Basic

Reduction

Turn the 5x5 into a big 3x3: six centers, twelve edges, then solve it like a 3x3.

5x5 cube12 lessons72 cases

Start: The first four centers

Steps

Centers3 lessons

  1. Lesson 1

    The first four centers

    Build 1x3 bars and lift them with the r slice. The fourth center must sit next to the third.

    7 cases

  2. Lesson 2

    Last two centers: full column

    Six cases where the front's right column has all three pieces wrong. Every algorithm is made of r U r' groups.

    6 cases

  3. Lesson 3

    Last two centers: one or two pieces

    Twelve cases where the front's right column has only one or two pieces wrong, including the source's two core algorithms.

    12 cases

Edge pairing2 lessons

  1. Lesson 4

    Pair the first 10 edges

    Join wings to the middle piece by sliding one slice, storing the edge and sliding back, as on the 4x4.

    5 cases

  2. Lesson 5

    Last two edges

    Five normal and five parity cases for the last two edges. Compare the wings with the middle piece to tell them apart.

    10 cases

Solve it like a 3x37 lessons

  1. Lesson 6

    White cross

    Build a white cross on top. The second color of each white edge must match its side center.

    3 cases

  2. Lesson 7

    White corners

    Place the four white corners to finish the white layer. White stays on top, with one short algorithm for each way white can face.

    4 cases

  3. Lesson 8

    Middle layer

    Turn the white layer to the bottom, then insert the four middle edges with two mirror algorithms.

    3 cases

  4. Lesson 9

    Yellow cross

    Make a yellow cross on top with two short, almost identical algorithms.

    3 cases

  5. Lesson 10

    Yellow face

    Make the whole top yellow. There are seven shapes, learned with one algorithm or one per shape.

    14 cases

  6. Lesson 11

    Yellow corners

    Move the four yellow corners into place with one algorithm, done once or twice.

    2 cases

  7. Lesson 12

    Yellow edges

    Move the four yellow edges into place to finish the cube.

    3 cases