Summer Variation (SV)
Niche
Since the 2000s
Every case cross-checked
Insert a last pair split across the top layer and orient the corners: 27 cases.
SV 1
U2 R' D' r U2 r' D R
8 HTM · 4 algs
SV 2
R U R' U2 R U R' U R U2 R'
11 HTM · 4 algs
SV 3
R U R D R' U R D' R' U' R'
11 HTM · 4 algs
SV 4
R' D' r U2 r' D R2 U R'
9 HTM · 2 algs
SV 5
R U2 R' U' R' F R U R U' R' F'
12 HTM · 4 algs
SV 6
R U' R' U' R U' R'
7 HTM · 1 alg
SV 7
R U R'
3 HTM · 3 algs
SV 8
R U M' U R' U' r' F R F'
11 HTM · 4 algs
SV 9
R U' R' L' U R U' R' L U' R U' R'
13 HTM · 2 algs
SV 10
R U R' U' R U R' U R U2 R'
11 HTM · 2 algs
SV 11
R U2 R' U R U2 R'
7 HTM · 3 algs
SV 12
R2 U R' U R' U' R2 U R' U' R U' R2
13 HTM · 3 algs
SV 13
R U' R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' U R U2 R'
15 HTM · 3 algs
SV 14
U2 L R U' R2 U L' U' R
9 HTM · 2 algs
SV 15
R U2 R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
11 HTM · 1 alg
SV 16
R U' R D R' U2 R D' R2
9 HTM · 1 alg
SV 17
R U R2 U2 R U R' U R
9 HTM · 1 alg
SV 18
R U2 R D R' U' R D' R2
9 HTM · 2 algs
SV 19
R U R2 F' r U R U' r' F
10 HTM · 4 algs
SV 20
R U' R' U' R U R' U' R U' R'
11 HTM · 1 alg
SV 21
R U' R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
9 HTM · 1 alg
SV 22
R U R2 U' R U' R' U2 R
9 HTM · 1 alg
SV 23
R U' R' U' R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2 R
13 HTM · 2 algs
SV 24
R U R' U R' U' R U' R' U2 R
11 HTM · 1 alg
SV 25
R U2 R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
15 HTM · 4 algs
SV 26
U' R U R D R' U R D' R2
10 HTM · 1 alg
SV 27
R U R' U' R U2 R' U' R U' R'
11 HTM · 3 algs
Source: SpeedCubeDB, https://speedcubedb.com/a/3x3/SV, 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.