If you're on the hunt for the deepest, creamiest, most resonant thock of 2025, welcome. Today we’re breaking down the Top 5 Thockiest Linear Switches — rated by sound, feel, materials, and overall typing experience.
All switches were tested on a Keyboard Evo75 with a PP plate.
Let’s get right into it.
⭐ #5 — Keygeek Xiaoba Linear
If you want a switch that sounds creamy but feels light, soft, and bouncy, the Xiaoba is the perfect starting point.
Product Highlights
- Operating Force: 34g
- Bottom Out: 48g
- Total Travel: 3.6mm
- Stem: U4 Ball-Bottom Cross Stem
- Housings: PA66 (Top + Bottom)
- Spring: 20–22mm single-stage
- Factory Lubed: Yes
- Sound Profile: Creamy + bright, balanced thock with a soft bottom-out
Switch Feel
The Xiaoba has a thin layer of lube on the stem, making it feel natural rather than overly buttery. On the stem legs and bottom housing, however, there is a thick layer of lube, which helps eliminate spring ping and improve control during keypresses. This is a super comfy switch, especially for those who prefer lighter spring weights and a soft, flexible typing experience.
Switch Sound
The ball-shaped stem provides a clean and balanced thock. It's not the deepest thock on this list, but it is creamy, bright, and satisfying—especially if you enjoy a lighter switch.
⭐ #4 — Akko Rosewood Linear
If you love deep, warm, low-pitched thock with a full-bodied feel, the Rosewood may be your new obsession.
Product Highlights
- Operating Force: 40g
- Bottom Out: 50g
- Travel: 4.0mm (full travel!)
- Top Housing: PA12
- Bottom Housing: PA6
- Stem: Nylon
- Factory Lubed
Switch Feel
The Rosewood feels comfortable and light. Out of the box, you may notice slight scratchiness and mild stem wobble, but once hand-lubed and filmed, the switch transforms dramatically and it becomes smoother, deeper, fuller, and more buttery. This is an ideal switch for those who prefer full-travel, soft-bottom-out linear switches.
Switch Sound
This switch produces one of the warmest, roundest thocks on the market today.
Sound test available soon.
⭐ #3 — Keygeek x MZ Y3
Balanced, marbly, and ultra smooth — the Y3 is a modern classic.
Product Highlights
- Actuation: 48g ±5g
- Bottom Out: 53g ±5g
- Travel: 3.8mm
- Housing: PA66
- Stem: M3
- Factory Lubed
- Often Compared To: Kailh BCP, WS Morandi
Switch Feel
Thanks to Keygeek’s new molding process, the Y3 is extremely smooth.
The 3.8mm travel gives you a soft bottom-out that feels more full-travel than long-pole.
Spring noise is nearly nonexistent, and the switch feels balanced and premium.
Switch Sound
The Y3 delivers a creamy, marbly thock with a rolling resonance similar to BCPs and Morandis. The sound leans toward mid-low frequencies, and when used with a PP plate, it becomes thockier and creamier.
Sound test available soon.
⭐ #2 — Durock Ice King Linear
One of the best thocky switches Durock has ever made.
Product Highlights
- Actuation: 52g
- Bottom Out: 62g
- Housing: Polymer Nylon (Top + Bottom)
- Stem: Modified Nylon
- Travel: 3.5mm
- Factory Lubed
- Mimics PE-foam sound without mods
Switch Feel
The Ice King is buttery smooth with no scratchiness, no ping, and almost no wobble.
The spring weight is ideal for long sessions, and the typing experience feels soft yet controlled.
Switch Sound
Ice King is known for its deep, creamy, and slightly dampened bottom-out paired with a soft, smooth top-out.
It provides a PE-foam-style thock WITHOUT the foam, making it one of the most satisfying linear switches ever produced.
Sound test available soon.
🏆 #1 — Keygeek x MZ Y2 — The Deepest Thock of 2025
This is the king of modern thock.
Product Highlights
- Actuation: 53g ±5g
- Bottom Out: 63g ±5g
- Travel: 3.6mm
- Top/Bottom: PA12
- Stem: U5+ UPE Waffle Stem Tip
- Factory Lubed
- Deepest Keygeek sound to date
Switch Feel
The Y2 is ultra smooth, but what sets it apart is the waffle stem tip, which gives:
- cushioned bottom-out
- softer, deeper resonance
- less sharp impact
- more thock density
Compared to Y3, the Y2 is:
- DEEPER
- THOCKIER
- more resonant
It’s the perfect choice for thock lovers who want a bold, thick sound.
Switch Sound
If the Y3 is creamy marbly thock, the Y2 is pure, unapologetic, full-bodied THOOOCK. One of the deepest-sounding switches Keygeek has ever made.
🔍 Legacy Section: Oil King vs The 2025 Thock Kings
For years, the Gateron Oil King was the gold standard for thock. If you wanted deep, soft, cushioned sound — you bought Oil Kings.
But in 2025? Newer switches have pushed past that benchmark.
Here’s how our Top 5 compare to the classic Oil King:
How They Compare to Oil King
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Y2 → deeper, denser, more resonant than Oil King
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Ice King → creamier and more dampened than Oil King
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Y3 → smoother, marbly, more balanced than Oil King
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Rosewood → rounder and more full-bodied, but scratchier than Oil King
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Xiaoba → lighter and softer than Oil King
Oil King remains a classic thock switch, but modern linears have evolved with new materials, stems, and designs.
⭐ Comparison: All 5 Switches Side-by-Side
🔊 Sound – Deepest to Brightest
Rosewood = Y2 = Ice King < Y3 < Xiaoba
⌨️ Feel – Lightest to Heaviest
Xiaoba < Rosewood < Y3 < Ice King < Y2
💎 Smoothness – Least to Most
Rosewood < Xiaoba < Y3 / Y2 / Ice King (tie)
⭐ Final Thoughts: Which Thock Is Right for You?
Your perfect switch depends on the flavor of thock you prefer:
💙 Deepest, Thickest Thock
- Keygeek Y2
- Durock Ice King
- Akko Rosewood
🤍 Creamy & Balanced Thock
- Keygeek Y3
- Durock Ice King
💛 Light, Soft, Clean Thock
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Keygeek Xiaoba
Whether you’re chasing maximum resonance or a soft creamy typing cushion, there’s a switch here for every kind of thock lover.
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