Which Cube Should I Get? Up To Date Recommendations

[ARandomSpeedcuber1764]

can you explain the specific reasons why?

 

[Abram Grimsley]

can you explain the specific reasons why?

There's not to make reply,
There's not to reason why,
There's but to do and die!
Lol!

 

[Garf]

can you explain the specific reasons why?

V9 is faster, has better cuts and is UV coated on the ballcore+ maglev option.

 

[Gecko777]

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:

• 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.

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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:

• 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)

some of the links lead to hacker websites, dont click on them, just look up the cube on google or whatever to stay safe

 

[SpeakCuba]

some of the links lead to hacker websites, dont click on them, just look up the cube on google or whatever to stay safe

Define 'hacker websites'.

 

[SpeakCuba]

V9 is faster, has better cuts and is UV coated on the ballcore+ maglev option.

Although the UV coating chips off, from what I've heard.

 

[An Animating Cuber]

some of the links lead to hacker websites, dont click on them, just look up the cube on google or whatever to stay safe

All of these appear to be legitimate cube stores, CubeDepotUSA used to be pretty notable and they used to sponsor Daniel Goodman before going defunct and that appears to also be why the two other links that don't work for me don't work.

 

[Gecko777]

All of these appear to be legitimate cube stores, CubeDepotUSA used to be pretty notable and they used to sponsor Daniel Goodman before going defunct and that appears to also be why the two other links that don't work for me don't work.

the one with the qiti valk, it landed me in a site where a bunch of things said "your ip address has been stolen, call this number" and 3 more like that

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

I'm gonna sound dumb, but I would also say the YuPo V2M is better than the QiYi MS for a budget choice. It's a lot faster and a lot of people say that it feels like an MGC Elite.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I'm gonna sound dumb, but I would also say the YuPo V2M is better than the QiYi MS for a budget choice. It's a lot faster and a lot of people say that it feels like an MGC Elite.

The yupo v2 was my first 2x2 but it is just so catchy and it breaks very easily.

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

The yupo v2 was my first 2x2 but it is just so catchy and it breaks very easily.

I feel though that at a beginner level its gonna be a lot better just because it's not as slow and the speed is great.
Maybe the MS I tried just had a bad setup or something idk, I didn't like it

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I feel though that at a beginner level its gonna be a lot better just because it's not as slow and the speed is great.
Maybe the MS I tried just had a bad setup or something idk, I didn't like it

This may sound odd, but I think that the MS is a quite divisive cube. Though it has decent performance and a notably plush feel, I feel like it's a love-it-or-hate-it ordeal, which I attribute to the strong magnets. I liked them for a while, but I eventually found them to be too strong. If you appreciate strong magnets, the MS or the M Pro 2x2 are good budget choices, but if not, I recommend the YuPo V2 or the RS2M Evo.

 

[An Animating Cuber]

the one with the qiti valk, it landed me in a site where a bunch of things said "your ip address has been stolen, call this number" and 3 more like that

Cube Depot USA went defunct and their website is down, now it redirects you to other sites

 

[precompsubwr]

I'm looking for a better 5x5 and 7x7 (currently I'm using a qiyi ms 5x5 and a crappy qiyi something s2 7x7)
And I'm wondering are there better options for 4x4 and 6x6 than mgc? I basically need to change my big cube mains

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I'm looking for a better 5x5 and 7x7 (currently I'm using a qiyi ms 5x5 and a crappy qiyi something s2 7x7)
And I'm wondering are there better options for 4x4 and 6x6 than mgc? I basically need to change my big cube mains

Vin cube 4x4
Hong 5x5
Moyu Aoshi wrm 6x6
Moyu meilong v2 M 7x7

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

Vin cube 4x4
Hong 5x5
Moyu Aoshi wrm 6x6
Moyu meilong v2 M 7x7

The Meilong is only good after being modded from what I've seen
Get the AoFu, it's a safer choice.

 

[Tabe]

I'm looking for a better 5x5 and 7x7 (currently I'm using a qiyi ms 5x5 and a crappy qiyi something s2 7x7)
And I'm wondering are there better options for 4x4 and 6x6 than mgc? I basically need to change my big cube mains

4x4: Vin
5x5: Hong or maybe Gan
6x6: Aoshi WRM
7x7: Aofu WRM

 

[Lio2010]

The Meilong is only good after being modded from what I've seen
Get the AoFu, it's a safer choice.

How to mod it? I have it thats why

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

How to mod it? I have it thats why

There's the spring swap, the florian mod, and there's something else.
But I still think the AoFu is a safer bet because if you mess up a piece it's game over.

 

[Lio2010]

Yeah but ordering the aofu now is a bit much money wasted 4 me bc i have the meilong yk