Boss Skips

There are various different bosses in the game can often be troubling, even for speedrunners. The following page will help with boss skips, with helpful tips on how to get to or past bosses.

Brooding Mawlek Skip
Brooding Mawlek is blocked by a mini-vertical spike column that regularly requires Mantis Claw to get past. However, simply using your nail to pogo off of the spikes on the walls can get you over this obstacle.

Hornet Sentinel Skip
Monarch Wings is usually needed to reach Hornet Sentinel in Kingdom's Edge. However, you can save a trip to Ancient Basin by using enemies to gain a height advantage. When you reach the section that needs double jump, lure the Primal Aspid to you, and use it to pogo up onto the first step. Then, lure it up to you once more, and pogo on it to the second step. Repeat the process for the final floor, and be careful not to deal too much damage to the Primal Aspid, as doing so will kill it. Be sure to rest at the bench to avoid having to do the skip again.

Broken Vessel Skip
Instead of going left and around after the Mawlurk room you can walljump off a sloped wall saving a few seconds on the way to Broken Vessel.

Lost Kin Skip
Lost Kin normally requires you to get through a rather long mini-platforming section in the Dream Realm before the fight itself. However, this can simply be avoided by dropping down on the left side instead of going through the full section. Remember to dash into Lost Kin’s arena when you reach it.

Crystal Guardian Cheese
Crystal Guardian can easily be cheesed with the use of Dream Nail and Desolate Dive/Descending Dark. Gain SOUL by Dream Nailing the boss when it is sitting in the bench, and use spells to quickly kill it without awakening it. Be careful not to use your Nail, as doing so will awaken the Crystal Guardian.