I never would touch it. My friend evil was a nasty relic holder, and the random stuff didn't happen at that point so there was no need. I was forced to learn during hard mode gatekeepers when evil wasn't around. Only a 29 ever went thru, so we both went thru venus and he grabbed it after I killed the gatekeeper with gjally then did the other side. And I wish I woulda realized how easy it really was before then, cuz it took us forever at that part til I took the initiative.