# What's the best, numero uno yoyo out there?

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Circa 2013-ish it was the Draupnir for sure (at least as a fantasy, because it was and is very expensive and an early bimetal). But today not really; everything is so dang good, it’s easier to pick out the rare _bad_ yoyos than the embarrassment of riches that is the good ones.

You can also refer to this excellent topic for what was “hot” each year:

> [@Standout modern yo-yo timeline?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/standout-modern-yo-yo-timeline/84894):
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> Does anyone have a year-by-year timeline of modern yo-yos that are standouts? By standouts I mean, as recognized by the yo-yoing community, yo-yos that are unique, innovative, popular, horrible, etc. I’m thinking of mainly just one or two a year (or 3, or 4 :)). Beginning arbitrarily at 1976 when the Duracraft ProYo was introduced by Donald Duncan Jr., here is a start from my collection database (laughably incomplete, please fill in/correct as appropriate; also dates tend to be introduction …

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