Disappointing

B' D' F2 U // EO
L U2 B' D2 L' B L' // 11 4b2
(L2 F L2 B') // HTR
F2 R2 D2 R2 D2 F2 B2 L2 // 23 with F2 B2
-1 for 22

Also had this 22:
(D F B) // EO
(R' U') U2 L2 F2 L' U // 10 2c3
(L' B2 R) F2 D2 R // 16 HTR
F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 D2 // 22

Also:
B (F D2 B L' B2 U L2 D) // 9 2c4 0e which is optimal 21 but I didn't see the 6 moves to leave slice after HTR oops

D' F R2 B // EO
(R) // RZP
L' // another RZP
(U) // JZP
R2 U R2 U' // 11 4b2 4e lol
(L U2 R B2 U2 R' F2 B2 U2 L B2) // 22 to slice
+0

I had literally no DRs for 45 minutes so I was very happy that this popped up out of nowhere and actually gave something good

(D' R U' D') // EO
B L // JZP
(R F2 L) // 9 4b2 4e
B' (R2 D2 F' R2 F' R2 U2 B) // HTR
(R2 D2 F2 B2 L2) // 23 with F2 B2
-1 slice

Didn't find the 20 off of this EO because skill issue in recognizing 7c8e, and also because I didn't switch a 20 ARM
L' F' B (F)     // eo-fb               (4/4)
(R)             // rzp-fb              (1/5)
U' B2 U F2 L'   // dr-ud-eofb [4b2 4e] (5/10)
F2 U' F2 L2 U   // htr-ud              (5/15)
R2 U2 L2 R2 U2  // finish              (5/20)

I guess in hindsight 5 moves to 20 may be worth switching on L F B type EOs but idk

D' F' D2 B // EO
R (L2 U' D' B2 L') // 10 4b2
(F2 

L2 U' R2 B // EO
D (B2 D2 F2 B2 R' D) // 11 4b2
D2 L (D2 B2 U2 B2 U2 L') // HTR
(U2 L2 F2 D2 L2) // 22 slice
+1

D2 F' R' F // EO
R2 U2 L U2 L' U // DR
(R F2 R' U2 F2 R F2 R) // HTR
(U' D' F2 R2 U D') // slice (22)
+0

This attempt felt pretty terrible, idk

(U' D F R L) // EO
(U) L2 U2 D' B D' // 11 2c4
F L2 B L2 U2 D2 F' D2 F' // first HTR I tried
U2 F2 L2 // 23 to slice
+0

funny scramble, 23 seems to be human optimal generally unless you want to do a 13 move DR or 6 move EO
This 22 I guess I was close to finding but I didn't bother checking the 13 to DR:

F2 D' L F B'      // eo-fb               (5/5)
R'                // rzp-fb              (1/6)
D R2 F2 U L U' L  // dr-ud-eofb [2c3 4e] (7/13)
D' B2 D' F2 D'    // htr-ud              (5/18)
L2 D2 L2 B2       // finish              (4/22)

(U2 B U R F) // EO
D2 R' U' R // 9 2c4
F2 D B2 U' R2 U L2 B2 U // HTR
R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 // 23 to slice
+0

who would win, 4a1 4e in 11 or 2c5 in 11? apparently it's 2c5 and it's by 2 moves

Anyway, I had 2 separate 22s on this scramble, one from 4a1 4e and one from 2c5

U (F B2 U) // EO
(R' F2 B2 L F' R' F L') // fun 12 4a14e
(U2 F D2) // leave 5e
(D2 L2 D2 B R2 D2 R2 B F2) // solve 5e (22)

D' B (R2 B) // EO
(U' R' D L2 R U R) // 11 2c5, but it kind of looks like R2 U spam
(U' F2 U F2 U' F2 U F2 U' F2) // 2e2e + eslice, but backtrack and see you can cancel it
(D' L2 U' L2 D2 R2 D B U B2 U' B2) // solved (23-1 = 22)

The 4a1 4e in 11 with 24 (unfindable) optimal: B' R' F2 D F D R2 D' R' U' R
L' B2 L2 U D L U D R L' U' D' F2 R2 (14)
L' U2 R L' D R2 F2 R2 U' B2 U B2 R2 D2 (14)

what a scramble

(B F2 L F B) // EO
U2 D2 F2 L' D' R' U // 12 4b2
(L D2 F2 B2 L') // HTR
(B2 U2 F2 R2 B2) // finish

Also had these fun 11 2c4 which I got 24 off of:
B F' (R2 D B) D2 L' D2 R U' R
B' F (R2 D B) U2 R' U2 L D' L'
24 seems to be human optimal except there is this: L U F R2 B F' U' R F2 R' U' B' U' L for 23 lol

F B D' L // EO
(U2 F D2 F) // 8 2c3 4e
(B2 U R2 D' B2 D') // HTR (14)
(R2 F2 R2 F2 B2 D2 L2) // finish (20)

I didn't approach this attempt very well as I spent way too much time looking at the 3 movers. It did result in this early in the attempt though:

F' L' B // EO
U L' (D' R2 U R' D2 R) // 11 4b2
D F2 D2 R2 L2 U B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 // 22, which is not even optimal for the DR lol

I found the 8 to 2c3 pretty late because of that so I just went all in. Found the 20 quite quickly and tried to get something better since it looked pretty crazy, but there doesn't seem to be anything there.

It felt like I did terribly for the scramble, but I was solving well and checked a lot. I couldn't find anything on Mallard that felt like I should have found so meh

B L' F' D' R' // EO
B U2 B2 D B // 10 2c4
U (L2 B2 U' R2 F2 U' R2 U) // HTR
F B' U2 F' B' // finish

Optimal off of DR

(B R U F D) // EO
(L) F' L2 D2 F L // DR 11 4c3
(F' R2 F2 U2 F' L2 D2 F) // HTR
(R2 F2 U2 D2) // slice (23)
+0

The only other sub 12 DR I had was this fun one with 3c6e RZP:
(D R) R' U2 L (B2 U2 F' U' D2 B) // 11 2c3 6e

But I think optimal is +13 and requires 5qt lol

(U D2 L) // EO
(B) L2 D' U2 F [D' F] // 10 2c3 2e
(U2 R2 U F2 U L2 U) // HTR, 2 more moves to double slice
[] = D F B' L2 B R2 F2 // E slice (22)
+0

oops I didn't write down the EO for 18

somehow this seems to be the only sub 23 possible from my DRs, wow


 

(U D') F' U' // EO
(L) F U2 B' R2 F' L' // 11 2c3 4e
R2 B' U2 D2 L2 U2 F L2 F // HTR
D2 // finish lol

i had nothing else on this scramble except for a ton of 11/12 to 2c4, so lucky to find this

(U B2 L D') // EO
(B) R' D2 L' F' // 9 2c4
L' B2 L D2 F2 L F2 L // HTR
F2 D2 F2 B2 D2 B2 // finish 

2 seperate 22s on this scramble
here is the cool one:

F (B' R' B') // EO
(D2 L2 D L U' L) // 10 4b2 4e
(L2 U2 R2 F2) // OBL
(F2 U' R2 U R2 F2 U' R2 D B2) // PBL (10-2)

Also had this 22:
F (L2 B' R B') 
(U2 L2 R' U' R) // 10 2c3 2e
(D' B2 D) L2 U2 R2 F2 D
L2 U2 F2 R2

for some reason i didn't write the subset on F (B' R B') (L2 F2 D L U' L) 10 4b2 4e so I assumed it was bad didn't check it when it gives 21

And I definitely feel dumb for missing this for 20 when I checked these EOs:
F (mallard premove)
(L' B' R B)        //eo          (4/4)
(L)                //rzp         (1/5)
(U2 F2 R' D' R)    //dr [2c3 4e] (5/10)
R2 D' L2 U' B2 U'  //htr         (6/16)
L2 U2 B2           //finish      (3/19)

bruh
R2 U // EO
(U2 F' L B) // 6 4c4
(D2 R' U2 R' D2 R2 F2 L F2 R) // HTR
(F2 B2 U2 L2) // finish

I accidentally found this DR twice lol, once from the (U2 F' L B) EO actually so dumb

First sub 20 this year, nice
F' U' R2 F // EO
R' U2 L [U D] // 9 2c3
(L D2 B2 R B2 U2 R') // HTR (16)
[] = R2 U' D' R2 L2 B2 // solved (20)

F' U' R2 F R' U2 L R2 U' D' [R2 L2 B2 R U2 B2 R'] B2 D2 L'
[] = F2 R D2 F2 R L2 // 19

I also had this cool 23:
(F) B2 U F // EO with inserted move
L' R U' D' L' // 9 2c4 with variation central
(D') U F2 U' R2 D' // HTR (15)
R' L' B2 R' L' F2 U2 F2 // finish (23)

R' D (F D') // EO
R2 F' B' L' B' R' // DR 10 2c3 4e
(R2 F' L2 F' U2 R2 F) // HTR (17)
(U2 D2 F2) // finish (20)

Also had this 21 early off of the same DR:
R' D (F D) // EO
R2 F' B' L' B' R' // DR 10 2c3 4e
B R2 D2 F U2 F // HTR (16)
U D F2 D2 B2 U' D // 7-2 to slice
+0
almost gave up early bc tired but decided 21 wasn't good enough for this scramble check inverse for a bit and glad I did

This was a fun scramble with fun DRs - in addition to this DR + variations I also looked at:
F L B R (F) F2 D L2 D2 B // 10 4c3 from vibe switching the EO
R' D (F D B2 D2 F' R F L) // 10 4b2 0e (2e if you switch (F D for (F D')
(D) R D F' L U2 R' L2 F' D2 F // 11 4a2 4e

R' D F R' L // EO
F L2 F' U // 9 4c4
F' D2 B (U2 B D2 B) // HTR
(R2 U2 B2 L2 D2) // slice (21)
+1

I wrote down my final solution with 5 seconds left lol, checking the 4b4 was a last ditch thing because nothing else I had was cooperating
I spent a lot of the attempt on this to no avail:
D (R' F R' U' B2 R' F2 U2 D2 R') // 11 2c3 4e
I do feel a bit dumb for not finding the DR from (U' F2 L B2 D) because I didn't look at what (D') looked like, but it only gave 22 anyway so eh

12 move DR strikes again
U' R' (F2 L) // EO
(B' U' D2 L2 U' [F R2 F]) // 12 4b2
L2 U F2 D' // HTR
[] = (B U2 B D2 R2 L2 B2 U2 R2) // leave slice (22)
+0

The first variation of this DR i tried looked promising but not quite right so I spent a bit of time trying the others, and this appeared. It felt like every DR I had on this scramble was 4 or 5 qt which was annoying

there is also this which was kind of fun:

L F2 L' F L (U' L2 F2 U L') // 10+5
(R2 D2 R2 L2 U R2 U D') // 18 to 3c, gives 24

nothing worked lol
I actually wrote the slice out at the last second to make it work, optimal of this DR is 22 but everything else I had just gave 24 or worse
(F' U B R) // EO
(F) L2 U' F D F' // 10 4c3
U F2 U L2 U2 B2 D' // HTR
F2 B2 R2 F2 R2 D2 // leave slice

D U R U'// EO
R' B2 U2 R D2 R2 F // DR
(R B2 R' F2 R') // HTR (16)
D2 L2 U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 // slice (22)
+1

a variation of this DR has optimal 22 but it's kinda hard to find.

I did this scramble on a the nightstand in my extremely cold hotel room so honestly im fine with 23. Had some other things including this:

(F) R' D' F' R2 U' D F2 D' L // 10 2c4 with variations
but then there is this dumb 2 move extension:
R' D' F (F)           //eo-fb      (4/4)
D                     //rzp-fb     (1/5)
R2 D' F2 L2 R2 U' L'  //dr-ud-eofb (7/12)
U F2 B2 D             //htr-ud     (4/16)
B2 U2 B2              //finish     (3/19)

Pretty fun scramble, i love when you don't need to variation wack and it just works
B' (U F' B') // EO
(D2 L F2 D2 L) // DR with 8 variations :skull:
R2 U' B2 U F2 U' F2 U' // HTR
now replace the DR line:

B' R2 U' B2 U F2 U' F2 U' (U F' B U2 L' F2 U2 L') // this looks a lot better
(B2) // 18 to fake double slice
(L2 D2 L2 U2 L2 U2) // solved in 23

B' R2 U' B2 <U F2 [U' F2 U L2 U2 L2 D2 L2] B2 L U2 F2 L} U2 B' F
[] = D> R2 U2 R2 D {R2 L2 // E slice in 22
{} = F2 L D2 B2 L' R2 // E slice in 21
<> = D R2 U // solved in 21

I'm quite proud of this one

(R' D' L F) // EO
(U D R L) // JZP thing
F2 U2 F2 L // DR 12 4c3
now do the UDRL(UDRL) thing:

(R' D' L F) // EO
[F2 U2 F2 R U D] // 10 4c3 0e
(L' U2 B2 R' F2 R2 D2 R) // HTR (18)
[] = F2 D2 B2 L U' D F2 B2 L2// leave slice (21)

F2 D2 B2 L U' D F2 B2 [L2 R' D2 R2 F2 R B2 U2 L] F' L' D R
[] = L F2 L2 D2 R U2 F2 R // 20

I could have just realized that the EO was auto 8e8c and found this a much simpler way but nahhh

(U2 B' R B) // EO
U D R' L2 D' L // 10 2c3
U (U' R2 F2 B2 D) // HTR
(B2 U2 L2 U' D' F2 U D) // solved in 22
slice to 21

honestly this scramble was so annoying because none of the DRs I had would cooperate and it was all 9 2c4
this seems to be the best out of all the DRs I had though luckily

Missed the EO for the dumb 20 somehow, oops

U F' R D2 B' // EO
U (L) U' D' R2 U D' L // 11 4b2
U (F2 L2 U2 R2 D) // HTR (17)
(F2 R2 B2 L2 B2) // slice (22)
+2 of course, optimal off of DR

also can extend the DR for this other 22 to slice that obviously sucks:
U F' R D2 B' D U2 L2 U' D L' (L) // 12 4b2
R2 D L2 D // HTR (16)
L2 F B' R2 F' B' // 22 to slice and it sucks

Other DRs:
U F' R D2 B' U' (L B2 U2 L2 D' L2 D) // 13 4a1 4e
(B L) R U' L (B2 U) F2 B2 U' L2 U //12 4a1 2e
(R B) F' U' F D L B2 D' R' D R // 12 4b2 2e
Seems that 24 is optimal from my DRs, which is unfortunate but I guess it means I didn't miss anything there.

(R2 B2 R F') // EO
(D F2 R2 U L) // 9 4a1 2e
(D' L2 B2 L2 U B2 U') // HTR
(L2 D2 L2 B2) // leave slice (20)
+0 

First I found L2 U R2 L2 D B2 U' L2 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 for 22 and almost stopped looking miscounting it as 21 but I decided that stopping early on a 4a1 is probably not a good idea

I also never check 4 move EOs on 2 move EOs until a recent convo in the FMC discord so it's funny that this is my first attempt writing some xd

I had this early:
(R' F) (L F2 U') U L2 F2 R2 F2 D' // 11 4b2
(B2 R2 D2 R' U2 R') // HTR
(F2 L2 F2) // 20 to the one slice that doesn't work :(
gives 23 if you finish with (F2 B2 U2 F2 L2 B2 D2)

Other DRs:
(R' F) U2 D2 R U' R' D R // 9 4c3
(R) D' U2 R' B2 R2 U2 F2 U // 9 4b2 4e

(R U' F D) // EO
(B' R' F) // DR
R' U2 R (F2 U2 F2 R F2 L2 U2 L) // HTR (18)
(D2 B2 R2 F2) // 21 to slice
+0

This was the second EO I checked so i kind of freaked out lol.
I found a 24 pretty much immediately but then I calmed myself down a bit and tried to find something that wasn't 4c4, but in the end I couldn't find much else so I just went all in. Luckily optimal wasn't too tricky to find

(F U' R F B) // cool EO
(D R F2 B2 D) // cool DR 2c4
F2 L' D2 L U2 L' U2 L // HTR
U2 L2 F2 // 21 to slice
+1

You can also just finish with L' F2 R2 D2 R2 which also gives 22 with blocky fish

This was a funky scramble, the only DRs I had were both funky 10 moves to 2c4. The other one:

U (L' D L' U) (R B2 R2 F L) // 10 2c4 with R' variation possible

of course I didn't write down the EO extension for the 10 4b2 ->20 that surely everyone will find

B2 D' // EO
(F R) B D2 R2 B' R F L // 11 4b2 4e
(L2 F' D2 L2 B) // HTR (16)
(R2 B2 R L U2 L' R) // 7-1

Interesting scramble, I spent a lot of time on the 2 move EO and not much else. I also had 24 off of this other DR, but it is 23 optimal:
B2 D' (F L) U2 F2 B L2 L // 10 2c4

B' U F B // EO
(L U L U2 F2 L B2 L2 U') // 13 4b2 (???)
(F2 B2 R U2 B2 U2 D2 L) // HTR (21)
(F' B' U2 F B) // 5-5 LOL

this is so dumb, I had pretty much nothing (as you can see by me checking these 13 4b2 variations lol)
I was just kinda spamming stupid stuff at the end to see what worked, and maybe I could get some cancel with double slice (wasn't expecting -5 though ??) and this just appeared somehow.

I didn't have a single sub 12 DR this attempt. Best I can find on Mallard is 22

L U2 R' // EO
F D F R2 B' // 8 2c4
U' (B2 D' B2 U R2 F2 U') // HTR (16)
(L2 B2 U2 F2) // slice (20)
+0
variation hell sucked

this scramble was quite funny:

L U2 R U' D' B' U D' F U2 F' // 11 2c3 2e
L U2 R U' R2 B D2 B U' B2 D // 11 4a1 6e
R B2 L U' B L2 B2 U // 8 4b5 (this has 17 to HTR somehow)
R' F' D' B2 L' F' R2 B L // 9 4c3 and a bunch of other not good DRs on this same EO

based on my mallard checks it seems I didn't throw so yay

this is the most standard double slice thing ever lol, I swear it's never this easy

(U' F R2 D) // EO/JZP
B2 D2 F' U2 B // 9 2c4
(R F2 R' F2 L B2 L) // HTR
(B2 L2) // double slice (18)

B2 D2 [F' U2 B L2 B2] {L' B2 L'} F2 R F2 R' D' R2 F' U
[] = B' R2 B' F2 D2 B F (+2)
{} = L2 R D2 R' (+1)

Anyone do the weird ass EO extension for 15 to slice 19 :P?
B U' F B2 R'          //eo-lr      (5/5)
(D' L2 D' B2 U' F')   //dr-ud-eolr (6/11)
(R2 U2 R2 U) // 15 to slice ???

I hate these type of scrambles so much

(L D' R' D') // EO
B2 R2 B L B // 9 2c3 2e
(L) U2 D2 R' U2 B2 R' // HTR (16)
 U2 B2 R' L' F2 R' L // 7-2

I also had this very funny 22:
L' B' L2 B // EO
R L2 U' R2 U' R D R' // 12 2c3 but hella block
(U R2 D' L2 D) // HTR
but wait lets back track
(U R2 D L2 D2 L2 D) // insert the 2e2e
(R L' F2 R' L') // 5-2 for 22

There is also:
(L' D' R' D) R B2 R B L B // 10 4a1
I didn't spend much time on it but it looked bad

I forgot about:
(D' R' D F' L F' L' F) which gives 19
I also didn't have (D' R' D) L2 D2 R2 F L F which also gives 19

(B) R2 U' B // EO
(D2 L' U2 R L' U2 L D) // 12 4b2
R2 U2 L' D2 L // HTR
U2 B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 // 6-1

This is such a dumb solution for the DRs I had on this scramble:

(B') R2 U' B (R B2 U2 D2 R D) // 10 2c3 that I didn't see until the end of the attempt because im dumb lmao
(B R2 U' B' D' R L U' L // 9 4a2 2e
(L) B2 R' B' U' R2 B2 U D2 B // 10 2c4
For some reason I just stopped writing EOs on white front after writing (L F2 U' R2 D) and variants so I didn't have (D L' D U) oops

I thought this was a 23 until I was submitting it :(
Also missed optimal by 2 moves :(((

(F) R B L F // EO
(U B2 R2 D' L) // 10 2c3 2e
F2 R2 F2 D' F2 U F2 R2 U' // HTR (18)
B2 L2 B2 U2 F2 // slice (23)
+1

optimal is off of a similar path but maybe a bit tricky: F2 R2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' L2 B2 D' F2 L2 U2 D2 L2 // solved, can reduce slice to +1 for 22

why is this scramble so short lol

i somehow found a separate 19, 20 and 21 on this scramble, I think that's definitely the best I've ever done on one scramble 

(D' B' D' F' L) // EO
B L2 B D R2 D // DR 11 4b2 2e
B (F') // HTR
(R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2) // finish
-1 slice because F2 B. There is 18 to slice as well but no +0

20:
L (R' F B2 R) // EO
(B' L2 B2 U) // 9 4a1 6e
B' U2 B U2 D2 F // HTR
U2 R2 D2 R2 F2 // finish

21 (honestly this is probably the coolest of the 3 solutions)

F D' L // EO
F B (D F2 U2 F2 U' F) // 11 2c3 but this is the fun case we can extend the DR:

F D' L F B (D U2 F U2 F U F) // 12 2c3
(U L2 U' R2 F2 U') // HTR
// leave FB slice lol
then +3 for 21
This one was pretty much the first thing I found on the attempt so I was quite relaxed for the rest of it. 

F2 U' R2 F // EO
R2 D2 L' B2 D' // 9 2c4
U2 B2 L' U2 R D2 L' U2 L // HTR
F2 R2 B2 // leave slice
+0

didn't find the EO for 20 oops
I also just spent way too long on normal EOs I didn't check any on inverse lol

other DRs:
U' F R2 D' F (L' D2 R' F2 U) // 10 4c3
U' F2 U R2 F R U2 L B2 R' U // 11 2c3
F2 R U' F R (L R2 D' F2 R' U R) // 12 4a1 6e

(R' F' D' L' U') // EO
B' F2 U2 L B' // 10 2c4, found with premove abuse
(B2 R F2 R' U2 R D2 L) // HTR, but lets backtrack a bit
(B2 R F2 R' D2 L2 U2 L' F2 L2) // direct finish nice

Only had one other DR worth checking and it's lol:

(R' F' D' L' U B R') B2 L' U2 L // 11 4c3 and its 24 optimal with 5qt

R2 L' D' B // EO
(D' R2 D2 B2 D2 L U' L) // 12 to DR, 13 to HTR
L2 F2 R2 U D' R2 F2 D // finish

I was looking at the 12 to HTR from the same EO for a good bit, but was getting frustrated that the finish was bad. I thought I would give the other side a chance to see if there was something similar (is this actually a thing? surely these are related?) and found this. 

edit: lol im dumb and didn't do the blocky fish version of the DR that saves 1 move for 19, rip

what a hellish scramble
B' D' L' U' B // EO
L (L' U B2 L2 D2 L) // 12 2c3, at least i used a cool 4e4c trigger
U F2 B2 L2 U' R2 U // HTR
switch DR line to:
(L' U' D2 F2 R2 D2 R) 
(F2 B2 D2) // 2e+ slice, but you can see from here that extending the HTR line will leave slice

B' D' L' U' B L [U F2 B2 L2 U' R2 U D2] F2 B2 R' D2 R2 F2 D2 U L 
[] = D R2 L2 F2 D R2 D2 R2 U // solved in 24

there is also 22 to double slice but E slice is +3 xd

why do i even bother
F' L U R // EO
U2 B' U' // 7 4b2 because yeah
(L2 U2 F R2 D2 B') // DR
(U2 F2 R2 L2 D2 L2 B2) // 20 to slice
+0

The DR finish was actually hard to find for me, I had multiple 19 and 20 to slice that gave 21 before finding this one. 
This gives 20.00 pb mean of 3 lol ok

Finally a sub 20 lol

U (D' F B2 U) // EO
(R L2 F U2 L) // 10 4b2
(D2 F R2 U2 F y2) // 15 to 4x

y2 U F' U2 R2 F' D2 L' U2 F' [R' L2 U' B2] F' D
[] = R U D' F2 B2 D' F2 y2 // solved in +2
apparently the RZP has a 17 LMAO

Also had this pretty early:
U2 F' L2 B // EO
U D R D' R2 D // 10 4b2
(R' U2 L F2 L U2 L) // HTR
(D2 F2 B2 R2) // leave slice (21)
+0 for 21


other DRs:
(L R2 D' F2 R) F B D2 B' U or L2 F2 L2 F U //10 2c4 
(L' B2 U R') (F U' B D2 R2 U' F) // 11 4c3 with cool DR trigger

F' R U2 R B // EO
(D' L F2 L') // 9 2c4 with variations
(U' F2 U' F2 R2 U' B2 L2 U')// HTR
(B2 L2 U2 L2) // leave slice 22
+0

I had so many DRs to check but I tunneled on this one for some reason
Apparently there is a 19 off of U B' (D' B') (L) but it's a DR I would never check in this attempt

Other DRs:
B U' B2 U (B L2 F L F) // 9 4a2 with variations, but it's 2e and sucks :(
F' R2 U2 R B R U' F2 L D L // 11 2c3 with cool 4e4c trigger
a bunch of other 11 2c3
F D L U D R2 F2 R2 B' U // 10 4b2 0e (23 optimal using fun slice insertion stuff)
D2 F D L' (D2 B2 D R2 L2 B) // 10 2c4

(B' R') U' L // EO
U' {F' U2 F B D2 F} D // 12 2c3
[B U2 R2 B R2 B] // solve the HTR for fun
L2 U2 // slice in 20 lol
+2, but do this slice instead:
[] = F R2 D2 F L2 B z2 // 4x in 20
{} = F L2 F' B' R2 F' z2 // +0 slice

B' L' U' D' F // EO
U2 F2 L2 U2 R // 10 2c4
(F2 U' R2 D B2 L2 U R2 U) // HTR 19
(R2 B2 R2 B2 U2) // 24 to M slice
+1

Optimal for these variations is 24 only, and you have to go through 4c3 on the variation heavy side to find it so whatever

every sub 12 DR I had this attempt was 4 or 5 qt, and I found no DRs with less than 3. I could not catch a break. I had some 12 2c3 from DR extensions but they all sucked

(U' F' R B' U) // EO
F2 U2 B R B R' // 11 2c3
B (B R2 B) // HTR (15)
(U2 R2 F2 L2 U2) // 22 to slice
+2 of course

(R L' B U' D) // EO
F B2 U2 R F // 10 2c3 (switched because of 3c6e)
(R2 D2 R D2 R' B2 D2 R) // HTR 18
(B2 D2 B2 R2) // finish

there is a 20 off of a variaion but it requires 5qt so it's pretty difficult to find:

(R L' B' D U') 
F B2 U2 R F
(R) R' U2 R B2 R' B2 R
U2 D2

I spent a lot of time on this DR even after finding the 22 but a lot of that was wasted, I think I could have found this if I wasn't just being stupid but I just forgot to check 5qt in general so idk lol. 5qt on a 10 move finish is crazy though

Anyway this is 20 20 22 = 20.67 pb mean at least :shrug: