A:Answer The backlighting is pretty decent, give Razer products are. Each key under Razer's software Synapses is individually changeable. Synapses has a multitude of effects (including ripple effect) to witch you can add all sorts of colors, and effects, even change the patter angle to which they appear and go across the keyboard. As were Corsair's you can only have it go up, down, left, or right. You can also make profiles in Synapses and change your lighting, key functions all on the fly.