Varlion LW Carbon Black Orquidea Padel Racket (2025)

In Varlion's family, LW is the round head and Orquidea is a colourway name. Padelful lists a Carbon 7 Rhombus 12K face with fibreglass over a soft SOFTCOLOR core on a bidirectional carbon tubular Hexagon frame. Padelgids adds a soft, rough ErgoSlice texture, Wings Diffuser air channelling, a self-adhesive AB protector and a cover in the box.

Notice the frame. This racket uses the older Hexagon frame, where the LW Carbon 3 Summum uses the newer Prisma frame, and its face is 12K rather than 18K. That is part of why it plays softer and lighter.

Padelful's pros list quick back-glass returns, a forgiving central sweet spot and accurate blocks and low lobs. It describes a light, quick racket for defensive play that suits compact, precise shots more than power hitting. If you spend your match resetting the point, this is its habitat.

Expect the trade. Flat-smash power is limited, off-centre contact is less stable and volleys lack penetrating weight. Think of a racket that gets everything back and leaves the winning to your placement.

Padelful says the racket is not head-heavy and gives no figure. Padelgids says mid to low balance, and in search results one stockist says low and another medium. Weight runs 340 to 355 g on most pages, and one lists 345 to 360 g. The handle is the odd one: Padelgids shows a 12 cm handle yet also mentions the longer 14.5 cm Summum grip, so check which you want.

Level wording is control-minded intermediate on both pages, and the year is 2025 on Padelful and 2026 on Padelgids, with a 2025/2026 collection. We read it as one racket.

For a firmer round with a longer handle choose the LW Carbon 3 Summum. For arm protection with a foam core, look at the LW Cube ElbowCare W or the stiffer S version. If you want power instead, the diamond Bourne Prisma Carbon Soft is the other end of the range. See the full Varlion padel rackets page, or our control padel racket page for round frames from other brands.

Anyone who wants to hit winners from the back, or who relies on a heavy, penetrating volley. Padelful's own cons are limited flat-smash power, shaky off-centre stability and light volleys. If you need more pace, our intermediate padel rackets page covers racket choices with more bite, and complete beginners can start from our beginner padel rackets page.

A light racket takes a fresh overgrip from our padel grips range well, and the included AB protector is worth supplementing with a racket protector if you play often. Use good padel balls, wear proper padel shoes and carry it in a padel bag.

For the basics of shape and weight, our guide to choosing a padel racket explains it, and the full padel racket range has the rest.