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Katharsis

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This yoyo is dedicated to everyone getting told they don’t belong. Because of how they look. Because of what they wear and who they love. Because of how they feel and who they want to be. Because of how they express themselves. You do matter. You do belong. You are not alone. You are strong and beautiful. Just the way you are.

In 2010, when budget mono metals were quite popular, we cooked up the Void filling a gap in our portfolio. With its basic angular design it was easy to machine and thus yielded a good A-grade ratio, very important back in the day, when a scrapped yoyo run would mean ruin to the business. But beside the engineering and economical aspects, it played surprisingly well. Inherent to this basic shape is a magic formula that just works perfectly for a yoyo. This can be seen on many well-regarded yoyos with such designs from the Draupnir to the Peregrine X.

It was time to again tap into this magic sauce and create a yoyo to clear the mind from daily stress and burden. A yoyo to immerse the player into the joy of this hobby without compromise and to feel re-newed and happy. We achieved Katharsis.

Katharsis inherits its overall body shape from the Void but adding modernized elements like low-walls, increased width, less weight, bi-metal construction and the ILYY fingerspin cup finished in a beautiful yet still moderate acid wash anodization.

The blasted and plated stainless steel rings are machined thin yet wide to maximize their mass moment of inertia. The rimweight is carefully chosen to offer massive spintime while still retaining snappy un- and rewinds. The increased width allowed us to push the rimweight even further than with the Numen while still keeping balance between inertia and RPM. The rings flare out making the cup diameter as large possible for easier fingerspin catches. This design gives Katharsis an aesthetically pleasing calm and airy appearance further adding to the concept. There are no unnecessary curves or slopes with Katharsis, just pure function doing its thing.

Katharsis is the new top performer in the ILYY line-up with unmatched spintimes and stability. Its 50mm width offers a large catch zone for modern meta while still being able to move through tighter technical maneuvers.

Specs:
Diameter: 56 mm
Width: 50 mm
Gap: 4.5 mm
Weight: 65 g
Bearing: C-Size T
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6 cup & SS ring
Limitation: 25

Regarding US orders

Dear US customers, we are sorry, but for the time being, we can only take orders with some caveats. Unless there is a change to the tariffs and/or the de-minimis exception is re-instated, we are not able to ship to the USA with the normal shipping costs of €14.12.

However, there are a few options:

  • You can provide an alternate shipping address located outside of the US. Depending on the region, shipping might be less expensive.
  • You can pay the current tariff fee of 30%, that’s €30.


How to get one?

We are selling these now for €100 plus shipping (€6.19 DE). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Sold out <3

Trvth2

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The Trvth came to life as a tribute to the legendary SB-2 by Tom Kuhn. Being one of the few ILYYs with engravings it struck a nerve for ILYY fans and collectors.

For this 2025 re-invention, we went all out in terms of performance. The Trvth2 features massive stainless steel weight rings that carry 66.6% of the body weight, making the Trvth2 the most rim-weighted ILYY ever, it is relentless.

Also new for this era is an old school death metal inspired “side b” engraving of fleshy darkness by none other than the great Mark Riddik and a box that has seen the undead.

Specs:
Diameter: 56 mm
Width: 30 mm
Gap: 4.5 mm
Weight: 65 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6 cup & SS ring
Limitation: 25

A note about optical imperfections

The Trvth2 batch has slight optical imperfections in the form of black spots around the response area and in the cup.

These are fairly subdued thanks to the black anodizing and bold engraving. We decided against trashing the batch and having them remade since we dislike the thought of scrapping perfectly fine yoyos. Instead, we will offer them at a €20 discount. These imperfections are only cosmetic and do not affect play. The spots are also barely visible without closely inspecting them. We even think they go nicely with the gnarly undead theme of the yoyo.

Regarding US orders

Dear US customers, we are sorry, but for the time being, we can only take orders with some caveats. Unless there is a change to the tariffs and/or the de-minimis exception is re-instated, we are not able to ship to the USA with the normal shipping costs of €14.12.

However, there are a few options:

You can provide an alternate shipping address located outside of the US. Depending on the region, shipping might be less expensive. You can pick up the yoyo at Worlds 2025 in Prague. You can pay the current tariff fee of 30%, that’s €30.

How to get one?

We are selling these now for €100 plus shipping (€6.19 DE). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Nile2

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The next yoyo in line for a refresh was the Nile.

Initially devised as our entry into full-size yoyos with highter RPMs we decided to combine the inner ring design with an outer strainless steel ring. The result is a fun and chill yoyo with loads of spintime. We added our signature rounded hub to the design as well.
The outer dimensions are the same as the original, while the overall weight is reduced by around 2 grams.

Specs:
Diameter: 56 mm
Width: 45 mm
Gap: 4.2 mm
Weight: 65.2 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6 cup & SS ring
Limitation: 25

We are selling these now for 120 EUR plus shipping (6.19 EUR DE / 14.12 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Alpha

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After exploring performance-oriented design aspects with the Numen we took a step back and thought about what we love most about yoyos and which elements capture the essence of fun.

Out came the Alpha.

Slightly undersized at 53mm, it is a quick and snappy player. The smaller diameter combined with the massive outer stainless steel rings enables Alpha to perform like a full size yoyo without the compromise of kickback during throws and binds. It is an agile player with higher RPM while still retaining powerful spin. We carefully tweaked inertia to land in this goldy-locks zone.

The overall shape inherits the best elements of other ILYYs:

The Numen’s gap profile unlocks monstrous fingergrinds and gets out of the way during horizontal tricks. At a modern 45 mm width paired with its wide catch-zone, Alpha takes care of those difficult to hit (horizontal) tricks. The 4.5 mm gap takes in all string layers tech tricks bring to the table.

In addition, it allows for Numen’s fingerspin-hungy convex inner cup design guaranteeing flawless fingerspins at any time. The beautiful rounded-off central spike adds crucial milimeters to the overall axle length yet does not pose any danger of hurting the player.

Structural integrity was also considered and the upped AL-wall thickness of the Numen was incorporated into the design. Deformation from floor-hits is reduced, Alpha will retain its smoothness longer.

Alpha features blasted and electroplated stainless steel rims for great spintimes and grinds. The slick surface effectively works against spin loss during accidental touches.

The ring-body-intersection again features our rounded-off design for a more aesthetic impression.

We modified the profile to improve on rejection tricks giving the string a distinct edge segment to snap over.

The inner cup extends beneath the entire ring and finds its conclusion in an IRG lip allowing for amazing thumbgrinds. The steel ring sits on a wide base further strengthening the overall integrity.

The Alpha is our take on a Jaqueline-of-all-trades yoyo. It can do it all, but in a fun and motivating way.

Specs:
Diameter: 53 mm
Width: 45 mm
Gap: 4.5 mm
Weight: 63.5 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6 cup & SS ring
Limitation: 25

We are selling these now for 120 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE / 14.12 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Numen

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At ILYY, we do not necessarily follow the path of ever improving performance. Instead, our goal has always been to explore niches we haven’t touched before, regardless of performance. This led us to create yoyos like the Krapfen or the PYBIT, both by no means competition-oriented designs. Some of these considerations even became our standard at ILYY like the 4 mm gap width.
Keeping true to this design philosophy of seeking untouched ground regardless of the outcome, there is one design niche we have not covered: a modern competition yoyo
Being a competition-oriented design, it should reside above all other ILYYs in terms of raw capability, the usual limits and ideas left far behind, a true testament to power, stability and maneuverability.

This is the Numen.

All bi-metal ILYYs to this point featured an inner ring keeping the outer appearance of the yoyo undisturbed. While offering very slick and pleasing aesthetics, this is a compromise in terms of rim weight capabilities, as the ring cannot be placed in the outermost region of the body. The Numen’s performance-oriented concept clearly needed outer rings to benefit the most from the bi-metal construction.

In order to stay true to our slick and understatement design philosophy we gave the intersection area small radii to comfort the profile lines to a haptically and optically pleasing conjunction. Furthermore, we went with blasted and electroplated rings to take on the matte aesthetics of the blasted 7068 aluminum body resulting in a beautiful laid-back overall look.

On the inside, Numen also features a carefully designed transition between ring and cup. Aluminum and steel meet in the same beautiful way as on the outer profile rounding off the harmony-driven design concept.

7068 aluminum alloy allows for very thin material thickness down to (or even below) one millimeter. However, the Numen does not go that route. We purposely left the cup walls well beyond this thickness to further strengthen the overall construction and make the Numen more resistant to drops and undesired hits. The massive rims still provide a lot of inertia and give the Numen its immense power and stability.

Aside from the crazy PYBIT, Numen is our widest yoyo to date. It offers the widest catch-zone of all ILYYs. Its concave gap profile is derived from the Golden Abyss and expanded even more to enable fingergrinds like never before. Hitting even the most daring tricks is made possible thanks to the forgiving shape. The rims flatten out to allow for a nice hand feel.

Most of our line-up featured a 4 millimeter gap. We consider this gap width enough for most tricks and situations. This gap width also allows for snappy and tight binds of the entire lifetime of the response pads.
For the Numen we increased to gap to 4.5 millimeters for maximum string layer capability. The Numen’s flush pad design retains tight binds and overall reliable response of smaller gap width yoyos.

The Numen features shorter bearing seats to allow for tool-less bearing swaps and maintenance. This yoyo is supposed to be played, bearing maintenance should not take away more time than necessary from play. Numen will not require any tools or pliers to access the bearing.

With the Abyss line we delved into the word of fingerspin yoyos using concave cup design. Even though perfect centering is possible with this construction it comes with a few drawbacks. Concave cup designs do not force the finger into the cup center, only really steep shapes may do so which come with other compromises in terms of mass placement. In addition (depending on the center of the cup) concave profiles are less stable to disturbances while fingerspinning.

The Numen solves theses drawbacks by introducing a convex cup design that mimics the concave outer profile. This pushes the finger right into the center area and keeps it there all the time. This strong push to the center allows the Numen to have a more traditional central hub without any dimples, anti-cones etc. Perfect centering is simply not needed with the Numen thanks to its convex inner cup design.

To further increase stability during fingerspins, the central cup features a small step as the transition from the concave profile to the center. These features make the Numen the best fingerspinning yoyo we ever made. Hitting the cup will ensure fingerspins no matter what. The traditional central cup design allows the Numen to use longer axles resulting in longer threads improving their durability. In combination with the shorter seats, risk of stripped threads is reduced to a minimum.

The Numen is without a doubt the best yoyo we ever made. It does everything any ILYY can but it does it a lot better. Longest spins, highest stability, widest catch-zone, best fingerspins, strongest (finger)grinds, easiest maintenance. If you want ‘maximum everything’ from ILYY, the Numen is for you.

Specs:
Diameter: 56 mm
Width: 47 mm
Gap: 4.5 mm
Weight: 65.5 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6 cup & SS ring
Limitation: 42

We are selling these now for 120 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE / 14.12 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Sold out.

Winter Krapfen

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To end the year we are bringing back our well received Krapfen in a new color!

Specs:
Diameter: 56 mm
Width: 38 mm
Gap: 4 mm
Weight: 62 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: AL 7068-T6
Limitation: 39

We are selling these now for 80 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE /12.95 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Into the Golden Abyss

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The Abyss started out as our first bi-metal yoyo in 2016 alongside the Prometheus. After the initial prototypes and the first run, we shifted our focus to the DR3I and eventually a full aluminum version – the AbysmAL. Both brought new design aspects to the general shape concept that we found to be very effective, both optically and playwise.

Bringing all these things together created the third iteration – the Golden Abyss.

Using a more rounded concave gap profile and anticone cup like the AbysmAL and the more delicate rim curves and brass rings like the DR3I, the Golden Abyss really turned out to be a revolutionary step from the original.

Specs:
Diameter: 57 mm
Width: 43 mm
Gap: 4 mm
Weight: 60 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: 7068-T6
Rings: Brass
Limitation: 20 (black), 20 (clear)

At 60 grams, the Golden Abyss glides through combos and lets the player relax and enjoy the easiness and smoothness. Thanks to the brass rims this does not come at the cost spin time or stability. Truly a yoyo to enjoy the time spent throwing.

We are selling these now for 100 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE /12.95 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

Sold out.

We might be BIASed

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When Hspin released The Cut back in the day, we decided to give the “curveless” design idea a spin with the BIAS in 2017. A small batch of 20 prototypes was produced and sold out quickly. The BIAS was praised for its stability and unique appearance.

Now in 2023 we give it another spin, with a completely re-designed shape and overall improvements. The entire contour features increasingly larger facets resulting in a beautiful shape that shines under the glossy bright anodization.

Specs:
Diameter: 54 mm
Width: 43 mm
Gap: 4 mm
Weight: 65 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: 7068-T6
Limitation: 42

We are selling these now for 80 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE /12.95 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

It’s not just a Phase, mom!

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In 2012 we played around with a quite unique design for an under to mid-sized yoyo called the Phase. Eventually, we released a run of 30 yoyos in a cool soda blast grey that was unlike any finish we did at the time. After this limited run, no further Phase have been produced.

We decided to give this yoyo another go with slightly updated specs to reflect our design philosophy better. As an homage to the OG these 2023 Phase feature a very chalky blasted finish. We call the finish “Kreide”, German for chalk.

Specs:
Diameter: 51.4 mm
Width: 41 mm
Gap: 4 mm
Weight: 63.8 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Alloy: 7068-T6
Limitation: 34

Disclaimer: Please note that this Kreide-finish is not as resistant to scratches as traditional anodization. We recommend to throw the Phase with care when wearing rings or metal watches etc. to prevent undesired marks. The scratch shown here was caused by a titanium ring.

We are selling these now for 80 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE /12.95 EUR USA). The shipping rate for other locations than DE and USA varies. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.

All sold out!

E1NS Blaubeere

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We have a new batch of E1NS ready; following up Hagebutte and Kiwi with Blaubeere.

Specs:
Diameter: 49.80 mm
Width: 40.35 mm
Gap: 4 mm
Weight: 61.5 g
Bearing: C-Size
Response: 19 mm pad
Limitation: 44

We are selling these now for 75 EUR plus shipping (5.49 EUR DE /12.95 EUR US). The shipping method we used for other locations than DE and US has been discontinued. The shipping rate varies depending on the destination. Please get in touch to receive a precise quote for the current shipping costs. We are looking into alternative shipping methods with a fixed price.

Sold out.

Please note that shipping will take longer than usual, especially to the US. We assure you that we are trying to ship as quickly as possible.

You can get one now by sending us an email with an order request with your shipping address and telephone number (the latter is only required for US shipments). Please let us know if you want to use a different e-mail address for PayPal. We will then get back to you with a payment request.

It usually takes us several days to reply and process order requests. Regularly, we only take care of order requests on weekends. Please be patient.