The goal of this sheet is to compile checkpoint times+videos with reasonable strats which can net you

a 29 (or better!) in Celeste Any%. These can help serve as goal times for those aiming for that milestone,

however many of the strats shown here should be viable at levels of play well before that.

What are the different columns?

Everyone has a different approach to the game: some people prefer optimising safe strats to their fullest

extent, whereas some people prefer learning the harder strats early and learning to be consistent with them.

This sheet aims to accommodate both playstyles, and will split checkpoint videos accordingly (where

applicable). Ideally I'd recommend watching both videos regardless, using the safe strats as a baseline and

picking up risky strats which feel consistent, as the videos combined aim to show a variety of strat choices.

What are the times?

The times shown are merely the ones achieved in the checkpoint example videos. The movement on average

will likely be a bit better than you need for a 29, and in many cases is closer to a 26/27 any% level of execution,

so don't worry about trying to match all the times if that is your goal. As a result the total sum of best is much

faster than what's needed for a sub 30 and I would not recommend comparing to it if that is your goal.

It should also be noted sub-30 as a milestone inherently has a bit of leeway - it's fine to cut small bit of

movement/strats you dislike or have levels notably weaker than the times listed, as there's always room to

make up for it elsewhere with stronger chapters, better general movement or just greater consistency in

comparison to your sum of best: do whatever it takes to make the grind fun for you, as that's what it should be.

Personal Tips

- Whenever you want to pick up a new strat, I'd strongly recommend timing both the new strat and your current

strat to see how much time it saves. It's important to know the risk reward of what you're adding, and ensure

what you're doing actually saves time for you.

- The intended use case of the sheet is watching both safe and risky, using one as a baseline and picking up strats

from the other that you like. If you exclusively stick to one column you will likely end up missing strats that you

would like. This applies to strat finding once you outgrow the sheet too: every person has a different set of ideal

strats, so if you only use one resource you will likely be missing out!

Thanks to Lmjacks, abbysky, snugmarshmallow, profnyan, Relptica, wpx, ebre, Tiyo, ziwuri, lernaea, kwan, thom for

helping provide some of the risky checkpoint vids/providing feedback on the sheet as a whole.