The ASUS ROG Azoth is a wireless mechanical gaming keyboard with a compact form factor and a programmable OLED screen. It's available with pre-lubed ROG NX mechanical switches but also has a hot-swappable PCB, so you can change out the stock switches if you wish. This keyboard also has a gasket-mounted design and includes layers of poron foam and silicone inside the keyboard. Together, these design elements are aimed at improving this keyboard's overall acoustics and feel compared to less premium gaming options.
Our Verdict
The ASUS Azoth is an excellent gaming keyboard with exceptionally low latency, full RGB backlighting, and a programmable OLED display. It also has excellent build quality with its textured PBT keycaps, a gasket-mounted design, and layers of sound-dampening material that all contribute to a higher-quality sound and feel compared to many prebuilt gaming keyboards.
- Excellent build quality.
- Exceptionally low latency.
- Stock switches and stabilizers are pre-lubed.
- High profile design; can be fatiguing to use for long periods without a wrist rest.
Although not specifically designed for office use, the ASUS Azoth is good for office work. It has excellent build quality with slightly textured PBT keycaps and layers of sound-dampening foam, which improve the sound and feel and keeps noise to a minimum while typing. That said, it has a compact design that lacks a Numpad, so it isn't ideal if you do a lot of data entry. It also has a high-profile design that is tiring to use for long stretches without a wrist rest.
- Excellent build quality.
- Stock switches and stabilizers are pre-lubed.
- High profile design; can be fatiguing to use for long periods without a wrist rest.
The ASUS Azoth provides a decent experience for tablets and mobile devices but isn't designed specifically for this use. Its high-profile design and considerable weight mean it's poorly suited for carrying and using on the go. That said, it has excellent build quality and can pair with up to three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth.
- Excellent build quality.
- Heavy, high-profile design means it isn't very portable.
The ASUS Azoth is great for programming. It has excellent build quality with PBT keycaps, a gasket-mounted design, and layers of sound-dampening material that all contribute to an excellent overall typing experience. However, its high-profile design can make it tiring to type on for long periods if you aren't using a wrist rest. This keyboard also has full RGB backlighting with shine-through legends. Also, while it lacks dedicated macro keys, you can record macros directly on the keyboard or with the customization software.
- Excellent build quality.
- Stock switches and stabilizers are pre-lubed.
- Onboard macro programming.
- High profile design; can be fatiguing to use for long periods without a wrist rest.
The ASUS Azoth isn't designed specifically to be used in an entertainment or home theater setup. It has excellent build quality and full RGB backlighting with shine-through legends that are fairly easy to read in the dark. Unfortunately, it also lacks dedicated media keys and is considerably heavier and thicker than most keyboards designed with this use in mind.
- Excellent build quality.
- Heavy, high-profile design means it isn't very portable.
- Lacks dedicated media keys.
The ASUS Azoth delivers excellent raw performance with oustanding latency performance, NKRO enabled out of the box, and a 1000Hz polling rate that isn't bottlenecked by other latency elements.
Changelog
- Updated Mar 17, 2026: Our Test Bench 1.4.3 update adds clearer terminology and new measurements to our Keystrokes test group. For more details, see the full changelog.
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Updated Jul 17, 2025:
Added a reference to the ASUS ROG Azoth Extreme in the Ergonomics box as an alternative with an included wrist rest.
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Updated Dec 13, 2024:
We've retested this keyboard on its newest firmware (ver. 4.00.13), which significantly improved this keyboard's key release latency and Multi-Key Latency score overall.
- Updated Jun 03, 2024: We've retested this keyboard's Single-Key and Multi-Key Latency performance after updating the firmware (keyboard ver. 4.00.08 receiver ver. 6.00.09). The results on the newest firmware were the same as our initial results; no changes to scoring.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The ASUS ROG Azoth is only available in a Black colorway. You can purchase this keyboard with linear ROG NX Red, tactile ROG NX Brown, or clicky ROG NX Blue switches.
We bought this keyboard with the ROG NX Red switches. You can see the label of the unit we bought and tested here.
Popular Keyboard Comparisons
The ASUS ROG Azoth has elements commonly found on high-end gaming keyboards, including outstanding latency performance and a programmable OLED screen. However, it also incorporates elements more common on custom mechanical keyboards. These elements include a gasket-mounted design, pre-lubed switches and stabilizers, and sound-dampening layers of poron foam and silicone. These additions improve this keyboard's acoustics and typing feel compared to many prebuilt gaming keyboards, but it carries a premium price tag to match.
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The ASUS ROG Azoth and the ASUS ROG Azoth Extreme are comparable keyboards when it comes to overall performance. The Azoth Extreme has marginally higher latency, despite its higher polling rate. In any case, both keyboards are very well-suited for fast-paced gaming, and the latency difference is imperceptible. They both deliver excellent build quality and latency performance in a compact 75% layout. The Extreme variant includes a few extras. While the original Azoth has a metal top cover and plastic bottom chassis, the Azoth Extreme's entire case is now metal. It also includes a small hidden switch that allows you to adjust the gasket mount to choose a softer or firmer typing feel.
The ASUS ROG Azoth and the Razer BlackWidow V4 75% are mechanical gaming keyboards with Compact (75%) form factors and hot-swappable PCBs. The ASUS is a wireless model available in tactile, clicky, or linear switch varieties. It also has a programmable OLED screen, which the Razer lacks. On the other hand, the Razer is only available with tactile switches but has a higher effective polling rate of 8000Hz.
The ASUS ROG Azoth and the Corsair K65 PLUS WIRELESS are wireless gaming keyboards with compact (75%) form factors. Both keyboards are quite similar in their approach, but the Azoth performs better and provides a better typing experience overall, thanks to its softer-feeling gasket mount design. It also features a programmable OLED screen and shine-through keycaps, so you can read the keycap legends in darker rooms. Comparatively, the Corsair has a multi-function control knob that you can use to zoom in/out or scroll through content and control media volume and backlighting brightness.
The ASUS ROG Azoth and the ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless are wireless keyboards with comparable gaming performance. The Azoth has a smaller, compact (75%) form factor and better build quality. It also has a programmable OLED screen. On the other hand, the Strix Scope II 96 Wireless has a compact 96% form factor. It also has a multi-function button, a multi-function scroll wheel, and an included wrist rest.
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