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The easiest way to obtain a Clear File for someone new to speedrunning this game is to use a slightly-modified route from the standard Any% NSC route. Before you begin, you should familiarize yourself with one of these routes, and understand how to perform [[Death Skip]], [[Richter Skip]], and [[Relic Skip]]. Of these, the only skip that can't be practiced or learned efficiently during the run itself is Death Skip, as there are no Save Rooms prior to it. Therefore, you should start out familiarizing yourself with the visual cues for Death Skip, in particular.
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(04:21) After the Prologue, as Alucard, your first goal is to execute the Neutron Bomb [[Death Skip]], grab the Cube of Zoe, defeat Slogra and Gaibon, and enter the Marble Gallery. From there, you will continue on to the fight with Doppelganger, and then activate the elevator in the Outer Wall and grab the Soul of Wolf Relic. Then, return to the Clock Room, and use the Wolf transform to jump off the candle and reach the left pathway once the Statue is no longer in the way. (15:38) Once you reach Olrox's Quarters, break open a secret wall to the right of the Spectral Sword and break open the middle vase in that room to acquire an Onyx. Return to the room with the Spectral Sword, then proceed onto the Colosseum, and obtain the Shield Rod. With the Shield Rod and the Alucard Shield both equipped, you can execute a special move by pressing both attack buttons at the same time that will give your shield the magical property to deal damage, heal you, and regenerate your heartswhenever you collide with them while your shield is out. This move consumes mana MP when you cast it, as well as whenever you have your shield out, so use it only when you are about to collide with an enemy or boss. The use of this move makes every boss fight trivially easy to beat, making it ideal for your first run-through of the game. (17:26) Now that you have the Shield Rod, proceed to the fight with the Werewolf and Minotaur, collecting the Library Card along the way, and use your shield to dispatch them quickly. Afterwards, collect the Form of Mist Relic and then use the Library Card, which will teleport you to the Long Library. (19:25) Upon arriving in the Long Library, you will be just outside the Shop. Purchase a Library Card from the shop and leave, heading to the large stair section. Perform a [[Wolf Stair Jump]] followed by a Mist Transform to make it onto the ledge with the Corpseweed on it. Use your shield to destroy the room full of Flea Men and Dullahans, and beat the Lesser Demon. Proceed to the grate that is blocking your path, breaking one of the vases to collect an Onyx along the way. Transform into Mist in order to pass through the grate, and collect the Soul of Bat Relic. Once you have the Soul of Bat Relic, use your Library Card. (21:25) It is optional, but helpful, to return to the Shop and purchase a Manna Prism, as well as a few Potions. Once you are done with the Shop, head towards the Outer Wall to leave the Long Library.
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