No-Hit Rules

• Hits from player triggered traps count, environmental damage does not.
• While fall damage does not count, a death from falling will count.
• The horse getting startled by enemies and dismounting you counts as a hit. Getting dismounted by using all stamina also counts.
• Blocking an enemy attack with a shield counts as a hit, but a perfect parry/deflect does not.
• Any damage or stagger caused by Ganon's malice counts as hit.
• Drowning in water or mud, falling in lava, voiding or getting lost at the Lost Woods count as a hit.
• Environmental damage does not count as a hit.
• Fall damage doesn’t count as a hit.
• Self-damage doesn’t count as a hit.
• See "specific scenarios" section to know the few exceptions to those rules and in-depth explanation.

No-Damage Rules

• Losing health from any source is considered damage. See "specific scenarios" section to know the few exceptions to this rule and in-depth explanation.

No-Death Rules

• Getting to the "GAME OVER" screen is considered as death. See "specific scenarios" section to know the few exceptions to this rule and in-depth explanation.

Restricted runs Rules

• Warping is not allowed if an enemy has aggro on Link, to avoid fall death or damage before having the paraglide or to avoid drowning, voiding or falling in lava.
• Major glitches are not allowed: early Master Sword, BTBs (Bullet-Time Bounces), clipping walls or floors, infinite guardian parts…
• Majora’s Mask is not allowed.
• Amiibos are not allowed.
• Daruk’s protection is not allowed for no-hit runs. It is allowed in damageless runs.
• Fall damage cancellation using glitches is not allowed.
• Sequence breaking events are not allowed. Minor glitches are allowed: whistle sprinting, throwing sprinting, animation cancel…
• Killing bosses from outside of the arena is forbidden.
• In “Weapon Only” runs, damage is only to be dealt with the chosen weapon and runes of the sheikah slate. Damage done by any mount is also allowed. Bows are fine to use as tools but you can't deal damage with them if the category does not include them.

Specific scenarios

• Link’s death glitch after defeating Fire Blight in Vah Rudania doesn’t count as a hit, damage or death.
• Any damage or stagger caused by an enemy, divine beast or wildlife directly or indirectly, being alive or dead, counts as a hit.
• Blocking with a shield counts as a hit. However, blocking with a wooden shield the Thunder Blight’s electric balls doesn’t count as a hit - there’s no animation on Link and the shield doesn’t get damaged.
• Getting to the "GAME OVER" screen counts as a hit, damage and death.
• Any damage or stagger caused by no violent NPCs (city guardians, lady from flowers shrines…) counts as a hit, but it is damage only if health is lost.
• Lightning strikes from a storm are considered a hit if they strike on a conductive element (metal or electric element). It is not considered a hit if it just strikes on Link or near Link because of RNG but it is considered as damage if health is lost. If you die from the RNG strike, that will of course be considered as a hit, damage and death.
• Damage produced because of too high or too low temperatures is considered environmental damage and not a hit.
• Burning because of a fire not produced by an enemy (torch, campfire…) is considered environmental damage and not a hit.
• Damage caused by freeze water is considered environmental damage and not a hit.
• Damage caused by animated objects (boxes, stones, spikes, spiked balls, laser beams, electrified objects…) counts as a hit and damage.
• Voiding, drowning and falling in lava count as a hit, but is considered damage only if health is lost.
• Being caught in Yiga’s hideout, Gerudo Town or by the flower lady doesn’t count as a hit.
• Hits that are gotten by a mount (horse, walrus, deer, Sidon…) while Link is riding it, count as hits for Link. It is not considered damage if Link's health does not decrease. It is considered that Link is riding a mount when the movement inputs appear in the HUD.
• Ragdoll animations not caused by an enemy, NPC, divine beast or animal  don't count as a hit, but can count as damage if health is lost. Specifically, the ragdoll animation of falling from shield surfing because the shield breaks doesn’t count as a hit.