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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

  1. Cross Cases (Essential).
  2. T, P, Square (Easy recognition).
  3. Dot Cases (To avoid panic).
  4. The rest (Lightning, Knight, Fish, Akward).