Tournament Rules

Hitless Run Rules (DS1-3, Bloodborne)

Universal Rules:

• Magic is banned unless the runner is using a pure spell build (no weapons)
• Hidden body type spells are banned
• Run is complete when any% bosses are defeated
• Environmental damage from swamps (e.g. poison) do not count as hits.
• Hits from player triggered traps are counted (including the poison statues in DS2)
• Chain damage (example when an enemy hits you multiple times) count as one hit per life drop
• Staggers count as hits
• Deaths count as a hit, unless the death was a one-shot, in which case it would be a single hit penalty
• Build-up effects (frenzy, poison, bleed, etc.) don’t count as hits unless they proc
• No summons
• No force quits/quit outs/glitches/out-of-bounds
• Maximum run time: 3 hours
• Maximum hits: 6

Game Specific Rules:

• DS1 – save quitting at the crow's nest & to acquire FAP ring (Lautrec ledge) is allowed

• DS2 – homeward spell allowed (all builds)

• DS3 – storyteller staff is banned, bows are banned, jailer damage counts as one hit per occurrence, "Spook" spell is allowed

• BB – “Chain damage” hits, as referenced above, applies to Shadows of Yharnam fire breath attack, Bloodstarved Beast Grab attack, Ebrietas’ aura, and frenzy/poison. If any of these occur, it’s one hit per occurrence.

• Sekiro – 5-minute IGT penalty for each (purchased) bead not acquired.

Resets:

• DS1 – 3 prior to the player safely acquiring the red tearstone ring

• DS2 – 3 prior to Dragonrider’s defeat (must be first boss attempted, otherwise no resets)

• DS3 – 3 prior to second boss attempted

• BB – 3 prior to Father Gascoigne’s defeat (not counted until after player reaches the Hunter’s Dream, aka ladder%)

• Sekiro – 3 tutorial resets

Sekiro All Boss/Memories NG (glitchless) Rules

See: https://www.speedrun.com/sekiro#All_NG_Memories_and_All_Beads

Match Scoring:

• Hitless Runs (DS1-3, Bloodborne)---Players will be ranked by least amount of hits taken. In the event of a tie, the player with the faster in-game time (IGT) wins.
• Sekiro---Players will be ranked by fastest IGT.

Match Points by Placement & Game