Donic Bluefire M2

Porous blue sponge, high catapult effect, ball shrinks into it. The 2.0 mm makes it much more controllable and the blade's characteristics shine with this thickness. This is a BH rubber all the way. Too soft for FH instead you play with really stiff carbon blade. Banana flicks, backspins, high arc loop, blocks, sidespins, every shot, I mean every backhand shot is a bliss with Bluefire M2 2.0 mm. That being said, I found out if you are on a low budget, you could go with Palio AK47 Blue which behaves similarly to this beauty but for 8 bucks. Enjoy!

I upgraded from M3 to M2, I have used it on both sides, I also boosted one of them, and used one unboosted too. There where some comparisons on other sites with T05. Well I only can confirm that the speed is similar, and the spin in loops (counter, openig, normal) are similar too. But I don't personally think that this rubber is a Tenergy substitute. M2 has a bit lower throw than M3 but still higher than T05. It seems to be less springy. Smashes and hits are way better then T05, the rubber feels more controlled because the longer dwell time. This rubber is a very good rubber for attacking game from ALL+-to OFF characteristics. The sheet works well on spin elastic to hard blades. On harder blades it feels a bit more mushy. Boosting this rubber can give more speed, springiness and spin, but out of the package it contains a factory tuning. Also there is a slight loss in control if you boost. The red topsheet is chemically a bit less stable, so after 200 hours the rubber topsheet degrades and dissolves/melts. This process is speeded up by booostering, hand swet and hard repetivite pressures on the same spot of the rubber. The black topsheets last longer. So note that if you boost this rubber and you are a swetty person this rubber will last only 6 months in red colour. Unboosted black rubbers can be with you for 300 hours of play. On spin elastic blades better for BH, on hard blades both sides.

Good on BH, but only on blades that have good control and are not that stiff. Not too heavy. Massive downside is bounciness of the rubber on slow touches and the fact that it shrinks a LOT. Can lack power on very hard hits. Maybe M1 would be better in that regard. Topsheet is very grippy. Gives better blade feeling than Ten05 and is a little lighter, due to more foamy sponge - Ten05 is more rubbery. Doesn't last as long as Ten05 imo. Rubber shines in spin department, opening up with banana is easy, other slow brushes produces very good arc. Good, but far from perfect. M2 sponge is closer in terms of hardness to Ten05FX. Better than Bluefire JP in every way and Rasanter. If you want something easier to play with on BH, Donic Desto was much easier to play, but produced less spin. Plays similiar to Ten05FX, but with less power on hard hits and far from the table. XIOM Vega EU is easier to play aswell and less spin sensitive, but it lacks even more power.

Very good rubber, a bit pricy ...

Great rubber definitely, fast, spinny, and control is not among the main advantages, but nice. I like Tenergy 05, and I don't think it can be compared with BF M2, as playing style is different. M2 is amazing for heavy spins and looping, far from table, mid distance....but for chops might be a little hard to control, even on pushes you can notice how hard can be to push short ball just over the net. I like playing with it from time to time, or train looping and heavy spins, one of the best rubbers in that area (I didn't try BTY Hard rubber versions jet). I'm using it on TSP Euro off blade, maybe slower blade can improve control.