Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K Mouse Review

The Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K looks identical to the older models in the Basilisk lineup. It has a matte plastic finish with glossy black accents and side buttons. The left and right side panels have a textured rubberized finish. There are 13 total RGB zones, one on the scroll wheel, one at the Razer logo on the palm rest, and 11 zones around the bottom of the mouse for an underglow effect. It has an aggressive gamer aesthetic overall, with sharp edges and RGB lighting.

This mouse has an internal storage compartment for its USB receiver.

The Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K has excellent build quality. Its body is made from high-quality plastics with rubberized coatings on the sides. It feels well assembled with no flex, creaks, or considerable play in the buttons. The scroll wheel has a bit of wobble and slightly rattles when you shake the mouse, but this is expected since it has two scrolling modes and L/R tilt features.

To achieve the lowest weight figure, we removed the puck on the underside of the mouse that covers the receiver storage compartment and charging pins.

This mouse has a right-handed shape with a thumb rest that's unchanged from previous versions in the Basilisk lineup. It's a medium-large sized mouse that's suitable for most hand sizes using a palm or claw grip, but the sensitivity clutch is difficult to reach for smaller hand sizes or for fingertip grippers.

Razer advertises that this mouse has up to a 140 hour battery life using the included 2.4GHz receiver at 1000Hz, up to 210 hours using Bluetooth, or up to 28 hours at 8000Hz using Razer's HyperPolling Dongle, which is sold separately. Razer also offers a Wireless Charging Puck, which is again, sold separately.

This mouse comes with a superb paracord-like cable that's flexible, lightweight, and doesn't retain any kinks from its packaging.

The Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K has outstanding feet that provide a smooth gliding experience on both mousepads and desks.

• 2.4GHz HyperSpeed Dongle
• USB receiver extender
• USB-A to USB-C cable
• Stickers
• User documentation.

You can reprogram all of the buttons on the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K, including the profile button on the underside of the mouse. You can even reprogram the scroll up/down and L/R tilt inputs. Using the software, you can set a Hypershift button that lets you program a secondary layer of commands for even more inputs.

This mouse has fantastic click latency, delivering an extremely responsive gaming experience.

We conducted this test at a 1000Hz polling rate.

We conducted supplementary wireless testing at 4000Hz and 8000Hz polling rates using Razer's HyperPolling dongle, which is sold separately:

4000Hz results:

• Receiver: 1.8ms

8000Hz results:

• Receiver: 1.6ms

This mouse's sensor delivers remarkably accurate and consistent tracking that matches your physical movements closely.

We conducted this test at its maximum polling rate of 1000Hz.

This mouse has excellent sensor latency performance, reacting quickly to your inputs without any noticeable delay.

We tested this mouse at its maximum polling rate of 1000Hz.

We conducted supplementary wireless testing at 4000Hz and 8000Hz polling rates using Razer's HyperPolling dongle, which is sold separately:

4000Hz results:

• Delay To Start Of Movement: 13.9 ms
• Delay At Half Movement: 2.5 ms
• Delay To End Of Movement: 3.5 ms

8000Hz results:

• Delay To Start Of Movement: 9.7 ms
• Delay At Half Movement: 2.1 ms
• Delay To End Of Movement: 2.9 ms

This mouse has three polling rate options: 125Hz, 500Hz, and 1000Hz. Using its companion software, you can configure it to auto-switch to a higher polling rate when you're in-game, which can help improve its battery life.

This mouse is also compatible with Razer's HyperPolling Dongle, which increases the maximum wireless polling rate to 8000Hz and is sold separately on Razer's website here.

This mouse uses Razer's 'HyperScroll Tilt Wheel', with tactile (notched) and free-spin scrolling modes, which you can toggle between using the button right underneath the scroll wheel. It also has a configurable 'Smart-Reel' feature that automatically switches between the two modes based on your scrolling speed. You can also use the software to enable "Scroll Acceleration," which increases the scrolling speed the faster you scroll. In its tactile mode, the notches feel light yet precise. In its free-spinning mode, there's an adjustable 'Scroll Acceleration' feature that increases the scrolling speed the faster you scroll. Lastly, it has left- and right-tilt inputs that you can bind in the software.

Razer's Synapse 4's interface isn't wildly different from Synapse 3 and still allows you to easily change the CPI, polling rate, power modes, RGB lighting, and reprogram buttons. It also has some useful features, like a setting to automatically switch to a lower polling rate when you're not in-game to save battery, as well as a CPI matching function that allows you to match the sensitivity of your mouse to another mouse. There's also a 'Smart Tracking' feature that allows you to fine-tune the lift-off and landing distances.

Previous versions of Razer Synapse have been a source of criticism from the broader community for taking up disproportionate system resources and requiring frequent updates among a host of other complaints. Razer claims that Synapse 4, which is brand new at the time of writing, has a new multi-threaded architecture that's more stable and 30% faster than Synapse 3. While we didn't encounter issues in our testing, the jury is still out on whether this version makes significant strides to improve upon Synapse's spotty track record.

All default button functions work in Windows and macOS, but the software is only available for Windows.