Kitsune

New FGC player here, but also similar situation of I’ll buy whatever is the best regardless of cost. I bought a ton early to test. I’ll list them below quickly. I also bought a few lever ones but won’t list since your are looking directly at leverless. Haute 42 M ultra gen 2 Victrix pro fs-12 Victri

I have the h09m, which is the mini variant of the H09. Premium is an understatement, as the H09M is hefty in its weight and feels better than my Razer Kitsune. The top panel is textured so unlike the Kitsune it doesn't stick to my fingers/palms as much. The button caps feel so much better than my Ha

So I’ll give it to you straight. I have tried a bunch of different leverless options and have never been able to use any of the additional buttons on them outside of the standard 8. On top of that the only two leverless i have really liked over the others have been the razer kitsune and the hitbox u

The best pad I've played on is a DualSense Edge. I tried a Hori fight pad but found it really awkward having all six buttons on the face; anytime I had to press LK+HK to do certain OD moves, it's like you have to let go of the controller to put your fingers on the right buttons. Hated it. I switched

If your a fan of the T16 here are pads that have that same layout and keycap size and height off the base Haute42 - M M-Plus T U V8BitDo Wireless leverlessGuilekeys GM-16Razer Kitsune Same but slightly tighter spacingRTU Studio HitboxDuelpad A14 / A16 The booters are expensive sine last May not sure

I think Qanba Sapphire hits most of your boxes. I think all of those except the Sapphire are a little more involved if you want to add art, some of them are metal so you’ll either have to get a vinyl wrap or get it engraved. Victrix will engrave their controllers for free if you bring it to an event

Yes, you have a tremendous amount of customization at your fingertips. You’ll use an IP type address in an Internet browser which will open the settings for this controller, and from there you can customize things like RGB color profiles, button layouts, and much more. I did have to google how to do