# Nox Genius Attack 18K Alum > Diamond, 360 to 375 g, head-heavy balance. Below average for control, comfort, handling and forgiveness. Check if it suits your game. Score 7.7/10. - URL: https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-18k-alum/ - Last updated: 2026-10-26 - 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 Attack 18K Alum](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-18k-alum/generations/) 2027 - **Shape**: Diamond - **Weight**: 360 to 375 g - **Balance**: Head-heavy - **Core**: MLD Black EVA Lowest price **€ 383.50** at PadelShop.com · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 04:16 (2026-11-14) Lowest in 53 days **€ 383.50** Today **€ 383.50** [Buy at PadelShop.com](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpadelshop.com%2Fproducts%2Fnox-genius-attack-18k-alum-tapia-2027) 1. [Extreme Padel · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 02:24 (2026-11-14) **€ 389.90**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.extreme-padel.fr%2Fraquettes-de-padel-nox%2F24523-raquette-de-padel-nox-genius-attack-18k-alum-2027.html) 2. [NOX · In stock · + € 15.00 shipping · Checked at 05:40 (2026-11-14) **€ 404.99**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnoxsport.com%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Fgenius-attack-18k-alum-agustin-tapia-2027) Prices include shipping to the country you choose. [How padell.io earns money](https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/) The short answer This is the diamond, high-balance version of the Nox Genius 18K Alum. It keeps the Carbon 18K Alum face, the MLD Black EVA core and the 360 to 375 g window. On paper that means a lot of power and little forgiveness. No review exists yet, and the brand labels it Professional. By [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) · facts checked 26 October 2026 Choose it if - you are an experienced attacker who ends points with smashes and wants a diamond head - you want a heavy, head-heavy diamond racket and are happy with a hard, demanding build - you like adjusting a racket and will use the Weight Balancer blister to fine-tune the weight Skip it if - you want a forgiving racket for long rallies, where the Nox Genius 18K Alum with its teardrop shape is the calmer sibling - you are still building your technique or recovering from arm trouble, since the specs point to a hard, low-comfort build - you want the same diamond with a different face, so open the comparison with the Nox Genius Attack 12K Alum XTREM; the Siux Fenix Pro 4 is another diamond, but it also differs in core and weight range (355 to 375 g) ## How it plays 7.7 **padell.io score 7.7** Play 8.4 (60%) and reviews 6.6 (40%). No independent reviews found yet, so that part starts low. [How the score works](https://padell.io/how-we-score/) - **Control**: 3.5 below average▼ - **Power**: 10.0 above average▲ - **Comfort**: 1.5 below average▼ - **Handling**: 2.0 below average▼ - **Forgiveness**: 3.0 below average▼ - **Line = the average of all rackets**: ▲ above ▼ below On paper this is a hard-hitting attacking racket, and every meter except power sits low. - **Control** Low, because the diamond shape and the high balance lower it, and the stiff carbon face only partly offsets that. - **Power** High, as the hard core, the stiff face, the diamond shape, the weight and the high balance all push in the same direction. - **Comfort** Low, since a hard core, a stiff face and a heavy, head-heavy build send more of the impact to your arm. - **Handling** Low, as a diamond head with high balance and a heavy frame is slow to swing around at the net. - **Forgiveness** Low, because the hard core and the diamond shape leave a smaller area of clean contact. ## Specifications - **Launched**: 2027 The newest version of this racket - **Shape**: Diamond [Sweet spot high in the face: power overhead, less forgiving](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) - **Weight**: 360 to 375 g Average: not tiring, stable enough - **Balance**: Head-heavy according to the brand Head-heavy: more power overhead, slower to move - **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 - **Handle**: Oversize Grip - **Frame**: Carbon Not published by the brand: head size 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%20Attack%2018K%20Alum) ## Every version [Compare all versions →](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-18k-alum/generations/) [2025 · Other version · Not in shops](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-attack-18k-alum/) [2026 · Different specs · € 176.98](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-attack-18k-alum-2026/) 2027 · This racket · € 383.50 Three listings sit in this line. The oldest is a 2025 entry that is named 2026 in the listing. It is incomplete and shows only the weight range and Agustín Tapia. The 2026 AT10 version is fully listed. The 2027 racket shares its face, core, shape, balance label, level, thickness and weight range with it. Only two things differ. The handle line changed from Oversize Grip with a 30 mm grip extension to just Oversize Grip. The weight system changed from Weight Balance to Weight Balancer blister 2-4g. Those are changes in the listing, and no source says the racket itself changed. Look at the [2026 version](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-attack-18k-alum-2026/) if you want the earlier name. ## Price history Today **€ 383.50** Lowest in 30 days **€ 383.50** vs 30-day average **0%** Lowest price per day across the shops in your market. Checked every night. Take the [Nox Genius 18K Alum](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-18k-alum/) and keep the Carbon 18K Alum face, the MLD Black EVA core and the 360 to 375 g window. Then swap the teardrop for a diamond and the medium balance for a high one. That is this racket. Nobody has reviewed it yet, so everything below comes from the published specs. ## Same face, same core: only the shape and the balance moved The [Nox Genius 18K Alum](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-18k-alum/) is the closest relative. Both list the same face, the same core, the same 38 mm thickness and the same [weight range](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/). Both carry the Professional level label and Agustín Tapia as the brand's player. Two lines differ. The sibling is a teardrop with medium balance. This one is a diamond with high balance. Nothing else in the spec table separates them. That makes the choice simple. You are not picking a different material or a different build. You are picking where the weight sits and how the head is shaped. ## Why control drops from Medium to Low on a diamond The sibling's control meter reads Medium. Here it reads Low. The reason is in the two changes. A diamond puts its mass toward the top of the head. A high balance shifts weight toward the head as well. Both raise power, and both lower control. The stiff carbon face raises control, but not enough to offset the shape and the balance. What does that mean for you? On paper, this racket rewards a full swing more than careful placement. Read that as a general reading of the specs, not as a court test. The same logic hits the sweet spot meter. The hard core and the [diamond shape](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) both lower it. If you often hit off-centre, the specs suggest little forgiveness. ## A Weight Balancer blister of 2-4g: what you can add and what you cannot The brand lists a Weight Balancer blister of 2-4g. The product page describes interchangeable counterweights, with 2g and 4g pieces, that change the weight and balance of the racket. That is the brand's description, not something tested. In practice it gives you a small lever. The racket already sits in a 360 to 375 g window, so any piece you add makes an already heavy racket heavier. What you cannot do is turn this into a light, easy racket. The balance is labelled High, and no balance figure in mm is published. So you cannot calculate the exact change from adding a piece. Try it in steps, and stop if your arm complains. ## Oversize Grip: what changed on the 2026 sheet and what the 30 mm claim covers The [2026 version](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/at10-genius-attack-18k-alum-2026/) listed the handle as Oversize Grip with a 30 mm grip extension. The 2027 sheet lists only Oversize Grip. That is a changed label, not a measured change. The product page still makes a claim. It says the Oversize Grip adds an extra 30 mm to the handle for more comfortable two-handed shots. It also says the grip shifts the balance toward the head. Treat both as the brand's claims. The 2027 spec sheet does not give a handle length in mm. The brand also names a VCS anti-vibration system. The product page claims it reduces vibrations to the arm by 60% compared with the previous generation. It is a brand feature, and no tester has said how well it works. With a hard core and a stiff face, a high-balance diamond is still a demanding racket for the arm on paper. ## Genius Attack 18K Alum or Genius Attack 12K Alum XTREM: a different face on the same diamond The [Nox Genius Attack 12K Alum XTREM](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-12k-alum-xtrem/) is the nearest comparison inside the Attack line. It is also a diamond with high balance. It has the same MLD Black EVA core, the same 38 mm thickness and the same 360 to 375 g weight window. The face is what differs: [12K Alum Xtrem](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-12k-alum-xtrem/) carbon there, Carbon 18K Alum here. The meters are identical, Low for control, High for power, Low for comfort, maneuverability and sweet spot. So the meters do not separate them. You would decide on how the face material plays, and nobody has published that yet. ## No court test yet, and no head size or balance in mm No independent review and no video test exist for this racket yet. The meters are based on materials, shape, weight and balance. They are a reading of the specs, not a judgement from play. Two useful numbers are also missing. The brand has not published a head size, and it has not published a balance in mm. Without them you cannot compare this racket exactly with others of the same shape. So be careful. The specs describe a heavy, hard, head-heavy attacker, and the brand labels it Professional. 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 Genius Attack 12K Alum XTREM](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/genius-attack-12k-alum-xtrem/) · 7.7 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-attack-12k-alum-xtrem-vs-nox-genius-attack-18k-alum/) [Nox Ventus Attack 12K XTREM](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/ventus-attack-12k-xtrem/) · 8.2 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-attack-18k-alum-vs-nox-ventus-attack-12k-xtrem/) [Siux Fenix Pro 4](https://padell.io/rackets/siux/fenix-pro-4/) · 9.0 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/siux-fenix-pro-4-vs-nox-genius-attack-18k-alum/) [Drop Shot Canyon Pro Attack 1.5](https://padell.io/rackets/drop-shot/canyon-pro-attack-1-5/) · 7.7 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-attack-18k-alum-vs-drop-shot-canyon-pro-attack-1-5/) [All rackets that play like the Nox Genius Attack 18K Alum →](https://padell.io/alternatives/?r=272) ## Questions before you buy **Is the Nox Genius Attack 18K Alum the same as the Nox Genius 18K Alum?** No. They share the face, core and weight window. This one is a diamond with high balance, the other a teardrop with medium balance. **Is it a good racket for beginners?** The brand labels it Professional, and the specs suggest low control, low comfort and a small sweet spot. It is not the easy choice for someone learning. **Did the 2027 racket change from the 2026 version?** Only the handle wording and the weight system listing differ. The face, core, shape, balance label and weight range are the same. **Will it be hard on the arm?** The specs point that way: a hard core, a stiff face and a heavy, head-heavy build. The brand lists a VCS anti-vibration system, but no tester has confirmed what it does. **Is the Genius Attack 18K Alum worth the money right now?** Today's price is labelled "Pricey today" 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 Genius Attack 12K Alum XTREM plays most alike. On paper the differences are under one point. Today: € 383.50. [Compare side by side →](https://padell.io/compare/nox-genius-attack-12k-alum-xtrem-vs-nox-genius-attack-18k-alum/) **Who should not buy it?** Skip it if you rely on placement and long rallies (control 3.5/10), or if your elbow or shoulder complains (comfort 1.5/10), or if you are still learning: it is not very forgiving (3.0/10). **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/)