What Do You Think The Best Budget 3x3 Is?

I recommend the Magnetic QiYi warrior M 3x3, but i don’t have many 3x3s yet. It is really cheap on the cubicle, and with some lube it is amazing! It is in the under 7.50$ range.
Feel free to recommend other budget 3x3s, but put the price range down.

Good pick — the Warrior W is hard to beat for the money, and your point about lube is spot on. A couple of drops of silicone lube makes a real difference on it; mine went from scratchy to smooth after about 20 solves.

A couple more in the same price bracket, for anyone reading:

- QiYi Warrior W — under $7.50, as you said. Best if you just want a cheap magnetic cube that works.
- MoYu RS3M V5 ball-core — around $9-10. This is the one I'd buy if I could stretch the budget a little. It's my daily driver: the ball-core magnets give it a more stable feel than the Warrior W, and the dual adjustment system means you can tune it as you get faster instead of outgrowing it in a few months.
- MoYu Meilong 3M — around $5-6, often the cheapest magnetic 3x3 out there. Lighter and a bit looser feeling, but perfectly usable as a first cube.

If it's a first speedcube, any of the three will do the job — the RS3M V5 is the one that lasts longest before you start wanting something better.

Qiyi M pro v3

Qiyi Warrior M Pro, it is similar to a standard RS3 M V5 but cheaper and it has a hand adjustable dual adjustment system.

Here are 5 cubes, for 5 different price ranges (I consider budget under £25 so figured Id add a few)

£5 AND UNDER - Meilong M v2. It is great for it's value but has bad corner cutting. But it is £5 so you can't complain.
£10 AND UNDER - RS3M 2020 - I personally don't like it, but I do think it is better than rs3m v5 standard options and such, which is cool as the cube is almost 7 years old. Good corner cutting, decent speed, frosted surface (which I like but some don't). Also you can larp with it.
£15 AND UNDER - Dayan Guhong Pro + (Either version) - Very customisable (including the size), has a lovely smooth feeling that you only really get with dayan cubes. Good corner cutting, although I think the plastic quality could be better.
£20 AND UNDER - YJ MGC BETA - I love it. It is fast, stable and has decent enough adjustment. It also has features such as REMOVABLE core to edge magnets ! The primary internals are nice.
£25 AND UNDER - RS3M v5 BC UV - Great cube, especially for OH. Very stable and has decent corner cutting. However there is only dual adjustment and the plastic quality is... not good. As in fragile.

That0newe1rdo said:

£20 AND UNDER - YJ MGC BETA - I love it. It is fast, stable and has decent enough adjustment. It also has features such as REMOVABLE core to edge magnets ! The primary internals are nice.
£25 AND UNDER - RS3M v5 BC UV - Great cube, especially for OH. Very stable and has decent corner cutting. However there is only dual adjustment and the plastic quality is... not good. As in fragile.

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For my fellow Americans, both of these cubes are the same price ($24.99 on thecubicle.com). I can vouch for the V5 being a very good cube, but if you are someone who drops cubes a lot, then go for the MGC (I don't have one, can't say anything about it except that it is more durable).

My favourite budget cube i've tried are the Qiyi M pro v2 and the Moyu RS3M v5.

The SAOcube v56 seems like a good budget cube that I definitely plan on getting soon (Apparently it's a variation of the Waverider V2 but it's way cheaper)