yoozy x TheMasterpiece STEEL - No homework required
asuno· Sep 25, 2026, edited Oct 13, 2026yoozy x TheMasterpiece STEEL
3.0
Review sample provided by TheMasterpiece. Not sponsored, not approved by them before publishing.
Intro
STEEL is yoozy's second collaboration with TheMasterpiece, and his second release overall.
I got the pad on the 21st of August and it's been in my rotation since, with a lot of playtime on it. Glass is where I feel at home, and this one needed no settling-in period from me at all.
Specs
- Size: 49 x 42 cm
- Thickness: 1.6 mm total, 1.4 mm glass on a 0.2 mm PU backing
- Surface: aluminosilicate glass, micro-etched, coated
- Base: PU, anti-slip
- Edges: CNC-cut, chamfered
- Price: 75€
Unboxing
The unboxing is simple. Plain cardboard box, pad sitting in foam, and an envelope alongside it. The envelope is nicely designed and holds the grip tape, the skates, a cleaning cloth and a thank you card. The cloth did its job. I lost it while moving, which is on me.
The pad is a thin sheet of glass, and the packaging around it doesn't give me confidence that every unit survives a rough delivery. Mine arrived intact. It's the thing about this product I'd most want changed.
If something should ever go wrong in transit, I trust Thomas, who runs TheMasterpiece, to sort it out without any issues.
Design
The art is drawn by yoozy, and in my eyes it turned out amazing.
In the dark, it gives you the mech's light and what it's pointed at. A cluster of red eyes over a mouth full of teeth. Nothing else on the pad reads at all.
With light on it the rest shows up: hills, rain, and a monster that runs the full width of the pad. I love how much of a difference the lighting makes here. I have yet to see another pad do this.
鋼 in the corner is the kanji for steel. Putting the product name on the pad that way reads as part of the art rather than as branding.
Build quality
Build quality is good. At 1.6 mm this is a very thin pad, and the edges are cut into ramps that feel like the ones on flagship pads in the 100€+ range. There's no lip to catch your wrist coming on or off the surface, and moving your arm across the edge is comfortable. I did not expect this level of edge finishing on a pad at 75€.
The base holds well enough for gameplay. Put your hand flat on it and push with intent and the pad will slide, but that never showed up in play, including when my arm was resting heavier on it during longer sessions.
My unit has no warping at all.
Surface
Mice used: G-Wolves Lycan, ATK A9 Mini+, Vaxee NP-01S V3 and EGG OP1 8k v2. Skates used: Ultraglide Silencer dots, UNWS Magic Ice Plus dots and the 0.6 mm UPE dots that ship with the pad.
STEEL sits on the smoother side of glass. There's a slight texture under the finger, and whether you feel it in use comes down to your skates. Some let a bit of that texture through, others take it out entirely.
The closest pad I own in terms of speed is the WALLHACK SP-005. STEEL is a good bit faster than the SP-005 with a touch less texture, so if you've used one, you'll feel at home on this.
Dynamic friction is low, and tracking is what this pad is built around. Long swipes stay free the whole way through. Micro-adjustments come through clean at that same speed, where slower pads can get a bit sticky on those.
Stopping is solid here. Part of why I felt so confident on it is that I came to it off a run of extreme speed pads, where the stop takes noticeably more effort.
Pushdown isn't a tool you have here. With this little texture there's nothing to press into, so leaning on the mouse buys you no extra stopping power.
As with most glass, sleeves work well here, and I wdouldn't run this surface bare-handed.
None of this feels like relearning how to aim. It's a simple surface to understand.
The included dots are a fine first taste of dot skates if you haven't run them before, but I wouldn't keep them on long term. UNWS Magic Ice Plus dots were what I enjoyed most on this pad.
TheMasterpiece calls the surface "controlled speed". I'd call it speed. Not extreme speed, not balanced speed, just speed.
Personal ingame experience
The G-Wolves Lycan has been my main on this pad. My time on it was spent in KovaaKs, Roboquest and Call of Duty MW3, and around 90% of that was KovaaKs.
I moved between 23-80cm/360 depending on the scenario. Micro-adjustments held up across the whole range, with no point where they turned stuttery, and the pad stayed comfortable throughout.
Tracking is where STEEL feels best. Switching feels great here too. There's enough stopping power to snap onto a target and go straight into tracking it. You do have to stay aware of your tension, because this pad will let shakiness come through. Static clicking works fine, but this wouldn't be my first pick in that category.
Who this is for
- Anyone who wants a straightforward speed pad without a large learning curve.
- SP-005 owners who want a similar idea a good bit quicker.
- Players who primarily play high TTK games, where tracking and switching carry most of the aim.
Who this isn't for
- TacFPS players. There are better pads out there for clicking.
- People who rely on pushdown. That tool isn't available to you on this surface.
- People who want a lot of textured feedback under their skates. STEEL isn't perfectly smooth, but there isn't much there to feel.
Final thoughts
STEEL is a speed pad. Smooth with a bit of texture left in, and great for high TTK or tracking heavy games. There's no pushdown to lean on. The build is better than the price suggests, with edges that I'd expect from pads at higher pricetags.
Is it worth 75€? Yes, however nothing here is groundbreaking. The star of the show is the artwork paired with a surface that takes no effort to understand.
My gripe stays the packaging. For something this delicate I'd want more protection around it than this box gives.
What genuinely surprised me was the edge work and how damn thin this thing is. I'm looking forward to seeing more of yoozy's artwork on pads, as I'm a big fan of those.
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