Best Route to Avoid the Ghost Dog Boss (Best M Disc Route)

This guide covers the dog ghost (yes it looks like a cat ghost) boss that chases you whenever you hold the M. Disc item for the M. Disc Shrine and how to avoid it to reach the Flame.

M. Disc Location (Mock Disc)

Once you reach the "m. disc" message on the shrine you may be confused about what you are supposed to place in the sort of altar that's called the M. Disc Shrine there -- the Flame below can only be reached if you place the M. Disc or Mock Disc, the early game replica Disc you leave in the dog altar in the center of Animal Well's map.

Grab the M. Disc (you won't lose your Disc) and the ghost will reappear and start chasing you.

How to Avoid the Dog Ghost and Get to M. Disc Shrine

You now need to carry the Mock Disc from the Dog Room to the M. Disc Shrine Room and not die. It's hard! First of all, prep for your run:

How to Prepare for the M. Disc Dog Ghost Run

It's best to do this run as your FINAL FLAME. Absolutely do not attempt this run unless you have the following unlocked:

Slink
Bubble Wand
Fast Travel / Flute

Be sure you save at the telephone ABOVE the ghost dog room, this makes restarts much easier.

Learn the Warp code! To use the Flute's warp code to reach the warp room: Equip the Flute and tap the button while holding RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, UP, UP. It is important not to HOLD DOWN the Flute button, you need to TAP the button after you point in the right direction.

Finally, go to the M. Disc Altar and practice this run without the dog ghost -- some platforming portions are tricky and you will also need at least one key door to the left of the altar opened! Make sure the path is clear!

Best Dog Ghost Path

Many people think this is a cat ghost, but the dog ghost is after your M. Disc just like before. It will chase you and harm you and also resurrect ghosts from any dog statues you pass by.

The key to carrying the M. Disc to the altar above the Flame is to use the Fast Travel room. This room is unlocked once you have 16 Eggs. Do not attempt this run if you haven't visited the Egg Room and unlocked this area, at the dead center of the map.

Use the Flute to warp to the warp zone area with all the animal heads. Enter the bear head in the upper left of this room.

Note that this room is located in a far corner of the map -- you can wait here for a while to attract the dog ghost to this remote area of the map to give you more time elsewhere.

Enter the bear head and then use your Slink in the next room to the right to quickly ascend the blocks and make that tough final jump up to the right.

Use a bubble in the next room from your Bubble Wand to ascend the center of the room.

From here you need to go up and over the top through the open key door.

Hit the switch on the ground in the next room and go through the wall that opens up to the right.

Go all the way around and hit the button on the overhang fall through the center hole in the next room. Hit the switch and jump over to the ladder that appears.