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Sword · Attack Line · Inverted

Ares

Ares is a canonical Sword identity built on a standard inverted topsheet and sponge.

Approval listed onlyGrippy, non-tackyListed in the Sword approval inventoryMarket status unknownMade in China

Also listed as: Sword Ares · SWORD Ares · Sword Ares

Specifications and evidence

CategoryInverted
SurfaceGrippy, non-tacky
SpongeSword sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Hardness scaleNo published manufacturer scale
ThicknessStandard sheet range
Rubber coloursBlack · Red
Country of manufactureChina
Approval nameAres
Approval ID24-005
Approval coloursNot recorded
Approval statusListed in the Sword approval inventory
Approval verifiedCurrent list
Market statusMarket status unknown
Market status verifiedCurrent
Market sourceNo verified current source
List priceVaries by retailer

Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A name listed by an approval source is not proof that the rubber is currently on sale, and a rubber on sale is not proof of a current approval. Approval is never inherited by a suffix or edition, and no expiry date is invented.

Market status describes current commercial availability only. Where it could not be verified it stays unknown rather than being guessed from a shop listing.

Printed hardness values are manufacturer figures on the maker's own scale. A printed Chinese degree is not assumed to equal an ESN degree, and no hardness is inferred from a product code or a sponge colour.

No reliable official Sword list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.

TTDNA core profile

Speed
86
Spin
88
Control
76
Arc
58
Hardness
52
Tackiness
6
Block
67
Durability
73
Throw angleMedium-High
Play stylesTopspin attack · Blocking
Recommended sideForehand · Backhand
Speed classOFF- · OFF
LevelIntermediate · Advanced

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Sword measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

TTDNA ratings

Speed86
Spin88
Control76
Power84
Grip79
Tackiness50
Arc58
Catapult53
Throw angle60
Elastic69
Spin sensitivity78
Short game57
Blocking62
Backhand flip77
Counterloop85
Opening loop78
Chop51
Serve79
Service receive68
Difficulty68
Beginner friendly42
Durability71

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Sword measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

Data confidence

Verification tierApproval listed only
Specification confidenceMedium
Editorial confidenceMedium
Unresolved fieldscurrent commercial variants · verified thicknesses · verified sponge hardness · current approved colours · current market status
Source prioritycurrent_official_sword_product_page_or_catalogue → current_official_sword_technical_sheet → current_authorised_sword_distributor → latest_currently_valid_ittf_racket_covering_list → larc_listing → official_product_packaging → established_specialist_retailer → archived_official_or_distributor_page → independent_specialist_test → multi_source_review_consensus → community_discussion → marketplace_listing
Last checked3 August 2026

Generations are never merged automatically. Paladin II and Scylla III are their own records, and no specification is copied between generations of the same name.

Variants and configurations

1 variant

Colour, thickness and configuration are variants of one model — never separate products. Colour never changes a rating, MAX and OX stay qualitative labels, and OX carries no sponge hardness.

Black · Red · Standard sheet range

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 86 · Spin 88 · Control 76

Known users

Offensive club and league players who want a spin-first inverted sheet on the forehand or backhand.

Sword publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.

Rest of the Attack Line family

Inverted

Break

An inverted Sword rubber listed in the approval inventory as Break; its current commercial specification still needs verification.

Inverted

Maze

An inverted Sword rubber listed in the approval inventory as Maze; the published specification is not yet verified.

Inverted

Zeus

An inverted Sword rubber positioned as a fast attacking sheet in the approval inventory.

Family membership groups related names. It never means shared construction, and family members are never merged into one record.

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