The Valk 3 Power M is a nice update to the original Valk 3. While this cube is not categorically better than its competitors, it has a nice, unique feel, and has all the performance features of a solid flagship 3x3. Whether you like it will largely depend on your personal preference for feel and brand.

After setup, the feel can be best described as smooth and buttery with slight crunch/click. The startup to a turn is crunchy, but when you turn through, the cube rotates smoothly. This combination of feels is unique, and is a defining feature that encourages me to continue to use this cube. I can’t get this feel anywhere else, and I can say with confidence that it is very, very enjoyable.

There are no signs of corner twists, popping, or anything else horribly unpleasant. The corner cutting is great, the new logo is fresh, the extra springs and stickers are generous, and the primary internal parts look cool on the stickerless and white versions (but to me a bit distracting on the black version). The price, $38.99 before any discounts, is also very nice, considering this is a magnetic cube that comes with good packaging and a bunch of cool side accessories. The box wins an award for being far less anger-inducing than its predecessor.

I had three issues with the cube. First, this cube is by far the heaviest out of the three nice flagship cubes (compare its 94.4g weight versus the 76.6g Air SM and the 80.2g GTS2, unmagnetized). This weight is really noticeable, and is there in part due to the addition of the copper casings in the core. While the benefit of extremely high precision is nice from an engineering perspective, I am unsure how much practical advantage it provides, as I’ve never had any issues with misaligned screws on any QiYi MoFangGe 3x3s. To me, the drawback of the extra heft outweighs the benefit of any precision I get from the copper casing. Solving for a long time can get cumbersome, and the copper casing just doesn’t translate to a tangible benefit.

Second, I had slight issues with overturning. The cube snapped more aggressively than I would have liked. Perhaps that was a combination of the mechanism doing its work alongside the positioning of the magnets. I was able to control my overturning issue with a little tightening of the screws, and so in the end, the issue wasn’t serious. On a side note, I totally made the cube sound like an angry cat. But, I assure you, that was intentional. I like cats -- even if they are a bit angry. I’ve found that with some loving care and combination of quality petting and clever bribery, even the angriest cats can be tamed.

Lastly, I noticed that the pieces split slightly whenever I dropped the cube. This problem was especially apparent in the edge pieces. I fixed this (kind of) by wincing and whining loudly every time it happened before pressing the pieces together. I don’t consider this a huge issue, as it is easily fixable. But, it is a slight annoyance -- a nice, flagship cube’s structural integrity should never be an issue. To add, the splitting pieces have also caused me to become super insecure. Now, every time I drop the cube, I feel compelled to check whether the pieces split or not. I’m not sure whether this is healthy, and I think I may need help.

In summary, while the Valk Power M is by no means a perfect cube, it is a very, very good one. It has a unique feel, a fair price, and I like solving on it. The downsides are there, but they don’t deter me much from enjoying that wonderful, dreamy cubing experience that is Mats Valk -- uhh…I mean…the Valk 3 Power M.

Thank you, QiYi MoFangGe, for making another 3x3 with unique character, and for not pushing me to scream “I HATE MY LIFE!!!!” when unboxing this puzzle.

The Valk 3 Power M is a nice update to the original Valk 3. While this cube is not categorically better than its competitors, it has a nice, unique feel, and has all the performance features of a solid flagship 3x3. Whether you like it will largely depend on your personal preference for feel and brand.

After setup, the feel can be best described as smooth and buttery with slight crunch/click. The startup to a turn is crunchy, but when you turn through, the cube rotates smoothly. This combination of feels is unique, and is a defining feature that encourages me to continue to use this cube. I cant get this feel anywhere else, and I can say with confidence that it is very, very enjoyable.

There are no signs of corner twists, popping, or anything else horribly unpleasant. The corner cutting is great, the new logo is fresh, the extra springs and stickers are generous, and the primary internal parts look cool on the stickerless and white versions (but to me a bit distracting on the black version). The price, $38.99 before any discounts, is also very nice, considering this is a magnetic cube that comes with good packaging and a bunch of cool side accessories. The box wins an award for being far less anger-inducing than its predecessor.

I had three issues with the cube. First, this cube is by far the heaviest out of the three nice flagship cubes (compare its 94.4g weight versus the 76.6g Air SM and the 80.2g GTS2, unmagnetized). This weight is really noticeable, and is there in part due to the addition of the copper casings in the core. While the benefit of extremely high precision is nice from an engineering perspective, I am unsure how much practical advantage it provides, as Ive never had any issues with misaligned screws on any QiYi MoFangGe 3x3s. To me, the drawback of the extra heft outweighs the benefit of any precision I get from the copper casing. Solving for a long time can get cumbersome, and the copper casing just doesnt translate to a tangible benefit.

Second, I had slight issues with overturning. The cube snapped more aggressively than I would have liked. Perhaps that was a combination of the mechanism doing its work alongside the positioning of the magnets. I was able to control my overturning issue with a little tightening of the screws, and so in the end, the issue wasnt serious. On a side note, I totally made the cube sound like an angry cat. But, I assure you, that was intentional. I like cats -- even if they are a bit angry. Ive found that with some loving care and combination of quality petting and clever bribery, even the angriest cats can be tamed.

Lastly, I noticed that the pieces split slightly whenever I dropped the cube. This problem was especially apparent in the edge pieces. I fixed this (kind of) by wincing and whining loudly every time it happened before pressing the pieces together. I dont consider this a huge issue, as it is easily fixable. But, it is a slight annoyance -- a nice, flagship cubes structural integrity should never be an issue. To add, the splitting pieces have also caused me to become super insecure. Now, every time I drop the cube, I feel compelled to check whether the pieces split or not. Im not sure whether this is healthy, and I think I may need help.

In summary, while the Valk Power M is by no means a perfect cube, it is a very, very good one. It has a unique feel, a fair price, and I like solving on it. The downsides are there, but they dont deter me much from enjoying that wonderful, dreamy cubing experience that is Mats Valk -- uhhI meanthe Valk 3 Power M.

Thank you, QiYi MoFangGe, for making another 3x3 with unique character, and for not pushing me to scream I HATE MY LIFE!!!! when unboxing this puzzle.

This cube is too slow, has weird magnets which are way too light, and is very heavy for the size. Not a comfortable solve at all.

i tried it at a cube shop and I love it. I dont know why some people hate it. It cornercuts almost everywhere and it is so stable. The magnets are weak but It does not bother me as the cube is already so stable. It has white interals and it is controllable.

However... this is my opinion. Other people have different turning styles so they might disagree.

OOTB it was very buttery and smooth I noticed that it had a not loud but slightly annoying spring noise I fixed it with some lube and it was better. I added some speedy and gravitas and it was soo good. the speedy and gravitas made it even more smooth and fast but not too fast. Some people might not like the power m because of the snappy corner-cutting with some speedy I can do over a 45-degree corner cut and a little more than a whole piece for a reverse. I love this cube and whoever likes a fast smooth and crunchy feel, you will too.

This cube really is not anywhere near as bad as people online say it is! It can be a bit locky at times, but with a good setup and some time spent getting used to it, this problem ceases to exist as your turning style changes to fit the cube. It's very fast and fun to solve on! I absolutely recommend it as an upgrade over the original Valk 3 M.

This cube is amazing and turns quite well. Only issue I have is the speed as it is a bit slow for me. I've already used light lube (Weight 3 on the core and Weight 1 on the pieces) and its finally at a better speed. I've also added Lubicle Speedy as well as DNM 37 and its still slow. This is mainly because I like faster turning cubes. In addition, I've had issues with corner twisting once in a while which is slightly problematic. At tensions I liked, the cube would pop and that was annoying. I had to tighten it to prevent it from popping. Overall, the cube is still good.

smooth but too heavy

I usually like relatively weak magnets but they are too weak in this cube. You can barely feel the magnets and the placement is also weird. The magnets are placed more to the side.

This one is ok but Maple Valk Power Magotized is betr