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[AJT17]

i aint even warmed up bruh howd i get a 13
View attachment 39954

i could legit avg 15 if i knew 2LLL

I couldn't really find any good solutions on white or yellow so I decided to look at all of the other cross colours and red has a 2x2x1 block and a free pair which you can make an easy xcross with but the solution that gives three free pairs is not the most straightforward option. Then there's also the ZB ending that is one move shorter at 37 moves and ends with a Sune ZB that I know. The ZBLS even has the potential to cancel into the ZBLL and can give a 35 move solution.
Maybe @precompsubwr can find something good for white or yellow that I'm not good enough to see. I found an interesting Pseudo-Slot ZBLS on yellow that gave a 40 move solution though, but it can probably be a lot better. I also found a 42 move solution on white that has another Pseudo-Slot ZBLS, though probably still not too good.
I also saw an interesting FB+SS on blue and I was able to find a 37 move Roux solution but since I don't do Roux I'm sure it's far from optimal.
I also somehow found a good solution on orange too, where the most straightforward cross gives a free pair and EO too, ending with the standard COLL as ZBLL, for 45 moves.
After checking every other cross colour I thought green wouldn't be that amazing, but it turns out no matter what cross colour you pick on this scramble you have the potential to have a really nice solution.
Overall just for move count Red and Blue are by far the best, but in terms of the best solution in ergonomics and practicality, I'm not really sure which one would be the best but there isn't really a wrong answer as long as you know the ZB.

Spoiler: Red 37 Moves ZB

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' x // inspection
F' U F R' U2 L // xcross
F R' F' R // 2nd pair
U L U' L' // 3rd pair
y U R' D' r U' r' D R // ZBLS
R' U2 R U R' U' R F U' R' U' R U F' U' // ZBLL

Spoiler: Yellow 40 Moves Pseudo-Slot ZBLS

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y2 // inspection
(U' D') R' D R U F' U2 F2 // xcross
U2 R' U' R // 2nd pair
U' f' L f (U2 D2) M' F' U' F M D2 // Pseudo-Slot ZBLS
U2 F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' U // ZBLL

Spoiler: White 42 Moves Pseudo-Slot ZBLS

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' x2 // inspection
D2 F' D2 R2 U R // xcross
y' U R' U R U' R' U R // 2nd pair
L' U' L D U2 R U' R' d R' U' R D' //Pseudo-Slot ZBLS
U2 R U R' U R U2 R2 F' r U R U' r' F // ZBLL

Spoiler: Blue 37 Moves Roux

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' z' // inspection
M2 R2 U2 R2 U2 F' // FB+SS
U2 R U' R' U' R U R' // SB
U R' F R F' r U r' // CMLL
M U M' // EO
M2 U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U // LSE

Spoiler: Orange 45 Moves Straightforward ZB

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
x z' // inspection
F L F2 R' D' R' D // cross
U' R U' R' // 1st pair
y U' L U2 L' U' L U L' // 2nd pair
U2 R U' R2' U R // 3rd pair
y' U2 R' U2' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U R U' L' U R' U L U L' U L // ZBLL

Spoiler: Green 44 Moves ZB

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' z // inspection
L F' R' D L U' R2 // cross
U2 L' U' L // 1st pair
U' R U2' R2' U' R // 2nd pair
U2 L U L' U' L U L' // 3rd pair
R U' R' U' F' U' F // ZBLS
U F' r' F r U r' F2 r U F U2 // ZBLL

 

[ILCubing]

OMG FINALLY YESS MY FIRST SUB WR SOLVE
Generated By csTimer on 2025-04-12
single: 0.72

Time List:
1. 0.72 R' L R B' R U R' U' B u @2025-04-12 15:00:16

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' L R B' R U R' U' B u

 Moves 

Uv Lv // inspection
r' U' L' U L U' // solution

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

I couldn't really find any good solutions on white or yellow so I decided to look at all of the other cross colours and red has a 2x2x1 block and a free pair which you can make an easy xcross with but the solution that gives three free pairs is not the most straightforward option. Then there's also the ZB ending that is one move shorter at 37 moves and ends with a Sune ZB that I know. The ZBLS even has the potential to cancel into the ZBLL and can give a 35 move solution.
Maybe @precompsubwr can find something good for white or yellow that I'm not good enough to see. I found an interesting Pseudo-Slot ZBLS on yellow that gave a 40 move solution though, but it can probably be a lot better. I also found a 42 move solution on white that has another Pseudo-Slot ZBLS, though probably still not too good.
I also saw an interesting FB+SS on blue and I was able to find a 37 move Roux solution but since I don't do Roux I'm sure it's far from optimal.
I also somehow found a good solution on orange too, where the most straightforward cross gives a free pair and EO too, ending with the standard COLL as ZBLL, for 45 moves.
After checking every other cross colour I thought green wouldn't be that amazing, but it turns out no matter what cross colour you pick on this scramble you have the potential to have a really nice solution.
Overall just for move count Red and Blue are by far the best, but in terms of the best solution in ergonomics and practicality, I'm not really sure which one would be the best but there isn't really a wrong answer as long as you know the ZB.

Spoiler: Red 37 Moves ZB

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' x // inspection
F' U F R' U2 L // xcross
F R' F' R // 2nd pair
U L U' L' // 3rd pair
y U R' D' r U' r' D R // ZBLS
R' U2 R U R' U' R F U' R' U' R U F' U' // ZBLL

Spoiler: Yellow 40 Moves Pseudo-Slot ZBLS

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y2 // inspection
(U' D') R' D R U F' U2 F2 // xcross
U2 R' U' R // 2nd pair
U' f' L f (U2 D2) M' F' U' F M D2 // Pseudo-Slot ZBLS
U2 F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' U // ZBLL

Spoiler: White 42 Moves Pseudo-Slot ZBLS

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' x2 // inspection
D2 F' D2 R2 U R // xcross
y' U R' U R U' R' U R // 2nd pair
L' U' L D U2 R U' R' d R' U' R D' //Pseudo-Slot ZBLS
U2 R U R' U R U2 R2 F' r U R U' r' F // ZBLL

Spoiler: Blue 37 Moves Roux

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' z' // inspection
M2 R2 U2 R2 U2 F' // FB+SS
U2 R U' R' U' R U R' // SB
U R' F R F' r U r' // CMLL
M U M' // EO
M2 U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U // LSE

Spoiler: Orange 45 Moves Straightforward ZB

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
x z' // inspection
F L F2 R' D' R' D // cross
U' R U' R' // 1st pair
y U' L U2 L' U' L U L' // 2nd pair
U2 R U' R2' U R // 3rd pair
y' U2 R' U2' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U R U' L' U R' U L U L' U L // ZBLL

Spoiler: Green 44 Moves ZB

U2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 R' B2 R' D2 B U' L2 B L'
y' z // inspection
L F' R' D L U' R2 // cross
U2 L' U' L // 1st pair
U' R U2' R2' U' R // 2nd pair
U2 L U L' U' L U L' // 3rd pair
R U' R' U' F' U' F // ZBLS
U F' r' F r U r' F2 r U F U2 // ZBLL

Honestly I'm if I did any of the starting solutions. All I remember was getting a r U R' U' r' F R F' oll to a t perm. It was around a 7 second f2l so I prolly also did eoll and maybe recognition wasn't the best+ I didn't warm up soooo...

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

OMG FINALLY YESS MY FIRST SUB WR SOLVE
Generated By csTimer on 2025-04-12
single: 0.72

Time List:
1. 0.72 R' L R B' R U R' U' B u @2025-04-12 15:00:16

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' L R B' R U R' U' B u

 Moves 

Uv Lv // inspection
r' U' L' U L U' // solution

This is stackmatted, right? Because it took me a good 6 tries to beat this w/o sliding. But anyway, congrats!

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

OMG FINALLY YESS MY FIRST SUB WR SOLVE
Generated By csTimer on 2025-04-12
single: 0.72

Time List:
1. 0.72 R' L R B' R U R' U' B u @2025-04-12 15:00:16

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' L R B' R U R' U' B u

 Moves 

Uv Lv // inspection
r' U' L' U L U' // solution

congrats on a sub 73 second pyrasolve

 

[ILCubing]

View attachment 39965
congrats on a sub 73 second pyrasolve

I solve it in under 73 seconds wow

 

[bldcuber314]

OMG FINALLY YESS MY FIRST SUB WR SOLVE
Generated By csTimer on 2025-04-12
single: 0.72

Time List:
1. 0.72 R' L R B' R U R' U' B u @2025-04-12 15:00:16

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

R' L R B' R U R' U' B u

 Moves 

Uv Lv // inspection
r' U' L' U L U' // solution

What do you average on Pyra? I thought you averaged like 7 since your PR average is 8 from last month, but I average mid 4 and I can only downsolve this to 0.82(and with your solution to 1.12).

 

[ILCubing]

What do you average on Pyra? I thought you averaged like 7 since your PR average is 8 from last month, but I average mid 4 and I can only downsolve this to 0.82(and with your solution to 1.12).

I average like 5 now

 

[Bingus cuber]

F2 U' R F' U' R2 U R2 U'
literally just a sune
0.86 first try
.69 best downsolve

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

F2 U' R F' U' R2 U R2 U'
literally just a sune
0.86 first try
.69 best downsolve

Best 4 Pad downsolve is 0.89, best 2 Pad is 0.71, best 2 Pad w/ sliding is 0.43

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

6.62 D' F2 R2 U R2 D R2 B2 D' L2 U R' D F D' R2 F D' B2 D @2025-04-15 18:45:16

 

[somecuber23]

L D R2 D F2 U' F2 L2 B2 F2 R2 B L' U F2 R' D2 B'

Scramble looks pretty damn good but couldn't take advantage of the blocks, wondering if anyone else could (got a high 8)

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

L D R2 D F2 U' F2 L2 B2 F2 R2 B L' U F2 R' D2 B'

Scramble looks pretty damn good but couldn't take advantage of the blocks, wondering if anyone else could (got a high 8)

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L D R2 D F2 U' F2 L2 B2 F2 R2 B L' U F2 R' D2 B'

 Moves 

D' B2 D2 L' F D' F' D' F' R F //XXCross
D' F' D' F R D' R' //F2L #3
D' F' D' F D2 F' D F //F2L #4
x2 S R U R' U' R' F R f' //one of the few olls I know
y2 R' U R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F //normally would'vebeen Ay perm then a h perm but Ipulled this from somewhere and it looks pretty good
U //AUF

 

[AJT17]

L D R2 D F2 U' F2 L2 B2 F2 R2 B L' U F2 R' D2 B'

Scramble looks pretty damn good but couldn't take advantage of the blocks, wondering if anyone else could (got a high 8)

I found a pretty short 34 move solution with a ZBLS canceled into a ZBLL or basically a 1LLSLL (1 Look Last Slot Last Layer) and I was able to downsolve it to a 4.19 but I'm not very good at L moves so it could be way faster.
z2 y // inspection
U' R2 U2 L U' L' U' F' r' U r // xxcross
U L' U. L U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U2 L' U' L U2 L' U2 L2 U L' U L U2 L' U // 1LLSLL
34STM /4.19=8.11TPS

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

 

[yes cubing]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

B2 L' D L2 U F2 R2 D L2 D L2 U L2 B D' B L F2 U R2

 Moves 

y // inspection
F // cross
R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' //Pair 1
y' U' R U R' // Pair 2
y2 R' U' R // Pair 3 
U R U R' U R U' R' // Pair 4
R U R' U R U2 R' // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U // PLL

got a 16 DNF on the first try
downsolved to a low 7 after loads of tries

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

B2 L' D L2 U F2 R2 D L2 D L2 U L2 B D' B L F2 U R2

 Moves 

y // inspection
F // cross
R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' //Pair 1
y' U' R U R' // Pair 2
y2 R' U' R // Pair 3 
U R U R' U R U' R' // Pair 4
R U R' U R U2 R' // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U // PLL

got a 16 DNF on the first try
downsolved to a low 7 after loads of tries

not the y2 when you could have done L U L’

 

[yes cubing]

not the y2 when you could have done L U L’

I did that so I wouldn't have to rotate for the last one

 

[CubeLite]

I did that so I wouldn't have to rotate for the last one

It isn't that hard to look ahead to that pair, and if you did, you could have saw that is 3 move to pair

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I did that so I wouldn't have to rotate for the last one

could have just done, L U L’ U L U’ L’ for the BO pair