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This is one of the best budget 2×2 rubik’s cubes that you can buy today. It is cheap, magnetic and overall pretty good.

The DaYan is widely appreciated in the speedcubing community and for a good reason. This speedcube offers blazing fast speeds, followed by proper control and amazing corner and reverse corner cutting. And using those stiff, old 2×2 rubik’s cubes is very frustrating. It even hurts to watch someone do it, not to mention doing it yourself. You definitely don’t want your 2×2 rubik’s cube to have poor corner cutting because the individual cubies on 2×2 are quite big when compared to 3×3 for an example. This means that if the cube doesn’t have good corner cutting it will need more precision to make an unaligned turn because the surface area between the two cubies that need to align is bigger. Depending on what you are used to from other speedcubes and your hand’s size you should decide on the size of your 2×2.

The YJ YuPo 2×2 is a magnetic cube that has pretty strong magnets that give you pretty good control but with a side of clunkiness. Not something everyone will like. If you are a beginner you won’t even notice this, however. In the end, you have to decide what kind of 2×2 cube you will like. The one with more speed or the one with a more smooth and controlled experience. In most cases, you will look for a good ratio of speed and smoothness. In the 2×2 case, it is usually better to go with more speed because they are harder to mess up and more fun to speed solve.

Not without its faults but I think that you wont’t find a better price to quality ratio 2×2 cube out there. This is a fairly new 2×2 speedcube from YJ and it is the best budget 2×2 cube I have ever used. These characteristics will have the largest impact on your cubing experience with 2×2 cubes. If you are an experienced cuber, then you probably know these as they are similar to those on 3×3 speed cubes.The YJ MGC is the best value 2×2 speed cube. You will squeeze every cent of value out of this cube. It is not expensive but it is on par with the quality cubes like the MoYu WeiPo if not better and it also comes close to the above mentioned YJ Elite. The 2×2 cubes below are currently the best on the market and any of them will be a great choice but you should read about them and see which one fits you the most. Corner cutting is the cubes ability to make a turn even if the vertical face is not completely aligned and it is going to make or break your experience with 2×2 speedcubes. Now some people would definitely place this cube on the number one spot. It really depends on what you like. This 2×2 cube has a unique magnet positioning inside the cube that gives you a really special feel when turning. But it is not about the feel as much as is about the good control to speed ratio. And this one is definitely controllable when speedsolving.

These characteristics will influence your cubing experience but on a smaller scale when compared to the ones above. However, you should still read about them and understand them. Size This is definitely one of the best 2×2 cubes ever made and this is further proven by being the 2×2 used by a lot of speed cubers today. But keep in mind that this is an old cube. Something like an oldtimer. Still very good and righteously sits among the best but all of the above are better than it by today’s standards. You shouldn’t really experience popups with modern 2×2 speedcubes but if you are a very rough speed cuber than you may experience a case here and there. Secondary characteristics: The first ever 2x2 world record single was set by Gunnar Krig in November 2004, with a time of 10.87. Since then, with the developments in solving methods, to a point where people were solving the entire cube with one algorithm almost every time, the current world record single is now a mind-blowing 0.49 seconds! It was achieved by Maciej Czapiewski from Poland in 2016. Best 2x2 Cubes So yeah it takes a bit of work to get it right with this one but for the money, it can’t be beaten. However, it is on very rare occasions that it will throw you off balance and break your algorithm execution. 7. The DaYan 2×2The YJ released their Elite line of cubes recently and the 2×2 format did really well (well, all of them did).