be/nuK8-RYpQI8).
It also requires a lot of Deku sticks, bombs and health, as the Dead Hand fight uses 15 sticks and 12 bombs, without counting mistakes or bad RNG.
Route:
Set FW in tower collapse interior, bottom of boss room from the bottom (entr. 0x0134). This entrance can be reached in a few ways, like backtracking after nocturne DHWW, or doing BSVW with FW set at Haunted Wasteland from GF.
DHWW (w/ fairy), play Bolero
DHWW again (w/ fairy) in the storms grotto, exit back to castle
Skip guards (with ground jump or ledge cancel)
OI, get fairy from the gossip stone if you don't have enough, enter market
DHVW to Shadow Temple
Zombie backflip to land in maze room (w/ fairy)
Reach Dead Hand's door
OI to unlock screen
4 QPA stick slashes to destroy the hands and lure Dead Hand out
Wait for Dead Hand to reach the door, then jumpslash the head (standing up against the door)
Repeat x3
Longshot clip to the chest.
Notes:
- If Dead Hand spawns too far from the door he'll burrow again before reaching you and the cycle is wasted.
- To keep Deku sticks on B during DHWW, you need to have a fairy for every time you die, because resetting the B button (via Game Over) would make it blank.
Timestamps:
00:00 Setting FW
00:24 Reaching Shadow Temple
05:05 Fighting Dead Hand
![OoT: Broken Gorons Sword as child [1.0 exclusive]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OnqGraFBuR0/mqdefault.jpg "OoT: Broken Gorons Sword as child [1.0 exclusive]
This allows Max% Child to get a higher upgrade in the adult trade slot and also obtain a new item, Spirit Medallion with RBA. It can only be done on the 1.0 version due to being able to interrupt the put away animation (like for Blank A).
[Edit: it can now be done in any version, even OoT3D (which doesnt need this anyway): https://youtu.be/p5TobxoMAQc]
I found this while researching the stuff I showed in this video (https://youtu.be/0sznvpLTwqs), so you can watch that if youre interested.
Basically this works because if you break the Carpenters boss NPC by interrupting his dialog, hell keep thinking youre talking to him. Using something that makes a choice selection appear (Sarias Song), you can then tell him you selected the first option, which he can only interpret as yes I want to trade in the Poachers saw.
This does not work with other NPCs like King Zora or Fado, so you cant get Eyeball Frog or Poachers Saw the same way.
Explanation of the inputs:
1)Perform DF Canceling normally, so drop a bomb, quickspin, use Dins Fire before the spin disappears, press A the frame before getting hit (2nd explosion frame as child if you shield dropped the bomb).
If you use other methods, like Lens of Truth, remember that you need an item in hand for the next step.
Important thing to note is that you cannot pause buffer the A press, because you cant talk to NPCs out of a buffer.
2)Use a deku nut the frame after pressing A. This will interrupt the put away animation (1.0 exclusivity), canceling the dialog and letting you move around with Speak A. Pressing A now will softlock, but you can pause to remove Speak A if you want.
3) Use any trade item or magic beans in such a way that the carpenter will be culled when you close the text box.
4) Uncull the carpenter and play Sarias Song, then select the first option. If youre too far the collection trigger will still spawn, just get close to him to obtain the sword.
This method to get Speak A works the same as the Open A I had found for chests (Zombie Hovering), so the explanation about the interaction flag is there: https://youtu.be/JSHppr-zWC8.
(Also, you cannot use the 1.0 nut throw to get Zombie Hovering with any chest, because ground jumps disable buttons)")
