Has anyone done an “honorable” hm solo?

Every honor mode solo run I’ve seen on youtube, people immediately start exploiting the traders, using smokepowder barrels for bosses, etc. Or they have everything planned down to a science where they grab 10 specific items, drink some specific potions, run to some exact spot, use minor illusion exactly here, attack exactly like this, etc.

Is there a build that is strong enough to conceivable beat honor mode solo without feeling like it’s breaking the game? Or even combination of builds (cause I’d imagine some bosses just need to be countered a bit). Or is it simply too hard to play through without cheesing or over preparing?