Step 8 of 8 · Beginner method
Yellow Corners — Orient
Twist each yellow corner in place with the repeated R′ D′ R D sequence — and the cube is solved.
- 1The Daisy
- 2White Cross
- 3First-Layer Corners
- 4Second-Layer Edges
- 5Yellow Cross
- 6Yellow Edges
- 7Yellow Corners — Position
- 8Yellow Corners — Orient
How to hold the cube
Yellow up. Pick a front face NOW and keep it facing you until the cube is solved — between corners you turn ONLY the top (U).
The last step. Every corner sits in its slot; each just needs twisting until yellow faces up.
Bring a twisted corner to the FRONT-RIGHT of the top with U turns (not by rotating the cube!).
Repeat the full four-move set R′ D′ R D: TWO sets if the corner’s yellow sticker faces right, FOUR sets if it faces front. Never stop mid-set.
The bottom two layers will look destroyed while you work — they are supposed to. The sequence returns everything exactly when all corners are done.
After finishing a corner, turn ONLY U to bring the next twisted corner to the front-right. Never rotate the whole cube, never turn D on its own.
When all yellows face up, turn U to align the top layer with the sides. Solved. If it ends scrambled, one of the two rules was broken — the cube was rotated mid-step, or a set was left unfinished. That is the only way this step fails.
See the states
The algorithm
Twisted corner at the front-right of the top: repeat the whole four-move set — twice when yellow faces right, four times when yellow faces front — then turn only U to fetch the next corner.
Tips
- Work on one corner at a time
- Count the sets — two or four, always complete
- Keep the same front face until the very end
- The scrambled-looking bottom heals itself — trust the sequence
Common mistakes
- Rotating the whole cube instead of turning U between corners
- Losing count of the four-move sets
- Stopping when the bottom looks broken
- Trying to orient two corners at once