Varlion Maxima Prisma Carbon Soft Padel Racket (2025)

Maxima is Varlion's teardrop, Prisma is the aerodynamic frame and Carbon Soft names the face and core variant. Padelful lists a Carrera 20K carbon and fibreglass face over a 38 mm SOFTCOLOR EVA core that feels hard in the hand, on a bidirectional carbon tubular Prisma frame. Padelgids adds ErgoSlice texture, Ergoholes, Wings Diffuser, Handlesafety and a 14.5 cm grip with an integrated adhesive protector.

Padelgids files it in the Pro Summum Prisma line and calls it a racket balanced between control and power. It shares its frame family with the diamond Bourne Prisma Carbon Soft.

Padelful's pros are quick recovery in net exchanges, precise blocks and low-driven lobs, and strong bite on the víbora. The reviews it cites call the feel medium-firm and fairly dry. It rewards clean acceleration, and it gives you more automatic power than a round racket without the heavy head of a diamond.

The cons are honest. Defensive lobs need active acceleration, off-centre hits toward the sides feel harsh and flat smashes are not automatic. This is a racket for a player whose technique supplies the pace.

Padelful and Padelgids agree on the teardrop shape, 345 to 360 g, a medium balance and a Carrera 20K face on a Prisma frame. They differ on the core wording, SOFTCOLOR EVA with a hard feel against hard touch, and on the level, upper-intermediate to advanced against professional. The year is 2025 on Padelful and 2026 on Padelgids, with a 2025/2026 collection.

The long, 14.5 cm Summum-style grip is part of the design, so check that you like a long handle before you buy.

The Maxima Carbon Rose is the lighter, gentler teardrop and scores 6.5 for power against 8.1 here. The Maxima Cube ElbowCare S adds damping and a very hard core for warm courts. For a round control alternative, look at the LW Carbon 3 Summum. See our Varlion padel rackets page for the full range, or our teardrop and hybrid padel rackets page.

Players who miss the centre often, players who want a forgiving, soft feel and beginners. The racket is aimed high, and our intermediate padel rackets and beginner padel rackets pages show friendlier options.

Fit a racket protector even with the adhesive layer, and choose an overgrip from our padel grips range that suits the long handle. 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, including more advanced padel rackets.