Razer BlackWidow V4 TKL HyperSpeed (Wuthering Waves Specs
Two things on this keyboard are themed, and only two: the pink and white keycaps with their character set, and the artwork printed on the aluminum top case. The rest is Razer's standard BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed, a wireless board that the company lists this edition as a licensed variant of.
So the product has two layers to judge. Underneath is a tenkeyless with a function row, arrows and navigation keys, a rotary knob and media controls in the top corner, and a build that borrows from custom keyboards. A top-mounted steel plate, foam layers and lubricated stabilizers shape the sound, and the sockets accept replacement switches without soldering, so the tactile switches it ships with are a starting point.
On top is the costume, which exists for fans of Wuthering Waves. The keycaps come off and could be swapped for a plain set later, but the art on the case stays for as long as you own it. The plain black keyboard with identical internals is sold alongside, so the edition is a choice about looks and nothing else. Its wireless side is strong. Razer's HyperSpeed receiver, Bluetooth and a cable are all supported, and with the lighting off Razer's rating stretches to months of daily use. Polling stays at the standard rate over wireless.
What it lacks is the usual list for this family. The keycaps are ABS, and shine tends to show sooner on pale caps. A mouse receiver cannot plug into the keyboard, and no wrist rest is included either. Configuration runs through Razer's software, though onboard profiles mean it can be set once and left. Wuthering Waves players who want a serious wireless tenkeyless, and like the art enough to see it every day, are the whole audience.
Category strengths
Where the Razer BlackWidow V4 TKL HyperSpeed (Wuthering Waves Edition) beats the median
- Much longer battery life ?980 h vs 325 h (median)
How this VS Score was computed
Score 55: each known spec is measured against the median of all keyboards (101 products), then weighted; 50 means level with that median. In classes of six or more, a value beyond the class’s 10th–90th percentile range counts as that limit, so one extreme product cannot set the scale. 58% of the scoreable weight could be used; unknown values, features not applicable to this class and proxies (battery capacity where a rated life exists) add or remove nothing.
| Specification | This product | Cohort median | Score weight | Points moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-swappable | Yes | 61% of the class have it | 0.6 | +30.0 |
| Battery life | 980 | 325 | 0.6 | +30.0 |
| Rapid trigger | No | 25% of the class have it | 0.5 | −24.0 |
| Adjustable actuation | No | 24% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Sound dampening | Yes | 76% of the class have it | 0.3 | +15.0 |
| Keycap material | ABS | PBT | 0.4 | −10.0 |
| Rotary knob | Yes | 53% of the class have it | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| Switch technology | Mechanical | Mechanical | 1 | +0.0 |
| Polling rate | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Connection | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Bluetooth devices | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Backlight | RGB | RGB | 0.3 | +0.0 |
Not scored: Actuation force (unknown: not scored); N-key rollover (standard for the class (85% have it)); Analog input (not applicable: only 14% of this class have it); Wired latency (unknown: not scored); Wireless latency (unknown: not scored); Front height (unknown: not scored); Battery capacity (unknown: not scored); USB passthrough (not applicable: only 4% of this class have it); Programmable keys (standard for the class (99% have it)); Media controls (standard for the class (97% have it)); Onboard profiles (standard for the class (89% have it)); Configuration software (standard for the class (95% have it)).
Editor’s note
Strip away the artwork and this is the Razer BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed, which Razer confirms by listing the Wuthering Waves edition as a licensed variant of that exact keyboard. So the question splits in two: is the base keyboard good, and do you want to pay for the pink-and-white Denia keycaps and the character art on the case. I can answer the first. The second is entirely yours.
The base keyboard is one of Razer's more serious boards. A 5052 aluminum top case over a steel plate, tape-modded PCB, lubricated stabilizers and two layers of dampening foam. This is the enthusiast recipe, and Razer has adopted it wholesale. Switches are Razer's Orange tactile Gen-3, and the PCB is hot-swappable with 3- or 5-pin switches, so you are not stuck with them. Wireless is Razer's HyperSpeed link with a shared dongle for a Razer mouse, plus Bluetooth for three devices and USB-C wired. The quoted battery life with the lighting off is exceptional, and polling stays at the ordinary rate.
The compromises are familiar ones. The keycaps are doubleshot ABS, not PBT, so expect shine over time, more noticeable on light-colored caps like these. There is no USB passthrough and no wrist rest in the box. And it runs on Synapse, which some people tolerate and some refuse to install. The onboard memory holds five profiles, so you can configure it and then uninstall the software.
If you want a wireless, hot-swap TKL with a metal top case and you like the artwork, this is a well-built board in a costume. Without that interest in the artwork, buy the plain black version of the same keyboard and keep the difference.
Specifications
Quality bars show where each figure sits between the lowest and highest of the 101 keyboards this VS Score is measured against.
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Where the specifications come from
- Official product pagerazer.com
- Datasheet or manualmysupport.razer.com
- Retailer listing (cross-check)amazon.com
Verification
- First published
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- Sheet completeness
- 28 of 34 specifications verified; the rest show as Unknown and are never estimated or scored
- Page type
- Product specification page — Compiled from the manufacturer’s published specifications and the cited sources; this is not a hands-on test.
- Basis
- Research-based: specifications and editorial text were compiled from the documents listed here and the manufacturer’s published data. We have not tested this unit ourselves; where independent measurements are mentioned they belong to the linked publication.
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The bottom line
The Razer BlackWidow V4 TKL HyperSpeed (Wuthering Waves Edition) earns a VS Score of 55, above the median of the 101 keyboards it is measured against (a score of 50 is level with that median).
- Who it’s for
- Wuthering Waves fans who want a good wireless TKL underneath the artwork: hot-swap, aluminum top case, tape-modded PCB, three-device Bluetooth and a 980-hour battery.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who does not want the artwork, because the plain BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed is the identical keyboard. Also not for PBT purists: the caps are doubleshot ABS and light colors show shine.
- The trade-off that matters
- Enthusiast construction and excellent battery life against ABS keycaps, no USB passthrough, no wrist rest, and Synapse for anything beyond the five onboard profiles.
- The main alternative
- Razer BlackWidow V4 75%: the same hot-swap, gasket-style construction in a 75% layout with a wrist rest included, if you would rather have the compact layout than the themed finish.
The VS Score is calculated from the weighted specifications above, each measured against the median of comparable keyboards — a shortlisting guide, not a substitute for your own priorities. See how we score.
