Vanish Cap under the Moat

For a tutorial on speedrunning this star, see the RTA Guide

For a tutorial on RTABC for this star, see the RTABC Guide

Vanish Cap under the Moat is the level where you unlock the Vanish Cap. It is normally accessible from the Castle Basement after ground pounding two pillars in the basement. It can be accessed without draining the moat using Hyperspeed Flying or a negative jump.

Vanish Cap under the Moat
Course Info
Abbreviation	VCutM
Terrain	Default
Setting	Darkness
Water	None
Course Items
Coins	27 (  ×11  •   ×8)
Enemy Coins	None
Stars	×1
Caps	×2
Star Navigation
Overview

Coins

Location	Count
Line of coins at bottom of slide, around the corner to left	5
3 coins in an ! block right before all the turning lifts	3
3 coins by star marker at very end	3
8 red coins	16
Total	27

1-UP Mushrooms

1. In the first ! block: three platforms down the slide
2. On the slide, four platforms down
3. On the slide, six platforms down
4. Get the three coins at the end in the enclosed area with star marker

A Press Counts

In the A button challenge, entry and the level doesn't require an A press. The vanish cap switch can be pressed using a misalignment or a pedro spot.

Other Challenges

This star cannot be collected in the Coinless Challenge, CCC Challenge, No Buttons Allowed Challenge, No Joystick Allowed Challenge, and UBER Challenge.

This star can be collected in the Capless/Cannonless Challenge, Pacifist Challenge, B Button Challenge, and Z Button Challenge. In the Capless/Cannonless Challenge, the wall at the end can be jumped over with a sideflip and wall kick. In the Z Button Challenge, the course can be entered by using PU movement to avoid draining the moat.