Simply continuing a run without collecting the Ankh.The Death Skip, where the spelunker successfully triggers the Lake of Fire trap in Tide Pool 4-3 without dying, opening the way to Abzu.The Olmec Skip, where Olmec's head is used to enter the door at the top of Olmec's Lair, quickly obtaining the Ankh.'Ankh Skip' may refer to one of the following: The following skips are the Olmec Skip and Death Skip. In some cases, its possible to locate the entrance to the Black Market by looking around a nearby backlayer or even teleport into it with the Teleporter or other forms of teleportation.The spelunker can always check for this, as the backlayers containing The Three Sisters are guaranteed to spawn on levels that the Black Market can spawn on.If in a backlayer, the drumbeat of the Black Market's theme can be heard playing.As the Black Market is guaranteed to contain a Pet Shop, being unable to find the Pet in the main portion of the level may suggest the Black Market's presence.

Standard Shops never spawn in the regular portion of the level if the Black Market is present.The entrance never spawns on stone brick tiles or traps.The entrance always has the same appearance ( ), and can occasionally be seen sticking out from walls.The main difficulty in reaching the Black Market without the Udjat Eye is deducing its location properly: The drum beat heard in sub-areas on the same level as the Black Market. The entrance to the Black Market (center) hiding behind a tile. Spikeballs can also be used to create a hole to Vlad's Castle, although this can be dangerous and time-consuming. Powder Boxes appear in the ground, which can be detonated to save on resources. If only bombs are used, the spelunker will need approximately 8-10 of them to reach Vlad's Castle, which may be difficult to attain. As the terrain that the Drill bores through is no different than standard terrain, it is possible for the spelunker to create the tunnel to Vlad's Castle themselves. The level that contains Vlad's Castle can be easily ascertained by seeing if the Drill spawned on the top row of the level. In the level containing either secret area, a Compass will indicate to the spelunker that there are two exits on the level. If the player forgot to pick up the Udjat Eye or did not want to spend the resources to obtain it in Dwelling or does not want to sacrifice it for use in Volcana, there is still a way to continue the run into Vlad's Castle or the Black Market without it.Īs a general rule of thumb, neither Vlad's Castle nor the Black Market spawn on the first level of either area, nor do they spawn on the same level as the Moon Challenge. A tunnel created with Bombs that leads to Vlad's Castle.

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