Edges of the last layer (ELL)
Niche
Since the 2000s
Every case cross-checked
Corners solved, edges anywhere and any way round: 25 cases.
4 Flip H
r U R' U' M2 U R U' R' U' M'
13 HTM · 4 algs
4 Flip Ua
(U') y2 R U R' U M' U' R U' r' U2 M' U' M
16 HTM · 4 algs
4 Flip Ub
y R U R' U' M' U R U' R' U M U2 M' U M
19 HTM · 4 algs
4 Flip Z
r' U M2 U' r U2 r' U M2 U' r
13 HTM · 4 algs
BF H
r' U' M' U' R U r' U M' U' R U' R' U2 R
17 HTM · 4 algs
BF Ua
y r U r' R2 U R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 r U' r'
14 HTM · 4 algs
BF Ub
y r' U' r R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 U2 r' U r
14 HTM · 4 algs
BF Z
M' U M U' M' U M U M' U2 M
17 HTM · 4 algs
BL Ua
M' U M U2 M' U M U M2 U M U2 M' U M2
23 HTM · 4 algs
BL Ub
(U) y2 M' U' M2 U' M U2 M' U' M'
14 HTM · 4 algs
BR Ua
(U') y' M' U M' U2 M U M2 U M'
14 HTM · 4 algs
BR Ub
r' U r U' r' U M' U' R U r' U2 M' U R
17 HTM · 4 algs
FL Ua
M U' M' U2 M U' M'
11 HTM · 4 algs
FL Ub
(U') M U' M' U2 M U' M U M U2 M' U M2
20 HTM · 4 algs
FL Z
(U') y2 R U' r' U' M U r U r' U' M' U M'
16 HTM · 4 algs
FR H
M' U' M U' M' U' M U' M' U' M
17 HTM · 4 algs
LB Z
y M' U' M U' M' U2 M U M' U M
17 HTM · 4 algs
LR Ua
(U') y' R U R' U' R' r U R U' r'
10 HTM · 4 algs
LR Z
(U) M' U' M U' M' U M U' M' U' M
17 HTM · 4 algs
Pure 4 Flip
M' U2 M U2 M' U M U2 M' U2 M
17 HTM · 4 algs
Pure Adj
r U R' U' r' U2 R U R U' R2 U2 R
13 HTM · 4 algs
Pure Opp
M' U M' U M' U2 M U M U M
17 HTM · 4 algs
RF Ua
(U') y' r' U' R U M' U' R' U R
10 HTM · 4 algs
RF Ub
(U2) M U M' U2 M U M'
11 HTM · 3 algs
RL Ub
(U) y' R' U' R U M U' R' U r
10 HTM · 4 algs
Source: SpeedCubeDB, https://speedcubedb.com/a/3x3/ELL, retrieved 2026-10-24: case names, groups, setups and images, and the top-voted algorithms per case with their votes. Every algorithm shown was checked by the logic engine; rejected ones are listed in docs/db-exclusions.md.