Most of ROCCATs creations have the black and blue theme, and the Raivo isn't an exception. With a giant ROCCAT logo, and the Raivo logo in the bottom left corner, you can't overlook that this is a ROCCAT product. The mousepad is a square with kind of rounded cornes. In the middle-bottom there is a grey bar, saying ergonomic precision, which we will get back to later.

The Raivo is 350 x 270 x 2 mm, which is quite a medium sized gaming mousepad, and a little "higher" than most. Mousepads, are typically a bit longer than they are high. I guess ROCCAT just want to be hipsters?

ROCCAT Raivo comes in threee different versions, each of them more simpler than the other. There's the Lightning Blue, Midnight Black and Stealth Black. 

There is not much more to say, as it's a very simple design, and afterall, it's the function and feeling that we really care about, as gamers. Right?

The Experience

The ROCCAT Raivo really brings you into the game with ergonomic precision. I've been using the Raivo with the ROCCAT Savu, a quite comfortable gaming mouse.

The minidots, that makes the granular surface have been designed with laser precision, to be much smaller. This results in an almost impossible smooth surface, that basicly makes no resistance at all when you glide your mouse over the mousepad.

And with the "battle-ship"-shape, that makes the most comfortable and natural rest for your wrist, ROCCAT did their best to make sure that you can avoid muscle strains og fatigue, in other words - You are pretty much as prepared as possible for the long battles.

Oh yeah, of course the mousepad also haves a non-slip back, which makes it stay in place no matter how tough and stressful your fights are.

Overall a nice experience with the Raivo. The only thing I sometimes get annoyed by, is the "stiff" material, which makes it a bit difficult to bring it with you to LAN-parties or maybe just on holiday. But if you have a bag that can fit the, not small, mousepad, or maybe just like to do the gaming at home, then this is not really a problem.

Overall a really good mousepad, and I am really satisfied.

It's a good choice for anyone who likes a bit of space on their mousepad, and want to jump right into the action in any game with precision and speed.

The dirt resistance and non-slippery back is also worth noticing, if you like me have a cat that likes to walk around your desk while gaming. It can get really messy really fast.