Butterfly

Ilius B

Name: Butterfly Ilius B
Brand: Butterfly
SKU: ilius-b

Long pipsDEFClassicITTF 14-042

Ilius for blockers. Absorber Sponge Drop at 48° dumps pace and returns a dead, low ball. Closer-to-table than Ilius S, still a proper long-pimple sheet rather than anti.

8.6 community score · 190 reviews · €48

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About Ilius B

Butterfly Ilius B is a 2021 long-pips-out sheet for chopping, reversal and disruption made in Japan. It belongs to the Ilius series, is ITTF-approved (code 14-042), and is aimed at defensive (DEF) players who want defensive chopping, fishing and disruption.

Ilius B uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 48° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 28 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: OX, 0.5, 0.9, 1.2. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in green light.

On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 54, spin 72 and control 86 (official mapping 54 / 71 / 85). That is a control-first long pips profile for defensive chopping, fishing and disruption. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.

Community score 8.6 / 10 from 190 reviews. Indicative European street price €48. Compare Ilius B with other Butterfly Ilius and long pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for DEF long pips sheets.

Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 51% with 190 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed54

Spin72

Control86

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Hardness: 48°
Weight: 28 g
Year: 2021
Made in: Japan
Series: Ilius
ITTF code: 14-042
Top sheet: Black · Red
Sponge: green light

Factory thicknesses

Factory options: OX, 0.5, 0.9, 1.2. OX means no sponge. Combined figures describe this SKU; an OX sibling with its own product page is a different sheet.

OX: No sponge. On long pips this usually means more reversal and a deader return; on antispin it is a very dead ball. It is a different SKU from the sponged sheet when the shop lists both.
0.5: A very thin sponge under pips or anti. Slightly more speed than OX, still disruption-first.
0.9: Thin pips sponge. More controllable than OX, less float. A common chopping thickness.
1.2: Mid pips sponge. Faster chops and blocks than OX; less reversal.

Vs type average

Combined index against other long pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.