OBL: An Intuitive Guide

An explanation of OBL from a user's perspective.


OBL Tree

Click here to see a visual representation of the full OBL tree with all cases linked to their parents/children. The numbers next to each case represent their relative likelihood of appearing in a random solve.

OBL Cases

Below is a list of all OBL cases, if we only collapsed color mirrors. This gives us 186 cases, since left/right mirrors and top/bottom mirrors are considered distinct.

Click on the headers to sort, or type in the text boxes below to filter the entire table.

Optimal Case Name Image
5 1C / 1C
5 1E / 1E
5 3C / 3C
5 3E / 3E
4 4E / 4E
5 Angel / Angel
4 Angel / Gem
4 Angel / Left Snoopy
4 Angel / Left Spill
4 Angel / Right Snoopy
4 Angel / Right Spill
4 Cadj / Cadj
5 Cadj / Copp
5 Copp / Cadj
2 Copp / Copp
4 Eadj / Eadj
5 Eadj / Eopp
5 Eopp / Eadj
2 Eopp / Eopp
4 Gem / Angel
4 Gem / Gem
3 Gem / Left Snoopy
4 Gem / Left Spill
3 Gem / Right Snoopy
4 Gem / Right Spill
5 Hazard / Hazard
4 Hazard / Left Bird
4 Hazard / Left Scottie
4 Hazard / Right Bird
4 Hazard / Right Scottie
4 Hazard / Shell
3 Left Baron / Left Baron
4 Left Baron / Left Dish
5 Left Baron / Right Baron
4 Left Baron / Right Dish
4 Left Bird / Hazard
5 Left Bird / Left Bird
4 Left Bird / Left Scottie
4 Left Bird / Right Bird
3 Left Bird / Right Scottie
4 Left Bird / Shell
4 Left Dish / Left Baron
2 Left Dish / Left Dish
4 Left Dish / Right Baron
5 Left Dish / Right Dish
1 Left Kite / Left Kite
3 Left Kite / Left Pinwheel
6 Left Kite / Left Zero
4 Left Kite / Moth
4 Left Kite / Plane
5 Left Kite / Right Kite
4 Left Kite / Right Pinwheel
3 Left Kite / Right Zero
3 Left Pinwheel / Left Kite
2 Left Pinwheel / Left Pinwheel
4 Left Pinwheel / Left Zero
5 Left Pinwheel / Moth
5 Left Pinwheel / Plane
4 Left Pinwheel / Right Kite
4 Left Pinwheel / Right Pinwheel
5 Left Pinwheel / Right Zero
4 Left Scottie / Hazard
4 Left Scottie / Left Bird
5 Left Scottie / Left Scottie
3 Left Scottie / Right Bird
5 Left Scottie / Right Scottie
3 Left Scottie / Shell
4 Left Snoopy / Angel
3 Left Snoopy / Gem
5 Left Snoopy / Left Snoopy
3 Left Snoopy / Left Spill
5 Left Snoopy / Right Snoopy
4 Left Snoopy / Right Spill
4 Left Spill / Angel
4 Left Spill / Gem
3 Left Spill / Left Snoopy
5 Left Spill / Left Spill
4 Left Spill / Right Snoopy
4 Left Spill / Right Spill
2 Left Tent / Left Tent
4 Left Tent / Left Whale
4 Left Tent / Right Tent
3 Left Tent / Right Whale
4 Left Whale / Left Tent
3 Left Whale / Left Whale
3 Left Whale / Right Tent
4 Left Whale / Right Whale
6 Left Zero / Left Kite
4 Left Zero / Left Pinwheel
3 Left Zero / Left Zero
4 Left Zero / Moth
4 Left Zero / Plane
3 Left Zero / Right Kite
5 Left Zero / Right Pinwheel
6 Left Zero / Right Zero
4 Moth / Left Kite
5 Moth / Left Pinwheel
4 Moth / Left Zero
4 Moth / Moth
3 Same Moth / Moth
3 Moth / Plane
4 Same Moth / Plane
4 Moth / Right Kite
5 Moth / Right Pinwheel
4 Moth / Right Zero
4 Plane / Left Kite
5 Plane / Left Pinwheel
4 Plane / Left Zero
3 Plane / Moth
4 Same Plane / Moth
4 Plane / Plane
3 Same Plane / Plane
4 Plane / Right Kite
5 Plane / Right Pinwheel
4 Plane / Right Zero
5 Right Baron / Left Baron
4 Right Baron / Left Dish
3 Right Baron / Right Baron
4 Right Baron / Right Dish
4 Right Bird / Hazard
4 Right Bird / Left Bird
3 Right Bird / Left Scottie
5 Right Bird / Right Bird
4 Right Bird / Right Scottie
4 Right Bird / Shell
4 Right Dish / Left Baron
5 Right Dish / Left Dish
4 Right Dish / Right Baron
2 Right Dish / Right Dish
5 Right Kite / Left Kite
4 Right Kite / Left Pinwheel
3 Right Kite / Left Zero
4 Right Kite / Moth
4 Right Kite / Plane
1 Right Kite / Right Kite
3 Right Kite / Right Pinwheel
6 Right Kite / Right Zero
4 Right Pinwheel / Left Kite
4 Right Pinwheel / Left Pinwheel
5 Right Pinwheel / Left Zero
5 Right Pinwheel / Moth
5 Right Pinwheel / Plane
3 Right Pinwheel / Right Kite
2 Right Pinwheel / Right Pinwheel
4 Right Pinwheel / Right Zero
4 Right Scottie / Hazard
3 Right Scottie / Left Bird
5 Right Scottie / Left Scottie
4 Right Scottie / Right Bird
5 Right Scottie / Right Scottie
3 Right Scottie / Shell
4 Right Snoopy / Angel
3 Right Snoopy / Gem
5 Right Snoopy / Left Snoopy
4 Right Snoopy / Left Spill
5 Right Snoopy / Right Snoopy
3 Right Snoopy / Right Spill
4 Right Spill / Angel
4 Right Spill / Gem
4 Right Spill / Left Snoopy
4 Right Spill / Left Spill
3 Right Spill / Right Snoopy
5 Right Spill / Right Spill
4 Right Tent / Left Tent
3 Right Tent / Left Whale
2 Right Tent / Right Tent
4 Right Tent / Right Whale
3 Right Whale / Left Tent
4 Right Whale / Left Whale
4 Right Whale / Right Tent
3 Right Whale / Right Whale
3 Right Zero / Left Kite
5 Right Zero / Left Pinwheel
6 Right Zero / Left Zero
4 Right Zero / Moth
4 Right Zero / Plane
6 Right Zero / Right Kite
4 Right Zero / Right Pinwheel
3 Right Zero / Right Zero
4 Shell / Hazard
4 Shell / Left Bird
3 Shell / Left Scottie
4 Shell / Right Bird
3 Shell / Right Scottie
4 Shell / Shell

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