781! I completely exhausted swords in this run, but left a couple hearts in the shop. To get higher probably requires a lucky map with good bombs. I've outlined my game strategy below in a rot13 cipher.
Lbh arrq gb trg hc gb n fvk-pneq unaq nf snfg nf cbffvoyr. Lbhe irel svefg genqr-va vf guerr qvnzbaqf sbe $5 gb ohl na rkgen pneq. Lbh znl unir rkunhfgrq lbhe fjbeqf qbvat fb, fb lbh arrq n yhpxl znc gb or noyr gb ercyravfu lbhe fjbeqf naq lbhe fcnqrf orsber rapbhagrevat n sylgenc be zhfuebbz rarzl.
Fbba lbh jvyy arrq gb ohl ng yrnfg gjb fcnqrf naq gjb fjbeqf sebz gur fubc gb haybpx gur arkg unaq fvmr hctenqrf, naq trg gur hctenqrf nf fbba nf lbh pna nssbeq gurz. Bapr lbh unir n fvk pneq unaq, lbh'yy jnag gb trg gjb frgf bs jvyq-pneqf gb xrrc lbhe erfbheprf hc. Ghea va 6-pneq qvnzbaq unaqf nf bsgra nf lbh pna gb xrrc lbhe pnfu hc, lbh'yy arrq n ybg sbe lbhe zhfuebbz snezvat frffvba.
Gb zhfuebbz snez, lbh arrq n frghc yvxr orybj jurer gur zhfuebbz vf genccrq va n 2k2 fcnpr naq lbh ner fgnaqvat qvntbanyyl gb vg jura vg fcyvgf. K vf na bowrpg, Z vf gur zhfuebbz, C vf lbh gur cynlre. Gur zhfuebbz jvyy fcyvg vagb gjb begubtbanyyl gb lbh, yrnivat n uhfx oruvaq. Lbh unir whfg rabhtu gheaf gb 1) nggnpx gur bar arkg gb lbh (abg gur bar gbhpuvat gur onpx jnyy), 2) gnxr vgf urneg, naq 3) pyrne gur byq uhfx, naq gur zhfuebbz jvyy fcyvg ntnva. Lbh unir fcrag bar fcnqr, bar fjbeq, naq tnvarq bar urneg. Crevbqvpnyyl juvyr snezvat, jura lbhe unaq vf rzcgl, lbh znl arrq gb ohl fvk fcnqrf naq fvk fjbeqf sebz gur fubc gb xrrc hc lbhe snezvat. Vs lbh bire-snez, lbh'yy eha bhg bs erfbheprf gb pyrne gur znc, fb qba'g bireqb vg!
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