badmephisto's Speedcubing Guide
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First 2 Layers
Corner in Place, Edge in U Face (25-30)
d' (L' U L) d (R U' R')
U (R U' R') d' (L' U L)
y U' (L' U' L) U (F U F')
U (R U' R') U' (F' U F)
U' (F' U F) U (R U' R')
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.
(R U' R' U)(R U' R')
y' (R' U R U')(R' U R)
(R U' R') U2 (F' U F)
Easy Cases (1-4)
U (R U' R')
y' U' (R' U R)
Use (R' F R F') if no U face edges are
oriented properly on final slot
Use (F R' F' R) if no U face edges are
y' (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)
oriented properly on final slot
(R U R')
y' (R' U' R)
Note this image is green and red
because no cube rotation is required
Note this image is blue and red
because a cube rotation is required
Edge in Place, Corner in U face
(R U' R') d (R' U R)
(R U' R' U)(F' U F)
Reposition Edge (5-8)
d (R' U' R) U ' (R' U R)
2
(U' R U R') U (R U' R')
2
y' (U R' U' R) U (R' U R)
2
U' (R U ' R') U (R U' R')
Reposition Edge and Flip Corner
d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)
d (R' U R) U ' (R' U R)
2
y' U (R' U R) U (R' U
R)
U' (R U R' U)(R U
R')
y U' (L U' L') U2 (L U' L)
U (R U R') U (R2 U
R') d (R' U R) U
(R' U R)
(U' R U R') d (R' U' R)
2
U (R U' R') U' (F' U' F)
d (R' U R U')(R' U' R)
y' U (R' U R U')(R' U' R)
Solved Pair
d (R' U' R) d' (R U R')
y U2 (L' U L) U (F U F')
d (R' U R) d' (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')
2
y (L' U L) U y (R U R')
2
(R U R') U' (R U R')
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R)
(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)
y' (R' U R) U (R' U' R)
Pair Made on Side (19-22)
2
U (R U R') U (R U' R')
2
U (R U R' U)(R U' R')
y' U' (R' U R) U' (R' U R)
2
y' U (R' U' R U')(R' U R)
Weird (23-24)
(R U R' U') U' (R U R' U')(R U R')
y' (R' U' R U) U (R' U' R U)(R' U' R)
y' U2 R2 U2 (R U R' U) R2
(R U R') U2 (R U2 R') d (R' U' R)
2
(R U' R') U' (R U R') U (R U' R')
(R U' R' U)(R U ' R') U (R U' R')
y (L' U' L) U2 (L' U L U')(L' U' L)
(R U R') U2 (R U' R' U)(R U R')
(R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U'
R)
(R U' R') d2 y (R' U' R U')(R' U R)
y (L' U' L U)(L' U L) U2 (F U F')
U R U (R' U' R U') R
(R U' R') d (R' U R) U ' (R' U R)
U' (R U ' R') U (R U R')
(R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R')
Edge and Corner in Place (37-42)
U' (R U ' R') d (R' U' R)
(31-36)
(U' R U' R') U (R U' R')
(9-14)
y2 U' (L U') d' (L' U' L)
(R U R' U')(R U R')
(R U R' U')(R U' R') U2 (F' U' F)
Color Coding
Credits
Red = R U R' U' Family
Green = R U R' U Family
Blue = R F' R' F Family
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Permute Last Layer
Orient Last Layer (Two Look)
Step 1
Permutations of Edges or Corners Only
Bonus
R2 U (R U R' U')(R' U')(R' U R')
f (R U R' U') f'
F (R U R' U') F'
Probability =
Probability =
Ub
Ua
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2
Z
[F (R U R' U' ) F'][f (R U R' U' ) f']
Move to Second Look
Probability = 1/8
Probability = 1/8
x = nach hinten
Step 2
x'[(R U' R') D (R U R')] D' [(R U R') D (R U'
R')] D' x' = nach vorne kippen
E
All Edges Oriented Correctly
2
(R U R' U) R U R'
R U R' U' R U' R'
Probability =4/27
Probability =4/27
M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2
H
x (R' U R') D2 (R U' R') D2 R2
Aa
Orient Last Layer (Two Look)
(R U')(R U)(R U)(R U') R' U'
R2
x R2 (D2 R U R D2) R U R
Ab
Solved
Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners
[f (R U R' U') f'][F (R U R' U') F']
U') F'
2
2
2
2
2
R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R
(L U2' L' U2')(L F')(L' U' L U)(L F) L2' U
F (R U R' U')(R U R' U')(R U R'
y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R' U
R2 U'
R)
Probability =4/27
Ra
Rb
(R' U L')(U2 R U' R' U2)(R L U')
(R U R' F')[(R U R' U')(R' F)(R2 U' R')
Probability = 2/27
(r U R' U')(r' F R F')
F' (r U R' U')(r' F R )
Probability =4/27
Probability =4/27
U']
Ja
(R' U2 R U2)(R' F)(R U R' U')(R' F')
(R U R' U')(R' F)(R2 U' R') U' (R U R' F')
R [D (R' U ) R][D' (R' U ) R']
Solved
Probability =4/27
Probability = 1/27
Jb
(R' U2 R' d')(R' F')(R2 U' R' U)(R' F R
U' F)
Swap One Set of Corners Diagonally
Notation
R'
r/Rw
r'/Rw'
U'
U2
u/Uw
u'/Uw'
F'
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L'
B'
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(R' U R' d')(R' F')(R2 U' R' U)(R' F R F)
F R U' R' U' (R U R' F')(R U R' U')(R' F R F')
V Perm
(L U' R) U2 (L' U R') *2 U
(R' U L') U2 (R U' L) *2 U'
Nb
Na Perm
Double Spins
R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 (y' R' U R)
R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 (y R U' R')
Ga
Gc
(R U R') y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2
(R' U' R) y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2
Gd
Gb
Orient Last Layer
Red = R U R' U' Family, Green = R U R' U Family, Blue = R F' R' F Family
Try to recognize each pattern by viewing the fewest number of faces
(R U R' U') R U' R' F' U' F R U R'
Awkward Shapes (A1-A4)
2
[F (R U R' U') F'] U [(R U R' U') (R' F
R F')]
R U R' B' R U' R U R B R'
A2 - 29 - Probability = 1/54
A1 - 30 - Probability = 1/54
All Edges Oriented Correctly (OCLL1-OCLL8) (second part of three look last layer)
.
.
R U R' U' R U' R'
OCLL2 - 26 - Probability = 1/54
[(R U R' U) R U R'] [F (R U R' U') F']
(R U R' U) R U R'
OCLL1 - 27 - Probability = 1/54
[f (R U R' U') f'] [F (R U R' U')
2
2
2
2
2
F'] R U ' R ' U' R U' R ' U R
F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R'
U') F' y (R' U' R) U' (R' U R) U' (R'
2
U R)
OCLL4 - 21 - Probability = 1/108
Lightning Bolts (L1-L6)
A4 - 42 - Probability = 1/54
(r U R' U) R U r'
L1 - 7 - Probability = 1/54
OCLL3 - 22 - Probability = 1/54
F' (r U R' U') (r' F R )
(r U R' U') (r' F R F')
OCLL6 - 25 - Probability = 1/54
OCLL5 - 24 - 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
2
U r'
L3 - 11 - Probability = 1/54
R [D (R' U ) R] [D' (R' U ) R']
OCLL7 - 23 - Probability = 1/54
OCLL8 - 58 - Probability = 1/216
r' U' R U' R' U r
L2 - 8 - Probability = 1/54
Solved
2
[R' U (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')
A3 - 41 - Probability = 1/54
[F (R U R' U') F'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]
L4 - 12 - Probability = 1/54
R2B' R' U' R U B U' R'
y L F' (L' U' L U) F
U' L'
R' [F (R U R' U') F'] U R
L5 - 39 - Probability = 1/54
Corners Correct, Edges Flipped (E1-E2)
(R U R' U') M' (U R U' r')
E1 - 57 - Probability = 1/108
L6 - 40 - Probability = 1/54
T-Shapes (T1-T2)
(M' U M) U (M' U M)
E2 - 28 - Probability = 1/54
F (R U R' U') F'
(R U R' U') (R' F R
F')
P-Shapes (P1-P4)
f (R U R' U') f'
T1 - 45 - Probability =
1/54
.
.
f ' (L' U' L U) f
P2 - 43 - Probability = 1/54
P1 - 44 - 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'
2
R y L' d' R d L U'
L' B' L
P4 - 31 - Probability = 1/54
C-Shapes (C1-C2)
R' U' (R' F R F')
UR
C1 - 46 - Probability = 1/54
I Shapes (I1-I4)
T2 - 33 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R' 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
W-Shapes (W1-W2)
(R U R' U) (R U' R' U') (R' F R F')
(L' U' L U') (L' U L U) (L F' L' F)
W2 - 36 - Probability = 1/54
Squares (S1-S2)
2
S1 - 6 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R' U) R d' R U' R'
F' R' U' R U' R' d R' U R
B
I1 - 55 - Probability = 1/108
W1 - 38 - Probability = 1/54
r U R' U' R U' r'
R' U R U R' U R U x' U' R'
U
I2 - 52 - Probability = 1/54
F (R U R' U') R F' (r U R' U')
r'
f (R U R' U') (R U R' U') f'
I4 - 51 - Probability = 1/54
I3 - 56 - Probability = 1/108
r' U (R U R' U) r
S2 - 5 - Probability = 1/54
Knight Move Shapes (K1-K4)
(r U r') (R U R' U') (r U' r')
.
.
l)
(l' U' l) (L' U' L U) (l' U
L Shapes (L1-L6)
K1 - 16 - Probability = 1/54
K2 - 15 - Probability = 1/54
F' (L' U' L U) (L' U' L U) F
L2 - 47 - Probability = 1/54
F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'
L1 - 48 - Probability = 1/54
L4 - 54 - Probability = 1/54
l' U' L U' L' U L U' L' U l
2
y r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U
r
L3 - 53 - Probability = 1/54
(R' F R' F') R U y (R' F R F')
L5 - 49 - Probability = 1/54
(r U R' U) R U' R' U R U ' r'
R' F R B' R ' F' R B R'
L6 - 50 - Probability = 1/54
F U R U' R F' R (U R U' R')
R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R'
K3 - 13 - Probability = 1/54
K4 - 14 - Probability = 1/54
No Edges Flipped Correctly (O1-O8)
R U R' (R' F R F') U (R' F R F')
[F (R U R' U') F' ] [f (R U R' U') f']
O1 - 1 - Probability = 1/108
O2 - 2 - Probability = 1/54
[f (R U R' U') f'] U' [F (R U R' U') F' ]
[f (R U R' U') f'] U [F (R U R' U') F' ]
O3 - 3 - Probability = 1/54
Fish Shapes (F1-F4)
O4 - 4 - Probability = 1/54
(R' U' R) y' x' (R U') (R' F) (R U R')
2
(R U R' U') R' F R U R' U' F'
R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R
2
(R U R' U) (R' F R F') R U R'
F1
F2 - 10 - Probability = 1/54
- 9 - Probability = 1/54
[F (R U R' U) F'] y' U (R' F R F')
M U (R U R' U') M' (R' F R F')
O5 - 18 - Probability = 1/54
O6 - 19 - Probability = 1/54
(R U R') (R' F R F') (R U R')
F R U' R' U' R U R' F'
F3
F4 - 37 - Probability = 1/54
- 35 - Probability = 1/54
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(R U R' U) (R' F R F') U (R' F R F')
M U (R U R' U') M (U R U' r')
O7 - 17 - Probability = 1/54
O8 - 20 - Probability = 1/216
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