The best fire diabolo

There are fewer fire diabolos than you might expect. We found three ways to buy one in 2026: the Sundia Fire Diabolo, a steel diabolo with a bearing axle, the Fyrefli Comet, a lighter stainless steel diabolo with built-in fuel reservoirs, and the Gora fire kits, which turn a plastic Mister Babache or Henrys diabolo into a fire diabolo. We sell the Sundia, and it is not the best choice for everyone: it is the heaviest of the three, and the kits cost less if you already own the diabolo.

The fire diabolos compared

Fire diabolo	Size	Weight	Axle	Wicks	Price
Sundia Fire Diabolo	122 × 142 mm	424 g, 500 g with wicks	Bearing	6 Kevlar and fibreglass wicks	119 €, 147 € with wicks fitted
Fyrefli Comet	103 mm cups	about 310 g	Not stated	Wick you reverse to renew	£69.99, sold out
Gora kit for Mister Babache Finesse	the Finesse’s	about 378 to 400 g complete	the Finesse’s own	2 Kevlar wicks	76 € (£66.99 in the UK), plus the diabolo
Gora kit for Henrys (Circus, Vision, Jazz)	the Henrys diabolo’s	the diabolo plus 90 to 140 g	the diabolo’s own	2 Kevlar fire heads	96 € (£77.50 in the UK), plus the diabolo

Figures for the other models are from their sellers’ pages on 30 October 2026, in the currency each shop quotes; prices vary by shop and may have changed since. The Comet’s weight is not stated as with or without wick. No Henrys, Juggle Dream or Taibolo fire diabolo turned up in our search.

A purpose-built fire diabolo or a kit

There are two kinds, and the difference matters more than the brand.

• Purpose-built (Sundia, Comet). The whole diabolo is metal and made to burn. It lasts, and the wicks sit where the maker designed them, but the metal gets hot and stays hot, and a hot steel cup bends more easily if it lands on concrete.
• A kit on a plastic diabolo (Gora). Aluminium wick holders and silicone heat shields are screwed onto the cups of a diabolo you may already play. The cups stay plastic, so there is less hot metal to handle and a drop on hard ground is less of an event. You keep the axle, the feel and the string you know.

Where each one is better

The Fyrefli Comet is lighter. At about 310 g it is the lightest purpose-built fire diabolo we found, its built-in reservoirs carry fuel for the wick, and its seller calls it the first fire diabolo made in production. It is the better choice if weight is what you notice first. When we checked, it was sold out.

The Gora kits are cheaper and keep your diabolo. If you already own a Mister Babache Finesse or a Henrys Circus, Vision or Jazz, a kit is the cheapest way to fire, 76 to 96 € in Germany depending on the version. Their sellers say the axle stays cool, so you can play it on normal string, which gives you more control. Bought together with a new diabolo, the total can come close to the price of a Sundia with its wicks.

The Sundia Fire Diabolo has the bearing. It is the only purpose-built fire diabolo with a bearing axle we know of, and it is built to the height of a professional diabolo. The bearing is what carries its weight: it keeps enough spin for high throws and suns even with six burning wicks on it, and six wicks make the biggest flame of the three. Against that, it is the heaviest at 424 g bare, the steel gets hot, and its weight and wicks limit the tricks compared with a normal diabolo. It is a performance prop, not a training tool. Two of our customers gave it three stars: one found side to side play in the axle, another that the wick soaked up fuel poorly, did not last and that the diabolo lost speed quickly.

Fire string: aramid, wire or normal

A metal fire diabolo heats its axle, and the axle heats the string. Three kinds of string get played:

• Aramid string is what we sell now: a 2 mm aramid fire string, made in Germany and sold by the metre. It is heat-resistant and plays much like a normal string. It is still a wearing part: soak it in a bowl of water before each session, keep the diabolo moving, and never let it rest on one point, because heat held in one place is what breaks it early.
• Wire string, twisted metal strands, came on Sundia’s original fire sticks, and we used to sell it. It lasts longer and takes more heat, but it is stiff, and some string tricks are no longer possible on it. We no longer stock it.
• Normal diabolo string melts on a metal fire diabolo. It only works on the Gora kits, where the plastic diabolo’s own axle stays cool.

One of our customers noticed that the string on our fire sticks catches fire more easily than the Kevlar wick does. That is the point of soaking it in water first.

What else you need

• Sticks with fire string: our Aluminium Fire Sticks (29 €) come strung with aramid string. A second pair, strung and soaking in water, is a quick swap if a string snaps mid-show.
• Wick: the Sundia comes with or without its six wicks fitted. Replacement Kevlar wick is 8 € a metre, and one metre covers the whole diabolo.
• A torch to light six wicks quickly: ours is 12 €. A lighter is too slow.
• A safety kit: a damp cotton towel or a fire blanket, an extinguisher, and a person whose only job is your safety. All of it is in how to use a fire diabolo.

Bottom line

Already own a Mister Babache Finesse or a Henrys diabolo? A Gora kit is the cheapest way to fire and keeps the diabolo you know. Want the lightest metal fire diabolo? The Fyrefli Comet, when it is in stock. Want a fire diabolo with a bearing for high throws and suns, and do not mind the weight? The Sundia Fire Diabolo, played on aramid fire string. Whichever you choose, read how to use a fire diabolo before the first light.