Razer's New Basilisk V4 Line Brings 8,000 Hz Wireless and a Redesigned Charging Dock

Razer opened the week by retiring its three-year-old Basilisk V3 Pro flagship, unveiling a two-model Basilisk V4 line alongside a redesigned charging dock built to keep a compatible mouse topped up without a cable. The announcement, posted to Razer's own newsroom on October 8, pairs a new top-tier Basilisk V4 Pro with a lighter Basilisk V4 HyperSpeed model and the Mouse Dock V2 Pro, a wireless charger Razer says works with more than a dozen of its existing mice and keyboards.

A New Flagship Takes Shape

The Basilisk V4 Pro keeps the ergonomic, thumb-rest shape the Basilisk line has used for years, but Razer rebuilt most of what sits underneath it. The mouse carries 14 customizable controls, including a repositioned multi-function trigger and a new M1 edge button on the left side, both aimed at players who bind extra functions rather than remap existing ones. Razer says the shell is 12 grams lighter than the outgoing V3 Pro, though it has not published an absolute weight figure for the new model.

Sensor and Scroll Wheel Upgrades

Inside sits the Focus Pro 50K Optical Sensor Gen-3, rated for up to 50,000 DPI, 930 inches per second of tracking and 90G of acceleration, with Frame Sync and Asymmetric Cut-Off carried over from Razer's existing Focus Pro sensors. The HyperScroll Tilt Wheel Gen-2 adds a fourth mode, Smart-Reel, which switches automatically between a notched Tactile setting and a Free-Spin mode depending on how fast the wheel is turned, on top of the existing Precision Tactile mode's 48 steps and a Virtual Acceleration feature with five levels.

Wireless Polling Without the Wire

Razer is positioning the V4 Pro as its first Basilisk to reach 8,000 Hz polling over both a wired connection and HyperSpeed Wireless Gen-2. Battery life is rated at up to 200 hours at 1,000 Hz over that wireless link, or up to 275 hours switched to Bluetooth 6.2, which also lets the mouse pair with up to three devices at once alongside its wired mode. The optical switches under each button are rated for 100 million clicks, a figure Razer has carried across its last several high-end mice, and the company says the new switches need 12% less force to actuate.

A Lighter Second Option

The Basilisk V4 HyperSpeed trims the lineup down to 94 grams by dropping to a Focus X 33K Optical Sensor Gen-3 and 12 customizable controls, while keeping the Basilisk's ergonomic shape and up to 140 hours of battery life. Razer is pitching it as the version for players who want the new shape and the wireless feature set without paying for the Pro's sensor ceiling or 8,000 Hz polling rate.

Charging Gets a Second Life

The Mouse Dock V2 Pro replaces the puck-and-stand combo Razer previously sold alongside the Basilisk V3 Pro, adding an integrated 8,000 Hz transceiver so a docked mouse keeps its full polling rate while it charges. Razer lists the V4 Pro, V4 HyperSpeed, Basilisk V3 Pro 35K, Naga V3 Pro, Naga V2 Pro, Cobra Pro and several BlackWidow and DeathStalker keyboards among the devices the dock can charge or connect, and it can pair one mouse and one keyboard through a single USB connection without a separate dongle for each.

“The Basilisk has always been about giving players the freedom to play their way.”Barrie Ooi, Head of PC Gaming Division at Razer

Pricing and Availability

Razer has the Basilisk V4 Pro listed at US$169.99 and the Mouse Dock V2 Pro at US$69.99, both sold now through Razer.com, RazerStores and authorized retailers; the V4 HyperSpeed's listing did not show a price at the time of writing. Razer is also offering US$25 in store credit on launch-week orders placed directly through its own store. Neither listing shows a separate ship date beyond availability today, and Razer has not said whether the V3 Pro will be discontinued now that its successor is out.

The launch continues a busy month of peripheral announcements from Razer, which introduced an all-new Wolverine V4 controller line for Xbox on October 6 and a compact Huntsman V3 Pro Mini keyboard on October 1. For now, the Basilisk V4 Pro and its dock stand as the clearest signal of where Razer wants its flagship mouse lineup to go next: faster wireless polling, more onboard buttons, and a charging stand built around its own ecosystem rather than any single mouse.