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Nox X Hero vs X Zero Blue
The X Hero is the better racket, 68 to 67: more power and control. They cost about the same.
Our scores, updated 26 October 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Hero takes 2 of the six, the Zero Blue takes value, and sweet spot and comfort and handling are level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Only the balance changes between them; the rest is the same racket. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: fibreglass. Fibreglass is softer than carbon and forgives more; it suits players still building their swing.
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.
The same weight, 350 to 360 g.
No edge either way
Where each one balances, measured from the end of the handle. The lower the point, the more of the weight sits in your hand: the Zero Blue at 240 mm, the Hero at 260 mm.
Edge: the Zero Blue, for your arm
* 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.
About the same price: €50 and €53.
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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X Hero
Our score 68 · €50Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Zero Blue has 84 for value against its 78.
X Zero Blue
Our score 67 · €53Skip it if you want more power: the Hero has 70 for power against its 68.
Our recommendation for most players
The X Hero
The higher score, 68 to 67.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
0 of the 2 other sites that scored both put the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
What players said
Players who own a racket tell us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
No player has told us about the Hero or the Zero Blue yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Nox X Hero
The better racket, 68 to 67: more power and control.
- Our score 68 against 67
- Fibreglass face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the X Hero or the X Zero Blue?
The X Hero is the better racket, 68 to 67: more power and control. They cost about the same.
What is the difference between the X Hero and the X Zero Blue?
The same face on both: fibreglass. Fibreglass is softer than carbon and forgives more; it suits players still building their swing. The same weight, 350 to 360 g. Where each one balances, measured from the end of the handle. The lower the point, the more of the weight sits in your hand: the Zero Blue at 240 mm, the Hero at 260 mm.
Which is better for power?
The X Hero: power 70 against 68.
What is the price difference?
About the same price: €50 and €53.
