Nox AT10 Genius 12K

Nox has sold an AT10 Genius 12K under Agustín Tapia's name three years running, and each year the core label changes a little. The shape stays teardrop, the face stays 12K carbon, and the weight sits between 360 and 375 g. What moves is the core.

From MLD Black EVA to Black EVA: what actually changed

The 2024 version ran an MLD Black EVA core. The 2025 racket you're looking at now lists a plain Black EVA core instead. The frame description also changed wording, from Carbon to a longer phrase describing a tubular carbon frame. Shape, face, level and pro player stayed the same across both years. That is a label change, not proof of a redesign. Whether the hit actually feels different between the two years is not something the numbers can tell you. Go back one more year, to the 2023 racket, and the core was HR3 with a High balance label, against Medium now. The line has moved from HR3, to MLD Black EVA, to Black EVA in three seasons. Meanwhile the balance label dropped from High to Medium and stayed there.

Medium balance, no millimetres: reading between the labels

Shops list the balance as Medium. No version of this racket, including this one, publishes a balance point in millimetres. That is a real gap if you are comparing rackets closely, because two rackets can share a Medium label and still swing differently. Take the label as a rough steer, not a precise number. If exact balance matters to you, treat that as an open question rather than something these figures answer.

Teardrop, hard core, heavy weight: the power recipe

Put the specs together and the picture is consistent. A hard Black EVA core, a 12K carbon face and a teardrop shape, at 360 to 375 g, add up to high power on paper. The rough surface should help you brush the ball for spin. The trade-off shows up in comfort and manoeuvrability, both rated low, and in a sweet spot that the hard core shrinks. The teardrop shape and positive reviews claw some of that back. Still, this reads as a racket for players who already generate their own power. It wants the frame to add to that power, not soften it.

What the one court review found

Padelvergleich played it and rated power, comfort, control and sweet spot positively. It also flags handling as a strength, even though the weight class alone would suggest low manoeuvrability. That suggests the racket plays lighter than its weight class implies. The catch: Padelvergleich says you need solid technique to get the racket's full power out of it.

Genius 12K, Luxury Genius, or the 2026 Alum Xtrem

Nox sells more than one Genius 12K this year. The Nox AT10 Luxury GENIUS 12K 2025 shares the weight and shape. It lists an MLD Black EVA core, though, and a wider Intermediate/Advanced level, not Advanced only. The Nox AT10 Genius 12K Agustín Tapia 2024 is the direct predecessor, with the older core label. A Nox AT10 Genius 12K Alum XTREM 2026 is listed as a successor too, but it comes with a different face and a Professional level. That jump in level suggests a separate model, not a straight upgrade of this one.