Asus ROG Destrier Core review

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The Asus ROG Destrier Core is one of the latest products to hit the premium gaming chair market, with the company offering a core and premium version of the gaming chair. For review purposes, the company sent me the core version of the chair to test.

Retailing at $630/£500, the Asus ROG Destrier Core is a little on the expensive side, but does the improved comfort and posture make it worth the additional cost?

Firstly, let's take a look at the design. The Asus ROG Destrier Core is marketed as being a futuristic gaming chair with a cyborg design. While it is undeniable that the chair has a certain aesthetic appeal to it when compared to the likes of the Secretlab Titan Evo, I couldn’t help but be a little disappointed by its design.

However, for gamers who prefer a more minimalistic design the Asus ROG Destrier could be perfect, whereas for gamers who prefer a flashy RGB gaming chair, Asus’s previous entry the ROG Chariot RGB looks much more the part.

Fabric: Mesh
Tilt: 90°/112°/125°
Weight: 22.5 kg
Maximum Load: 136 kg
Recommended Height: 165-185 cm
Price: $630/£500

Sure, the head cushion is unique, the gaming chair sports the signature ROG logo, and the back rocks a pretty unique frame, but truth be told, if it wasn’t for the headrest I would have trouble picking it out from a line-up of standard office chairs.

While the design may have left me a little underwhelmed, I simply can’t knock the build quality of the Asus ROG Destrier. With its aluminium, cyborg-inspired frame, breathable mesh, and wide range of adjustable positions to help your posture it certainly performs better than it looks.

Considering Asus is a relatively new name when it comes to gaming chairs, it’s a solid chair that feels high-quality and durable. There is, however, one exception, the 3D armrests which have been designed to rotate 360 degrees and are height adjustable.

With 14 cm of adjustment available, Asus has stated that the Destrier is designed with mobile gaming in mind, as it allows for