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NOVUS Aegis
A defensive 5-ply all-wood blade with a large head, specialised for steady chopping.
Performance
XIOM NOVUS official, 1-5About this product
The only defensive blade among the 30 XIOM blades here. Limba five-ply at 4.9mm — the thinnest on the list — and 85g.
Defensive blades are thin in order to give back as little as possible. When you chop, a blade that springs sends the ball up; less thickness means less spring. 4.9mm is a dimension chosen for that job.
That it costs ₩80,000, more than the ₩60,000 All-round S, can look odd. Defensive blades simply sell in smaller numbers. It is not a statement about grade.
It is a poor impulse buy for an attacking player. It earns its place only if chopping to survive and create openings is genuinely your game; if it is not, this is just a blade that will not put the ball away.
What the numbers say
5-ply all-wood (Limba) 4.9mm. Its control of 8.0 ranks 1 of 8 blades, among the very highest. Its rigidity, by contrast, is 2.0 — among the lowest. Based on the manufacturer’s published figures.
This paragraph is not a copied review — it is generated from the figures and rankings collected on this site, and changes when they do.
Full specifications
| Playing style | Defensive |
| Grip type | Shakehand |
| Construction | 5-ply all-wood (Limba) |
| Carbon position | All-wood |
| Plies | 5 |
| Blade size | 166 × 156mm |
| Thickness | 4.9 mm |
| Weight | 85 g |
| Handle types | FL, ST |
| Made in | China |
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