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il

What does il mean?

A run of one level or dungeon on its own, with its own leaderboard. Lets you grind a single stage to perfection without doing a full game run.

"I do not run the full game, just ILs of the snow level."

Origin

Acronym for 'individual level'; a leaderboard category timing one level or stage in isolation.

Frequently asked questions

What does IL mean in speedrunning?
It's an Individual Level run — a speedrun of a single level instead of the whole game.
How do you use IL in a sentence?
You might say 'He doesn't do full runs, just IL records for that stage'.
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