[Help Thread] Puzzle Recommendations

Fukuoka Kengo James said:
Imo they should have included the yj zhisu mini 4x4 M and the yuxin little magic M pyraminx
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I thought it was really interesting that they stopped including the LM when it was their go to for YEARS! It’s the first time I’ve watched one of these and thought - “they really are more focused on selling cubes than anything so they have to start recommending something new”

I don’t get how it goes from being the number one pyraminx to not even getting a mention as even a good budget cube.
 
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pjk said:
Last updated May 25th, 2022 at 3:02 P.M - 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: QiYi MS 2x2 - $6.95 - A smooth cube with decent performance.
  • Great: MGC 2x2 - $9.99 - Fast cube, corner-cutting is legendary.
  • Expert: QiYi Valk 2M - $19.95 - Used by current world record average holder Zayn Khanani - or YJ MGC2 Elite - $20.99 - Crispy fast cube, corner-cutting is excellent.

Recommended 3x3x3:
  • Budget: Yulong V2M 3x3- $7.95 or QiYi MS 3x3- $7.95 - Cubes that feel crispy and smooth with ok corner-cutting, excellent for the price.
  • Great: MoYu RS3M 2020 3x3 - $8.95 or MoYu RS3M 2021 MagLev - 13.99 - Both are very good cubes with very good corner cutting, the maglev adds more stability.
  • Expert: GAN 11M Pro 3x3 - $64.95 or Dayan Tengyun v1 $25.95 or MoYu Weilong WR M (2021 Maglev) - $38.99 - All very stable cubes, the Gan is fast, the Tengyun is controllable, and the WRM is a little bit of both. - The gan is used by many world-class solvers.

Recommended 4x4x4:

Recommended 5x5x5:

Recommended 6x6x6:

Recommended 7x7x7:
  • Budget: QiYi QiXing 7x7 - $16.99 - Poor performing cube, it gets the job done though.
  • Great: YJ MGC 7x7 - $35.99 - A cheaper feel, excellent corner-cutting, pops are rare. - Used by many fast speedsolvers.
  • Expert: Yuxin Hays 7 M - $54.95 or XMan Spark 7x7 - $49.95

Recommended Megaminx:
  • Budget: Qiyi Qiheng - $7.95 - A poor-performing budget megaminx, very slow and locky.
  • Great: YJ YuHu Megaminx V2 M - $13.99 - The fastest megaminx on the market, excellent corner-cutting, and a very crunchy feel.
  • Expert: X Man Galaxy v2 M - $29.99 - or Dayan Megaminx V2 M - $32.99 - Slow cubes, that can be set up to be fast, good corner-cutting. - A moded X Man Galaxy was used by current average and single megaminx world record holder Juan Pablo Huanqui.

Recommended Skewb:
  • Budget: QiYi QiCheng Skewb - $7.50 - Slow unstable cube, but it gets the job done.
  • Great: X Man Wingy Skewb - $19.99 - Crunchy, excellent stability but overall, very slow.
  • Expert: Gan Skewb M Standard - $21.99 - Smooth, fast, and stable with excellent corner-cutting. - Used by Carter Kucala, current skewb world record average holder.

Recommended Clock:
  • Budget: Lingao Clock - $9.95 - Very locky, performance is poor.
  • Great: Shengshou Clock - $9.95 - Locky, overall poor performance.
  • Expert: QiYi Magnetic Clock - $34.95 - Very smooth, honestly your only option if you want to get serious about clock. - All world-class solvers use this clock.

Recommended Pyraminx:
  • Budget: Yulong v2 M Pyraminx - $7.99 - A slower option, poor corner-cutting, but very consistent and good for it's price.
  • Great: Yuxin Little Magic - $8.99 or QiYi MS Pyraminx $9.99 - Both feel cheaper but very smooth and fast. - Both cubes have or are mained by Tymon Kolasinski, a former pyraminx world record holder.
  • Expert: GAN Pyraminx- $18.95 - Very smooth but also unstable, corner-cutting is ok.

Recommended Square-1:
  • Budget: Qiyi Qifa S - $7.99 or Yuxin Little Magic Square 1 - $6.99 - Both feel cheap and locky, but perform well for their price, the QiYi Qifa has better corner-cutting.
  • Great: X-Man Volt $13.99 - Crunchy and good corner cutting but very unstable at high TPS.
  • Expert: YJ MGC Square-1 - $20.99 - A buttery smooth, fast cube, most people consider it the best on the market. - Almost all world-class solvers use this cube.

Recommended MBLD cubes:
  • Budget: Yuxin Little Magic 3x3 $4.95 - A cube that feels cheap but performs ok. - Used by Graham Siggins, the current Multiblind world record holder.
  • Great: MoYu RS3M 2020 3x3 - $8.95 - A hollow, snappy, well-performing cube.
  • Expert: MoYu Weilong WR M 2021 $29.95 - A very smooth, buttery cube with excellent corner-cutting. - Mostly too expensive to use in large muliblind attempts.
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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:
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I know that I'm a little late, but for 2x2, I would suggest the MoYu RS3 Evolution 2x2 Magnetic, and for skewb, a MoYu Skewb Maglev
 
geargarcon said:
I thought it was really interesting that they stopped including the LM when it was their go to for YEARS! It’s the first time I’ve watched one of these and thought - “they really are more focused on selling cubes than anything so they have to start recommending something new”

I don’t get how it goes from being the number one pyraminx to not even getting a mention as even a good budget cube.
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At the end of the day, it's all about money. Such things are very apparent in SCS videos and emails
 
Cuber.Hello.com(: said:
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I know that I'm a little late, but for 2x2, I would suggest the MoYu RS3 Evolution 2x2 Magnetic, and for skewb, a MoYu Skewb Maglev
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I agree with you on 2x2 but for skewb the rs maglev is better than the moyu skewb maglev, but the gan skewb is just by far better than both of them. I think the gan skewb feels a lot better as it is way smoother and is has much better grip than the skewbs moyu recently released, as they all have frosted plastic like the yj mgc evo pyraminx (I have no idea why they would follow the z magnetic pyraminx to put frosted plastic on a pyraminx). Frosted plastic on skewb, pyraminx and megaminx not only make the puzzle worse, but make them almost impossible to grip properly during solves, resulting in cube drops while solving, which is far from ideal in comps. They just do not work well for speed solvers in general, and frosted plastic just ruins the puzzles.
 
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Steven Wintringham, who was making the custom Steven's Little Magic Pyraminx for Cubicle, has stopped making them and Cubicle stopped selling them, and they stopped recommending the YLM at all. They say the quality control has gone downhill on it and it's just not worth trying to fix the problems with it anymore. They're now recommending the Weilong and making and selling Steven's Weilong Pyraminx.
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@thecubicleofficial on Instagram: "This is a really sad post for me to write, but I recently made the decision to discontinue Steven’s Little Magic Pyraminx. Because the Little Magic is a budget puzzle, it has always had some quality control issues,

3,211 likes, 25 comments - thecubicleofficial on November 10, 2022: "This is a really sad post for me to write, but I recently made the decision to discontinue Steven’s Little Magic Pyraminx. Because the Little Magic is a budget puzzle, it has always had some quality control issues, and a big...
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Caden Fisher said:
I have a couple of cubes I want for Christmas and people are asking for recommendations. Which ones should I get?
1. Pyramorphix
2. Dino cube
3. Square 2
4. 1x3x3 (maybe a ghost one)

Edit: I really need a response soon. Thanks in advance!
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1. Qiyi
2. Qiyi
3. Shengshou (the only modern one with magnets, but mine came with stripping issues which need a paper mod to fix that)
4. Ghost one from yj or qiyi 1x3x3 fidget spinner with tiles
 
Caden Fisher said:
Thanks! I also decided that a master pyraminx would be fun. Any suggestions for that?
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Get the qiyi
The shengshou is fast but unstable, the yuxin one is very stable but slow, and qiyi is just in between being fast and stable while having a smooth feel. Don’t get the fanxin it is just a locky mess with frosted plastic which is so hard to grip

I would recommend also taking a look at the professor pyraminx from yuxin. It is fun to solve as well, and it is very smooth. Together with the glossy plastic, it feels premium.
 
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I'm planning a 2x2 grind mid january when I will finally have enough time to cube again (hopefully) and I want to upgrade my current cube, the Qiyi MS, because I often lock up after moves that involve the core piece. My short term goal is to average around 1.8 seconds. Should I get the MCG 2x2, the Qiyi valk or the YJ MGC2 Elite? I haven't seen a shop with a Qiyi Valk that can ship to the netherlands relatively cheaply so I would prefer one of the others. Im tending towards the normal MGC, but if it makes an immense difference to get the elite, i might choose that one.
 
Jorian Meeuse said:
I'm planning a 2x2 grind mid january when I will finally have enough time to cube again (hopefully) and I want to upgrade my current cube, the Qiyi MS, because I often lock up after moves that involve the core piece. My short term goal is to average around 1.8 seconds. Should I get the MCG 2x2, the Qiyi valk or the YJ MGC2 Elite? I haven't seen a shop with a Qiyi Valk that can ship to the netherlands relatively cheaply so I would prefer one of the others. Im tending towards the normal MGC, but if it makes an immense difference to get the elite, i might choose that one.
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Get the rs2m evo, better than the mgc and mgc elite
 
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