Last 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:
Recommended 3x3x3:
Recommended 4x4x4:
Recommended 5x5x5:
Recommended 6x6x6:
Recommended 7x7x7:
Recommended Megaminx:
Recommended Skewb:
Recommended Clock:
Recommended Pyraminx:
Recommended Square-1:
Recommended MBLD cubes:
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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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:
- 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)
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