Hey all,
Looking to replace my steelseries mousepad with something better now that I'm getting out of IRON 2 on my way to Plat. I was listening to a retired csgo professional stream last night and they mentioned artisan. Is that good? what would you recommend that is not too expensive but somewhat affordable and nice? my steelseries is niceish but I feel I could add some some flavor and have something a bit more profes on my table. Thanks!
Artisan mousepads are pretty much the best quality you can get right now. Good build quality/materials, good durability etc. but cost you like 50-70$ and are often sold out. And even in Artisans there's many models that have differences in terms of control, speed etc. and even individual models have different versions like Mid, Soft, Xtra Soft.
But I would recommend you looking into Lethal Gaming Gear as brand. They are kind of like copies of Artisan mousepads, but not really. They do good qualify pads that are somewhat comparable to Artisan pads according to what I've heard, but are cheaper (around 30$) and some have even argued that they have fixed some of Artisan pads problem's. I personally just bought LGG Saturn mousepad like couple weeks ago and it has felt good so far and good quality. Apparently pretty similar feel to Artisan FX Zero that is Artisan's basic control pad.
And then I would also recommend looking into Xtrfy GP4(around 35$ Finnish prices like all). I personally really like this pad and its good combination of control and smoothness. Pretty unique feel and also comes in cool designs. In Valorant starxo uses this pad. Also seems durable and feels same new even after washing it. Its not for everyone but I like it.
So, pretty much I would recommend looking more into Artisan's, LGG's, Xtrfy GP4 and even Vaxee PA that is really popular among pros nowadays. IMO those are maybe best options in terms of quality to price. But then again mousepad is personal thing. The ones that I mentioned are mainly control pads, but speed pads may be more of your thing and then those may not be the best options. But again brands like Artisan and LGG have different models with more speed. Watch some YouTube video tierlists and reviews. They may be bit biased at times tho obviously because everyone has preferences.
but overall mousepads don't matter as much as long as it just has enough control or speed for your liking. Many pros use pads like Steelseries QcK Heavy/ QcK+ or Logitech G640 that are some of the most basic pads you can find and affordable. They are still going nuts every game, so don't expect mousepad to upgrade your gameplay. Durability and quality is also important thing since usually cheaper cloth pads (like many control pads and both QcK and G640) are going to wear out pretty quickly and may not be the best when you are sweating. Better qualify pads like Artisans, LGGs etc don't wear out even close as quick and don't get too mushy when sweating
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