Step 3 of 6
Corners of the top layer
What you should end up with
The four top corners are in place. The six remaining edges do not matter yet, so the diagrams show them in grey. This is simple CMLL: first yellow up, then the swap.
How to do it
- First look only at the corners and their yellow stickers. Find your case out of seven, turn the top as shown and do the formula.
- When all corners have yellow up, look at their side colours and find headlights: two corners of the same colour on one side.
- At the end turn the top until the corners match the blocks. All the formulas here keep both blocks, though the middle slice may get mixed.
Part 1: all corners yellow up
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R U R' U R U2 R'
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R' U' R U' R' U2 R
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F R U R' U' F'
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R U R' U' R' F R F'
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F R' F' R U R U' R'
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F R U R' U' R U R' U' F'
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F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F'
Part 2: corners into place
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R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'
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F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'
Tips
›Headlights on every side? The corners are already right: just turn the top.
›These nine formulas take you all the way to the end of the solve. Once they are familiar, move on to full CMLL at the end of this section: one look and one formula.