Artisan SHIDENKAI (Snow White/XL) [FX-SK-MD-XL-W] FX MID (Japan Import)

This is the greatest mousepad I've ever felt before. It has little to no resistance from the mouse. I've never felt anything greater.

Very fast mousepad, I can literally blow on my mouse like im blowing out a candle and it slides across. Perfect for fps gaming

Very functional mousepad, when you first open the box and lay it out it goes down completely flat which is amazing. Careful purchasing the white color as it can sometimes grab the color from longsleeve shirts that are being ran over it repeatedly while mousing/aiming. The coating on the pad also wears down over time and it will gradually slow down and eventually have just as much if not a little more friction than a regular mousepad, so if you don't mind getting a new one every 3-4 months they are super fast pads, but very expensive. Personally, I ended up just buying a bunch xraypad Thor XLs and find that with hyperglides they are plenty fast enough for me and also don't slow down over time. Plus you can buy like 5 of them for the price of one of these. My mouse is a EC2-A with hyperglides and I use it mainly for CS and Overwatch.

I cannot believe how amazing this thing is. Do not hesitate, what they say is true. Buy it.

Incredible feel with extreme precision. You will NOT find a better mousepad on the market.

First off, the glide and speed of this pad is absolutely amazing. I have never felt a pad this smooth before, and when I play on it my mouse feels like it's on a Ice Rink. And yet, isn't so fast you can stop when needed, with the right sens and control you have a pad that doesn't hinder you in any way.If you like a lower sens it's prob a God send for you, but, it does have one glaring flaw. The durability is pretty poor, and I can't justify spending the kind of money on this pad unless you're a professional, a streamer, or someone with a steady enough income that you can afford to replace this every 6 months to a year. Even then, the fact that it has glass on it, means those particles could get in the air and be dangerous to your health.If Artisan could fix these two glaring flaws, this pad would be the best speed pad to ever exist, hands down. But until then, I just can't recommend it.

Hmm, this is a tough one.It’s a novel idea. A beautiful looking product. And the awe factor for the first day or two is really something.However.A white mousepad is just asking for problems.A mousepad infuses with glass particles? Doubly so.After about 2 months of play, there seems to be an area where my wrist sits that is almost disintegrating. It’s odd. It is as though the material is falling out and I can see through the top of the pad to the bottom rubber.If I attempt to fold or move this in a less than delicate way, it seems to express this glass fibrous dust, and I’m sure this isn’t good to be inhaling for me or my pets.Overall—it’s a novelty I think. Something that looks nice but is flawed in practice. I’ve found the Hien pad to be miles better, not just for overall quality, but performance as well. I think the shidenkai is too slippery. As gamers attempt to push this evolution of hyper slides ptfe 10 gram mice...we may be doing so simply because “we can” and not because “we should”.Precision and control is important, and I think a pad this slippery and slick is counter intuitive. But that’s just my take.As a product, it has its flaws even besides that theory.

These Artisan mousepads with the powdered glass coatings are hands down the bestis produc for anyone who finds cloth annoying and hard surfaces too inaccurate. Its an interesting middle ground that is worth a try for anyone serious about improving their aim. But they do wear down / get dirty over time, especially in high humidity. I keep going back to this type, and ive owned a lot of styles.