Best 4x4 2022

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

What’s the best 4x4 in 2022?

 

[AJT17]

No GAN 460 M?




I know that it is one of the worst 4x4's but still

 

[EthanMCuber]

Moyu AoSu WRM. easy

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

No GAN 460 M?




I know that it is one of the worst 4x4's but still

Just added

 

[abunickabhi]

Hands down MGC 4x4, no doubt about that, R U R S' R U2 R2 U2 R2 U R' S.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

Hands down XMD 4x4, no doubt about that, F S' R U' R' S R U2' R' U' F'.

 

[LBr]

Mgc but the zhisu gets an honorable mention

 

[Abram Grimsley]

I really want to try the Aosu WRM

 

[Cuber2s]

zhisu is probably best performing but it's so small that i literally can't use it, hence my pick is the mgc. ambition was my former main and holds up though.

 

[Eli Apperson]

What’s the best 4x4 in 2022?

Once again, since there really isn't a good definition of "best", I'm not really sure how to vote.
My personal favorite is the Ambition or the Valk, but I think the MGC wins because of its very good price/performance ratio.

 

[NigelTheCuber]

Hands down MGC 4x4, no doubt about that, R U R S' R U2 R2 U2 R2 U R' S.

Ewwwwww that thing pops like once every solve

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Ewwwwww that thing pops like once every solve

My qiyuan S did the same and I have thrown it away

 

[Megaminx lover]

I have the MGC and can proudly say that it isn't that good

 

[Garf]

I have the MGC and can proudly say that it isn't that good

I have the MGC and can proudly say that it is that good. You just probably don't have a good setup.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

I think the MGC 4x4 is YJ's best big cube however I think it is still not quite on par with other flagships. They certainly have the best dollar-to-performance ratio but I do not think they should even be considered the "best" on the market. Their performance and quality aren't really as good as other flagships. They also have, imo, an ugly colour scheme. I tried a few YJ big cubes at the comp I went to, a few 5x5s, 6x6s, and one or two 7x7s. I also tried the Qiyi flagship counterparts.

4x4: I don't remember trying any MGC 4x4s but I have a friend who owns one and I once set it up and broke it in for him so I do have experience with it. It's certainly not a bad cube but I think it's way too fast for me as well as having the cheap YJ feel. I think the performance of the Ambition and Moyu 4x4's are much better. In terms of what is the best-performing 4x4, I would say the Aosu WRM is but I would recommend the Ambition just because it's cheaper and has the best feeling of any 4x4 (and it's probably my all-favourite feeling cube, the only competition being the Dayan V2 Hungarian Supernova and Qiyi MP 5x5). I haven't tried the YJ mini or Valk so *shrug* oh well.

Spoiler: 4x4 tier list

S: Moyu Aosu WRM
A: Moyu GTS2M, Qiyi XMD Ambition
B: YJ MGC (B+)
C: Meilong m, MS, YLM m, RS4M (C-, the thing is so heavy)
D:
F: GAN (Its performance is probably a C+ but it's horribly expensive)

Some notable 4x4's aren't included because I haven't had the chance to try them:

5x5: I really do not like the MGC 5x5. I think it's the worst YJ big cube by a lot. I don't really like anything about the cube other than its price. I haven't tried the Dayan unfortunately but Ciarán mains it so it can't be that bad. I believe the Valk is the best performer however my favourite is the Qiyi MP because of its amazing feeling. The WRM is pretty good But I don't think it's as good as the Valk.

Spoiler: 5x5 tier list

S: Valk 5m
A: Qiyi MP, Moyu AoChuang WRM
B: Qiyi MS, YJ MGC, Moyu Meilong
C: YJ YuChuang, YLM m
D:
F:

Some notable 5x5s are not included because I haven't had the chance to try them

6x6 is a pretty small list since there are really only two (now three) viable options. The MGC is great, especially for its price but the Shadow is more premium and imo better in performance. I've heard the new Moyu 6x6 is better than the MGC but I won't say anything about it due to lack of experience.

Spoiler: 6x6 tier list

S:
A: XMD Shadow V2m
B: YJ MGC (B+)
C: YJ YuShi V2 m, YLM m (C-)
D:
F:

Some notable 6x6s are not include because I haven't had the chance to try them.

7x7: Same thing as 6x6, not a lot of options. MGC is great and cheap blah blah blah but I think the Spark is more premium etc, etc. Haven't tried the new Moyu blah blah blah.

Spoiler: 7x7 tier list

S: XMD Spark (S-)
A: YJ MGC (A-)
B:
C:
D: Shengshou Tank
F:

Some notable 7x7s are not included because I haven't had the chance to try them.

 

[AJT17]

where is the YJ mini 4x4, DaYan NeZha 5x5 M and the MoYu AoFu WR M?

They are probably some of the notable cubes that he hasn't tried yet.

 

[LBr]

Well I just got the DaYan 5x5 as I lost a centre piece on my MGC and then figured that the NeZha wasn’t very expensive and it will only be my 2nd ever 5x5. I remember it being fairly fast and having a cushioned feeling, as opposed to the YJ’s clicky turning. On a side note, I regretted buying the aosu Wrm and think that the MGC’s feel and corner cutting are better and only the size is worse. The MP 5x5 feels like a 5x5 tornado v2, and it’s too slow with bad corner cutting. On 6x6 and 7x7 I don’t have any but the tier list feels incomplete without the new moyu releases as people seem to like them more than the MGCs

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

Well I just got the DaYan 5x5 as I lost a centre piece on my MGC and then figured that the NeZha wasn’t very expensive and it will only be my 2nd ever 5x5. I remember it being fairly fast and having a cushioned feeling, as opposed to the YJ’s clicky turning. On a side note, I regretted buying the aosu Wrm and think that the MGC’s feel and corner cutting are better and only the size is worse. The MP 5x5 feels like a 5x5 tornado v2, and it’s too slow with bad corner cutting. On 6x6 and 7x7 I don’t have any but the tier list feels incomplete without the new moyu releases as people seem to like them more than the MGCs

Strange. The MP 5x5 I tried was medium speed, but very smooth so that the movement was super fluid and it could corner cut almost 45 degrees.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Strange. The MP 5x5 I tried was medium speed, but very smooth so that the movement was super fluid and it could corner cut almost 45 degrees.

I have both the Valk 5 and the MP 5x5, and I can say that the MP is even smoother than the Valk. The corner cutting is almost identical, just that the inner reverse corner cutting on the Valk is a bit better.

 

[Isaiah Scott]

The best 4x4 I’ve TRIED is the AoSu gts2 m but I haven’t tried the Aosu wrm and the best one I own is the angstrom mgc