Triforce Blitz is a Ocarina of Time Randomizer game mode that emphasizes understanding a seed's logic and on-the-fly routing. Triforce Blitz seeds are short; many seeds can be completed in under an hour, and there is a time limit of two hours for competitive play. Some runners have described Triforce Blitz as "puzzle rando".
Seeds can be generated on the Triforce Blitz website, or alternatively through Elagatua's fork on the OoT Randomizer website.
The Basics
Three Triforce pieces have been scattered into the dungeons of Hyrule. Find all three and warp to the credits!
Where to find Triforce Pieces
Triforce pieces can only be found in dungeons. This means they can't be found in overworld locations. Dungeons include the temples (Forest, Fire, Water, Shadow, Spirit), the spiritual stone dungeons (Deku Tree, Dodongos Cavern, and very occasionally Jabu Jabu's Belly), the side dungeons (Bottom of the Well, Gerudo's Training Ground, and the Ice Cavern), and Ganon's Castle.
Triforce Blitz uses the Chest Appearance Matches Contents setting, which places major items in large chests. Triforce pieces are major items and will always appear in large chests, so make sure to prioritize those when you see them!
Ganon's Castle Bridge
Access to Ganon's castle (the rainbow bridge) is granted when Link possesses two dungeon rewards (spiritual stones or medallions). Since Link starts the seed with one dungeon reward, this means that the bridge will open after completing any single dungeon.
Completing Dungeons Quickly
Dungeons in Triforce Blitz do not contain boss keys. The doors that would normally require boss keys are left unlocked, and Link may proceed directly to the boss without completing the rest of the dungeon if possible or desired.
Additionally, Jabu Jabu's Belly and Forest Temple have their shortcuts enabled. This lowers the platform leading to Barinade and activates the elevator leading to Phantom Ganon without needing to complete the rest of their respective dungeons.
Playing with a Time Limit
For races and competitive play, Triforce Blitz has a time limit of 2 hours. This means that any Triforce pieces found after the 2 hour mark do not count towards your score for the seed. A runner's score is determined by the total number of Triforce pieces found within the time limit, as well as the time when their most recent Triforce piece was found.
Consider the following example of three runners:
| First Triforce Piece found | Second Triforce Piece found | Third Triforce Piece found | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner A | 0:20:00 | 1:20:00 | n/a | 2/3 pieces found (1:20:00) | 2nd place |
| Runner B | 0:40:00 | 1:00:00 | n/a | 2/3 pieces found (1:00:00) | 1st place |
| Runner C | 0:10:00 | n/a | n/a | 1/3 pieces found (0:10:00) | 3rd place |
For casual play, runners are more than welcome to play at their own pace! Don't feel pressure to stop at the two hour mark if you are still enjoying your run!
Other Timesavers
Some checks and settings have been altered to keep things moving quickly. Additionally, many time consuming checks have been disabled entirely.
- Anju in Kakariko Village only requires 3 collected chickens.
- Pierre the scarecrow can be summoned immediately without having to set his song in Lake Hylia.
- The Biggoron trading quest is Claim Check only.
- (S3 Only) Princess Ruto waits for Link on the top floor of Jabu Jabu's Belly, speeding up access to two checks.
- The following checks are disabled:
- Skull Mask and Mask of Truth
- 30, 40, and 50 Golden Skulltullas
- Boomerang chest in Jabu Jabu's Belly
- Frogs 2
Logic Minutiae
Generally, the logic of Triforce Blitz seeds mirrors what runners are accustomed to from playing other modes that use the Standard Ruleset. However, there are a handful of quirks that should be kept in mind when learning this mode:
- In Forest Temple, the basement and Phantom Ganon checks only require a hookshot.
- In Water Temple, all checks logically require the Iron Boots, including Morpha. Default logic allows logical access to Morpha using a Gold Scale because boss keys are disabled. We preempt the logic in this case to match more closely what runners would expect coming from other game modes.
- (S3 Only) In Shadow Temple, all small key logic is unchanged, even though the small key lock has been removed from the door in the Gibdo room before the boat. The requirements for checks in Shadow assume that this small key lock still exists, despite its removal.