25:11 IGT (In-game time), 26:55 RTA (real-time)\r
BKH+RTSR (Black Knight Halberd, 28% drop rate w/2 humanity + Red Tearstone Ring)\r
Xbox, unpatched game, offline\r
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This speed run uses the Kiln glitch to skip the boss souls. The Kiln glitch has been patched out and the speed running community doesnt consider these runs official world records. Therefore, this is mostly a curiosity at this point.\r
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The run is based almost entirely on the Any% route by Santzo84, Noobest, and UberGoose, which uses the BKH+RTSR (modified from earlier routes by Kago, Aihel, Otsunari and others). This route has some minor changes:\r
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1) The Spider Shield is picked up in the Valley of Drakes since its used during the fight with Gwyn. Because the Hornet Ring isnt available, Gwyn needs 3 ripostes and 2 2HR1 hits to take down. The Spider Shield is able to take two sword hits without the charer dying (the Grass Crest Shield can only take one).\r
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2) To save time, both Anor Londo bonfires are skipped before O&S and 6 seconds are saved by not leveling up after the fight. This means that the stats are limited to 18 end (the minimum needed to parry Gwyns flying attack with the Spider Shield), and 22 str / 18 dex (for two-handing the halberd). At less than 26 str, Ornstein takes 4 hits instead of 3, which usually makes the fight a little slower (but not slow enough to justify the 18 seconds to stop at a bonfire).\r
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20 seconds or so can be saved with a faster O&S fight and fixing some small mistakes along the way.