OLL Essentials
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This page covers essential starter algorithms. For a complete OLL algorithm library, check out the OLL Library.
🔥 Learn starter CFOP OLL cases—Sune, Anti-Sune, Headlights, and more. Estimated read time: 5 minutes.
What You'll Learn
- Learn three useful starter OLL cases: Sune, Anti-Sune, and Headlights.
- Understand how these cases fit into last-layer orientation.
- Practice each algorithm with interactive 3D cube demonstrations.
- Build a foundation for learning all 57 OLL cases.
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Key OLL Cases
Click a case to watch it solved live on the cube, then try it yourself.
1
Sune
Recognize and solve the Sune hook pattern.
R U R' U R U2 R'Show Interactive Demo
2
Anti-Sune
Mirror of Sune.
R U2 R' U' R U' R'Show Interactive Demo
3
Headlights
Two headlights facing you.
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'Show Interactive Demo
Common OLL Algorithm List
| Case | Pattern | Algorithm |
|---|---|---|
| Sune | Sune hook pattern | R U R' U R U2 R' |
| Anti-Sune | Mirrored Sune hook pattern | R U2 R' U' R U' R' |
| Headlights | Adjacent oriented corners (headlights) | R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' |
FAQs & Pro Tips
There are 57 unique OLL cases in full CFOP, but many cubers start with the core two-look OLL set of 10 algorithms.
Two-look OLL splits the orientation step into edges and corners, requiring fewer algorithms to memorize initially.
Start with two-look OLL to build foundations, then gradually add full OLL cases to reduce move count and solve time.