Fastest Route to unlock the Capital? { No-Glitch Speedrun Options }

[CtenosaurOaxacana]

Once you finally enter Leyndell itself, the main route to complete the game is pretty straight forward path.
But to get there, you need to first collect 2 Great Runes to enter, and it's possible to get 5 out of 7 before then.
So, I'm just trying to figure out which 2 Great Runes might be the quickest to get, plus any other factors that make it faster to reach the capital.

I'm open to suggestions, but I was thinking the fastest option is this:
- Get to Stormveil Castle
- Beat Margit
- Rush & dodge through the main castle pathway
- Beat Godrick
- Head down into Liurnia Lakes, get the Academy key on west side on the dragon's island.
- Rush through academy
- Make a pitstop midway through with the water wheel and go to the bottom
- Get captured by that mobile iron maiden machine, leads to secret area of Volcano Manor
- Beat the double Iron Maiden Boss
- Leave and grab the nearest site of grace on Atlus Plateau
- go back to a Raya Lucaraia site of grace
- beat red wolf of radagon
-beat Renalla
- go back to atlus plateau, head for the NE gates of the capital
- beat Draconic Tree Sentinel

And there you have it.
I was considering if maybe it's better to fight Radahn instead of Godrick or Renalla, after unlocking his fight by reaching Altus Plateau grace, since you can literally skip his entire castle. But you'd have to spend the xtra time travelling alllll the way to the SE corner of Caleid, plus he's a tougher boss than those two. Also it doesn't take long to reach Godrick or Renalla if you know where to go in their dungeons.

Rykard & Mohg aren't even worth considering though, because they take much longer to reach than the other 3, plus being much stronger... especially Mohg, an end-game optional boss.

Pretty sure the secret Iron Maiden teleport at Raya Lucaria is by far the fastest way to reach Altus Plateau though.

If anyone has any good ideas about faster options for getting 2 great runes though, please share.

[Rivaldman]

I'm afraid these are the easiest shardbearers to beat if you rule out the glitch run.

[MingQWERTY]

I completely forgot about the Iron Maiden path. Thanks for reminding me. For like the past few NG+ sessions I've always decided to rush the medallions for the lift because I couldn't be bothered to go through the long way at the side of the cliff.

[CtenosaurOaxacana]

Publicado originalmente por Rivaldman:

I'm afraid these are the easiest shardbearers to beat if you rule out the glitch run.

While true, I was more concerned about how long it takes rather than how easy they are. Even if you're good at fighting Radahn, it takes a lot of extra time to travel to his castle.

Publicado originalmente por MarkQWERTY:

I completely forgot about the Iron Maiden path. Thanks for reminding me. For like the past few NG+ sessions I've always decided to rush the medallions for the lift because I couldn't be bothered to go through the long way at the side of the cliff.

Yeah if you're planning to go through Raya Lucaria dungeon anyway, might as well get that. Doesn't provide any quick way to reach the rest of Volcano Manor & Rykard though. Him and Mogh take alot more time and effort to unlock compared to the other 3. Not to mention Mogh being very strong end-game boss.