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!

 

[Garf]

Hey guys, it's been a week and a lot has happened.

Speedcubing wise, not a lot has happened. Just been picking up the puzzles more and solving for fun, it's been fun.

GD wise, I've gotten to 14% on BOJ for my series, and managed to do 26-53%, 80-100, and 20% from 0. I'm just really enjoying the level and taking the time to connect runs and see what I can do.
I've stopped playing aftermath for now, since I wasn't having fun with it. But I have picked up Thanatophobia just to see what I can do with it, and so far I'm having fun. I did have a bad moment last night where I crashed out, but I know it was from being in a negative environment and not removing myself sooner. If it happens, I'll do my best to make sure I don't get mad, ya know.

I'm also going a week without doom scrolling, so you'll probably see me more on here uploading speedcubing stuff lol.
That's it for me, tata for now!

 

[Garf]

58.78 R2 Rw2 Uw2 D' Fw B Dw F' Dw' R F2 B R2 Fw2 Uw2 Rw Uw F' Bw' B Lw R2 B' Lw2 Uw Bw2 B' Rw2 U Uw' Lw' L2 Rw' Bw2 Rw U R' L2 D' B2 F2 Rw B D B U2 Fw2 L2 Rw2 Lw Uw U Fw' Rw2 Uw Lw Bw U2 Uw' D2 @2026-11-11 21:49:25
I'm still somewhat good at big cubes I guess. 5x5 btw

 

[Garf]

Generated by csTimer on 2026-11-12
avg of 5: 7.73

Time List:
1. 7.19 B L U B U B2 R' D R2 F' L2 D2 F' U2 L2 D2 B U2 F2 U'
2. 8.11 D2 R2 B U2 L2 B' L2 D2 F L2 F' U L' D B2 R2 U' B' R' U
3. (8.54) F R U2 L D' F2 R L2 F U2 F2 D2 R2 F R2 B' D2 B D2 R U2
4. 7.89 L D R U' R2 L' U B2 U2 B' R2 L2 B U2 L2 D2 L2 U2 F R D2
5. (6.64) R' L D' R2 L B' D' L D2 R' U2 D2 R B2 R' L F2 D

on spacebar but it's still really great to see