A much easier method to catch the fastest cycle in WP Balcony 3 (aka Top Lever). The current most common strat is to dash to the wall under the breakable arch; pogoing the sawblade instead makes this cycle significantly more lenient. Confirmed to work on 1.2.2.1 and 1.4.3.2; assumed to work on 1.5.
A full-length run viable strat for making a faster spear cycle. Saves about 1.3s over normal cycle. Relatively safe because timing cues can tell you if you won't make the cycle. Apparently Ax discovered this independently recently, but I couldn't find anything posted so adding it here so everyone can benefit.