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OLL 38

The algorithm, how to recognise it and how to practise it without cheating.

Probability1/54
Moves12
TypeW shapes
Inverse and mirror36

Recommended algorithm

R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F'

12 moves

How to recognise it

A W, like stairs: front-left corner, left edge, back edge and back-right corner. The front-right corner's yellow faces right.

Its inverse is another case

Do the 38 algorithm backwards, F R' F' R U R U R' U' R U' R', and you are solving 31.

That's why CubeDojo never scrambles 38 that way: it builds a random state with the case fixed, so you practise 38 and not 31.

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Other cases: W shapes