Winter Variation (WV)
Insert a last pair that is joined in the top layer and orient the corners: 27 cases.
WV 1
U L' U2 R U R' U2 L
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 2
U R U' R'
4 HTM · 4 algs
WV 3
R' F R U R U' R' F'
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 4
U R2 D R' U' R D' R2
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 5
U R U' R' U R' U' R U' R' U2 R
12 HTM · 4 algs
WV 6
R U' R' U2 R U' R' U2 R U R'
11 HTM · 3 algs
WV 7
U R U R' U' R U' R'
8 HTM · 2 algs
WV 8
U2 R U' R' U R U2 R'
8 HTM · 2 algs
WV 9
U2 F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R
9 HTM · 4 algs
WV 10
U R U R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 11
U2 R' U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 12
Lw' U2 Lw F2 U L' U L
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 13
U2 R U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 R
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 14
U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R2
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 15
L' U R U' R' L
6 HTM · 4 algs
WV 16
U R' D' R U R' D R2 U2 R'
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 17
R' F' R U2 R U2 R' F
8 HTM · 4 algs
WV 18
U2 R U2 R'
4 HTM · 4 algs
WV 19
R' F2 R2 U' R' U' R U R' F2
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 20
U R U' R' U' R U R' U R U2 R'
12 HTM · 4 algs
WV 21
U R U' R2 U2 R U R' U R
10 HTM · 3 algs
WV 22
U R U R D R' U2 R D' R2
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 23
R2 U R' U R' U' R U R U2 R2
11 HTM · 4 algs
WV 24
U2 R U' R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'
12 HTM · 3 algs
WV 25
U2 R U2 R2 U2 R U R' U R
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 26
U R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2 R
10 HTM · 4 algs
WV 27
U R U R' U' R U R' U' R U' R'
12 HTM · 4 algs
Source: SpeedCubeDB, https://speedcubedb.com/a/3x3/WV, 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.