Butterfly Viscaria Super ALC
Blade description:
The Viscaria Super ALC is a composite blade featuring a 5+2 construction. Designed for advanced players, it prioritizes stability, dwell time, and high spin generation over raw top-end speed. Compared to the original Viscaria, this blade is generally perceived as being less fast, offering a more stable and controlled feel during aggressive exchanges, particularly during counter-spin rallies and blocking.
Playing Characteristics
- Feel and Dwell: The blade is noted for its increased dwell time, which facilitates heavy spin production. While some users describe the core as soft, the overall construction provides a stable, flexible sensation when engaged with medium-to-high power.
- Stability: It is highly effective for touch play, such as serve receiving and pushing, and maintains composure during high-pressure rallies. It is particularly well-suited for close-to-the-table attacking and mid-distance play.
- Rubber Sensitivity: The blade is characterized as “picky” regarding rubber selection. It performs best when paired with specific high-performance rubbers, such as hard-sponged tacky rubbers on the forehand (e.g., Dignics 09 °C or Hurricane series) or medium-hard tensors, which help optimize the blade’s dwell and spin potential.
This blade requires a high level of technical proficiency and consistent footwork to unlock its full performance, making it an equipment choice intended for experienced users rather than beginners.
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Recent Reviews
#1 — June 2025
The core is too soft, the blade is not so special at all considering it’s a “super alc”. You get more spin on this blade than the regular viscaria alc, but the core of the blade is just simply too soft. The only good thing about this blade is the backhand. Get fan zhendong alc if you want a fast alc blade. I am currently using this blade with dignics 05 on the forehand and rozena on the backhand. You could also go with hammond z2 backhand and nittaku turbo blue forehand. This blade is quite picky when it comes to rubber. It’s really advanced, you really have to get everything right to get the best ball quality out of this blade, it is not easy to use. I suggest you go for fan zhendong alc instead. I’d give this an overall 8/10.
#3 — June 2025
87g—Dignics 05 2.1mm both sides or D09C 2.1mm on FH (~185g)—are the best combinations for this blade. It is not as fast as normal Viscaria, but more stable, more control, and excellent spin. FL handle is very good. Overall quality is amazing. I tried also Tibhar K3 (53 and 55 hardness) and Xiom C57.5 (54.4g without glue-1.5g); they are all very good on FH, but total weight exceeded 190g. T05 2.1 works well on TB ALC or Viscaria, but less on this blade. It seems designed for D09C and D05.
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