Step 7
Third Layer Corner Rotation

Moves

21
(7 x2 plus Step 6)


Difficulty

Hard


Goal

The End!!

This step will complete the entire cube!


Concept

While those 21 moves may seem intimidating, you really only need to learn 7 new ones. We will be doing the same move twice (notice in the Steps that steps 2 and the are just reversed), and then we will be left with a cube that will just need to sides re-rotated with Step 6 to finish off the entire cube.

This technique will rotate two adjacent side pieces together.

The hardest part of this will be keeping track of each sub-step as you go throughout the move.

Start

End


Starting Position

With both pieces on the top layer: one of the target pieces facing you, and the other to the right


The Moves

For the first piece...

  1. Middle verticle layer down
  2. Bottom layer to the left
  3. Middle layer back up
  4. Bottom layer to the right
  5. Left and right sides backwards
  6. Front face 180 degrees around
  7. Left and right sides back down

Rotate the entire cube to the left

  1. Middle verticle layer down
  2. Bottom layer to the right
  3. Middle layer back up
  4. Bottom layer to the left
  5. Left and right sides backwards
  6. Front face 180 degrees around
  7. Left and right sides back down

Use Step 6 to put back the bottom layer

  1. Middle verticle section down
  2. Bottom to the left
  3. Middle section back up
  4. Bottom 180 degrees around
  5. Middle section back down
  6. Bottom to the left
  7. Middle section back up

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6

7


Rotate the cube to the left

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Finish it off with the techniquqe from Step 6

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