A Guide to the How-to-Tetris YouTube Tutorial Videos

Introduction

These pages cover the most common, canonical Tetris T-spin setups, such as STSDs, STMB Caves, DT Cannons, Fractals, Yoshihiro, etc., as well as new practical ones.

More videos will be uploaded soon to fill in the blanks. There are still many canonical methods I have not yet covered, such as Trinity and Imperial Cross.

I aim to create and upload the rest from July 2026.

Canonical Tetris Methods Remastered

Most of these videos below cover canonical (named) T-spin methods that other mainstream T-spin guides have largely neglected. While other guides like Four.lol focus on core methods, such as DT Cannon or Fractals, they often fail to cover the practicality of alternative methods like Vases, Super Spirals, Mini-Triples, Shallow Graves (Cremates), Drain Pipes, and Magic Keys.

My videos fill this void by showing you that these lesser-known methods are highly practical and can sizably boost your mid-game versatility!

Yoshihiro

This is a T-spin mini to a T-spin double setup. The former manipulates the field into more T-spin setups. It is one of the most common and practical mid-game patterns, easy to memorize and apply.

STSD (Super T-Spin Double)

The STSD is a double T-spin double setup. It is extremely easy to create and has many mid-game opportunities. It is also one of the most common spliced T-spin setups.

DT Cannon

DT Cannon is the most famous canonical T-spin method, because it is commonly used as a popular opener. It provides a T-spin double and T-spin triple, and is highly practical mid-game.

Kaidan

Kaidan is an S- or Z-prop that provides a supporting structure for a T-spin double donation. It is highly practical and greatly improves your mid-game T-spin vision, as it can be used in many stair-like situations.

Fractal

Fractal is a double T-spin double setup. It is one of the cleanest mid-game setups I regularly recommend. They are safer than STSDs or Imperial Crosses, as the main Tetris hole is not blocked during its creation, allowing you to make a Tetris line clear while upstacking.

Stacking its surface properly also allows you to sustain LST stacking continuations for a string of T-spin doubles and Tetrises!

Cut-Copy

Cut-Copy is a double T-spin double setup. It has four variants and is incredibly versatile, allowing you to squeeze out T-spins in many situations. The third and fourth variants are uncommon, and most people have not heard of them until this tutorial video below.

STMB Cave

STMB Cave is a floating T-spin double setup that can be used over gaps typically 3 blocks wide. It can be stacked many times to vastly boost your T-spin pressure.

C-Spin

C-spin is a T-spin triple to a T-spin double (or sometimes single) setup. It is the cleanest T-spin triple variant as it completely negates the dirtiness of a standard T-spin triple setup.

This method is vital, as it helps you sustain back-to-back T-spin pressure by capitalizing on common mid-game jagged formations.

Sky Prop

Sky Prop is typically a supporting L or J piece that can be stacked continuously to form a string of suspended T-spin doubles. In more advanced cases, you can combine two minoes to make a supporting prop.

Parapet

Parapet is the use of an L or J piece to create a T-spin prop. It is one of the most important mid-game T-spin methods, and many high-level players, such as Furea, use it to great effect.

Unlike other guides that show only one variant of Parapet, I can teach you three.

Back-to-Back T-Spin Triple Tower

The back-to-back T-spin triple tower (b2b or btb TST tower) provides 2 T-spin triples. It has one of the highest burst and damage per line densities in the game. However, it requires significant upstacking, and creating them mid-game can be dangerous.

Tetris to Simple Prophecy T-Spins

This is an essential method to know. Almost all high-level Japanese Tetris players use this.

Single-Double

Single-Double is a T-spin single to T-spin double setup.

Shallow Grave (Cremate)

Shallow Grave is a skim that evens out both sides of an uneven stack, allowing you to make T-spin doubles easily.

STMB Cave Donations

This is a floating T-spin double donation setup. What is not commonly known is that you can donate STMB Caves.

Magic Key

Magic Key is an S or Z prop that suspends a T-spin double over a certain pattern. After the T-spin double, you get a T-spin triple.

Super Spiral

Formerly known as Ajanba Special, it is an L or J-spin that leads to a T-spin triple.

Vase

This obscure Japanese method creates 2 T-spin setups. It can sometimes replace STMB Caves.

Drain Pipe

This is an S or Z-spin that leads to another T-spin. Handy for games that award back-to-back bonuses to all-spins, such as TETR.IO.

Mini-Triple

This is a T-spin mini to a T-spin triple setup. It is rarely used, but it has its mid-game applications.

More Advanced Canonical T-Spin Setups

More advanced T-spin setups, such as DT Cannon 2, Winsor T-spin Double, Kaslideoscope, Shachiku Train, BT Cannon, DT-STSD, etc., can be found here: Link to Advanced T-Spin Setups

Here is a sneak peek:

More to be added!

Coming up next: Trinity, Imperial Cross, King Crimson, etc.