{"id":25953333,"date":"2026-02-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=25953333"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:17:22","slug":"there-are-so-many-wacom-tablet-options-for-osu-now-which-one-is-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/there-are-so-many-wacom-tablet-options-for-osu-now-which-one-is-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"There are so many Wacom tablet options for osu! now \u2013 which one is the best?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, Wacom tablets have been the preferred choice of drawing tablet for <a href=\"https:\/\/osu.ppy.sh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">osu!<\/a> players. If you don't know what osu! is or why Wacom tablets are involved, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/the-new-kings-of-osu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this overview we published<\/a> a few years ago or <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/osu-stellar-series-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this coverage of a tournament<\/a> we published in 2024. We also <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/koifishu-osu-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collaborated with Mike Eatmon<\/a>, better known online as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koi_fishu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KoiFishu<\/a>, one of the top osu! players in the world, to contribute to a mini-challenge he hosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KoiFishu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his YouTube channel<\/a> that same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/koifishu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KoiFishu<\/a> has been a top osu! player for years, and for most of that time has been consistent in his recommendation: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-tablets\/one-by-wacom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One by Wacom tablet in<\/a> the small size, called the \"472\" by osu! players after its SKU, is the best tablet for most osu! players. But he recently got his hands on the latest, and most advanced, Wacom drawing tablet \u2013&nbsp;the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/wacom-intuos-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom Intuos Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Wacom has been the main brand of tablets to go for when it comes to osu! throughout the game\u2019s history, and it\u2019s been cool to see how as the game and players have evolved, so has tablet technology,\" he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/mike-eatmon-koifishu-1-1080x540.jpg\" alt=\"mike eatmon koifishu 1\" class=\"wp-image-25953335\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/mike-eatmon-koifishu-1-980x490.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/mike-eatmon-koifishu-1-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"The Intuos Pro is without a doubt one of the best tablets for osu! due to a couple factors, those being the customizable pen \u2013 with the different grips as well as weight adjustment options \u2013\u00a0and most notably the 300Hz polling rate,\" he continues. \"The high polling rate not only leads to a smoother visual look when it comes to your cursor movement in the game, but it also technically results in slightly lower input delay, which overall makes aim feel more responsive even if only slightly in comparison to other tablets.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Does a 300Hz tablet make you better at osu?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_94b5GSU9Uk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should most players upgrade to Wacom Intuos Pro, then? \"This kind of thing is usually more noticeable when playing at a higher level,\" Mike says. \"But even just the smoother look of the cursor in game with the Intuos Pro is a nice upgrade.\" He adds that the Intuos Pro is quite a bit more expensive than other tablets preferred by osu! players \u2013 it was designed for creative professionals, after all, not osu! players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"It's also been great to see how there\u2019s been a growing relationship between osu! and Wacom,\" Mike adds, \"with there now being a collaborative tablet sold on the osu! site in addition to collaborations between Wacom and osu! community figures like myself.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of which, the standard One by Wacom (472) is still the most popular Wacom tablet for playing osu! \u2013 but there's a new challenger for that spot, thanks to the release of a new osu! branded tablet created in partnership between Wacom and osu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/wacom-osu-tablet-2-1080x608.jpg\" alt=\"wacom osu tablet 2\" class=\"wp-image-25953351\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/wacom-osu-tablet-2-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/wacom-osu-tablet-2-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/wacom-osu-tablet-2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introducing the limited-edition pro osu!tablet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"osu! players have always claimed that Wacom is the best source for competitively viable tablets,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/osu.ppy.sh\/home\/news\/2025-12-10-a-new-osu-tablet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explains the osu! team<\/a>. Recognizing this, we knew it was time to finally collaborate officially. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/osu.ppy.sh\/store\/products\/1448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro osu!tablet<\/a> was born!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to be confused with the Wacom Intuos Pro, preferred by some players such as KoiFishu, this tablet is a rebranded version of the tried-and-true One by Wacom tablet (the 472), with art designed by osu! enthusiast <a href=\"https:\/\/osu.ppy.sh\/users\/1043627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meiikyuu<\/a>. It's called \"pro\" to differentiate it from a previous osu!-branded tablet, marketed as \"intro\" for beginners or players on a tight budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which is the right tablet for you? If you're an osu! enthusiast, the <a href=\"https:\/\/osu.ppy.sh\/store\/products\/1448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro osu!tablet<\/a> might be perfect for you. If you're a high-level player who needs the best tablet ever with the highest polling rate, then maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/wacom-intuos-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom Intuos Pro<\/a> is a good fit. If you want to play, but also want a non-branded entry-level tablet you can also use for other tasks, then the stalwart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-tablets\/one-by-wacom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One by Wacom<\/a> tablet might be exactly what you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/koifishu-mike-eatmon-headshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25953352\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/koifishu-mike-eatmon-headshot-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/02\/koifishu-mike-eatmon-headshot-1-480x551.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the player<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/koifishu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KoiFishu<\/a> is a high-ranking osu! player and content creator with over 10 years of experience playing the game. He has been creating osu!-focused video content for five years, combining entertainment with insights drawn from high-level play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow his osu! content on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/koifishu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koi_fishu\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/koifishu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, the Wacom 472 tablet has been the preferred choice of osu! players. But is that still the case?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":25953350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2345,2329,2339],"tags":[2875,355],"class_list":["post-25953333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-intuos-and-intuos-pro","category-one-by-wacom","tag-koifishu","tag-osu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25953333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25953333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25953333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25953350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25953333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25953333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25953333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}