CFOP · STEP 8 / 10

Swap the edges (PLL part 2)

Swap the four top edges to match their centres. After this the cube is solved!

  1. You start with (input)Swap the corners (PLL part 1)
  2. Result you will get after finishing this stepSwap the edges (PLL part 2)

Every case of this step

4 / 4 cases

Follow 3 steps

  1. 1. Hold the cube like this

    Yellow centre on top, the 4 corners matching the centres.

    Top
    Bottom
  2. 2. Find these pieces

    Look at the 4 top edges: whose side colour already matches its centre.

    yellow – green
    yellow – orange
    yellow – blue
    yellow – red
  3. 3. Move the edges home

    • See which edge already matches its centre. If one side is done, turn the whole cube so it is at the back.
    • Find the matching picture below. Arrows show where each edge goes.TOP VIEW
    • Tap the picture and turn along. Then the cube is solved!
    See the cases

More detail

  1. The corners are home. 4 top edges are left: compare each one’s side colour with the centre below it.
  2. One side done (its edge matches the centre): put that side at the back, then see which way the other 3 go (picture 1 or 2).
  3. No side done: two pairs of edges swap, opposite (H) or neighbouring (Z).
  4. Do that picture’s formula. After this the cube is solved!
  • in a formula is the middle layer, turning like . Tap an to see it.
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