Garf's Progression Thread - Beating Hard Levels in GD (Hardest is Bloodbath)

[Caleb Valenzuela]

5.90 U' D' F' L' B R2 B L' F L2 D2 R2 F2 D F2 R2 F2 L2 @2026-06-06 00:19:25
I guess I still can get crazy times, even with old hardware. I used a Valk for this solve

imagine if you got 5.55 instead

 

[Garf]

5.35 R2 D B L' F2 R B' L2 D' L2 B2 D2 R2 B2 R' B2 L' F2 U2 R' @2026-06-06 13:07:56
Solution:
y // inspection
F' R' F' R U R' D' R U' R' //Cross + 1
y R' U R // f2l pair 2
U R U2 R' L U' L' // f2l pair 3
U2 R U' R' U R U R' // Last pair
U F R' F' R U R U' R' U2 // OLL + Auf
38 turns/5.35 = 7.10 turns per second

 

[Garf]

i've done some cubing stuff on and off, just mainly slow solving
I'm back with the top-1 challenge, I have one more hard demon before I'm onto beating mainly insane demons

 

[Garf]

I beat Primary maze as the first top-1 that was an insane demon

 

[Garf]

Stereo demoness completed. It was the next insane of beating every top-1 level

 

[Garf]

Here's the completion video if anyone would like to watch it :3

 

[Jared Burkhart]

Here's the completion video if anyone would like to watch it :3

That. Was. PERFECTION.

 

[Garf]

I skipped one level (Ice Cream by Cyclic) due to bad gameplay, and so I decided to play XYZ Step Infinity, which for some reason is the most disliked insane demon in the game.

 

[Garf]

I had beaten this demon last year, but I never got a completion video, so this has been on hold until I finally came around and rebeat it with all coins.
Btw one more insane demon before I'm onto beating extreme demons. That's when things get actually fun :3

 

[Garf]

Well, so update: after breaking my monitor, I've decided to drop Necropolis and just move on to some extremes (I had 93% on necropolis but never got consistent on some parts). I don't want to break my laptop trying to beat the level, so yeah.

On the plus note, I'm have good runs on The Ultimate Phase and will probably beat it in a few days or so, depending on how much progress I can make :3

 

[Garf]

This is some good progress I have so far on The Ultimate Phase, as well a 52-98 run, a 71-100 run, a 16-48 run, and whatever else I've done with this level.
Also my monitor has arrived so I'll be able to start streaming again tomorrow/Monday :3

 

[Garf]

I managed to get 66% after playing some more within the past 2-3 days. I also have a 50-100 run as well as a 24-81 run. I can beat it within the next 2-3 days trust.

 

[Garf]

So after spending some time with the Ultimate Phase, I got 98% as my worse death
Trying to continue but if I do then I'm not going to beat it anytime soon. So I'm just going to start my next level, and I've already made some progress. I managed to get Sakupen Hell in 5 runs:

 

[Garf]

I finally beat The Ultimate Phase! Took me too long lol

 

[Garf]

Hey guys, I'm now 20 years old. Crazy that I've been cubing on and off for over 7 years now. Still love the puzzle, still decently fast, not the same guy I used to be though.

 

[Garf]

Okay so I think I'm going to start using this thread more to post about what's going on in my life (since I still cube despite being retired).

First of all, I was able to get a 33 second 4x4 time today, got it during a call with a friend.

2nd of all, I'm working on beating Aftermath, which be my second hardest extreme. I recently came back to the game after Doggie verified Grief, and I beat some demons before going for it (PixelLocked, Different Descent, Magma Bound).

I'm also working towards beating Blade of Justice as a new hardest extreme, so after Aftermath and BOJ I can say my top-5 hardest are all extreme demons.
For BOJ, I'm going to start a shorts series where I get 1% new best on it until I beat it, for the lols. Here's the first video of the series:

I'm also trying to get my life together a bit, it's been tough, but I know I can do it.
That's it for me, tata for now!