'The Technology Is Just Better': Why Counter-Strike Pros Are Loving a New Mouse That Reduces the Time It Takes to Fire Their First Shot by Up to 30ms

Logitech's new X2 Superstrike mouse is said to be "taking over" the PGL Cluj Napoca Counter-Strike 2 tournament, with multiple players on five top teams trading their previous picks for the faster-clicking mouse released this month. In all, 13 players out of the 50 still remaining in tournament contention are wielding the Superstrike, including players on Navi, The Mongolz, Falcons, Furia and G2. That's a surprisingly high number for a mouse that has only been officially available for a few days, especially with how conservative pro players tend to be when it comes to changing to new equipment for fear of a performance drop-off as they adapt. Users in the /r/mousereview subreddit first clocked the trend in the PGL tournament, which is the first significant Counter-Strike 2 event since the X2 Superstrike was released on February 10th. Prototype versions of the mouse have already been used to win CS2 tournaments, most notably by Furia player Kscerato, but Cluj Napoca 2026 seems to confirm that the mouse has become a popular - if not yet universal - choice for players already used to playing with Logitech mice, whether they're officially sponsored by Logitech or not. The Superstrike is an upgraded version of another popular choice for Counter-Strike pros, the Superlight 2, which trades that mouse's optical microswitches for a new tech called HITS (haptic inductive trigger system). The idea is that by eliminating the physical movement needed before each traditional mouse click, players can reduce the time it takes to fire their first shot by up to 30ms. Pro players see less of an impact than amateurs, but the speed-up is still an order of magnitude faster than the switch from a 1000Hz to 8000Hz polling rate for example, another recent trend for gaming mice and keyboards that's also about reducing latency. The Superstrike also allows for rapid trigger, another technology first seen in keyboards. Here, mouse click and release signals are sent as soon as a change in direction is detected, rather than by reaching a set point, again allowing for faster click cadence. Critically, the rest of the mouse is unchanged, with the same shape, weight, sensor and wireless as the Superlight 2, which should minimize the time it takes to adapt. The Mongolz, Falcons and Furia all have three players on the team using the Superstrike, including aim stars m0NESY, Techno and Kscerato, while Navi and G2 have two players each on-board. The Mongolz and Navi are all-Logitech when it comes to mice, while the remainder use a mixture of brands. Counter-Strike pros tend to have free choice when it comes to their peripherals, so important are they for performance. The mouse enthusiast community has been fiercely debating Logitech's speed-up claims since the mouse was first revealed, with anecdotal accounts in both directions, but relatively little objective testing outside of Human Benchmark reaction time tests. That makes the Superstrike's adoption amongst esports teams a vital metric in the fight for the best gaming mouse title. Logitech originally told us that it accelerated the development of the HITS technology due to its strongly positive reactions from early pro play-tests, so it will be interesting to see whether the Superstrike mouse becomes a true de facto standard amongst Counter-Strike teams, and indeed whether other esports-focused brands like Razer, Zowie and SteelSeries can adopt similar inductive mouse switches in the future. We've already seen black-buttoned Superstrike lookalikes pop up on AliExpress, but it could be years before other brands are able to claim a similar reduction in click latency. Of course, there's also the open question of whether such technology could be banned by tournament organisers, given the level of advantage it theoretically provides. So far, Counter-Strike developers Valve and tournament organisers have yet to announce any restrictions, though Valve did ban the 'SOCD' feature built into some magnetic switch keyboards back in 2024. That was largely on grounds of automation, rather than a simple speed increase, but expect the legality discussion for Superstrike to continue. If you're interested in reading more about the new mouse and how it works, our X2 Superstrike review covers just that. Image credit: https://photos.pglesports.com/PGL-Cluj-Napoca-2026/Group-Stage-Day-4 Will is deputy tech editor for IGN, specialising in PC hardware, sim racing and display tech. He has been publishing about games and technology since 2001 (age 12). Will was formerly Deputy Editor at Digital Foundry. He is currently playing BattleTech Advanced Universe.

Feb 19, 2026 - 00:18

'The Technology Is Just Better': Why Counter-Strike Pros Are Loving a New Mouse That Reduces the Time It Takes to Fire Their First Shot by Up to 30ms

Logitech's new X2 Superstrike mouse is said to be "taking over" the PGL Cluj Napoca Counter-Strike 2 tournament, with multiple players on five top teams trading their previous picks for the faster-clicking mouse released this month. In all, 13 players out of the 50 still remaining in tournament contention are wielding the Superstrike, including players on Navi, The Mongolz, Falcons, Furia and G2. That's a surprisingly high number for a mouse that has only been officially available for a few days, especially with how conservative pro players tend to be when it comes to changing to new equipment for fear of a performance drop-off as they adapt.

Users in the /r/mousereview subreddit first clocked the trend in the PGL tournament, which is the first significant Counter-Strike 2 event since the X2 Superstrike was released on February 10th. Prototype versions of the mouse have already been used to win CS2 tournaments, most notably by Furia player Kscerato, but Cluj Napoca 2026 seems to confirm that the mouse has become a popular - if not yet universal - choice for players already used to playing with Logitech mice, whether they're officially sponsored by Logitech or not.

The Superstrike is an upgraded version of another popular choice for Counter-Strike pros, the Superlight 2, which trades that mouse's optical microswitches for a new tech called HITS (haptic inductive trigger system). The idea is that by eliminating the physical movement needed before each traditional mouse click, players can reduce the time it takes to fire their first shot by up to 30ms. Pro players see less of an impact than amateurs, but the speed-up is still an order of magnitude faster than the switch from a 1000Hz to 8000Hz polling rate for example, another recent trend for gaming mice and keyboards that's also about reducing latency.

The Superstrike also allows for rapid trigger, another technology first seen in keyboards. Here, mouse click and release signals are sent as soon as a change in direction is detected, rather than by reaching a set point, again allowing for faster click cadence. Critically, the rest of the mouse is unchanged, with the same shape, weight, sensor and wireless as the Superlight 2, which should minimize the time it takes to adapt.

The Mongolz, Falcons and Furia all have three players on the team using the Superstrike, including aim stars m0NESY, Techno and Kscerato, while Navi and G2 have two players each on-board. The Mongolz and Navi are all-Logitech when it comes to mice, while the remainder use a mixture of brands. Counter-Strike pros tend to have free choice when it comes to their peripherals, so important are they for performance.

The mouse enthusiast community has been fiercely debating Logitech's speed-up claims since the mouse was first revealed, with anecdotal accounts in both directions, but relatively little objective testing outside of Human Benchmark reaction time tests. That makes the Superstrike's adoption amongst esports teams a vital metric in the fight for the best gaming mouse title.

Logitech originally told us that it accelerated the development of the HITS technology due to its strongly positive reactions from early pro play-tests, so it will be interesting to see whether the Superstrike mouse becomes a true de facto standard amongst Counter-Strike teams, and indeed whether other esports-focused brands like Razer, Zowie and SteelSeries can adopt similar inductive mouse switches in the future. We've already seen black-buttoned Superstrike lookalikes pop up on AliExpress, but it could be years before other brands are able to claim a similar reduction in click latency.

Of course, there's also the open question of whether such technology could be banned by tournament organisers, given the level of advantage it theoretically provides. So far, Counter-Strike developers Valve and tournament organisers have yet to announce any restrictions, though Valve did ban the 'SOCD' feature built into some magnetic switch keyboards back in 2024. That was largely on grounds of automation, rather than a simple speed increase, but expect the legality discussion for Superstrike to continue.

If you're interested in reading more about the new mouse and how it works, our X2 Superstrike review covers just that.

Image credit: https://photos.pglesports.com/PGL-Cluj-Napoca-2026/Group-Stage-Day-4

Will is deputy tech editor for IGN, specialising in PC hardware, sim racing and display tech. He has been publishing about games and technology since 2001 (age 12). Will was formerly Deputy Editor at Digital Foundry. He is currently playing BattleTech Advanced Universe.

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