Niklas

The Niklas is a common commutator applicable to many puzzles. Lars Petrus coined the name as a last layer corner permutation algorithm for his method.

The Niklas may be written as R U' L' U R' U' L U, which is the commutator [R, U' L' U], or [R, U': L']

The Niklas can also be performed in various ways using a combination of slice turns and face turns. This provides 8-move commutators that can cycle 3 pieces of any type. One form is particularly helpful for solving a few centers between two remaining faces at the center stage of the [Reduction Method|reduction method].