PLL Algorithms for Big Cubes
Developed by Feliks Zemdegs
and Andy Klise
Algorithm Presentation Format
Round brackets are used to segment algorithms to
assist memorisation and group move triggers.
Suggested algorithm here
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.
Purple text denotes either a change in the
suggested algorithm (from the 3x3 PLL Algorithm
PDF) or an entire new algorithm.
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
y' (R' U' R U') (R U R U') (R' U R U) (R2 U' R')
(R2 U2' R U2') (R2' U2' R2 U2') (R U2' R2')
[U2]
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
y (R2 U R' U') y (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R') y'
(R U' R2')
E - Probability = 1/36
Swap One Set of Adjacent Corners
(R U R' F') (R U2' R' U2') (R' F R U) (R U2' R')
(R' U2 R U2') R' F (R U R' U') R' F' R2 [U']
[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 (R' U2 R U R' U2) (L U' R U L')
Ja - Probability = 1/18 Jb - 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]
y (R U R' F') (R U R' U') (R' F R U') (R' F R2 U') (F' U' F) (R2 u R' U) (R U' R u') R2'
R' U' (R U R' F') [U'] y' D (R' U' R U) D' (R2 U R' U) (R U' R U') R2' [U']
Gb - Probability = 1/18
Ga - Probability = 1/18
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' F') (R U R' U) (R U' R' U') (R' F R2 U)
R2 U' (R U' R U) (R' U R2 D') (U R U' R') D [U'] (R' U' R U' R')
Gc - Probability = 1/18 Gd - Probability = 1/18