F2L
If you've read the How to be better at F2L section of my speedcubing guide, you'll know
exactly how I feel about relying on this table instead of intuition. I have presented them
anyway so you can see optimal solutions to all the F2L cases.
F2L
[Link] cases
[Link] and edge in top
[Link] pointing up, edge in top
[Link] in top, edge in middle
[Link] in bottom, edge in top
[Link] in bottom, edge in middle
1. Basic cases
R U R'
F' U' F
U R U' R'
U' F' U F
2. Corner and edge in top
(U' R U') (R' U R) U R'
(U F' U) (F U' F') U' F
(U' R U) (R' U R) U R'
(U F' U') (F U' F') U' F
d (R' U2 R) d' (R U R')
U' (R U2 R') d (R' U' R)
(R U' R' U) d (R' U' R)
(F' U F U') d' (F U F')
(U F' U2 F) (U F' U2 F)
(U' R U2 R') (U' R U2 R')
(U F' U' F) (U F' U2 F)
(U' R U R') (U' R U2 R')
3. Corner pointing up, edge in top
(R U2 R' U') (R U R')
(F' U2 F U) (F' U' F)
(U R U2 R') (U R U' R')
(U' F' U2 F) (U' F' U F)
U2 (R U R' U) (R U' R')
U2 (F' U' F U') (F' U F)
(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)
4. Corner in top, edge in middle
(U F' U F) (U F' U2 F)
(U' R U' R') (U' R U2 R')
(U F' U' F) (d' F U F')
(U' R U R') (d R' U' R)
(R U' R') (d R' U R)
(R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R')
5. Corner in bottom, edge in top
(U R U' R') (U' F' U F)
(U' F' U F) (U R U' R')
(F' U F) (U' F' U F)
(R U' R') (U R U' R')
(R U R') (U' R U R')
(F' U' F) (U F' U' F)
6. Corner in bottom, edge in middle
(R U' R' U) R U2 R' (U R U' R')
(R U' R' U') (R U R' U') (R U2 R')
(R U R' U') (R U' R') U d (R' U' R)
(R U' R') d (R' U' R U') (R' U' R)
(R U' R' d R' U2 R) (U R' U2 R)
OLL
The OLL algorithms here are numbered using the accepted order found on
the [Link] wiki (and elsewhere online), so you can always find an alternative
to a specific algorithm should you wish. I have chosen these ones because they heavily
use three different triggers, which I feel allows for easier memorisation. Simply learn the
three triggers, and you nearly know most of the algorithms already. For the algorithms
that don't use these triggers, I have bracketed them to show how I might perform them
in sections.
You can sort this list by shape, trigger, and number order, to facilitate easy finding of a
specific situation and memorising of the whole list.
OLL
Sort by:
Shape Trigger Number
Crosses
Dots
Corners
Lines
Ts
Zs
Big Ls
Cs
Ws
Ps
Squares
Little Ls
Others
Crosses
27 (R' U2 R) U (R' U R)
26 (R U2 R') U' (R U' R')
25 F' (r U R' U') (r' F R)
24 (r U R' U') (r' F R F')
22 R U2 (R2' U' R2 U') (R2' U2 R)
21 (R U R') U (R U' R') U (R U2 R')
23 R2 D (R' U2 R) D' (R' U2 R')
Dots
1 (R U2 R') (R' F R F') U2 (R' F R F')
2 F (R U R' U') F' f (R U R' U') f'
4 f (R U R' U') f' U F (R U R' U') F'
3 f (R U R' U') f' U' F (R U R' U') F'
19 M U (R U R' U') M' (R' F R F')
18 F (R U R' U) y' R' U2 (R' F R F')
17 (R U R' U) (R' F R F') U2 (R' F R F')
20 M U (R U R' U') M2 (U R U' r')
All Corners
57 (R U R' U') M' (U R U' r')
28 M' U' M U2' M' U' M
Lines
55 R U2 R2 (U' R U' R') U2 (F R F')
52 (R U R' U) R d' R U' R' F'
51 f (R U R' U') (R U R' U') f'
56 F (R U R' U') R F' (r U R' U') r'
Ts
45 F (R U R' U') F'
33 (R U R' U') (R' F R F')
Zs
40 R' F (R U R' U') F' U R
39 L F' (L' U' L U) F U' L'
Big Ls
14 (R' F R) U (R' F' R) y' (R U' R')
13 F (U R U' R2) F' (R U R U' R')
16 r U r' (R U R' U') r U' r'
15 l' U' l (L' U' L U) l' U l
Cs
46 R' U' (R' F R F') U R
34 (R U R' U') x D' R' U R U' D x'
Ws
38 (R U R' U) (R U' R' U') (R' F R F')
36 (L' U' L U') (L' U L U) (L F' L' F)
Ps
44 f (R U R' U') f'
43 f' (L' U' L U) f
31 R' U' F U R U' R' F' R
32 F U R U' F' r U R' U' r'
Squares
35 (R U2 R') (R' F R F') (R U2 R')
37 F R' F' R U R U' R'
5 r' U2 (R U R' U) r
6 r U2 R' U' R U' r'
Little Ls
48 F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F'
47 F' (L' U' L U) (L' U' L U) F
50 R' F R2 B' R2' F' R2 B R'
49 (R' F R' F') R2 U2 y (R' F R F')
53 (l' U' L U') (L' U L U') L' U2 l
54 (r U R' U) (R U' R' U) R U2' r'
Other shapes
11 F' (L' U' L U) F y F (R U R' U') F'
12 F (R U R' U') F' U F (R U R' U') F'
7 (r U R' U) R U2 r'
8 r' U' R U' R' U2 r
10 (R U R' U) (R' F R F') R U2 R'
9 (R U R' U') R' F R2 U R' U' F'
29 (R U R' U') R U' R' F' U' (F R U R')
42 (R' F R F') (R' F R F') (R U R' U') (R U R')
41 (R U R' U) R U2 R' F (R U R' U') F'
30 (L F' L' F) L' U2 L d (R U R')
PLL
Much like the OLL algorithms, these PLL algorithms are presented with their accepted
names. These are often referred to as permutations or perms, e.g. H-perm or Nb-
perm.
PLL
Edges only
Corners only
Edges and corners
Edges only
H (M2 U M2) U2 (M2 U M2)
Z R' U' R2 U (R U R' U') R U R U' R U' R' U2
Ua R2 U' (R' U' R) U R U (R U' R)
Ub (R' U R' U') R' U' (R' U R) U R2
Corners only
Aa x z' R2 U2 (R' D' R) U2 (R' D R') z x'
Ab x R2 D2 (R U R') D2 (R U' R) x'
E R2 U R' U' y (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R') y' (R U' R2')
Edges and corners
T (R U R' U') R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'
Y (F R U' R') U' (R U R' F') (R U R' U') (R' F R F')
F U' (R' U R U') R2 (F' U' F U) x (R U R' U') R2 x'
V (R' U R' U') y (R' D R' D') R2 y' (R' B' R B R)
Ja L' U' L F (L' U' L U) L F' L2 U L U
Jb R U R' F' (R U R' U') R' F R2 U' R' U'
Ra (L U2 L') U2 L F' (L' U' L U) L F L2 U
Rb (R' U2 R) U2 R' F (R U R' U') R' F' R2 U'
Na (R U R' U) (R U R' F') (R U R' U') R' F R2 U' R' U2 (R U' R')
Nb (R' U R U') R' (F' U' F) (R U R' F) R' F' (R U' R)
Ga y R2' u (R' U R' U') (R u' R2) y' (R' U R)
Gb (R' U' R) y R2 u (R' U R U') (R u' R2)
Gc y R2' u' R U' (R U R' u) R2 y (R U' R')
Gd y2 (R U R') y' (R2 u' R) U' (R' U R') u R2