General Feel

Generally speaking, the mouse feels comfortable and nice to the touch.

The Revenger has side grips for a better hold and increased control. However, it seems the grips are made out of plastic that is honeycomb-shaped. While there is a difference in texture between the rest of the mouse and the grips themselves (the plastic feels softer), I would have preferred a more malleable material.

The mouse isn't quite ambidextrous as it has a subtle ergonomic shape, making it right-handed only. At 135 mm in length, it's on the longer side for mice, but its proportions are nice overall. The surface itself feels nice to the touch and looks pretty resistant to smudges and fingerprints. The Cougar Revenger feels comfortable and offers a solid grip even during longer gaming sessions.

Buttons and Switches

The Omron switches are up to par, showing no signs of pre-travel, and nor do they in the slightest suffer from a mushy feeling. The thumb rests just between the side buttons, so I didn't feel the need to modify my grip in order to reach them. All buttons have a loud click when pressed, including the scroll wheel.

The trigger button is used as the DPI changer in the default configuration, and while it's wide and easy to reach, my only gripe with it is that it requires a lot of pressure to trigger. It also has about 2 mm of travel before it activates, and while that doesn't sound like much, those 2 mm basically had me holding the mouse firmly against the palm of my hand and pressing the button hard in practice. Not only does doing so take a lot of time, but it also generates additional mouse movement, which meant that I had to stop whatever I was doing in-game to change the DPI. However, given all buttons are programmable, this is more of an inconvenience than a defect.

The scroll wheel is wide, and its indentations offer a nice feel when used. However, I find the tactile feedback when scrolling to be lacking - it's soft, and missing a step is quite easily done. While it's very nice for web browsing, gamers who rely on feedback when scrolling might find this to be a downside.

Mouse Feet

The mouse features three feet, one of which is curved and covers the entire rear of the underside. Between the three sliding feet, almost the entire underside of the mouse is covered (minus two sections, about 1,5 cm on each side). In day-to-day use, this translates into superior gliding and ease of use, no matter the surface.