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OLL 8

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

Probability1/54
Moves7
TypeLightning bolts
Inverse and mirror7

Recommended algorithm

l' U' L U' L' U2 l

7 moves · with the left hand

Alternatives

  • (U2) r' U' R U' R' U2 r7 moves

How to recognise it

A small lightning bolt: the back and right edges with the front-right corner. The front-left corner's yellow faces you.

Its inverse is another case

Do the 8 algorithm backwards, l' U2 L U L' U l, and you are solving 5.

That's why CubeDojo never scrambles 8 that way: it builds a random state with the case fixed, so you practise 8 and not 5.

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Other cases: Lightning bolts