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These are (mostly) Stachu Korick's CLS algorithms in the order he recommends learning them.

C Cases

R U R' U R U2 R'

R U2 R' U' R U' R'

R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'

r U R' U' r' F R F'

R U2 L' U L U2 R' L' U L

R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'

R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R

Three U-layer corners oriented correctly, in the U layer

So one from each case (+/-/O/I/Im)

L D' L' U L D L'

U' R' D' R U R' D R

L' D2 L U2 L' D2 L

yR'DRU'R'D'R

(U)RU'R'F'RUR'U'R'FR

reduction to F2L by (U)RU'R'

x (R U2 R' U' R U' R') (L' U2 L U L 'U L) x'

R U2 R U R' U R U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R'

U' R U2 R' U R U2 R' U' R U' R' U' R U R'

[U y] (R U R' U')*2 [L2] (U R U' R')*2 L2

U2 R U' R' U R U2 R' L' U R U' L R'

R' U' R' U R U' R U' R U' R U R2 U' R

(U2) R2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2

y'R2U'R2'U'R2U2'R2'

One U-layer corner misoriented in U-layer

+ Cases

d (R' U R) U (R' U2' R)

(U) (R U2 R') U2 (R U R') U2 (R U2 R')

RUR'U'R'F'RURU'R'F

reduction to F2L by RUR'U'

(U') (R U2' R') U (R U R')

(U2) (R2 U' L') U (R2 U' L)

R' D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R2

(U2) (R U2 R') U2 (R U R' U') (R U R')

U' R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R

U (R U2 R') U2 (R U R') U (R U' R')

(U)RULU'R'UL'

for OH

- Cases

(R U R' U') (R U' R') U2 (R U2 R')

d R' U2 R U' R' U' R

(U') (R U' R') U' (R U2 R') U' (R U2 R') U' (R U' R')

x U' L U R U' L' U R x'

U' R2 U2 R' U' R U' R' U R' U' R U2 R'

(R U R' U') (R U' R') U (R U' R')

(U) (R U2 R') U' (R U R') [U (R U2 R')]*2

(U') (R U' R') U' (R U2 R')

standard F2L

(U) L U' R U L' U' R'

O Cases

(U2) (R U' R') U (R U R') U (R U' R')

(U) (R U R') [U (R U' R')]*2 U2 (R U R')

(U) (R U2 R' U')*3

(U') (R U R' U') (R U R') U (R U' R')

(R U R' U R U2 R') U (R U2 R') U (R U R')

Sune, CLS

U' y' (R' U2 R U) *3

(U2) R U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' (R' U R')

U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' R' U2 R U2 R'

Other easy cases

Quick Anti-Sune

(U2) F' (R U2 R' U' R U' R') F

(U2)F' anti-Sune F

(U') R U' R' U2 (R U R' U') (R U' R')

(U')RU'R', winter

Quick Sune

(U2) F' (R U R' U R U2 R') F

(U2)F' Sune F

Stachu: "Now's where you start learning CLS to actually learn CLS, not just 'easy cases.'"

Remainder of I Cases

(R U R' U')(R U2 R') U'(R U R')

U2 (R U' R') U' (R U R')U2 (R U' R')

(R U2 R' U2) (R U2 R') U' (R U R')

(R U' R') U' (R U R' U') (R U2 R')

(U) F' (R U R') U (R U' R') U (R U2 R') F

(y') R' U2 R U' R' U R U' R' U' R

U R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U' R'

R U R' U2 R U' R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U2 R'

(R U' R') (U2 R U' R')*3

R U2 R' U' R U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R'

U R U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U R'

(R U2 R' U2 (R U R' U'))*2

R U' R' U' R U R U' R' U R' U R' U R' U' R

Remainder of Im Cases

(R U' R') U (R U2 R') (U R U' R')

U' (R U R') U2 (R U' R') U (R U R')

U R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U R'

U R U2 R U R' U R U2 R2

(R U2 R') U (R U' R') U (R U R')

(R U2 R') [U (R U' R')]*2 U' (R U' R')

(R U' R') U (R U2 R') U2 (R U2 R')

U (R U R') U R2 U R' U R U2 R2

R U' R' U2 R U R' U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'

U' R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U2 R' U R U2 R

(R U' R') U2 (R U2 R') U (R U' R') U2 (R U2 R')

U' R U' R' U2 R U2 R' U R U' R' U2 R U2 R

Other Pretty Fast Cases

+ Cases

(U) (R U R') U2 (R U R')

U (R U' R') U (R U R' U') (R U R')

(U2) (R U' R') U (R U' R') U' (R U R')

(U') (R U2 R') U (R U' R') U' (R U' R')

(U2) (R U' R') U2 (R U R') U (R U R')

d R' U (R U2 R') U R

standard F2L

- Cases

(U') (R U' R') U2' (R U' R')

standard F2L

R U' (R U2 R') U' R U' R2

reduction to F2L by RUR', with cancellation

(R U' R') U2 (R U R') U2 (R U R' U') (R U R')

RU'R'U2RUR', F2L

(R U2 R') U R2 U2 (R' U' R) U' R2

RU2R', F2L

(U2) (R U' R') U2 (R U2 R') U2 (R U' R')

(R U' R2) U2 (R U R') U R2 U R'

RU'R', back anti-Sune, finish

R2 U2 (R U' R') U R2 U' R U' (R' U R')

(U') R U' R' U2 R2 D R' U' R D' R2

(U')RU'R', winter

(U') (R U' R') U' (R U' R') U (R U2 R')

(U')RU'R', winter

(R U R') U (R U R' U') (R U' R') U2 (R U R')

(U) R2 U (R' U R) U2 (R' U R')

U' R U' R' U R' U2 R U R' U R2 U2 R'

O Cases

(R U R' U')*3

(R U R' U')*2 (R U2 R' U)*2

y' (R' U' R U)*3

(U) (R U R' U') (R U2 R') U (R U' R')

[U (R U' R')]*2 U (R U R' U') (R U' R')

U R U R' U R U' R' U' R U R' U R U' R'

U' (R U R') U (R U' R') U2 (R U R')

(U) (R U2 R') U' (R U2 R') U2 (R U' R')

R U' R' U2' R U' R' U R U' R U2 R U' R'

RU'R', F2L

Finish Off O

(R U2 R') U' (R U' R') U (R U' R') U2 (R U' R')

R U R' U R U R' U R U' R' U' R U R'

(U') (R U' R') U' (R U R' U') (R U R') U2 (R U' R')

(U') (R U2 R') U2 (R U2 R') U (R U' R')

(R U R') U2 (R U2 R') U2' (R U R')

(R U2 R') U R' U' (R U' R') U2 R2 U R'

U2 R' U R' U' R U R' U R U2 R' U2 R U' R

U' R U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' R' U R U2 R'

R U' R2 U' (R U' R') U2 (R2 U R')

RU'R', back Sune, finish

(R U2 R') U' (R U' R') U (R U' R') U' (R U2 R')

U2 (R U' R') U' (R U' R') U2 (R U R')

(U2) (R U2 R') U2 (R U' R' U)*2

U' R U' R' U R U' R' U R U R' U R U R'

(U') (R U R' U') (R U R') U2 (R U2 R')

(U2) (R U' R') [U (R U R')]*2 U' (R U' R')

(U' y') R' U2 (R U R') U2 (R U2 R') U R

R U R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R U R'

U (R U R' U') [(R U2 R') U2]*2

Finish Off -

(U2) (R U R') U2 (R' U' R) (U' R' U2) (R2 U R')

(U2)RUR', non-standard F2L

U' R U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R2 U' R U2 R'

(R2 U R') U R2 U' R2 U R' U2 R2

(R U' R') U (R' U' R) U' R' U2 R2 U' R'

(U) (R U2 R') U' (R U R') U (R U R')

(U)RU2R', F2L

(U2) (R U' R') U2 (R U2 R') U' (R U2 R')

(U2)RU'R', F2L

y'U'R'U'RU2'R'U'R

(U2) R U' R U2 R' U' R' U R2 U2 R2

(U')R2U2'R2'U'RURU2'R'UR'

inverse of above

U' R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 U2 R'

for OH

(U) (R U R') U (R U R' U') (R U2 R')

(U)RUR', F2L

(R U R' U') (R U' R') U (R U R') U' (R U' R')

sexy, RU'R', winter

(U') (R' U R2) U R' U2 (R U R') U (R' U' R)

Finish off +

(U2) (R U2 R') U (R U2 R') U2 (R U R')

U R' D' (R U R' U') (R U' R') U2 D R

(U) (R U R') U2 (R U2 R') U (R U2 R')

U R U R' U2 R L' U R' U' L

(R' U R) U2 R2 U' R U2 (R' U' R2)

(R U R') U (R U' R2) U2 R2 U (R2 U R)

RUR'URU'R', F2L (BR free)

(U') (R U R') U2 (R U' R') U2 (R U R' U') (R U R')

(R U R') U2 R' U' (R2 U' R2) U2 (R2 U R')

U' R U2 R2 U2 R U R' U R2 U' R'

R U R' U2 R' U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 U R'

U' R U2 R2 U2 R U R' U R2 U' R'

(U) (R U' R') U (R U R' U')(R U' R') U' (R U' R')

(U2') R' U' D' R U' R' U2 D R

(U') (R2 U2 R') U' R U' R2' U (R U R') U

(U2) R U' R2 U2 (R U R') U R U2 (R U' R')

Y' U' R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R

d R' U (R U2 R') U R

(U2) R U R2 U' (R U' R') U2 R2 U2 R'

(U2)RUR', back Sune, finish

(R U R') U (R U2' R') U (R U' R')U2 (R U' R')

L2 D' (L' U L) D L2 U (L U2 L')

(U) R U R' U R U' R' U' R U' R' U' R U R'

from Joey Gouly