Step 5

Step 5: Rotate (orient) corners

Again, this is an easy step, which needs only one algorithm (in combinations with it's mirror and inverse). The problem with this one though, is that it covers a whole bunch of situations, which I will recite now. All cases are distinct in the way the bottom layer stickers are oriented. So look at those very carefully.

Here are the five possible situations to look at:

All corners are ok
One corner is flipped
Two corners are flipped (opposing, adjacent, or across)
Three corners are flipped (left or right)
Four corners are flipped (opposing or hands-and-feet)

All corners are ok

You could perform (RB)*105 or HAHAHAHA, which is (HA)4

One corner is flipped

Somebody messed with your cube, and it wasn't you. Time for payback.

Two corners are flipped

The bottom stickers are pointing the same way. Keep the stickers facing the right, then
perform
R' D2 R D R' D R L D2 L' D' L D' L'
The bottom stickers are pointing sideways. Keep both corners on the left,
perform
R' D' R D' R' D2 R L D L' D L D2 L'
One bottom sticker is pointing to the front, one is pointing to the right. Perform
R' D2 R D R' D R y2 R' D' R D' R' D2 R

Three corners are flipped

Turn the bottom layer until you see a solved corner and an unsolved corner in the front face. Make sure to have one sticker with the color of the bottom layer on the front as well. If the left corner is solved, use
R' D' R D' R' D2 R
If the right corner is solved, use the mirror
L D L' D L D2 L'

Four corners are flipped

This falls into two categories

All stickers are opposing. Keep the stickers on the left and right faces, then perform
R' D' R D' R' D2 R R' D' R D' R' D2 R
The back stickers are pointing the same way, and the front stickers are pointing sideways. This is called hands-and-legs (as you can hopefully imagine). Perform
R' D' R D'R' D2 R y R' D' R D' R' D2 R

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Speedcubing Tips

If you keep the first layer on the left while doing the base algorithm (originally named the 'Sune') you can use great finger tricks, and you don't have to regrip the cube.

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