The QiYi Warrior S 3x3 Carbon is a revised version of QiYi MoFangGe's classic Warrior 3x3. It is considered one of the best beginner 3x3 cubes below ten euros and is frequently recommended as a first speedcube for those who have just learned to solve the cube. Its stable behaviour, standard size and good factory adjustment explain why it has appeared in beginner recommendation lists for years.

It measures 56 x 56 mm and weighs 82 grams, a light and compact format that is very manageable. In hand it feels firm, without bothersome slack, and offers a smooth turn from the first session, with no long break-in required. It has no magnets; behaviour depends on the internal Warrior S mechanism and the factory adjustment. The absence of magnets translates into a slightly looser cube in the layers, but more economical and more forgiving with anyone who does not yet execute clean turns.

The Carbon version incorporates carbon fibre stickers instead of plain colour stickers. The textured finish adds grip, resists use better and gives it a sober, clean look, different from a standard 3x3. The original colours are replaced by a carbon pattern on every face, a detail especially liked by collectors and by those seeking a cube with a different aesthetic. It requires re-identifying faces by position rather than by colour, something that anyone already solving by sight handles without problem.

Within the QiYi catalogue, the Warrior S is a reference within the beginner range. A good option as a gift, as a first speedcube to bring times down and as an additional practice cube for already experienced speedcubers. Its balance of price, factory quality and aesthetics keeps it a recommendable purchase in its range, and it is common to find it in the hands of new enthusiasts taking their first steps towards sub-minute times. Ships in its original QiYi MoFangGe packaging. A cube that responds well both to layer-by-layer methods and to the first steps with CFOP, which is why instructors and teachers commonly choose it as introductory material in cube-solving workshops.

• Size: 56 x 56 mm
• Weight: 82 g
• Finish: carbon fibre stickers
• Magnetic: no
• Level: beginner

• Size: 56 x 56 mm
• Weight: 82 g
• Finish: carbon fibre stickers
• Magnetic: no
• Level: beginner