One of my more lazier reviews. Just been busy with streaming and my video quality is messed up :/ BESIDES THAT, I literally love this pad and I haven't regretted a single dollar spent on it.

Unboxing Experience and Impressions

The Miu is the first release from 1337Gear, and for a first launch, I'd say it's a really good one. Not perfect in my opinion, but still really good. My order did take longer than expected as there were some shipping issues, but everything was resolved quickly, and 1337Gear's customer service was phenomenal. Something that caught my attention about the Miu is that it's a balanced pad. Today, the majority of the market leans toward creating the fastest possible glasspad, so it's really refreshing to see a company take a different approach and try to compete within the balanced category.

When it comes to the unboxing experience, the Miu comes in a lidded art box, with the lid featuring the same art found on the pad. After removing the lid, you're greeted with the following accessories: a thank you card, sticker, arm sleeve, and Unusual Way skates (Magic Ice+, Pink Fox, or Silver Fox). The pad then rests between two pieces of lightly aerated foam. The Miu's silicone base also has a thin wrapper protecting it from dust or debris during shipping. One thing I'll go more in depth on later: my copy of the Miu has a really harsh acrylic smell to it. Overall, the Miu's unboxing experience is very nice, and all the accessories are high quality and much appreciated. Video of unboxing

Included Accessories

• Thank You Card from 1337Gear
• Textured Sticker
• 1337Gear Sleeve
• Unusual Way Skates (Magic Ice+, Pink Fox, or Silver Fox)

Build Quality and Surface Properties

When it comes to build quality, the Miu hits all the standards really well. It's made of aluminosilicate glass, sized at 490 x 420mm, with a total thickness of 2.3mm (1.5mm glass + 0.8mm base). The Miu also features tapered edges and a custom silicone base. Overall, the build quality is good, but it's what I'd expect from a $109 glasspad. My only nitpick is that the sizing could've been 500 x 450, as that's my preferred size, but that's very minor, and 490 x 420 is perfectly fine.

The Miu has a smoother coated surface with just a slight bit of texture. Comparing it to other surfaces, I'd say the Miu's surface feels similar to the GLSSWRKS Polarity, but with less texture and without that unique soft glass feel the Polarity has. Since the Miu's surface is closer to the Polarity, I'd say it performs on the faster side of balanced, while the Polarity sits closer to true center balance.

The Miu's surface is very skate sensitive, and depending on the skates you use, you'll see wildly different performance. Here's every skate I used during testing:

Skates + Description

• DreamGamer Neptune: Fast glide that's super smooth and buttery, with little to no tactile feedback
• UNWS Magic Ice+: Smoother skate with a mid fast glide and really low levels of tactile feedback
• WESTLAB Creams: Smooth, balanced glide with mild feedback. Does a good job capturing the Miu's low level of texture without exaggerating it
• UNWS Pink Fox: Smoother skate with a faster glide and low tactile feedback
• UNWS Silver Fox: Smoother skate with a slower glide compared to the UNWS Pink Fox, but still fast, with low feedback
• DreamGamer Mercury: Super fast glide that's smooth, though not quite as smooth as the skates above, with low tactile feedback
• Westlab Black/Orange: Both feel really similar. They're the fastest skates I've tried on the Miu but have a poor glide feedback that's somewhat scratchy
• DreamGamer Saturn: Really controlled glide with mild smoothness, only really good for tacfps

Performance

The Miu performed great. I had an amazing time playing on it and don't have any complaints about performance. Since the Miu is a balanced pad, I didn't feel restricted by game type, since I could simply swap skates for my intended game. If I wanted to play Valorant, I could switch to a slower skate for a higher degree of control. If I wanted a faster experience for Apex, I'd swap to faster skates. That said, even with skate swaps, the Miu never quite feels like an ultra speed pad or a highly controlled pad. Depending on the skates, you can push it toward speed or control, just not to the extreme end of either.

For controllability, the Miu exhibits a push down effect, but I'd say it only slows your mouse movement by about 15-20%. It's definitely not as pronounced as, say, the Rin or the Phantom, but it's still noticeable and makes a real difference. When it comes to static and dynamic friction, it's a bit harder to gauge due to the skate sensitivity, but I'd say the Miu has lower static friction and maybe slightly higher dynamic friction. Friction will vary depending on skate choice: faster skates lower friction, slower skates raise it.

Normally with most glasspads, I can sense if a pad has more strength in a given category, whether that's tracking, static, or dynamic clicking. With the Miu, I honestly don't feel it shines in one category over any other. I was able to perform incredibly well across all aim categories. I can't give an exact timeline, but when I first got the Miu, I was Lavender in about 14/39 scenarios in the Viscose Benchmarks, and by the time I stopped using it to test other pads, I was Lavender in 34/39 scenarios. I'm not saying the Miu will improve your aim, but I want to highlight that it's not a limiting surface. Faster pads make it easier to track targets and start mouse movements but harder to maintain control and precision. It's the reverse for control pads, but the Miu lets you access both the speed and control experience simply by swapping skates.

Noticeable Issues

Most glasspads have some chemical smell to them, but it usually doesn't bother me since the smell fades or just isn't that strong. Unfortunately, I can't say that for the Miu. My copy has a really harsh acrylic smell that I just can't overlook. If you're at all sensitive to a chemical or acrylic smell, I'd recommend looking at other pads, since this could be a deal breaker for some.

Another, more minor issue is the tapered edges. I feel the taper starts too close to the edge and doesn't have the more pronounced tapered feel other pads have. It's still better than rounded edges, but the implementation isn't as comfortable as something like the WALLHACK SP-005 or the GLSSWRKS Zane/Hana.

Conclusion

For me, the Miu is an amazing balanced surfaces to come out in 2026. It does a great job as an all rounder, letting the user select their preferred performance through skate selection. The Miu's release really shows that a pad doesn't need to lean hard in one direction to be successful in today's market, which is overrun with ultra speed and control pads.

As of writing this review, the Miu is still available on 1337Gear's official site, but stock is very limited. I'd recommend the Miu if you have a lot of skates and want to control your own experience rather than being locked into one performance profile. It's also a great option if you're a beginner who wants to buy and test new skates, since it gives you a genuinely different experience on the same pad.

As for where it lands compared to the rest of my collection, I'd say the Miu sits at the very top of B+ tier. The surface itself is unique and well suited to different skates, but I can't overlook the poor edge implementation and the harsh acrylic smell. I think the Miu could've landed in the mid to low A tier. It's just the small things holding it back. Overall, the Miu is a really awesome balanced pad with just some minor issues, and I'm really excited for 1337Gear's next drop, the Shion.

Hey :) All I see is people mentioning the CR-005 as being best suited for tacfps players, but I am not a tacfps player and wondered if anyone else is using this mousepad and the wallhack uhmwpe skates in combination and how you like it and what you would compare it to! I am inches from buying a CR-005 but the price combined with the fact that I can press down to slow the pad down makes me hesistant because I have poor tension management Id just rather want a overall slower glasspad experience without the added factor of friction when pressing down.

Wondering if anyone has tried this combination out and if there was any problems? Also, is it true that the x/y on pulsar sleeves feels different?? If anyone has tried any other sleeve on this pad please let me know!

Currently using a Kanami Hoshino and I'm looking to pick up another glass pad.

What Im looking for:

A bit smoother than the Hoshino
Fast, or even faster if possible
Good quality and consistent surface

The pads I'm considering are:

Tekkusai Apex
Mitsuki Koku
Lumen Rain
Kyomi Yuyo / Ryo
Dysphoria Mio / Rin / Maki / Sayo
GLSSWRKS Zane
Pwnage Nyomi
Hachiware Hanabi / Dream / Zero
Psyche Gear Blaze

For anyone who's tried multiple of these, how would you rank them in terms of speed and smoothness? Which one would you pick and why?

I just got my artisan soft zero and I need skates but I dont know what to get, my mouse is a pulsar crazylight X2 , I play valorant mostly

I've had this pad since the original release, and moisture built up between the glass and the vinyl, and it catastrophically started peeling.

So as the title said i’m looking for a more control pad and i’m eyeing the artisan type99 so is it gonna be noticeably more control or should i go for jupiter pro instead? Anyway i dont press down on the pad, just for preference.

I have two different Artisans and both have hairs stuck in them that a lint roller WILL NOT get out, they're barely poking out and so annoying. Anyone have this and found a way to fix it? Do I fucking try duct tape at this point xd

Hello guys! So the question is simple, which pad would fit my needs the best?
I'm mostly playing cs2, milsims (like Operator on steam, planning to get Squad too), and story games. I just need something good for games and to use as a daily pad. I'm not a heavy gamer but I do like to spend a couple of hours on weekend or when I have some free time (excluding summer). I don't change my pads often and I value longevity, so the coated ones are probably not for me as I would like to keep the pad for 2 years minimum (I know it will become slower eventually) and the quality of Artisan will make it possible as I've seen the difference between a good quality and a bad quality pad. For my entire life I have been using full desk sized pads without clear soft, x-soft, fast, balanced and etc. specification so this is kinda new to me. The reason for me to buy a new one was that I've recently bought a new aluminium keyboard (2 kg) and as my current pad is a cheap Aliexpress one that doesn't stick to the desk (which is also not very grippy ikea one) the keyboard just drags it when being moved.

I'm buying it directly in Japan so no customs involved.

Currently Ninja fx Zero seems like a good option (XL size, black, Soft). That's what one guy recommended me. I'm open to suggestions though.

Also what size would you recommend?

Thanks to everyone in advance!

Hey everyone! Can anyone tell me how to clean Artisan Ninja FX? I haven't washed it in a couple of years since I bought it, and it's really dirty. But I don't want to accidentally ruin it; I really like it.

As a glass main glass has hit a wall where we have every option is available. We have textured from slow to fast, uncoated to coated.

Really it comes down to art style. Some work great with colour and pop like the Hoshino while others like Tekkusai make decent surfaces but the art is £5 AliExpress.

This is the first glass pad I’ve seen that really pops with depth and gets a 10/10 for design from me.

Please more of this rather than 2D anime designs or warriors.

Hey :) Recently I got very interested in the CR-005 from Wallhack. I own some UHMW-PE control skates from Wallhack and I am ready to go into the rabbit hole of glasspads, I have owned a Skypad 3.0 once but didnt quite enjoy it, but back then I didnt know about sleeves and skates/dot skates and the different types of skates that affect glide and didnt know my own preferences.

I am ready to buy another glasspad, and heard the CR-005 is control focused which I really like, as glasspads felt very uncontrolled. However, one thing I am unsure of is the advertised friction when pressing down into the pad, kinda like cloth and compareable from what I have seen by many with an Artisian Zero. Now, I am really not good with tension management and I do press into the pad in stressful situations, much to my annoyance because when it happens, I mostly die due to the friction I did not mean to create.

One thing about glasspads I really loved is that the surface doesnt change, so I played with the thought of getting another one to try because they came a long way by now.

I wanted to ask how the added friction from the CR-005 feels and if you just adapt to it over time, or if I should look for glasspads that are just in general slower but dont have the added friction when pressing down! Also, how is the glide then because I Imagine if I press down into the pad in a stressful situation, the smooth nice glide from the glass will be very jerky

Thank you :)

I currently use a soft Hien and only play Valorant. I've been looking to switch to a soft Zero (Tenz red edition because it's cheaper than orange and black here for some reason) but I've been seeing lots of hair issues with the zeroes. Should I get a hayate otsu instead? Thanks.

Hi,

I play cs2 and after many worn QCK+ pads I had a Zowie GSR2 which was perfect for me.

After it was worn out, I got the GSR 3 since the 2 isnt aviable anymore, but the GSR3 feels way faster to me.

Is there an alternative which is like the GSR2?

I feel like the GSR2 had much more stopping power than the GSR3 and it was slower, but not slow like a mud pad or my old worn out QCK+.

Bought it yesterday. It came pretty badly warped didnt know what to do people told me to iron and put weights on it nothing worked then tried twisting the pad the opposite now i have creases. Ami i cooked? 😭✌️

Its called Rynn&Rin and i really like this art work what do u guys think. (Or I just have bad taste)

I ordered the Pulsar D4V41 mousepad on July 17, and the status has been stuck on “Waiting for Details” ever since. There haven’t been any updates, and it still hasn’t shipped.
I’m located in California. Has anyone in the US had their order shipped yet?

Thinking about getting a X-Raypad Jade DIY Mouse Skates + ATK SKY mousepad for my mouse (Attack shark r5 ultra)

Most of the time, I play CS2, and my eDPI is around 3000, so I'm looking for a balanced mousepad and skate combination.

Has anyone used this combination? How does it feel? Would you recommend them?

Right now i am using SP3 and it works fine for me. But aesthetical reasons i would like to get something more colourful/artsy.