Butterfly
Viscaria
OFFOuter ALC5+2 ALCITTF
The 1993 outer Arylate-Carbon template — direct, fast, still flexible, the blade the rest of the industry means by “Viscaria-type”.
9.5 community score · 3,200 reviews · €180
About Viscaria
Butterfly Viscaria is 5+2 outer ALC, OFF, Combined speed 92, control 80, stiffness 80. Face ply over Arylate-Carbon is the recipe: first ball is quicker than Innerforce, dwell is still there compared with pure carbon.
Timo Boll ALC and Zhang Jike ALC are named woods in the same outer-ALC family. Innerforce Layer ALC is the inner-fibre counterpart, not a Viscaria clone. Super ALC is a denser weave, not the 1993 original.
Buy Viscaria if you want that kick and a spare-part story every European shop understands. Skip it as a first fibre after Clipper / Korbel if the stroke is not ready — Innerforce is the kinder Butterfly fibre.
Played by
ITTF snapshot names mapped onto this SKU (ITTF Week 36–37 · 31 Aug – 7 Sep 2026). Reported lists, not a lab test and not a sponsored roster.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 60% with 3,200 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed92
Control80
Stiffness88
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 86 g
- Thickness
- 5.8 mm
- Year
- 1993
- Made in
- Japan
- Construction
- Outer ALC
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- Viscaria
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
92
+8 vs Catalog avg
Control
80
-7 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
88
+15 vs Catalog avg
