OLL Cheat Sheet
There are 57 OLLs. Learning them randomly is a recipe for madness. Learn them by Shape.
1. All Edges Oriented (The Cross) - 7 Algs
You already know these from 2-Look OLL.
- Sune:
R U R' U R U2 R' - Anti-Sune:
R U2 R' U' R U' R' - Headlights:
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'
2. No Edges Oriented (The Dot) - 8 Algs
Everyone hates these. If you get a dot, you messed up your edge control.
- Double Sledge:
R' F R F' U2 R' F R F' - The “Y” Shape:
F R U R' U' F' f R U R' U' f'(F-Sexy + f-Sexy).
3. “T” Shapes - 2 Algs
Looks like a T.
- Standard T:
F R U R' U' F'(You know this one). - Fat T:
r U R' U' r' F R F'
4. “P” Shapes - 4 Algs
Looks like the letter P.
- Standard P:
f R U R' U' f' - Inverse P:
R' U' F' U F R
5. “C” Shapes - 2 Algs
Looks like a C or a [ bracket.
- Standard C:
R U R2 U' R' F R U R U' F'
6. “L” Shapes - 4 Algs
- Standard L:
F R U R' U' R U R' U' F'(Double Sexy + F).
7. Square Shapes - 2 Algs
- Square:
r U2 R' U' R U' r'
8. Lightning Bolts - 4 Algs
- Wide Bolt:
r U R' U R U2 r'(Fat Sune).
Learning Order
- Cross Cases (Essential).
- T, P, Square (Easy recognition).
- Dot Cases (To avoid panic).
- The rest (Lightning, Knight, Fish, Akward).