The second blasted steps skip is much easier with a heal: https://discord.com/channels/772964112908156938/1365521515356885032/1421578234557894656
The soul collection for it in the video only lost 4s, it will be a bit more on average however, because the Judge is pretty rng and getting the 2 enemies bunched up saves time. It might be possible to optimize more though, given that you can basically facetank here as you get another heal after.
Make sure to trigger the Pilgrim spawn on the ground or they might not spawn. The conchfly pogo in the next room is optimal, so 8 Silk is enough out of the room
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