As a complete beginner, you don’t need to spring for a $50+ cube magnet GAN some other comments are recommending. You’ll get just as far with a YuXin[1] as a be

As a complete beginner, you don’t need to spring for a $50+ cube magnet GAN some other comments are recommending. You’ll get just as far with a YuXin[1] as a beginner, or a Valk[2], which was my primary cube for over a year, and carried me under an 18s average time. There may be better middle-of-the-road cubes since 2016 though! [1] https://speedcubeshop.com/collections/3x3-speed-cubes/products/yuxin-little-magic-3x3 https://speedcubeshop.com/collections/3x3-speed-cubes/produc... [2] https://speedcubeshop.com/collections/3x3-speed-cubes/products/qiyi-valk-3-3x3-magnetic https://speedcubeshop.com/collections/3x3-speed-cubes/produc...