PLL Algorithms (Permutation of Last Layer)
Developed by Feliks Zemdegs
and Andy Klise
Algorithm Presentation Format
Round brackets are used to segment algorithms to
Suggested algorithm here assist memorisation and group move triggers.
Alternative algorithms here
Moves in square brackets at the end of algorithms
PLL Case Name - Probability = 1/x
denote a U face adjustment necessary to complete
the cube from the states specified.
It is recommended to learn the algorithms in the
order presented.
Permutations of Edges Only
R2 U (R U R' U') R' U' (R' U R') (R U' R U) R U (R U' R' U') R2
y2 (R' U R' U') R' U' (R' U R U) R2' y2 (R U R' U) (R' U' R2 U') R' U R' U R [U2]
y2 (R2 U' R' U') R U R U (R U' R)
Ub - Probability = 1/18 Ua - Probability = 1/18
(M2' U M2' U) (M' U2) (M2' U2 M') [U2]
(M2' U M2') U2 (M2' U M2')
y' M' U M2' U M2' U M' U2 M2 [U']
H - Probability = 1/72
Z - Probability = 1/36
Permutations of Corners Only
x (R' U R') D2 (R U' R') D2 R2 x' x R2' D2 (R U R') D2 (R U' R) x'
y x' R2 D2 (R' U' R) D2 (R' U R') x y x' (R U' R) D2 (R' U R) D2 R2' x
Aa - Probability = 1/18 Ab - Probability = 1/18
x' (R U' R' D) (R U R' D') (R U R' D) (R U' R' D') x
E - Probability = 1/36
Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners
(R U' R' U') (R U R D) (R' U' R D') (R' U2 R') [U']
(R' U2 R U2) R' F (R U R' U') R' F' R2 [U']
y' (L U2 L' U2) L F' (L' U' L U) L F L2' [U]
(R' U2 R' D') (R U' R' D) (R U R U') (R' U' R) [U']
(R U R' F') (R U2 R' U2') (R' F R U) (R U2' R') [U']
Rb - Probability = 1/18
Ra - Probability = 1/18
(R' U L' U2) (R U' R' U2 R) L [U']
(R U R' F') (R U R' U') R' F R2 U' R' [U']
y' (L' U' L F) (L' U' L U) L F' L2' U L [U]
Jb - Probability = 1/18
Ja - Probability = 1/18
(R' U' F')(R U R' U')(R' F R2 U')(R' U' R U)(R' U R)
(R U R' U') (R' F R2 U') R' U' (R U R' F')
y (R' U2 R' U') y (R' F' R2 U') (R' U R' F) R U' F
T - Probability = 1/18
F - Probability = 1/18
Swap One Set of Diagonal Corners
(R' U R' U') y (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 - Probability = 1/18 Y - Probability = 1/18
(RUR'U)(RUR'F')(RUR'U')(R'FR2U') R' U2 (RU'R') (R' U R U') (R' F' U' F) (R U R' F) R' F' (R U' R)
z (U R' D) (R2 U' R D') (U R' D) (R2 U' R D') [R'] z' (R' U L' U2 R U' L) (R' U L' U2 R U' L) [U]
Na - Probability = 1/72 Nb - Probability = 1/72
G Permutations (Double cycles)
R2 U (R' U R' U') (R U' R2) D U' (R' U R D') [U] (F' U' F) (R2 u R' U) (R U' R u') R2'
R2 u (R' U R' U') R u' R2 y' (R' U R) y' R' U' y F (R2 u R' U) (R U' R u') R2'
y' D (R' U' R U) D' (R2 U R' U) (R U' R U') R2' [U']
Ga - Probability = 1/18 Gb - Probability = 1/18
R2' U' (R U' R U) (R' U R2 D') (U R U' R') D [U'] D' (R U R' U') D (R2 U' R U') (R' U R' U) R2 [U]
y2 R2' F2 (R U2 R U2') R' F (R U R' U') R' F R2 (R U R') y' (R2 u' R U') (R' U R' u) R2
Gd - Probability = 1/18
Gc - Probability = 1/18