In today’s gaming landscape, the mouse has become more than just a peripheral—it’s a performance tool. Every click, flick, and micro-adjustment can mean the difference between victory and defeat. That’s why gamers of all levels, from casual ladder climbers to world champions, are constantly looking for the best mouse—gear that doesn’t just feel good in your hand, but also tested and proven on the biggest stages.
We are excited to be crowned #1 mouse brand amongst pro-gamers on ProSettings1 in the mid-year reporting of the Best Gaming Gear of 2025 (So Far), with a commanding 35% share.
For us, that validation doesn’t come from marketing claims, but from the direct feedback loop we’ve built with players over the years. You along with, many other gamers which includes some of the best like NiKo (9-Time CounterStrike Championship MVP) and Faker (5x League of Legends Worlds champion) have shaped every curve, click, and sensor refinement.
Enter the Viper
When the Razer Viper V3 Pro launched at the start of the 2024–25 season, even optimistic insiders didn’t predict the wave that was coming. Six months later, ProSettings published a deep dive titled “The Rise of the Razer Viper V3 Pro,” explaining how the mouse had jumped to #1 most-used peripheral in professional gaming across every FPS in its database.
Players cite three factors:
- Ultra-lightweight 54g chassis: Achieves the sub-55g benchmark with a refined symmetrical design—an evolved take on the original Viper shape for better balance and comfort.
- Enhanced handling features: Upgraded smooth-touch texture and larger mouse feet may seem subtle, but they deliver noticeably improved grip and glide for high-performance play.
- HyperPolling Wireless: Maintains true 8000 Hz report rate, intelligently optimized for both peak responsiveness and extended battery life.
A community-focused approach to design
Staying true to our motto of For Gamers. By Gamers., our teams stay close to the ground with our gamers to gather feedback. Be it the crowdsourced Project Fiona (later known as Razer Edge), to our Razer Atrox arcade stick, right down to our mice.
The result for spending time with you meant that the Viper V3 Pro didn’t just ship light… it shipped right, meeting your exacting needs. This is not just backed by mainstream reviews, we often lead the sentiments on many enthusiast communities (where you can often find our teams hanging out).
DeathAdder V4 Pro — a legacy, evolved
While the symmetrical Viper line grabs headlines, die-hard palm-grip players have long sworn by the DeathAdder series. July’s unveiling of the DeathAdder V4 Pro gives that camp its own pro-grade upgrade: The introduction of the V4 also marks the biggest technological leap in a decade for mice: built on the next-gen wireless platform for excellent performance and efficiency, and upgraded on all fronts.
Here’s why reviewers are raving:
- Ultra-lightweight 56g & iconic ergonomic shape: Perfect comfortable shape for fast flicks and long sessions.
- HyperSpeed Wireless Gen-2: Better, 37% faster and 63% more efficient wireless performance – resulting in up to 150 hours of battery life, highly praised by most reviewers.
- Optical Scroll Wheel: The upgrade most enthusiasts were waiting for, eliminating ghost scroll and reverse input issues completely.
The deadly pair offers coverage across gamers that are on both claw/fingertip and palm-grip archetypes without resorting to universal “safe shapes” that often please no-one. That breadth, combined with the Basilisk, Cobra and Naga lines, means an ever-expanding ecosystem tuned to specific genres and hand sizes.
The road ahead
Our road to delivering the world’s best gaming mice never ends. With the Viper V3 Pro still gaining ground and the DeathAdder V4 Pro just rolling out to teams’ practice rooms, we’re showing no sign of easing off the accelerator.
We want to keep the discussion going with the gaming community and continue working with our growing list of esports professionals to continuously meet your demands and make sure our mice sits firmly as the best support on the desks of gamers everywhere. And you know where to find us.
- ProSettings is the industry’s de-facto scorekeeper for what the world’s best players are actually using in practice and in tournaments. ↩︎
