ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless - 96% Wireless Gaming Keyboard

Our analysis

Like the Redragon K580 VATA, it keeps the numpad and lets you swap switches, but the K580 is a 104-key full-size board on a cable with clicky blue switches, while this one fits the numpad into a 96% layout and connects over 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth or USB, with pre-lubed linear switches. It is our pick for people who game and work on the same keyboard.

What stands out

• A numpad without the full-size footprint. Spreadsheets and number entry stay easy, while your mouse keeps almost as much room as it would next to a TKL.
• Tri-mode connection. 2.4 GHz wireless for gaming, Bluetooth for a second device and a cable when you want it, so one keyboard covers two machines.
• A battery rated up to 1500 hours. ASUS rates that figure with the RGB off, so if you keep the lights off you will rarely think about charging.
• ROG NX Snow linear switches, lubed from the factory and hot-swappable, plus PBT keycaps and dampening foam. Switches you can change without soldering, and PBT keycaps, a plastic that resists turning shiny with use.

Where it falls short

• It has no magnetic switches, so there is no Rapid Trigger or adjustable actuation like on the esports boards.
• The 1500-hour figure assumes the lighting is off; with RGB on, expect to charge more often.

Look elsewhere if

• You play competitive shooters: the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 has magnetic switches adjustable from 0.1 to 4.0 mm with Rapid Trigger, though it is wired and not hot-swappable. The Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL goes further with analog optical switches, Snap Tap and 8000 Hz polling, also wired.

We compare it spec by spec with the others in the 5 best gaming keyboards of 2026, where it wins the wireless category.