Buggot, it’s all about the Nifty. The Nifty rules. Nifty is the king.
Stacked up against all my yoyos and all the yoyos I’ve ever owned, it still shines brightly. I’ve loved too many yoyos to literally have a “top-5” anymore, but it’s a “top-5” kinda yoyo for me.
http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/1323/YOYOFFICER-Nifty
Nifty excels in all the areas I truly care about-- it’s a fairly lightweight (but still very stable!) joy to play. But I’ll admit that it’s not the absolutely longest-spinning yoyo in history. I do not care about the world’s longest spins, though. If the Nifty spins long enough for these guys, it spins long enough for me:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovcDK-Yj-bg)
It also has a great feel and performance on regens, so if you don’t mind doing a regen to extend a combo, there’s that!