Puzzle: Octahedron, Vertex Cut, Type A, 4th Order
Abbreviation: Octa VA4
Commonly Known As: Master Octahedron

Piece Counts

Name	Qty	Colors	Orient.	Perm.	Orbits
Tip	6	4	4, Trivial	None	None
Center	6	4	4	None	None
Wing	24	2	None	Odd	None
Edge	12	2	2, Fixed	Odd	None
Face	8	1	None	Odd	None

Move Types

Type	Layer	Period	Pieces Affected	Total Parity
Vertex	1	4	1 tip twist	None
Vertex	2	4	1 corner twist, 1 wing 4-cyc	Odd
Vertex	3	4	1 edge 4-cyc, 1 wing 4-cyc, 1 face 4-cyc	Odd

Suggested Solving Orders

Reduction
1. Group edges
2. Solve edges and centers like VA3, solve some faces if possible
3. Solve faces

Important Issues and Notes
Because the cube is the dual of the octahedon, once the edges have been paired there are many similarities to Cube FA3.

Useful Algorithms
In step 1, three cycle edges: U[2]- (R[23]- U- F-) U[2]+
In step 1, fix parity: U[2]- (F[23]+ U- R+ U[3]+) x 4
In step 3, three cycle faces: (R[3]+ U+ R-) D+ (R+ U- R-) D-