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Jaxi Ruins Skip (also known as simply Jaxi Skip) is a speedrun strategy that allows Mario to quickly reach the top of Jaxi Ruins in the Sand Kingdom using a Bullet Bill from the nearby ruins, without needing to traverse the underground cave to get there.

Execution

The trick begins by capturing a Bullet Bill from the Tostarena Ruins and flying over toward Jaxi Ruins. In most speedrun categories that use this skip, players will collect the On the Leaning Pillar moon as the Bullet Bill on the way over to Jaxi Ruins.

The Bullet Bill should be crashed into a specific spot toward the right side of the western wall of the structure (pictured at right). This spot can be identified as the upper left corner of the face emblem on the corner of the structure. After the Bullet Bill explodes and Mario is forced out, wall jump against the wall. At the peak of the wall jump, cap throw and dive onto the top of Jaxi Ruins.

Alternate methods

File:Frontside Jaxi Skip

There is another way to skip the underground area that does not involve the use of a Bullet Bill. It involves traveling around to the other side of the ruins where the two Jaxi statues are located and using them to reach a thin ledge partway up the structure, which can in turn be used to reach the top.

Usage in runs

Any% & Dark Side

This trick is present in all Any% routes for the Sand Kingdom, as well as in the Dark Side run. It also allows the player to collect 50 coins from the chest atop the ruins without taking any additional time, if they open it while waiting for the Power Moon to become solid. This is useful since the Any% run relies on the purchase of two shop moons.

World Peace

In World Peace, this trick is present in the beginner route for Sand Kingdom. Activating the checkpoint on the platform allows the player to return to Jaxi Ruins later after defeating Hariet, placing them near the entrance to the Underground Temple.

The advanced route does not utilize this trick, in favor of using Dram Strat as an element in the route to collect additional moons.

Darker Side

In Darker Side, the captureless variant of this trick is utilized just after collecting On the Eastern Pillar.

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 == Alternate methods ==
-[[File:Frontside Jaxi Skip|thumb|330x330px]]There is another way to skip the underground area that does not involve the use of a Bullet Bill, although it is not as applicable in speedruns. It involves traveling around to the other side of the ruins where the two Jaxi statues are located and using them to reach a thin ledge partway up the structure, which can in turn be used to reach the top.
+[[File:Frontside Jaxi Skip|thumb|330x330px]]There is another way to skip the underground area that does not involve the use of a Bullet Bill. It involves traveling around to the other side of the ruins where the two Jaxi statues are located and using them to reach a thin ledge partway up the structure, which can in turn be used to reach the top.
 == Usage in runs ==
-Since this trick can combine 3 quick moons together with the use of the same capture, many categories use it.
+=== Any% & Dark Side ===
+This trick is present in all [[Any%]] routes for the Sand Kingdom, as well as in the [[Dark Side]] run. It also allows the player to collect 50 coins from the chest atop the ruins without taking any additional time, if they open it while waiting for the Power Moon to become solid. This is useful since the Any% run relies on the purchase of two shop moons.
-=== [[Any%]] & [[Dark Side]] ===
+=== World Peace ===
-This trick is present in all routes of these categories. It also allows the runner to grab the 50 coins chest which can be useful if they are including a shop moon in their route
+In [[World Peace]], this trick is present in the beginner route for Sand Kingdom. Activating the checkpoint on the platform allows the player to return to Jaxi Ruins later after defeating Hariet, placing them near the entrance to the [[Underground Temple]].
-=== [[World Peace]] ===
+The advanced route does not utilize this trick, in favor of using [[Dram Strat (Sand Kingdom)|Dram Strat]] as an element in the route to collect additional moons.
-This trick is present in the beginner route for Sand Kingdom. Grabbing the checkpoint on the platform allowing you to come back after defeating Hariet in order to get closer to the entrance of the ice area where Knucklotec is.
-The advanced route traded this in favor of [[Dram Strat (Sand Kingdom)|Dram Strat]] while still grabbing ''On the Leaning Pillar ''and ''Inside a Block Is a Hard Place.''
+=== Darker Side ===
+In [[Darker Side]], the captureless variant of this trick is utilized just after collecting ''On the Eastern Pillar''.[[Category:Tricks]]
-=== [[Darker Side]] ===
-In darker side the second variation of this trick is utilised right after grabbing ''On The Eastern Pillar.''
-[[Category:Tricks]]