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I love the Warrior model and was recommended to me highly by @mdcuber9 but he said Warrior 6 was insaneWhat's the best 5x5 right now?
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I love the Warrior model and was recommended to me highly by @mdcuber9 but he said Warrior 6 was insaneWhat's the best 5x5 right now?
Sorry to reply to such an old post, but cubezz sells stickerless QY Wuhuas for only $16.Hey y'all, Couple questions
1. Does anyone have or know of someone that has a Qiyi Wuhua they are selling? (I'm looking for some core replacement parts on that cube but willing to buy the cube as well,
2. I am looking for recommendations on what some of the top 6x6's are on the market? Looking for something similar to what the Wuhua was like but also open to different options.
Thanks for your help
This needs to updated @pjkLast updated January 26th 2023 - 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 X-Man Tornado V3 - $24.99-$39.99 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:
- Budget: YJ Zhilong Mini 4x4 - $12.95 or Meilong 4x4 - $6.99 - Cheap options that perform ok, but be warned they may strip and pop.
- Great: YJ MGC 4x4 - $19.99 - A cheap-feeling cube with good corner cutting, very fast, stable, and enjoyable to turn.
- Expert: MoYu AoSu 4x4 WR M - 43.99 - or MoYu AoSu 4x4 GTS2 M - $44.99 - Expensive feeling cubes that are fast and stable.
Recommended 5x5x5:
- Budget: Meilong 5x5 - $7.95 or YJ ZhiChuang Mini Magnetic 5x5 - $14.95
- Great: YJ MGC 5x5 - $21.95 or Dayan NeZha 5x5 M - $37.99
- Expert: MoYu AoChuang GTS M - $39.99
Recommended 6x6x6:
- Budget: YuXin Little Magic 6x6 - $14.95 or YJ Yushi 6x6 V2 M - $17.99
- Great: YJ MGC 6x6 - $25.99 - A cheaper feel, excellent corner-cutting, pops are rare. - Used by many fast speedsolvers.
- Expert: MoYu AoShi WR M - $43.99
Recommended 7x7x7:
- Budget: QiYi QiXing 7x7 - $16.99 - Poor performing cube, it gets the job done though.
- Great: YJ MGC 7x7 - $35.99 or MoYu AoFu 7x7 WR M - $49.99
- 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. or MoYu RS Skewb M - $9.99
- Great: MoYu Weilong Skewb (Maglev) - $19.99
- Expert: Gan Skewb M Standard - $21.99 - Smooth, fast, and stable with excellent corner-cutting. - Used by Carter Kucala, former 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:
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- 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.
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)
Going to update this - can someone who is up to date with the latest and greatest please copy the thread, make updates, and repost so I can update it all?This needs to updated @pjk
Well said!Going to update this - can someone who is up to date with the latest and greatest please copy the thread, make updates, and repost so I can update it all?
Here is a first draft:
Recommended 2x2x2:
Budget: QiYi MS 2x2 - $6.95 or MoYu MeiLong 2x2 M - $5.99 - Solid, smooth starter magnetic cubes.
Great: YJ MGC 2x2 - $9.99 - Still an absolute workhorse with legendary corner-cutting.
Expert: MoYu WeiLong GTS2 M (or V9/V10 iterations) - $20.99 or YJ MGC2 Beta (Ball-Core + UV) - $18.99 - Incredibly fast, tactile, and stable with premium core magnet technology.
Recommended 3x3x3:
Budget: MoYu RS3 M V5 (Standard/Dual Adjustment) - $9.99 - Completely replaced the 2020 version as the budget king. Light, snappy, and punches way above its weight.
Great: MoYu RS3 M V5 (Ball-Core + UV) - $19.99 or X-Man Tornado V3 Flagship - $32.95 - The RS3M V5 BC gives flagship performance for under twenty bucks. The Tornado V3 remains a universally loved, quiet, controllable main.
Expert: MoYu WeiLong WR M V11 (or V10 20-Magnet BC) - $36.99-$44.99 or GAN 12 MagLev / GAN 15 MagLev - $49.99-$70.00 - The WeiLong line (V10/V11) dominates with incredible speed and blocky stability, heavily mained by elite solvers like YiHeng Wang. GAN's flagships remain premium, ultra-lightweight favorites for high-TPS turning.
Recommended 4x4x4:
Budget: YJ Zhilong Mini 4x4 - $12.95 or MoYu MeiLong 4x4 M - $10.99 - Best compact and entry-level options.
Great: YJ MGC 4x4 - $19.99 - Still the baseline benchmark for a great 4x4, though slightly heavy by modern standards.
Expert: MoYu AoSu V7 4x4 (Double/Triple-Track + UV) - $45.99 or VinCube 4x4 V2 (Apex/Surge) - $34.99 - The AoSu V7 completely modernized the 4x4 class with its downsized 58mm frame and fluid anti-lockup tracks. VinCube V2 is a strong contender favored by hardware purists.
Recommended 5x5x5:
Budget: MoYu MeiLong 5x5 M - $11.99 - A solid magnetic budget option.
Great: YJ MGC 5x5 - $22.95 - The standard choice for most intermediate and advanced solvers. Highly reliable.
Expert: Hong 5x5 M (by MoYu/DianSheng) - $39.99 or MoYu WeiLong V9/V10 5x5 equivalents - $42.00 - Fast, crisp, stable, and much smaller in the hand than older 5x5 generation hardware.
Recommended 6x6x6:
Budget: YJ YuShi 6x6 V2 M - $17.99 - Completely playable out of the box for casual solvers.
Great: YJ MGC 6x6 - $25.99 - The community favorite for price-to-performance. Rarely pops.
Expert: MoYu AoShi V4 (or WR M) - $43.99 - The V4 update shrunk the size down slightly and made 6x6 feel almost as nimble as a modern 5x5.
Recommended 7x7x7:
Budget: QiYi Warrior 7x7 M UV - $15.99 - An absolute steal for the price; turned the big-cube budget market on its head with near-flagship performance.
Great: YJ MGC 7x7 - $35.99 - Big, stable, crunchy, and reliable.
Expert: MoYu AoFu V5 7x7 (or WR M) - $49.99 - Smaller frame, incredibly fast, easily the top pick for serious 7x7 speedsolvers.
Recommended Megaminx:
Budget: YJ YuHu Megaminx V2 M - $13.99 - Shifted to budget tier because of its price, but it still performs well enough to compete at a world-class level.
Great: Dayan Megaminx V2 M - $32.99 - Very lightweight with distinct ridges for exceptional grip.
Expert: GAN Megaminx MagLev UV - $59.99-$66.99 - Top-tier magnetic core features, effortless turning, and the ultimate premium choice for serious Megaminx mains.
Recommended Skewb:
Budget: MoYu RS Skewb M - $9.99 - Good tactile feedback for a budget price.
Great: MoYu WeiLong Skewb (MagLev) - $19.99 - Very fast and customizable.
Expert: GAN Skewb M Enhanced - $29.99 or QiYi X-Man Wingy V2 - $24.99 - Smooth, reliable core-to-corner tracking that prevents overshooting.
Recommended Clock:
Budget/Great: ShengShou Clock V2 (Magnetic) - $15.99 - A fantastic newcomer that finally challenges QiYi's monopoly, offering lots of magnets at a friendlier price tag.
Expert: QiYi Magnetic Clock - $34.95 - Still the reigning king of competitive clock. Impeccable pins, smooth wheels, and universally mained by top solvers.
Recommended Pyraminx:
Budget: MoYu RS Pyraminx M - $9.99 - Clean, tactile clicks and decent corner-cutting.
Great: QiYi MS Pyraminx - $9.99 or WeiLong Pyraminx Standard - $16.99 - Smooth and reliable.
Expert: GAN Pyraminx M Enhanced (or MagLev) - $24.99-$31.99 - Unbelievably fast and utilizes GAN’s core-magnet system for snappy alignment.
Recommended Square-1:
Budget: MoYu MeiLong Square-1 M - $9.99 - Basic magnetic option to get your foot in the door.
Great: X-Man Volt V2 M - $15.99 - Good performance but required precise alignment to avoid high-TPS catching.
Expert: YJ MGC Square-1 - $21.99 - Still the undisputed king. Its buttery smooth feel and out-of-the-box performance make it the near-unanimous choice for top-tier cubers.
Recommended MBLD cubes:
Budget: MoYu MeiLong 3x3 M (or Yuxin Little Magic V2 M) - $5.00 - Cheap, reliable, and easily batch-bought for massive multi-blind attempts.
Great: MoYu RS3 M 2020 - $8.95 - Kept on the list specifically for MBLD due to its highly predictable, blocky, hollow feel that doesn't over-flex during blind execution.
Expert: MoYu RS3 M V5 (Standard/Spring) - $9.99 - Upgraded premium feel without breaking the bank when buying 30+ cubes at once.
I have beef with this 4x4. One time at a comp the internal wing just twisted on it’s own for some reason and cost me like 2 extra seconds trying to not +2. It sucks for today’s standards imo.YJ MGC 4x4
excuse me, what?Gan 17 M Maglev pRo+ UV EXTRA MAX L GIGANTIC SIGMA BETA META AURA $5Bn SE LE
I had no idea Gan 17 was out yet.I have beef with this 4x4. One time at a comp the internal wing just twisted on it’s own for some reason and cost me like 2 extra seconds trying to not +2. It sucks for today’s standards imo.
excuse me, what?
you forgot to put in “GT RS X 20260525 20-magnet bong core+UV+plastic core+special limited anniversary edition”
MoYu MeiLong 5x5 M
Can list out a few lolMoYu RS Skewb M
GAN 17 isn’t out he was jokingI had no idea Gan 17 was out yet.
I have heard that the Gan 16 Max us overpriced but still good to use, and I think it is the current Wr model right now...
worth giving cubezz.com a good look if it's available in lebanonAlright so heres what I got chat let me know if their good, I also need help in buying megaminxs in Lebanon soon so, first cotton candy 3×3 prefty good great actually,I got sub 25 on it can easily sub 20 locks up obviously,but who cares it has ball core and I thin I actually figured out its Rubik's brand I think its moyo migling or something like that.
4×4 it looks like hard candy or whatever I got no idea its brand but its small and I think either qiyi or moyo all of them are basically these turns prerty good but every turn is like crunching on very hard candy crunch sound and locks up a bunch when speedsolving especially with inner moves but thats the case for like any 4×4(atleast rhats what I think )
Ajqiwi1
Pyraminx: this one is the goated one I think its the one talked micheal about because when I turn it it feels magnetic but doesn't really do magnetic stuff and I'm pretty sure came in qiyi box too
My mom got 3×3 for 1 dola dola, pyra for like 3 dola dola and 4×4 for 5 dola dola (or maybe I mixed the pyra and 4×4 up but you get the point)
So what do you think which megaminx shpuld I get in lebanon I think my mom can find very good prices
Either Diansheng Neo or DaYanWhat is the best FTO on the market rn?