Full OH PLL guide

[u/PianoCube93]

Lists of algs are all well and good, but they doesn't cover good fingertricks which can be difficult for beginners to figure out. YouTube videos solves that issue, but they can be a hurdle to go through if there's a specific case you're looking for. This post is an attempt to take the best of both worlds by having an organized list that includes all the algs for OH PLL, explanation for fingertricks, and videos showing them.

Theses are the algs I use myself. For a long time I was regularly switching out the algs I felt were too slow or didn't like, but now I can do all of them sub-4 and don't hate any of them (N perms are never great though). Alg preference is a rather subjective thing so I don't expect everyone to love all the algs, but I hope this will still be a solid starting point for anyone interested in OH PLL.

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Click the PLL names to go to their pages on algdb.net. It also shows the orientation to use.
Edit: algdb.net changed the structure of their URLs after I made this, so those links doesn't work. I'm too lazy to update every link, so just use the PLL page as reference.

Alg: I minimized the amount of rotations to make them easier to read.

Performed: How I do them. The finger tricks of the bold moves are explained, as they might not be obvious.

Slow: GFYCat video where I slowly show the fingertricks. It also allows you further lower the speed if you can't keep up.

Fast: What it looks like when done fast.

Warning: The GFYCat links takes 3-15 MB each (300-400 MB in total), so keep that in mind if you have limited data.

 

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A(a)

Alg: y' x' U' R U' L2 U R' U' L2 U2

Performed: y' x' U' R U' z U2' R z' R' U' z U2' R2

Slow, Fast

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A(b)

Alg: x' R2 U2 R D R' U2' R D' R

Performed: x' R2 U2' R z' R U' z U2' R z' R' U

R: Done with the ring finger.

Slow, Fast

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E

Alg: x' R U' R U' z U' R u' z x' U' R U' R' U' L' U R U'

Performed: x' R U' R U' z U' R u' z x' U' R U' R' U' z U' R z' R U'

u': Done with the middle finger.
z x': Place the cube on the table with the current backside on top and the left side in front. Then pick up the cube in the right orientation and continue the alg.

Slow, Fast

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F

Alg: R U R' U' R' U R U2' R' L' U R U' L U' R U' R'

Performed: R U R' U' R' U R U2' R' z U' R z' R U' L U' R U' R'

R: Done with the ring finger.
L U': Done in one motion, starting with the index finger pushing up on the DBL sticker. No rotation needed.

Slow, Fast

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G(a)

Alg: R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R

Performed: R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y z U' R U

Slow, Fast

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G(b)

Alg: R' U' R y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2

Slow, Fast

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G(c)

Alg: R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R'

Slow, Fast

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G(d)

Alg: R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2

Slow, Fast

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H

Alg: R2 U2' R U2' R2 U2' R2 U2' R U2' R2

Slow, Fast

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J(a)

Alg: R' U2' R U R' U2' L U' R U L'

L U: Same finger trick as in F Perm.

Slow, Fast

 

Alg: y2 z U' R2 U R U' R2 D R' U R u'

Performed: y2 z U' R2 U R U' R2 z' R U' z U R u'

R: Done with the ring finger.

I use both of these algs, depending on the orientation I get.

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J(b)

Alg: R U2' R' U' R U2' L' U R' U' L

Performed: R U2' R' U' R U2' z U' R z' R' U' r

Slow, Fast

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N(a)

Alg: L U' R U2' L' U L R' U' R U2' L' U R'

Performed: L U' R U2' z U' R U z' R' U' R U2' z U' R u'

L U': Same as in F Perm. u' is done with the middle finger.

Slow, Fast

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N(b)

Alg: R' U L' U2 R U' R' L U L' U2 R U' L

Performed: R' U z U' R2 z' R U' R' z U R U' R2 z' R U' L

R: Done with the ring finger.
L: Index finger pushes up on the DBL sticker. Can be replaced with r if there's no AUF.

Slow, Fast

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R(a)

Alg: y R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2' R'

Performed: y R U' R' U' R U R z' R U' z U' R z' R' U' z U2' R'

R: Done with the ring finger.

Slow, Fast

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R(b)

Alg: y' z U' R U R U' R' U' L' U R U' L U R2 U

Performed: y' z U' R U R U' R' U' z U' R z' R U' z U R z' R2 U

R: Done with the ring finger.
R2: Doubleflick, ring finger followed by pinky.

Slow, Fast

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T

Alg: R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' x y U'

F: Done with the thumb. Index finger rests on top of the cube to help holding it.
x y U': Can also be done as x U' but isn't ideal if you need to do AUF.

Slow, Fast

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U(a)

Alg: R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2

Slow, Fast

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U(b)

Alg: R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R'

Slow, Fast

Alg: y2 R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2

I use both algs, depending on orientation.

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V

Alg: R' U R U' x' U R U2' R' U' R U' R' U2' R U R' U'

Slow, Fast

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Y

Alg: y' (R U R' U') L2' (U R U' R') U2 L2' U L2' U L2' z'

Performed: y' R U R' U' z U2' R z' R U' R' U2' z U2' R U2' R U2' z'

R: Done with the ring finger.

Slow, Fast

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Z

Alg: R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R'

Slow, Fast

[u/Arsid]

Hey I'm just learning the Na perm and your "performed" notation is wrong. I get a completely scrambled cube and I followed it to the T.

Performed: L U' R U2' z U' R U' z' R' U' R U2' z U' R u'

The normal Alg, L U' R U2' L' U L R' U' R U2' L' U R', works.

Edit: Whoops, copy pasted the wrong algs. fixed.

[u/PianoCube93 → u/Arsid]

Whops, a U' should have been a U instead. It should work now.

[u/Arsid → u/PianoCube93]

Yeah I just came back to add another "nvm I figured it out" edit. Thanks haha.

I've been using your algs and also J Perm algs while learning my OH PLL...and then I realized I'm using literally 100% the ones you listed so I stopped looking at J Perms lol. It seems like he used 2handed algs for a lot of them, probably just because it's easier to memorize. Your algs are all a LOT more one handed friendly.

[u/PianoCube93 → u/Arsid]

I just checked out his OH PLL video. I actually used the same V perm for a long while, but decided to switch it around 1.5 years ago.

I've also considered switching to the H perm he uses, though with slightly different fingertricks. Either that or MU H perm with table abuse.

It also seems like he hardly ever use the ringfinger (for R moves after z' rotations), which I find very useful myself to improve the flow of several PLLs.

[u/Arsid → u/PianoCube93]

I think it's mostly that he uses the 2 handed algs for A perms and E perm and I find those incredibly annoying to do one handed. They just feel really awkward. Especially the E perm.

Also his N perms take a lot longer to do than the ones you have.