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Babolat Counter Viper vs Invictus Classic
The Counter Viper is the better racket, 86 to 77: more control and sweet spot. The Invictus is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Counter takes 5 of the six, the Invictus takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Weight, balance and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: carbon 3k.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 365 g and 370 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Counter is at PadelProShop right now, at €166.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Counter Viper
Our score 86 · €166Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Invictus has 78 for value against its 74.
Invictus Classic
Our score 77 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Counter has 87 for control against its 70.
Our recommendation for most players
The Counter Viper
The higher score, 86 to 77.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Counter +9
Padelful
Has scored only the Counter
PadelReference
Has scored only the Counter
We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
What players said
9 players who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Counter Viper
6 of 9 liked it
Liked it 6No strong view 1Did not 2
What they said, by how many said it
Invictus Classic
No player has told us about the Invictus yet.
Our recommendation
Babolat Counter Viper
The better racket, 86 to 77: more control and sweet spot.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 3K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Counter Viper or the Invictus Classic?
The Counter Viper is the better racket, 86 to 77: more control and sweet spot. The Invictus is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Counter Viper and the Invictus Classic?
The same face on both: carbon 3k. About the same weight: 365 g and 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Counter Viper: control 87 against 70.
What is the price difference?
Only the Counter is at PadelProShop right now, at €166.
