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Method: Roux

R2 U2 B L2 B2 D' B' // FB (7)
R U' R U2 r U' r' U R // SB (9/16)
U R U2 R' U2 r' F R F' // CMLL (9/25)
U M' U2 M U' M // EOLR (6/31)
U' M2 U' M2 // L4E (4/35)
 
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Ribbon-CX, 54

 Twizzle link 
 Title Ribbon-CX
 Setup 
U2 R U R2 U' B2 D U L2 U' L2 F2 L2 U' L' B F' D U2 B F'
 Moves 
z' F R' F' D2 //Cross
U R' U' R L U L' U' R U' R' L' U L y U R U2 R' U' R U R' r' F2 r //F2L-1c
y' U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R' //OCLC
F R U' R' F R' F' R U2 R' U' F' U F R F' U2 //XLL


Roux, 39

 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux
 Setup 
U2 R U R2 U' B2 D U L2 U' L2 F2 L2 U' L' B F' D U2 B F'
 Moves 
z2 U r2 R' B2' r F //FB
R2' U R U' R' U2 R U' R2' r U R' U2 R //SB
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' //CMLL
M' U' M U' M' U' M' U2 M U2 M' //LSE


Next: B2 D' F2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F U2 L2 U2 B2 R F L2 F' U' B D2
 
Next: B2 D' F2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F U2 L2 U2 B2 R F L2 F' U' B D2
Hard to get sub-40 on this scramble speedsolve-style (with no FMC tricks)
 Twizzle link 
 Title ZZ
 Setup 
x B2 D' F2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F U2 L2 U2 B2 R F L2 F' U' B D2
 Moves 
x' z2 //inspect
R (E' y') F U' R U2 D2 F2 U2 B2 //xeoline
U2 R2 U' R U2 R2 U R U R' //rightblock
L U2 L' U L U' L' //leftblock
R' L' U R U' R' L U' R U' R' U R U2 //zbll


 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux
 Setup 
B2 D' F2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F U2 L2 U2 B2 R F L2 F' U' B D2
 Moves 
y z2 //inspect
F' B2 L2 R D' B2 R' D2 //fb
R U' R r' U R U2 r M' U M U2 r U r' //sb
U' R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2 //cmll
U' M U' M' U' M' U2 M U' M2' U M2' //lse


Next: D R' F U B L' F U2 L' R2 U2 B2 R2 L2 D B2 D2 R2 U' F2
 
Doing some advanced stuff this time.

COALL, 50
 Twizzle link 
 Title COALL (CFCX)
 Setup 
D R' F U B L' F U2 L' R2 U2 B2 R2 L2 D B2 D2 R2 U' F2
 Moves 
U' R' r2 U2 F' D' // Cross and Pair Preservation
R' U R // First Pair
y' U2 R' U' R U2 R U R' //Second Pair
r' F r //Third Pair
R' U2 R //SV-EO BR Setup
U2 F' r U R2' U2' r' F' R F' R //SV-EO BR
U' R U2 F R U R' U' F' U' R' U2 R U R' U' //XLL


Roux, 34
 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux
 Setup 
D R' F U B L' F U2 L' R2 U2 B2 R2 L2 D B2 D2 R2 U' F2
 Moves 
z' x' r D' R' r2 D' U' x //FB
U r U' R2' U2 R' U' r' U' R //NMSB
U2 R2' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R //CMLL
M2' U' M U' E2 M' E2 r' //LSE+NMSB Fix


Next: B' R' F2 R U2 R D2 B2 L' F2 U2 R' B2 U R' F' U R2 B' R D
 
EFCX (Edge Control Cross, F2L, CO, XLL), 49

 Twizzle link 
 Title EFCX
 Setup 
R D2 B L2 F R2 B U2 B2 L2 F' D2 F2 L F' U L' R D' L D2
 Moves 
x2 U' F' D B D2 R2 //Edge Control Cross
U L U2 L' U' L U L' //Pair
U' R' U2 R U' R' U R //Pair
R U R2 U2 R U R' U R //Spring Variation
F R U' R' U R U R' S R' F' R U R U' R' S' U2 //XLL


Spring variation is just Summer Variation that does not necessarily preserve EO.

Next: D L B2 U' R2 U B2 U' L2 F2 R2 U2 B' L D2 B' L2 B U' B2
 
EFCX (Edge Control Cross, F2L, CO, XLL), 49

 Twizzle link 
 Title EFCX
 Setup 
R D2 B L2 F R2 B U2 B2 L2 F' D2 F2 L F' U L' R D' L D2
 Moves 
x2 U' F' D B D2 R2 //Edge Control Cross
U L U2 L' U' L U L' //Pair
U' R' U2 R U' R' U R //Pair
R U R2 U2 R U R' U R //Spring Variation
F R U' R' U R U R' S R' F' R U R U' R' S' U2 //XLL


Spring variation is just Summer Variation that does not necessarily preserve EO.

Next: D L B2 U' R2 U B2 U' L2 F2 R2 U2 B' L D2 B' L2 B U' B2
Scramble: D L B2 U' R2 U B2 U' L2 F2 R2 U2 B' L D2 B' L2 B U' B2 (White Top, Green Facing)

Just to let you know, I just a mixture of CFOP and Beginners Method


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Solution:
x' F R' U F' L D' // Cross (Solved on White)

R' D R D' R' D R // White, Red, Green Corner
D2 L D' L' // White, Orange, Green Corner
y2 R' D R D' L D L' // White, Red, Blue Corner
R' D' R // White, Orange, Blue Corner

z2 y2 R U' R' U' F' U F // Orange and Green Edge
y U' R U' R' U' F' U F // Orange and Blue Edge
y2 U2 L' U L U F U' F' // Red and Green Edge
y L2 U2 L2 U2 L2 // Swapping Red and Green Edge and Red and Blue Edge

2 Look OLL:
F' U' L' U L F // Yellow Cross
U x R' U R D' R' U' R D // Yellow Corners

PLL:
x' y' F' L' U L U L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L' F// Y Perm
U2 // AUF

Time: 22.46

Next Scramble: F' L2 B' R2 U2 L B U B2 U2 F R2 B D2 L2 B D2 F' (From csTimer)
 
F' L2 B' R2 U2 L B U B2 U2 F R2 B D2 L2 B D2 F'

y D L2 D2 R F2 R' F' R F // 2x2x3 (9/9)
R' S R S' // EO (4/13)
U2 R U R U' R2 // Second Block (6/19)
U' R U' L' U2 R2 U' R' U' L U F2 R2 F2 U2 // L4C (15/34)

Technically by best FMC minus the fact I looked up the L4C

Next: B2 D' F2 L D2 R2 D2 B2 R' B2 L U2 R D' B F' D' L B' U
 
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Next: B2 D' F2 L D2 R2 D2 B2 R' B2 L U2 R D' B F' D' L B' U
x2 D' R B' R2 F2 D F D2 // cross
y U2 R' U R // 1st pair
U2 L U' L2 U L // 2nd pair
F U2 F' // 3rd pair
U R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
L U L' U L U2 L' // CLL
l' U' L U M U' L' U L // ELL
U // AUF
46 STM

Next : F2 D2 B R2 L' D2 F2 B' L' U L2 F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' R2
 
Axiom (AXM, APB-CX with Mehta approach), 45

 Twizzle link 
 Title Axiom
 Setup 
F2 D2 B R2 L' D2 F2 B' L' U L2 F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' R2
 Moves 
z y2 f2 U' r2 u F r //FB on D (6/6)
R2' u2' R u' //Pseudo-2x2x3 (4/10)
R2' U R //Pair Formation (3/13)
F U R2 U' F' //FR Orientation and Solve Pair+BR (5/18)
U R U' R2' U' R U' R' U2 R D //OCLS - WV and Pseudo-Fix (11/29)
R' U' R U r' F r U2 R' F U R U R' F' R //XLL (16/45)


CFCX, 48

 Twizzle link 
 Title CFCX
 Setup 
F2 D2 B R2 L' D2 F2 B' L' U L2 F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' R2
 Moves 
y B R2 U R' U' R D2 //Near XCross (7/7)
R2' U2 R U2 L U L' //Pair (7/14)
U' R U' R' u' R' U2 R u2 //Pseudo pair (9/23)
U R U R' D' //Pair+D (5/28)
//CO+edge control skip
R' U2 R U R' U R U' R' U' R U' R' U R' F R F' U R //XLL (20/48)


Roux, 40

 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux
 Setup 
F2 D2 B R2 L' D2 F2 B' L' U L2 F2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U' R2
 Moves 
y2 U F2 R D R2' D //FB (6/6)
M U' r U r' U2 r U R2' U R //SB (11/17)
U' F R' F' R U2 R U2' R' //CMLL (9/26)
U' M' U M' U M' U' M' U' M' U2 M' U2 M2' //LSE (14/40)


Next: D L B L2 D2 U2 F U2 F2 R2 B U2 B2 L R B' D' R2 U' L'
 
D L B L2 D2 U2 F U2 F2 R2 B U2 B2 L R B' D' R2 U' L'
APB
x2 U L2 R2 U R U2 L' U L2 F' L2 F2 d2 // FB
U2 r U2 r' // DFDB
U' R' U2 R U' R // Pair Creation
S' U R U2 R' S // EOPair
U R' U' R2 U R U2 R U R' // LXS
F (R U R' U')3 F' // COLL
U' M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // EPLL
 
Since no new scramble was given, I'm using the one I provided


Next: D L B L2 D2 U2 F U2 F2 R2 B U2 B2 L R B' D' R2 U' L'
Axiom (APB-CX in Mehta style; AXM), 47
 Twizzle link 
 Title Axiom
 Setup 
D L B L2 D2 U2 F U2 F2 R2 B U2 B2 L R B' D' R2 U' L'
 Moves 
y' r R u' f //FB (4/4)
R2 E2 R' u //Pseudo 2x2x3 (4/8)
U' R' U' //D Pair Formation (3/11)
U F R' D R2 D' R2' F' //Pair+BR and FR Orientation (8/19)
R U' R' U' R U R' U' R U R' D' //OCLS and Pseudo Fix (12/31)
U' R U' R' U2 R U F U R U' R' F' U2 R' U' //XLL (16/47)


Maze (Mehta-Style APB with ZBLL; MAZ), 47
 Twizzle link 
 Title Maze
 Setup 
D L B L2 D2 U2 F U2 F2 R2 B U2 B2 L R B' D' R2 U' L'
 Moves 
y' r R u' f //FB (4/4)
R2 E2 R' u //Pseudo 2x2x3 (4/8)
U' R' U' //D Pair Formation (3/11)
U F R' D R2 D' R2 F' //Pair+BR and FR Orientation (8/19)
F' U2 F U' R U R' D' //ZBLS and Pseudo Fix (8/27)
U F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 //ZBLL (20/47)


Next: B2 U2 B2 D' R B U L2 F2 D2 B2 U B2 R2 U' R2 L2 D' B' R2
 
Next: B2 U2 B2 D' R B U L2 F2 D2 B2 U B2 R2 U' R2 L2 D' B' R2
With Epidote
y'
R2 F2 R2 u R' U' M' r B' R' U' R U' r2 // 2-2-3
U R U' R' f R f' // dBR pair
U2 R U' R' U S' U S R U2 R'// EOLC
U2 R' F' U' S2 R' U R S2 U F // worst E2CP
U R' U' R U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U R U// 2GLL

Next: D' B2 U F2 D' R2 F2 D B2 U2 L B' F' D2 F' D' R' U R'
 
On the topic of APB with CP:

APB-CP 1 (CP-2x2x3, EO Pair, LXS, 2GLL), 38
 Twizzle link 
 Title APB-CP 1
 Setup 
D' B2 U F2 D' R2 F2 D B2 U2 L B' F' D2 F' D' R' U R'
 Moves 
x2 f F2 U2 F //CPLine
R' u' U2 r u2 //FB with DFDB Influencing
R2 U' r2' //DFDB (CP-2x2x3)

U R' U2 R //Pair Formation
U' R //EO Pair (EO Pair)

R' U2 R2 U2 R2 U' R' //LXS

U' R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' U //2GLL


APB-CP 2 (2x2x3, EOSquare, CPLS, 2GLL, 51
 Twizzle link 
 Title APB-CP 2
 Setup 
D' B2 U F2 D' R2 F2 D B2 U2 L B' F' D2 F' D' R' U R'
 Moves 
y2 B2 D2 U R2 D //FB
R U2 r' U r2 U r' //DFDB (2x2x3)

U' R2 //Pair Formation
U2 R2' U' R D' r U' r' D //EOSquare (EOSquare)

U2 D' r2 U R2 U' r2 D R2 //CPLS

U' R U R' U R U' R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R U2 //2GLL


I'm partial to either of these approaches compared to Epidote, as E2CP has a lot of algs and has bad ergonomics. Personally, I think that APB-CP 1 is better because doing CP early is a lot easier than doing it later, but if someone gets really good at CPLS recog then APB-CP 2 could be better for speedsolving.

Next: L2 U' B2 F2 R2 D U R2 F2 U2 F2 L' D' L' B R' U2 R U2
 
I do think APB CP-1 would probably be a better approach rather than Epidote due to better ergonomics throughout the solve. APB CP-2 is probably better than Epidote but also think cp at the start of the solve is better for speedsolving. I did epidote for fun because I wanted to see what it would be like.
Funny Solve:
 Twizzle link 
 Title APB-CP 2
 Setup 
L2 U' B2 F2 R2 D U R2 F2 U2 F2 L' D' L' B R' U2 R U2
 Moves 
y2
F R2 F R F' R' U S' // CPLine (i don't know the good way to do CP)
r2 u' R2 u2 // FB + block
M2 U M U' M U2 M // DFDB
U' R U' R' U R U' M' U R' U' M U2 R U2 R' // setup to good 2GLL
U' R' U' R U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U R // 2GLL

Next: F2 D' B U2 R2 F' R2 F2 D2 F R2 D2 L2 D U' L F' R2 U' F' R
 
 Twizzle link 
 Title APB-CP 2
 Setup 
F2 D' B U2 R2 F' R2 F2 D2 F R2 D2 L2 D U' L F' R2 U' F' R
 Moves 
D' F U2 L2 F' D2 F' D' R //eocross
L U L' U L U L' //pair
U2 S R2 S' //pair
U L' U2 L U L' U' L //pair
U R' U2 R2 U R2 U R //pair
R' U' F R' F' R U2 R S' R' U' R S //ZBLL
//lucky one
......

hi......back after an eternity........

next: R' U2 B' R2 F R2 F' L2 F' R2 B2 F' L B F2 L' B' D U
 
next: R' U2 B' R2 F R2 F' L2 F' R2 B2 F' L B F2 L' B' D U
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U2 B' R2 F R2 F' L2 F' R2 B2 F' L B F2 L' B' D U
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
U D' F L B2 R' U M F r // 2x2x3
R' B U B' // EO
R' U R U' R U2 R2 U2 R U' R' U R U' R' // F2L
U R' U' R' D' R U2 R' D R U R U' R' U' R U' // ZBLL

Next: F R2 F' D2 B' U2 F2 L2 D2 B' D2 F R F' D U' L' B' U' B2 D
 
Roux, 44 STM

 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux
 Setup 
F R2 F' D2 B' U2 F2 L2 D2 B' D2 F R F' D U' L' B' U' B2 D
 Moves 
y2 D2 F2 D2 F r F' B2 //FB
R' U R' U2 R U R2 U R' U' r' R2 U' R' //SB
U2 R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2 //CMLL
M U2 M' U2 M' U' M U' M2' U' M' U2 M' //LSE


Next: B D' L2 B D2 L' D R B D2 F D2 L2 F' U2 R2 B R2 L2 B U
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B D' L2 B D2 L' D R B D2 F D2 L2 F' U2 R2 B R2 L2 B U
 Moves 
U' D' F B' U B' D2 L' D //EOLine
L2 U' R2 L' U L2 U L' U2 L U L' //Left block
U R' U R U' R' U' R U' R U R' U R U' R' //Right block
U' L' U2 L U' F2 D R' U R2 U' R D' F2 //I know this ZBLL isn't ergonomic but it's the most move-efficient

NEXT: R2 D L U2 F' R2 U2 R' F' U2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 D2
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B D' L2 B D2 L' D R B D2 F D2 L2 F' U2 R2 B R2 L2 B U
 Moves 
U' D' F B' U B' D2 L' D //EOLine
L2 U' R2 L' U L2 U L' U2 L U L' //Left block
U R' U R U' R' U' R U' R U R' U R U' R' //Right block
U' L' U2 L U' F2 D R' U R2 U' R D' F2 //I know this ZBLL isn't ergonomic but it's the most move-efficient

NEXT: R2 D L U2 F' R2 U2 R' F' U2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 D2
z2 y
//edges MTFI PGLX ER
//corners IMQW HTEO

[U E:[L' S',L'][L,E']]//UF-BR-DL-BU-FL
E' F' D R E R' U' R U D'//UF-FR-RU-BL-FD
[M' : (U M' U M)2]

[R' F : [D, R U' R']]
[D', R U R']
[U' D R' : [R' D R, U']]
[R D U : [R' D R, U2]]

recon

Next: U L B U2 F2 R' U2 L' R2 F2 R' B2 U2 L2 U' B' D F2 L' R F'
 
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