# Nox Genius 18K Alum > Teardrop, 360 to 375 g, even balance. Above average for power, below for comfort. € 299.95 delivered to the Netherlands, checked 14 Nov 2026. Score 8.2/10. - URL: https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-18k-alum/ - Last updated: 2026-11-11 - Author: [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) - Language: en - Site: padell.io (https://padell.io/) Shop links go through padell.io/go/ (affiliate links: padell.io may earn a commission, which never affects scores). Prices include shipping to the Netherlands unless stated otherwise, and change daily. --- [Rackets](https://padell.io/rackets/) · [Nox](https://padell.io/brands/nox/) · [Genius 18K Alum](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-18k-alum/generations/) 2027 - **Shape**: Teardrop - **Weight**: 360 to 375 g - **Balance**: Even - **Core**: MLD Black EVA Lowest price **€ 299.95** at Pace · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 04:20 (2026-11-14) · 23% cheaper than usual Lowest in 53 days **€ 229.91** Today **€ 299.95** [Buy at Pace](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpace-shop.be%2Fproducts%2Fpadel-rackets-nox-genius-18k-alum-2027) 1. [PadelShop.com · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 04:16 (2026-11-14) **€ 383.50**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpadelshop.com%2Fproducts%2Fnox-genius-18k-alum-tapia-2027) 2. [Extreme Padel · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 02:28 (2026-11-14) **€ 389.90**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.extreme-padel.fr%2Fraquettes-de-padel-nox%2F24524-raquette-de-padel-nox-genius-18k-alum-2027.html) Prices include shipping to the country you choose. [How padell.io earns money](https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/) The short answer The Nox Genius 18K Alum is a teardrop, medium-balance racket of 360 to 375 grams for professional-level players. On paper it reads as medium control with high power, from a hard EVA core and a stiff carbon face. Comfort and maneuverability both come out low. No independent reviews exist yet, so everything here comes from the spec sheet. By [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) · facts checked 28 September 2026 Choose it if - you want a teardrop racket that leans toward power over touch - you play at a professional level and can handle 360 to 375 grams - you want the newest Genius 18K and don't mind buying without reviews to check it against Skip it if - you want a softer, more comfortable feel, since the Nox Genius 12K Alum XTREM Lite runs a softer core - you want reviews to back up the specs first, and none are published for this racket yet - you prefer an even balance, closer to what the Nox Ventus Hybrid 12K XTREM shows in that spec ## How it plays 8.2 **padell.io score 8.2** Play 8.3 (60%) and reviews 8.1 (40%). No independent reviews found yet, so that part starts low. [How the score works](https://padell.io/how-we-score/) - **Control**: 7.0 around average● - **Power**: 8.5 above average▲ - **Comfort**: 2.0 below average▼ - **Handling**: 4.5 around average● - **Forgiveness**: 5.0 around average● - **Line = the average of all rackets**: ▲ above ▼ below The five meters mirror the 2026 racket and the Genius 12K Alum XTREM almost point for point. - **Control** medium control comes from the stiff carbon face and teardrop shape working together. - **Power** power reads high, driven by the hard core, the stiff face and its heavy weight class. - **Comfort** comfort rates low, since a hard core and a stiff face pass more shock into the arm. - **Handling** maneuverability is low too, a direct result of the heavy weight class. - **Forgiveness** the sweet spot rates low, though the teardrop shape works against the hard core there. ## Specifications - **Launched**: 2027 The newest version of this racket - **Shape**: Teardrop [Between control and power](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) - **Weight**: 360 to 375 g Average: not tiring, stable enough - **Balance**: Even according to the brand Even: quick at the net, enough in the smash - **Face**: Carbon 18K Alum Stiff: precise and powerful at speed, less damping - **Core**: MLD Black EVA Hard: control and power at speed, more vibration - **Thickness**: 38 mm The maximum the rules allow - **Surface**: Dual Spin Rough: helps with spin - **Frame**: Carbon Not published by the brand: head size, handle Specs from the brand's own site · checked 25 September 2026 · [Spotted a wrong spec? Report it →](https://padell.io/contact/?topic=correction&racket=Nox%20Genius%2018K%20Alum) ## Every version [Compare all versions →](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-18k-alum/generations/) [2025 · Other version · € 154.95](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-18k-alum-by-agustin-tapia-2025/) [2026 · Different specs · € 196.65](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-18k-alum-2026/) 2027 · This racket · € 299.95 Three names sit in this line. The 2025 AT10 Genius 18K Alum came first, then the 2026 AT10 Genius 18K Alum. This 2027 version dropped the AT10 prefix. Between 2026 and 2027, the changes are narrow. The core label went from Black EVA to MLD Black EVA. The face label went from 18K carbon to Carbon 18K Alum. The weight system was renamed too, from an adjustable counterweight setup to Weight Balance. Shape, level, balance label, thickness and [weight range](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/) stayed the same. If you already own the 2026 version, there is little reason to look for a difference on court. ## Price history Today **€ 299.95** Lowest in 30 days **€ 229.91** vs 30-day average **-11%** Lowest price per day across the shops in your market. Checked every night. [Nox](https://padell.io/brands/nox/) dropped the AT10 prefix for this 2027 version. The core, face and weight system all changed too, though only in name. That is the whole story on paper. ## Two new labels and a renamed weight system Compared with the 2026 version, three things changed. The core name changed, the face name changed, and the weight system was renamed, moving from an adjustable counterweight setup to something called Weight Balance. Shape, level, balance label, thickness, and the 360 to 375 gram range all stayed put. Handle spec is not published for either version, so that comparison cannot be made. None of this reads as a redesign. It reads as a relabeling exercise with a new weight system attached. ## Medium control, high power: what stayed exactly the same The five meters land in the same spots as the 2026 racket. Control, power, comfort, maneuverability and sweet spot all match. They also match the [Nox Genius 12K Alum XTREM](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-12k-alum-xtrem/) sibling. Control sits at medium, power at high, comfort and maneuverability both at low, and the sweet spot rates low as well. If the profile is what matters to you, this generation is not a step forward or back from the one before it. On paper it matches its 12K sibling, apart from the face and the balance label. ## No balance in millimetres, no head size, no way to check the claims Two specs are missing here: balance in millimetres and head size in square centimetres. Nox has not published either. That matters because balance label alone (Medium) leaves room for interpretation, and head size affects how the sweet spot behaves in practice. Without those numbers, you are relying on the label and the profile meters, not a precise measurement. ## Dual Spin and Weight Balance: what Nox says they do Nox describes the Dual Spin surface as a 3D texture with silica sand. The brand says it helps generate spin. Nox describes Weight Balance as a system letting players adjust balance to preference. Those are brand claims, not measured results. The product page also talks about aerodynamic tunnels and lateral perforations improving manoeuvrability. None of that shows up as a separate, verifiable spec, so treat it as marketing language describing intent rather than a measured outcome. ## Genius 18K, Genius 12K or the Attack: picking inside one family This racket shares its year with three siblings. There is the [Genius 12K Alum XTREM](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-12k-alum-xtrem/), a Lite version with a softer HR3 White EVA core, and the [Genius Attack 18K Alum](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-18k-alum/). The Attack version swaps to a [diamond shape](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) and a high balance, dropping control to low in exchange for a head-heavier swing. The 12K sibling differs from this racket in two published specs: it uses a different face carbon, and its balance label reads Medium-Hard against this racket's Medium. If you want more pop at the cost of control, the Attack version is built that way. Against its direct predecessor, the [AT10 Genius 18K Alum 2026](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-18k-alum-2026/), the differences are the word-level swaps already covered above. The Genius family Same year, from most power (left) to most control (right) [**Attack 12K Alum XTREM**](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-12k-alum-xtrem/) [**Attack 18K Alum**](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-18k-alum/) [**12K Alum XTREM**](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-12k-alum-xtrem/) [**12K Alum XTREM Lite**](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-12k-alum-xtrem-lite/) **18K Alum** ## Reading the specs without a review to check them against There are no reviews on file for this racket, and no source has reported hands-on time with it. Everything above comes from the spec sheet and the profile meters built from those specs. That is a fair way to get a first read on a racket, but the numbers stand alone here. If a hard core and a stiff face at this weight sound like a concern for your arm, that question stays open until reviews appear. Written by **[Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/)** Padel player and founder of padell.io Bought, played and sold more rackets than was good for him, and built padell.io to bring it all together. [About padell.io →](https://padell.io/about/) ## Similar rackets [Nox AT10 Genius Limited Edition 2023](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-limited-edition-2023/) · 7.6 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-at10-genius-limited-edition-2023-vs-nox-genius-18k-alum/) [Nox Genius 12K Alum XTREM Lite](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-12k-alum-xtrem-lite/) · 7.6 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-18k-alum-vs-nox-genius-12k-alum-xtrem-lite/) [Nox Ventus Hybrid 12K XTREM](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/ventus-hybrid-12k-xtrem/) · 8.2 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-18k-alum-vs-nox-ventus-hybrid-12k-xtrem/) [Drop Shot Conqueror Attack 1.0](https://padell.io/rackets/drop-shot/conqueror-attack-1-0/) · 7.6 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-18k-alum-vs-drop-shot-conqueror-attack-1-0/) [All rackets that play like the Nox Genius 18K Alum →](https://padell.io/alternatives/nox/genius-18k-alum/) ## Questions before you buy **Is this the same racket as the AT10 Genius 18K Alum?** It is the current label for the same line. The AT10 name was used in the 2025 and 2026 versions; Nox dropped it for 2027 without changing the shape, level or weight range. **What actually changed from the 2026 version?** Two spec labels changed and one system got a new name. The core went from Black EVA to MLD Black EVA, and the face from 18K carbon to Carbon 18K Alum. The weight system was renamed to Weight Balance. Shape, balance, thickness and weight range stayed identical. **How does it compare to the Nox Genius 12K Alum XTREM?** The five meters read identically for both rackets: medium control, high power, low comfort, low maneuverability, low sweet spot. The published differences are the face material and the balance label, Medium-Hard on the 12K version against Medium here. **Is it comfortable for a sensitive arm?** Comfort rates low. The hard EVA core and stiff carbon face pass more shock into the arm than a softer setup would, so a sensitive arm is a real consideration here. **Is the Genius 18K Alum worth the money right now?** Today's price is labelled "Fair price" compared with the rackets that play most alike. Which shops deliver, and what shipping costs, depends on your country. The price comparison shows it for yours. See all prices **What is the closest alternative?** The Nox AT10 Genius Limited Edition 2023 plays most alike. On paper the differences are under one point. [Compare side by side →](https://padell.io/compare/nox-at10-genius-limited-edition-2023-vs-nox-genius-18k-alum/) **Who should not buy it?** Skip it if your elbow or shoulder complains (comfort 2.0/10), or if you are still learning: it is not very forgiving (5.0/10). **How heavy is it really?** The brand gives 360 to 375 g. That counts as medium. Each racket can differ within that range. [Why a range? →](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/)