Assessing the Razer Iskur V2 – A Review of Comfort and Quality

The adjustable lumbar support and wide base make the Iskur V2 a terrific gaming chair.

By Chris Pereira on March 20, 2024 at 1:30PM PDT

My natural inclination when hearing a phrase like “adjustable 6D” lumbar system, one of the signature features of the Razer Iskur V2 gaming chair, is to be skeptical. It sounds like a marketing line meant to sound incomprehensible but appealing–that’s more Ds than my current chair, surely, so it must be better. Although I can’t claim to know whether the technology on display here justifies such an ornate descriptor, the Iskur V2 is nonetheless a terrific chair with an impressive number of customization options.

I’ve spent the last several weeks with the Iskur V2, putting it through heavy use–long work days where I don’t stand as often as I should that segue into evenings sitting at the same desk to play Helldivers 2. As with my previous chair, the Razer Enki, I initially experienced some back discomfort as I adjusted to the new setup. But whereas the Enki offered no adjustments to its lumbar support, the Iskur V2 allows you to both tweak the lumbar curve as well as the height of it to match people of different sizes. That meant experimenting to figure out what actually felt right, which took some time–was I experiencing some back pain because I was becoming accustomed to proper support, or because I had mispositioned that support?

Eventually, I sorted this out and found a good level of comfort. But what I enjoyed most about the Iskur V2’s 6D lumbar support is the dynamic back that shifts with you as you spontaneuosly change your sitting position. I spend a numerous hours in my chair each day, and invariably I fidget. I oftentimes find myself wanting to lean to the side, sit on a leg, or do something to alter the ideal posture. The Iskur V2 accommodates these unconscious habits very well: Its wide base is incredibly comfortable and allows me to cross my legs to switch my sitting position, and as I lean from one side to another, the back also leans with me, continuing to offer me some backup support even when I’m not sitting in an upright posture. Should you spend prolonged periods deviating from the suggested posture? Probably not, but many of us do it anyway, and I’m pleased that the chair doesn’t obstruct my way of sitting where and how I like.

Adding a desirable level of flexibility are the armrests. I loved the 4D armrests on the Enki, and that remains the case here. Having extensive control over their height and being able to move them in all directions gives you the flexibility to find a position that works for your desk setup. If you’re anything like me, most of these settings are something you’ll set up once and then hardly ever modify again. I found, unexpectedly, that I enjoy angling my left armrest inward, providing more resting room for my arm as it sits on my keyboard. Adjusting the right one in the same way was also nice during extended typing sessions, but the challenge here is creating the habit of making that adjustment.

Similarly, the ability to recline up to 152 degrees is more of a “nice to have” feature than something I frequently use. When seated at my desk, I’m generally actively using a keyboard and mouse, which means I want to be relatively upright. Slightly reclining while playing an occasional game with a controller in my lap is useful, but being able to recline the full 152 degrees seemed a bit too much for my requirements. But I was taken by surprise with how well the chair supported my weight even when fully reclined. It’s pretty unnerving to lean back that far, but once I was there, I had no worries about ending up on the floor.

However, as with the Enki, being fully reclined was the only time I regularly touched the included memory foam head cushion. During normal usage, my head and neck barely go back far enough. That’s just as well, as I found my shoulder could easily push the cushion off the chair, due to it just being strapped around the headrest.

Razer Iskur V2

Available in leather and fabric upholsteries

Long-term durability isn’t something that can be effectively evaluated over the course of a few weeks. Despite the heavy usage during that time, I’ve seen no indication of any wear on the seat, and given how well my Enki has held up over more than two years, I’m optimistic about the Iskur V2. As with other Razer chairs, the look is relatively minimalistic; my particular model was adorned with Razer’s signature green highlights that might make it stand out in an office, but it’s far from gaudy. Leather and fabric options are available, though only the leather model has a choice of color (black and green or just black).

The materials are well-made (at least on the leather model), and the entire thing is sturdy, as you’d expect from a chair that can recline so steeply. The armrests are firm but have some give, making them comfortable during most use. However, they aren’t plush cushions, and I do find that, during intense gaming sessions, I tend to push my elbows down into them, and as with the Enki’s seemingly identical armrests, that can cause some discomfort. It’s possible that’s just a fluke of my atypical way of positioning my arms that won’t impact most people, and that it could be addressed through additional armrest pads, though the prospect of spending more on a chair that already costs $650 is not appealing.

Setup was quite easy, and more than doable as a single person, despite the two-person suggestion. As with the Enki, the Iskur V2 comes with a much nicer hex tool than you typically see, along with gloves and a box adorned with some hilarious illustrations of things not to do. A three-year warranty covers defects to the chair’s parts, though any wear and tear you do encounter is not.

The Iskur V2 is ultimately a chair I’d strongly recommend, though your need to spend the $650 on it versus something like the

$500 Enki will certainly vary. I found the Enki more than up to the task of handling my heavy usage without causing me any pain, and I’ve remained more than happy with it after using it for 2 1/2 years. But if you’re particularly tall or short and thus can benefit from the lumbar adjustments, need a wider base than the original Iskur’s, or like the idea of the lumbar support moving with you from side to side, then the Iskur V2 is well worth consideration as your next gaming chair.

GameSpot received a Razer Iskur V2 from Razer for the purposes of this review.

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Chris Pereira is GameSpot’s editorial manager. He’s been writing about games for an extended period and is quite mature. Please maintain your voice down. He enjoys Twin Peaks, The X-Files (prior to it losing its charm), I Think You Should Leave, Remedy games, and serial commas.

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