[Help Thread] Puzzle Recommendations

[Eli Apperson]

I haven't tried them yet, but pick 1 of these 8 cubes
YJ MGC Magnetic 2x2
$ 9.95

QiYi MS Magnetic 2x2
$ 6.95

YJ YuPo V2 Magnetic 2x2
$ 6.95

YuXin Little Magic Magnetic 2x2
$ 6.95

MoFang JiaoShi MeiLong Magnetic 2x2
$ 6.95 $ 4.95 (On discount now)

MoYu RS2 M 2x2
$ 7.95

DianSheng Magnetic 2x2
$ 7.95

DianSheng Solar S Magnetic 2x2
$ 9.95
I used scs because cubicle can't filter out unmagnetised cubes.

MGC and MS are the best by far, next up YuPu and Meilong

 

[Fast Tim]

Thx everyone, I’ll buy the MGC.

 

[Cubing Forever]

MGC and MS are the best by far, next up YuPu and Meilong

YuPo over everything(except MGC). It's a nice steal at $7.

 

[Kaiju_cube]

Diansheng solar s and the MGC are my favorites.

 

[DylTheCuber]

Updated January, 2021 - If you suggest any changes to these recommendations, please comment below which your recommendation and reason for the change. These suggestions are for the community and by the community, so please help keep these suggestions up to date by replying here with changes.
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Budget - Dirt Cheap Cubes only
Great - Pretty good and you won't have to sell your house
Expert - The best cube on the market

Recommended 2x2x2:

• Budget: YJ YuPo V2M - $6.95
• Great: MGC 2x2 - $9.99
• Expert: QiYi Valk 2M - $19.95

Recommended 3x3x3:

• Budget: Yulong V2M 3x3- $7.95 or QiYi MS 3x3- $7.95
• Great: MoYu RS3M 2020 3x3 - $8.95
• Expert: GAN 11M Pro 3x3 - $64.95 or Dayan Tengyun v1 $25.95 or or MoYu Weilong WR M - $38.99

Recommended 4x4x4:

• Budget: QiYi Thunderclap Mini 4x4 - $12.95 or Meilong 4x4 - $4.99
• Great: Qiyi Mini Wuque M - $31.95
• Expert: Angstrom WuQue M 4x4 - $69.99 or MoYu AoSu 4x4 GTS2 M - $44.99

Recommended 5x5x5:

• Budget: YuXin Cloud 5x5 - $5.49 Yuxin Little Magic M 5x5 - $16.99
• Great: MoYu AoChuang 5x5 GTS M - $39.99
• Expert: QiYi Valk 5M $49.95

Recommended 6x6x6:

• Budget: YuXin Little Magic 6x6 - $14.95
• Great: Shadow M - $49.95
• Expert: Cosmic Shadow M 6x6 - $75.95

Recommended 7x7x7:

• Budget: QiYi QiXing 7x7 - $14.95
• Great: MoFang JiaoShi MF7S 7x7 - $19.99
• Expert: Yuxin Hays 7 M - $54.95 or XMan Spark 7x7 - $49.95

Recommended Megaminx:

• Budget: Qiyi Qiheng - $7.95
• Great: X-Man Galaxy Megaminx V2 (Sculpted) - $19.99 or YJ MGC Megaminx $22.99
• Expert: X Man Galaxy v2 M - $29.99

Recommended Skewb:

• Budget: QiYi QiCheng Skewb - $7.50
• Great: X Man Wingy Skewb - $13.99
• Expert: X Man Wingy Skewb - $31.95

Recommended Clock:

• Budget: Lingao Clock - $9.95
• Great: Shengshou Clock - $9.95
• Expert: QiYi Clock - $34.95

Recommended Pyraminx:

• Budget: Yulong v2 M Pyraminx - $7.99
• Great: MoYu Magnetic Pyraminx - $13.99
• Expert: GAN Pyraminx- $18.95

Recommended Square-1:

• Budget: Qiyi Qifa S - $6.99 or Yuxin Little Magic Square 1 - $6.99
• Great: X-Man Volt - $13.99
• Expert: Cubicle Labs X-Man Volt $59.99

Recommended MBLD cubes:

• Budget: Yuxin Little Magic 3x3 $4.95
• Great: MoYu RS3M 2020 3x3 - $8.95
• Expert: MoYu Weilong WR M $29.95

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There are many places to buy puzzles, and depending on what country you live in, shipping will be cheaper. Below is a list of stores to consider:

• https://www.kewbz.co.uk/ (UK)
• https://www.kubuswinkel.nl (Netherlands)
• https://www.speedcube.nl (Netherlands)
• https://speedcubeshop.com/ (USA)
• https://thecubicle.us/ (USA)
• https://cubedepotusa.com (USA)
• https://www.hknowstore.com/ (Hong Kong)
• https://www.speedcube.com.au/ (Australia)
• https://www.magiccubemall.com/ (Asia)
• https://www.aliexpress.com (China)
• https://www.cubelelo.com/ (South Asia)
• https://cubezz.com/ (Asia)
• https://cubenamastore.com/ (India)

I think that the QiYi MS Pyraminx should be in the Great section. It is a very good pyraminx and I definitely recommend it to anyone.

 

[MrDGS]

2x2: YJ YuPo, MGC, MGC Elite
Qiyi MS
3x3: RS3M 2020, Gan 11M Pro/Duo
4x4: MGC, Meilong M, Mini
5x5: Mini, MGC, Meilong M(Maybe)
6x6: YJ YuShi, MGC(Get MGC)
7x7: YJ YuFu, MGC(Get MGC
Mega: YJ YuHu v2 M, Gan, Dayan v2,
Pyra: QiYi MS, YLM M?
Skewb: ???????
Sq-1: YLM M, XMan Volt v1/2, Cubetwist (Trust me, the cubetwist is VERY VERY good and i totally am not making that up)

Mirror blocks: Qiyi/Yj i dont know mirror blocks isnt in the wca

23x23: DiangSheng 23x23 Magnetic

 

[povlhp]

MrDOS sq-1 is missing MGC.

 

[SH03L4C3]

Just out of curosity, which one is better, Qiyi Warrior, Meilong 3, or meilong 3 C?

 

[Eli Apperson]

Just out of curosity, which one is better, Qiyi Warrior, Meilong 3, or meilong 3 C?

Meilong 3 IMO

 

[cuber314159]

Just out of curosity, which one is better, Qiyi Warrior, Meilong 3, or meilong 3 C?

From my understanding the meilong 3 and 3c are the same cube but with different packaging, the original QiYi warrior is vastly outdated, as is the warrior w but the warrior s is not bad and may be better for beginners since it is essentially unpoppable on stock tensions but overall I think the meilong performs better which is why I sell them on my market stalls.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Disregarding size, what is the difference between the AoSu WR M 4x4, and the AoSu GTS 2 M?
Which would be better?

 

[Garf]

Disregarding size, what is the difference between the AoSu WR M 4x4, and the AoSu GTS 2 M?
Which would be better?

One is old and one is older.

 

[Eli Apperson]

One is old and one is older.

But they are both considered the best 4x4s. Nobody has made anything to pass them except the mgc, and even that is debatable.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

But they are both considered the best 4x4s. Nobody has made anything to pass them except the mgc, and even that is debatable.

I didn't know anyone considered them the best. I thought it was the Ambition and the MGC (YJ mini is also a contender) that were the best.

I only have 2 (speedcube) 4x4's and one of them is the GTS2M. I got it on TC on clearance. It's a decent cube but it has a very rubbery fell which in this case is not a compliment. I wouldn't get it just because there are many other good ones but you can still get good times with it.

 

[Garf]

Well, a cube is not great to all people unless there is a set-up involved, DMN, silk, command and fleet, lunar, stardust, martian, etc. Many lubes make a cube feel the best. There was a reason why I tried vowing to get the world record average with the YLM 4x4, but I didn't have a good enough set-up, so I switched to the MGC.
It isn't so much of a matter on what cube is the best without set-up. Some cubes tend to be crap out of the box, but set-up may/may not change an opinion. The Aosu WRM is prolly the best 4x4 without too much set-up, but then can you modify a YLM so much to have the same performance level as the Aosu?

 

[Fast Tim]

Hey guys! I’m not planning to buy cubes recently (not enough money) but I’m quite curious about which cube is better. Between the Gan 12 Maglev, 11 M Pro and 11 M Duo, which one is the best? What are their features? I’d like to buy one if I have enough money later. For reference, I have the WRM 2021 as my main.

 

[Fast Tim]

Hey guys! I’m not planning to buy cubes recently (not enough money) but I’m quite curious about which cube is better. Between the Gan 12 Maglev, 11 M Pro and 11 M Duo, which one is the best? What are their features? I’d like to buy one if I have enough money later. For reference, I have the WRM 2021 as my main.

Forgot to mention, I’m also interested in the Gan 12 M Leap

 

[Ultimatecuber0814]

Hey! I have some suggestions!
3x3: Expert: GAN XS, GAN M leap
Budget: Mofang jiaoshi Meilong 3c 3x3, QiYi Warrior S (For beginners)
Skewb: expert: GAN skewb
4x4: Great: YJ MGC 4x4

Hey guys! I’m not planning to buy cubes recently (not enough money) but I’m quite curious about which cube is better. Between the Gan 12 Maglev, 11 M Pro and 11 M Duo, which one is the best? What are their features? I’d like to buy one if I have enough money later. For reference, I have the WRM 2021 as my main.

I'm not sure.. Maybe you should try out the GAN 11 M PRO? I heard that it's pretty good.

To go on with this further, what other buying sites do you guys suggest? Should we list shops depending on what continent their on? Or just a full list of puzzle shops to search from? It is a good point that if you're in Asia there are better buying options than buying from the US or Europe.

DailyPuzzles: https://www.dailypuzzles.com.au/ (Australia)

Cubespace: https://www.cuberspace.shop/ (Singapore)

Cubelelo: https://www.cubelelo.com/ (India)

 

[PetrusQuber]

Disregarding size, what is the difference between the AoSu WR M 4x4, and the AoSu GTS 2 M?
Which would be better?

I think the WRM is supposed to be better and more widely used, but I have no idea otherwise

 

[BenChristman1]

Hey guys! I’m not planning to buy cubes recently (not enough money) but I’m quite curious about which cube is better. Between the Gan 12 Maglev, 11 M Pro and 11 M Duo, which one is the best? What are their features? I’d like to buy one if I have enough money later. For reference, I have the WRM 2021 as my main.

Forgot to mention, I’m also interested in the Gan 12 M Leap

From what I’ve seen, the 12 series is really hard to find a good setup for. Nobody has seemed to find one that fits them yet.

Cubehead and Tingman both did a comparison between all of the cubes in the 11 line (Air, M, Duo, Pro), and I think that they both concluded that the Air and Pro were not worth their respective prices, and that you get the best bang for your buck with the M or the Duo. They also both said, though, that if you have the money for the Pro and want the great customization features, definitely get it.

If you’re thinking about switching mains, though, I don’t think it’s really necessary unless you really hate the feeling of the WRM 2021. I’ve been using my Tengyun v2 for well over a year now, and I still love it. There’s also people like @Sub1Hour who have mained a cube for an even longer time. (In his case, he’s mained the Valk for 3-4 years, I think.)