How to Solve a Megaminx! [Beginner Tutorial] 

*COMMON QUESTIONS* Q: What if I need to flip 1 or 3 edges only for the gray star? A: Your megaminx is unsolvable, reassemble it as solved. Q: What if I can match only 3 edges of the gray star? A: Your megaminx is unsolvable, reassemble it as solved. Q: What if only 1 gray corner isn't facing gray-up? A: Your megaminx is unsolvable, reassemble it as solved or twist the corner if possible. Q: The step where I get the gray corners to face up doesn't work. A: Follow the steps carefully: finish the 4 moves without stopping after 3, and turn the bottom instead of the whole puzzle. If it still doesn't work, reassemble the cube as solved or twist the corners to fix the issue. Q: The last step doesn't work? A: Make sure you're alternating forward and backward when appropriate, and make sure the previous steps are completed. If it still doesn't work, reassemble your cube as solved.

1.) 0:08 - *White star* 2.) 0:27 - *First 2 Layers (F2L)* 3.) 1:09 - *Second 2 Layers (S2L)* 4.) 3:00- *Gray Star* 3:09 - *If Two Adjacent Pieces Need To Be Flipped* 3:22 - *If Two Opposite Pieces Need To Be Flipped* 3:36 - *If Four Pieces Need To Be Flipped* 5.) 3:49 - *Align Star Pieces* 4:02 - *If Two Adjacent Pieces Are Solved* 4:20 - *If Two Opposite Edges Are Solved* 4:50 - *If Only One Edge Is Solved* 6.) 5:05 - *Gray Face* 7.) 5:56 - *Solve The Megaminx* this would be so helpful at times

Time spent on solving a Megaminx: 61% Finding pieces 32% Figuring out how to do the S2L 7% Doing algorithms Edit: apparently my brother brought it at school and lost it so I still can't solve this thing after 3 years

Step 7 was a bit complex but if you know even just beginner on a 3x3 this is surprisingly simplistic, thanks a lot for the tutorial

i think i’m half of these views 😂😂😂😅😅😅

To sum up the whole video, a megaminx is literally the biggest 3x3 ever and it's solved in almost the exact same way 😂

i was literally trying to find one piece for 5 minutes and then i spot it right in front of me...

THANK YOU J PERM!!! My tls (which is a type of sped) teacher knew I loved rubix cubing (which I first learned how to do because of you and your beginner 3 by 3 tutorial), and she has a box of a ton of types of fun rubix “cubes” (some of them aren’t really cubes, such as the megaminx, but you know what I mean). I’ve tried figuring out how to solve them intuitively (using only my beginner cubing knowledge), and I’ve solved a lot of them all on my own (except for the 4 by 4, which I used one of your tutorials for)! I tried solving the megaminx intuitively, and I got all the way to the last layer (which I knew I needed a tutorial for, because I don’t have enough rubix cubing knowledge to do it on my own, and usually you can’t really solve the last layer of stuff intuitively). So I used this tutorial to solve the last layer, and now I’ve finally solved it! It’s the end of my school year, and I solved the megaminx on the day of my 8th-grade/middle-school graduation, while I’m in the car on the drive to school! So on my last day of school I get to bring the megaminx back to my teacher fully solved (if I didn’t solve it on my last day, then it probably would stay unsolved forever, because I don’t think that anyone else in my class is into rubix cubing like I am)! So thank you so much!!! I’m counting this as a gift from you to celebrate me finally getting through the nightmare that we call “middle school”! lol 😂 Seriously tho, thank you! You’re the reason that I was able to solve the Rubik’s cube for the first time, and the reason why I learned so much about it and that I got so into it! I’ve had so much fun solving all different types of rubix cubes, and learning about cubing (and also watching all the videos of you torturing yourself with rubix cube challenges hehehe😝)! When I’m cubing it can help me take my mind off of all the things going on in my life and all the problems and stress of living. It’s so fun and I hope that I never stop cubing! And I hope that you keep on making videos and helping more people like me discover a passion for the art that is rubix cubing! Wow, I just realized how long that is… well… sorry for being annoying and talking so much… I’m just gonna shut up now lol 😂

People are memeing on J Perm so hard with all these “advanced tips” and “2 weeks later” comments lol

Thank you so much! Such a thrill to solve this! I’ve done it a couple times, but so far I’ve had to use your video as training wheels most of the time. I think I’ll have it on my own soon!

This really helped! There was something wrong with the last step where 2 corners had to be swapped, but when I was looking at the common questions I realized that I just had to ressemble it. Thanks so much!

J Perm:let’s do F2L Me:there’s like 5 Layers DUDE

I love how this is still referred to as a “cube” in the cubing community.

Nice tutorial!!!😊

knowing 3x3 beginner CFOP just made this tutorial easier

Megaminx is my favourite WCA event, I feel like I'm solving the map from Treasure Planet everytime.

Next video: How to become sub 1 on megaminx.

Thank you bro I learned this 5 months ago using this video but I was a issue than I watch it again my issue was solved like the cube lol

HOLY COW! Your method of solving the last corners is SO much easier than than the first one I tried to learn. Thank you.

ARE YOU STALKING ME J PERM BECAUSE THIS IS PERFECTLY TIMED FOR WHEN I GET A MEGAMINX FOR CHRISTMAS?!?!

Why i like J perms Tutorial? *he talks on every important details* *its short*

Thank you so much J Perm, I finally managed to solve my megaminx after half a day of trial and error with other tutorials. I did it first try with yours and overall, it’s a really good tutorial. Great job!👏🏻👏🏻

Whats the algorithm for flip 4?

J Perm 1 month later:Solving megaminx only using J Perm

2 weeks later: Megaminx Advanced Tips + why you should have a color scheme for S2L

When you spend 3 hours working on it just to find you have a twisted corner😭😭

Did you know that after I played with my megaminx and put it down, when I play with my 3x3 I feel if I’m playing with a square 1?😂

I don't even have a megamix and i'm watching this video :")

Literally JPerm did this video in 7 minutes and 39 seconds. I know a youtuber named Noah Richardson that took longer to solve a 2x2 (8 minutes and 40 seconds). I wish I had found out about you sooner JPerm.

TYSM!!!!!!!!!!! I found this sooo helpful as i really wanted to solve my megaminx. Again, you were the only tutorial who I can understand and please keep making positive content like this.

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot!

jperm: How to solve a megaminx *Laughs in Philip Lewicki*

Nobody: J perm : Learn a 3x3 in 10 minutes Also J perm : Learn a bigger 3x3 in 7 minutes what a legend

every single rubix cube i get stuck on i always watch you omg you are a ledgend

I can’t believe you can solve hard puzzles!!! I wish I could solve Rubik’s cubes like you! 👍👍🤲🤲👐👐🙌🙌👏👏👏🤝🤝🤝👋👋👋❤❤❤🧡🧡💛💛💚💙💙💜💜💓💓💗💗💖💖💕💕💞💞💝💝

W video. I could solve the most of the layers myself because 3x3 f2l transfers nicely into other cubes, but the last layer has different algorithms because its 5 sided and not 4 sided. good short video!

Yay!!! It's solved!! I've been staring at (and mumbling obscenities at) a scrambled megaminx for almost a year. Thank you! This is definitely the easiest to follow mexaminx tutorial I've found. It does assume some knowledge, but that worked best for me anyway.

Now I just need a megaminx

Without you, i could've never solved the 3x3. Now, because of you, I've learnt to solve the Megaminx. I spent over a month trying until I saw your video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Keep it up!!!

I want to thank you so much your RU-vid videos helped me so much from the 3 ×3 to a mega minx

Holy shit I’ve had a megaminx for YEARS and I’ve watched so many tutorials to try and learn it but I’ve never solved it until now. THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY MAKING A FOLLOWABLE TUTORIAL

there’s something about J Perm’s videos that just warrant a re-watch. I don’t even have a megaminx yet and I’ve watched this video about 3 times lol

OMFG THANK YOU SOOO MUCH J PERM THIS RLLLLLLLY HELPED ME AND I SUBBED BTW.... A MASSIVE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN :D

For new people coming to learn to solve the megaminx, I stumbled upon this video when I was first solving the megaminx 2 years ago and one word of advice: if you can solve the 3x3, the megaminx WILL come easier than you think it will, take it from me.

J Perm : Makes a beginner megaminx tutorial Also J Perm : Uses a GAN Megaminx

Non cubers: *oMg ThE sUpEr rUbIkS*

This is a great tutorial overall but i am still not able to solve it as the green and purple sides are so hard. You could have gone a bit more indepth on those but still, overall a great tutorial. Hope i will be able to solve it soon :D

Thanks J Perm for the video adn for the time you put into this so that we could solve a megaminx it is another great achievment for me to solve this as i can solve up to 7x7s and now a megaminx. Thanks so much and God bless you.

Yee, I finally convinced my mom to let me order a Meilong

Thanks so much! My mom said she would buy me a new cube after I taught my brother how to solve the pyraminx, so I chose the megaminx, I’ve been wondering how to solve it!

What do you do if one of your magnets come out

Man you have the best tutorials. I understand everything and the video is only 7 minutes long! not like other megaminx tutorials that are 1 hour long

After 10 seconds of uploading this tutorial: JPerm : How tO Be sUB 10 iN meGamInX

I legit almost died the last step was so confusing but then I just decided to use my last brain cells and figured it out. Thank you J Perm🙏

Thank you!!!!!! That was very easy and not complicated. It was very easy for me to figure out how to solve this puzzle.

U r the smartest guy in tutorials everybody makes 15 to 20 minutes tutorial for the megaminx but u make tutorials only for them who have a lot of common sense and are not totally depended on tutorials...for example this video and your 5x5x5 cube tutorial

I might actually megaminx now...

I hate the green and purple s2l i dont get it

thank you so much this helped alot I always wanted to solve 4 different cubes and now you have made me solve my 4th thank you so much❤

Awesome video, finally a solution I can follow and complete. I always get stuck at the third layer of the 3x3 Rubik's cube and can never follow the tutorials but this tutorial I can DEFINITELY follow. I actually solved the 3x3 without following any solution or tutorial.

Not interested in mega , also know how to solve Still watching Coz It's j perm video😂

Thank you! I have solved the megaminx thanks to you, but I still have trouble on the second two layers on the last 2

DUDE, THANK YOU J PERM AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN MAKING THESE VIDS... GODBLESS YOU!!!

Can't wait for the advanced tutorial in 2 days

Who doesn't have this but like to watch them?😭

Thank you for all the cubing information keep up the good work

Just got a megaminx and a 5x5 today, managed to solve the 5x5 (albeit with a lot of help from the convenient manual that came with it, teaching how to solve it), but the megaminx manual had 19 algorithms and most were actually wrong and i had to fix them myself, until i got stuck on the last layer, so i looked for a tutorial on RU-vid and you sir, are my savior, 7 minutes of video and it’s a very simple method, thank you

The megaminx is 100% my current favourite cube 😅 I am still yet to get one, but when I do I’ll be sure to come back and watch this video again. Thanks for making all the steps very clear!

I started cubing and got my first cube in August this year. And now I'm able to solve 2x2 3x3 almost 5x5 (only have a rubiks brand 5x5 so I haven't used it much) pyraminx and now I've ordered a megaminx 😅 I never thought I'd be able to solve a 3x3 and I definitely didn't think cubing would be my hobby, but here I am, and now it's what I spend most of my time doing 😅 If I wouldn't have come across this channel, I most likely wouldn't ever solve a cube and probably wouldn't have a hobby right now. So thank you so much Jperm! ❤

omg this was actually so much easier than i thought and helped thanks for this i was struggling a lot with last layer

This helped me a lot I love how your tutorials are they are always really good but I still have trouble with the 4x4x4 tutorial

U should do a tutorial on advanced megaminx solving (Sub 4 on megaminx?)

Hello, thanks for your great videos. Can you upload a video to solve the megaminx faster by intermediate or advanced algorithms for F2L or S2L ?

Yooooo just bought it and solved it! Literally took 1.5 hours omigod im so happy! Thank u J Perm :)

Oh! My goodness j perm started doing another event...Btw please unbox yuxin blue 4x4

All the steps: Step 1 White star: 0:07 Step 2 First 2 layers: 0:27 Step 3 Second 2 layers: 1:08 Step 4 Gray star: 2:58 Step 5 Align star 3:47 Step 6 Gray face: 5:06 Step 7 Solve the Megaminx!: 5:55

Thanks It took a while had to go in slow motion 😂😂 but did it Thx a mill.

i was stuck on this pussle for hours until i remebered that you existed thanks

Video title should be: How to microwave you brain: Beginners Tutorial

If the two solved edges are across from eachother, face one and put the other in the back right. Do t-perm until all edges are solved

Hey guys! Today I solved my first megaminx!!! Thank you so much J perm!!!

The most helpful tutorial for mega out there - THANK YOU SO MUCH!

J perm thank you so much Over 5 years ago I bought my first megaminx, it was a very old model from shengshou which creaked when turned Inside the box there was a tutorial sheet which taught you how to solve the cube, written on it were over 20 algorithms that solved the last layer eg orient edges/permutate edges and orient corners/ permutate corners... the longest algorithm which flipped four edges had over 30 moves I was lazy at that time, I looked at the alg sheet and sighed, I tried a few solves, my best was a 14 minute. Then I threw the cube into my drawer. Today I watched your video Your method was so intuitive and easy to follow. What’s even better is I know CFOP so F2L is easy for me The algorithms are also the OLL algs which I’m already familiar with in 3x3 I could solve it much faster now, thanks to your tutorial And you sparked my interest in megaminx again Thank you Thank you J perm

I already know how to solve this but I'm still gonna watch just cuz its j perm

this was an amazing tutorial! I solved my first megaminx in only 15 minutes! once you know the beginner's method, this is pretty simple! thank you j perm!

I have had one of these for fecking YEARS and with this tutorial solved it in "just" a few hours. This is so satisfying to finally have completed.

Thanks for making the easiest “beginner” tutorial to mess up and have to start over from the beginning

I do the R U R’ U’ and it seems to mess up a lot of my solved colors

THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT WAS SO EASY!! ❤

Just solved the mega minx. It took me 3 hours. Time to watch this tutorial and start speed solving!

Me and my uncle was just talking about u and megaminxes then u post this vid

Thank you, this is the most straightforward beginner solve I've seen, really helpful.

Sir I am a 12 yrs old girl from Kerala... I can solve the megaminx in 3 minutes.... I have watched your videos many times and together with my hard wok I could achieve ma goal. I like your videos👍👍👍👍👍

OMG WOW this is so much simpler than i thought especially last layer thank you J perm you are amazing as always

Great tutorial! I just did my first timed solve, it was 5 minutes 18 seconds

Hey J Perm! I love your videos!! But, mostly whenever I solve the gigantic megaminx, I get a situation on the last phase (solving the entire megaminx) where two edges are supposed to be flipped with each other, and the same with another two, and one is already solved. Whenever I try to solve this, I mostly get the white star messed up. Please tell me what I have to do??

Ive been putting off solving a megaminx for 5 years, but i finally had the guts to solve it thanks to your awesome tutorial! Thanks so much!

"The test is not hard" -teachers "The rubix cube is not that hard" -that guy in school "The megaminx is a 3x3" -J perm

I remember a few years ago I would sit in my parent's room watching tutorials on how to solve a megaminx and I would never be able to get it. This helped so much a few years later thank you so much!

thanks a lot i would have learn it on one day but i was on finals