Razer Iskur V2 Gaming Chair Review

I’ve got a ton of gaming chairs in my house. Probably too many at this point. I’m fairly certain my family is tired of dancing around them in our small office space. 

Yet the Razer Iskur V2 might be one of the more unique chairs my backside has ever had the pleasure of gracing for a review — and after a few weeks of consistent use, it’s become my favorite of the bunch.

Specifications

Price: $649.00 on Razer's Official Site

Unboxing and Assembly

If there is one thing Razer knows how to do, it’s packaging. Every item I review or buy from them comes in a package that considers every square inch of the box so there is no wasted space. The Razer Iskur V2 is no different.

Assembling gaming chairs is fairly straightforward nowadays, with many chairs already mostly assembled in the box. I remember the Herman Mill X Logitech G Vantum chair I reviewed last year being rather simple—three parts to snap together, and I was done. 

The Razer Iskur V2 was a bit more complicated than that, as I had to attach the bracket on the underside of the seat, as well as attach the wheels to the wheel base, but everything took maybe half and hour at most. Razer’s instructions are clear and easy to follow, and the handy tool included made it so I didn’t really need any outside tools to get the Iskur V2 ready to go. 

After about thirty minutes of assembly, the chair in all its glory was ready to use. Razer certainly knows how to make attractive-looking products, even as it strays away from the normal gaudy gamer aesthetic that took over much of gaming products in the 2010s. The Razer Iskur V2 model they sent us for review is the black synthetic leather with the green trim — the Razer logo itself perfectly stitched for all to see. However, it’s available in all black, as well as dense fabric in dark grey, which is treated to be resistant to oil, water and dirt. 

Looking at the Iskur V2 straight on, it’s hard to miss one of the defining features of the chair: it’s Lumbar support. Dubbed the