badmephisto's Speedcubing Guide

Arranged by Andy Klise of kungfoomanchu.com

First 2 Layers
You must solve the cross first. It can be done in 6 moves or less ~82% of the time and 7 moves 99.95% of the time
These are just optimal example solves; F2L should be solved intuitively.
Easy Cases (1-4)

U (R U' R')
Use (R' F R F') if no U face edges are
oriented properly on final slot
y' U' (R' U R)
Use (F R' F' R) if no U face edges are
oriented properly on final slot


y' (R' U' R)
Note this image is blue and red
because a cube rotation is required
(R U R')
Note this image is green and red
because no cube rotation is required


Reposition Edge (5-8)

(U' R U R') U
2
(R U' R')
d (R' U' R) U
2
' (R' U R)
y' (U R' U' R) U
2
(R' U R)


U' (R U
2
' R') U
2
(R U' R')
d (R' U
2
R) U
2
' (R' U R)
y' U (R' U
2
R) U
2
(R' U R)


Reposition Edge and Flip Corner (9-14)

d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)
y
2
U' (L U') d' (L' U' L)
U' (R U R' U)(R U R')


U' (R U
2
' R') d (R' U' R) d (R' U
2
R) d' (R U R')


d (R' U R U')(R' U' R)
y' U (R' U R U')(R' U' R)
U' (R U' R' U)(R U R')


Split Pair by Going Over (15-18)

y' (R' U R U') d' (R U R')
y (L' U L) U
2
y (R U R')
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R)
(R U' R') U
2
(F' U' F)


(R U
2
R') U' (R U R') y' (R' U
2
R) U (R' U' R)


Pair Made on Side (19-22)

U (R U
2
R') U (R U' R') y' U' (R' U
2
R) U' (R' U R)


U
2
(R U R' U)(R U' R') y' U
2
(R' U' R U')(R' U R)


Weird (23-24)

(R U R' U') U' (R U R' U')(R U R')
U
2
R
2
U
2
(R' U' R U') R
2

y' (R' U' R U) U (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)
y' U
2
R
2
U
2
(R U R' U) R
2



Corner in Place, Edge in U Face (25-30)

d' (L' U L) d (R U' R')
y U' (L' U' L) U (F U F')
U' (F' U F) U (R U' R')
U (R U' R') d' (L' U L)
U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)


(R U' R' U)(R U' R')
y' (R' U R U')(R' U R)
(R U' R') U
2
(F' U F)


y' (R' U' R U)(R' U' R) (R U R' U')(R U R')


Edge in Place, Corner in U face (31-36)

(R U' R') d (R' U R)
(R U' R' U)(F' U F)
(R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R')


(U' R U' R') U
2
(R U' R')
y U' (L U' L') U
2
(L U' L)
U' (R U
2
' R') U (R U R')
U (R U R') U
2
(R U R')
d (R' U R) U
2
(R' U R)


(U' R U R') d (R' U' R)
U
2
(R U' R') U' (F' U' F)
d (R' U' R) d' (R U R')
y U
2
(L' U L) U (F U F')


Edge and Corner in Place (37-42)

Solved Pair
(R U' R') d (R' U
2
R) U
2
' (R' U R)
(R U R') U
2
(R U
2
R') d (R' U' R)


(R U' R') U' (R U R') U
2
(R U' R')
y (L' U' L) U
2
(L' U L U')(L' U' L)
(R U' R' U)(R U
2
' R') U (R U' R')
(R U R') U
2
(R U' R' U)(R U R')


(R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)
y (L' U' L U)(L' U L) U
2
(F U F')
(R U' R') d
2
y (R' U' R U')(R' U R)
(R U R' U')(R U' R') U
2
(F' U' F)




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And everyone else

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Color Coding
Red = R U R' U' Family
Green = R U R' U Family
Blue = R F' R' F Family
Orient Last Layer (Two Look)
Step 1


f (R U R' U') f'

Probability =
Bonus
F (R U R' U') F'

Probability =



[F (R U R' U' ) F'][f (R U R' U' ) f']

Probability = 1/8

Move to Second Look

Probability = 1/8



Orient Last Layer (Two Look)
Step 2

All Edges Oriented Correctly

(R U R' U) R U
2
R'

Probability =4/27
R U
2
R' U' R U' R'

Probability =4/27


[f (R U R' U') f'][F (R U R' U') F']
R U
2
' R
2
' U' R
2
U' R
2
' U
2
R

Probability =4/27
F (R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R' U') F'
y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U
2
R)

Probability = 2/27


(r U R' U')(r' F R F')

Probability =4/27
F' (r U R' U')(r' F R )

Probability =4/27


R
2
[D (R' U
2
) R][D' (R' U
2
) R']

Probability =4/27
Solved

Probability = 1/27



Notation

R R' R
2
r/Rw r'/Rw' x y


U U' U
2
u/Uw u'/Uw' z M


F F' L L' B B' D D'


Permute Last Layer

Permutations of Edges or Corners Only

R
2
U (R U R' U')(R' U')(R' U R')

Ub - Probability = 1/18
(R U')(R U)(R U)(R U') R' U' R
2


Ua - Probability = 1/18


M
2
U M
2
U M' U
2
M
2
U
2
M' U
2
U
2
(R U R' U)(R' U' R' U)(R U' R' U') R
2
U R

Z - Probability = 1/36
M
2
U M
2
U
2
M
2
U M
2


H - Probability = 1/72


x [(R' U R') D
2
][(R U' R') D
2
] R
2


Aa - Probability = 1/18
x' [(R U' R) D
2
][(R' U R) D
2
] R
2


Ab - Probability = 1/18


x'[(R U' R') D (R U R')] D' [(R U R') D (R U' R')] D'
x'[(R U' R') D (R U R')] u
2
[(R' U R) D (R' U' R)]

E -Probability = 1/36
Solved

Probability = 1/72


Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners

(L U
2
' L' U
2
')(L F')(L' U' L U)(L F) L
2
' U

Ra - Probability = 1/18
(R' U
2
R U
2
)(R' F)(R U R' U')(R' F') R
2
U'

Rb - Probability = 1/18


(R' U L')(U
2
R U' R' U
2
)(R L U')

Ja - Probability = 1/18
(R U R' F')[(R U R' U')(R' F)(R
2
U' R') U']

Jb - Probability = 1/18


(R U R' U')(R' F)(R
2
U' R') U' (R U R' F')

T - Probability = 1/18
(R' U
2
R' d')(R' F')(R
2
U' R' U)(R' F R U' F)

F - Probability = 1/18


Swap One Set of Corners Diagonally

(R' U R' d')(R' F')(R
2
U' R' U)(R' F R F)

V - Probability = 1/18
F R U' R' U' (R U R' F')[(R U R' U')(R' F R F')]
Y - Probability = 1/18


[(L U' R) U
2
(L' U R')][(L U' R) U
2
(L' U R')] U
y (R U' R' U)(l U)(F U' R' F')(R U' R U)(l' U R')
Na - Probability = 1/72
[(R' U L') U
2
(R U' L)][(R' U L') U
2
(R U' L)] U'
Nb - Probability = 1/72


Double Spins

R
2
u R' U R' U' R u' R
2
(y' R' U R)

Ga - Probability = 1/18
R
2
u' R U' R U R' u R
2
(y R U' R')

Gc - Probability = 1/18


(R U R') y' R
2
u' R U' R' U R' u R
2


Gd - Probability = 1/18
(R' U' R) y R
2
u R' U R U' R u' R
2


Gb - Probability = 1/18


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Orient Last Layer
Red = R U R' U' Family, Green = R U R' U Family, Blue = R F' R' F Family
= inverse, = mi rror, = reverse rotation, ~ = mi nimal difference, ** = this algorithm may be faster
Try to recognize each pattern by viewing the fewest number of faces
All Edges Oriented Correctly (OCLL1-OCLL8) (second part of three look last layer)

(R U R' U) R U
2
R'

OCLL1 - 27 - Probability = 1/54
"
"


R U
2
R' U' R U' R'

OCLL2 - 26 - Probability = 1/54


[f (R U R' U') f'] [F (R U R' U') F']
R U
2
' R
2
' U' R
2
U' R
2
' U
2
R

OCLL3 - 22 - Probability = 1/54
F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'
y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U
2
R)

OCLL4 - 21 - Probability = 1/108


(r U R' U') (r' F R F')

OCLL5 - 24 - Probability = 1/54
F' (r U R' U') (r' F R )

OCLL6 - 25 - Probability = 1/54


R
2
[D (R' U
2
) R] [D' (R' U
2
) R']

OCLL7 - 23 - Probability = 1/54
Solved

OCLL8 - 58 - Probability = 1/216

Corners Correct, Edges Flipped (E1-E2)

(R U R' U') M' (U R U' r')

E1 - 57 - Probability = 1/108
"



M' U M U
2
M' U M

E2 - 28 - Probability = 1/54

P-Shapes (P1-P4)

f (R U R' U') f'

P1 - 44 - Probability = 1/54
"
"



f ' (L' U' L U) f

P2 - 43 - Probability = 1/54


R U B' U' R' U R B R'
R d L' d' R' U R B R'

P3 - 32 - Probability = 1/54
"




R' U' F U R U' R' F' R
y
2
L' d' R d L U' L' B' L

P4 - 31 - Probability = 1/54

W-Shapes (W1-W2)

(R U R' U) (R U' R' U') (R' F R F')

W1 - 38 - Probability = 1/54
"


(L' U' L U') (L' U L U) (L F' L' F)

W2 - 36 - Probability = 1/54

Squares (S1-S2)

r U
2
R' U' R U' r'

S1 - 6 - Probability = 1/54
"


r' U
2
(R U R' U) r

S2 - 5 - Probability = 1/54

L Shapes (L1-L6)

F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'

L1 - 48 - Probability = 1/54
"


F' (L' U' L U) (L' U' L U) F

L2 - 47 - Probability = 1/54


l' U' L U' L' U L U' L' U
2
l
y
2
r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U
2
r

L3 - 53 - Probability = 1/54
"
"


(r U R' U) R U' R' U R U
2
' r'

L4 - 54 - Probability = 1/54


(R' F R' F') R
2
U
2
y (R' F R F')

L5 - 49 - Probability = 1/54
"


R' F R
2
B' R
2
' F' R
2
B R'

L6 - 50 - Probability = 1/54

Fish Shapes (F1-F4)

(R' U' R) y' x' (R U') (R' F) (R U R')
(R U R' U') R' F R
2
U R' U' F'

F1 - 9 - Probability = 1/54
R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R
(R U R' U) (R' F R F') R U
2
R'

F2 - 10 - Probability = 1/54


(R U
2
R') (R' F R F') (R U
2
R')

F3 - 35 - Probability = 1/54
F R U' R' U' R U R' F'

F4 - 37 - Probability = 1/54



Awkward Shapes (A1-A4)

R
2
U R' B' R U' R
2
U R B R'

A1 - 30 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R' U') R U' R' F' U' F R U R'
[F (R U R' U') F'] U
2
[(R U R' U') (R' F R F')]

A2 - 29 - Probability = 1/54


[(R U R' U) R U
2
R'] [F (R U R' U') F']

A3 - 41 - Probability = 1/54
"



[R' U
2
(R U R' U) R] y [F (R U R' U') F']
(R' F R F') (R' F R F') (R U R' U') (R U R')

A4 - 42 - Probability = 1/54

Lightning Bolts (L1-L6)

(r U R' U) R U
2
r'

L1 - 7 - Probability = 1/54
"


r' U' R U' R' U
2
r

L2 - 8 - Probability = 1/54


[F' (L' U' L U) F] y [F (R U R' U') F']
y (r U R' U) (R' F R F') R U
2
r'

L3 - 11 - Probability = 1/54
"


[F (R U R' U') F'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]

L4 - 12 - Probability = 1/54


R B' R' U' R U B U' R'
y
2
L F' (L' U' L U) F U' L'

L5 - 39 - Probability = 1/54
"



R' [F (R U R' U') F'] U R


L6 - 40 - Probability = 1/54

T-Shapes (T1-T2)

F (R U R' U') F'

T1 - 45 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R' U') (R' F R F')

T2 - 33 - Probability = 1/54

C-Shapes (C1-C2)

R' U' (R' F R F') U R

C1 - 46 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R'
2
U') (R' F) (R U) (R U') F'
(R U R' U') x D' R' U R U' D x'

C2 - 34 - Probability = 1/54

I Shapes (I1-I4)

R' U
2
R
2
U R' U R U
2
x' U' R' U

I1 - 55 - Probability = 1/108
(R U R' U) R d' R U' R' F'
R' U' R U' R' d R' U R B

I2 - 52 - Probability = 1/54


F (R U R' U') R F' (r U R' U') r'

I3 - 56 - Probability = 1/108
f (R U R' U') (R U R' U') f'

I4 - 51 - Probability = 1/54

Knight Move Shapes (K1-K4)

(r U r') (R U R' U') (r U' r')


K1 - 16 - Probability = 1/54
"
"



(l' U' l) (L' U' L U) (l' U l)

K2 - 15 - Probability = 1/54


F U R U' R
2
F' R (U R U' R')

K3 - 13 - Probability = 1/54
R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R'

K4 - 14 - Probability = 1/54

No Edges Flipped Correctly (O1-O8)

R U
2
R' (R' F R F') U
2
(R' F R F')

O1 - 1 - Probability = 1/108
[F (R U R' U') F' ] [f (R U R' U') f']

O2 - 2 - Probability = 1/54


[f (R U R' U') f'] U' [F (R U R' U') F' ]

O3 - 3 - Probability = 1/54
"



[f (R U R' U') f'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]

O4 - 4 - Probability = 1/54


[F (R U R' U) F'] y' U
2
(R' F R F')

O5 - 18 - Probability = 1/54
M U (R U R' U') M' (R' F R F')

O6 - 19 - Probability = 1/54


(R U R' U) (R' F R F') U
2
(R' F R F')

O7 - 17 - Probability = 1/54
M U (R U R' U') M
2
(U R U' r')

O8 - 20 - Probability = 1/216

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