Grips the ball excellently in most conditions for a grippy type rubber.
There is a noticeable catapult that keeps base speed extreme, though what’s great is it’s fed through in a linear way from a compliant low end increasing with a bigger effect and accompanying loud click on the strongest, snappiest attacking shots.
Hence, short game is very controllable when doing safe, steady deliberate movements making sure no “sudden-ness” which would activate a stronger corresponding catapult (more on this later).
Unless there is a misread of spin and/or length, I can place push returns short and tight over the net.
For comparison, I have no confidence at all doing this using T05 and any soft <42.5 deg, gets abit better using ESN 47.5-53 deg (Vega X, RZ), promising on small pored or dead-ish hard sponges (RZ EH, O7C, Battle II 39 deg above, H3 40.5 deg above) and finally full confidence on 45 deg+ low spin sensitivity type (R7, Vega Pro, GA8 50, Rozena). For the spin potential, the lack of resulting spin sensitivity is a major benefit which will keep me coming back.
On slow loops, arc is medium-high to high. Increasing the power output there is stable support from the firm powersponge and a corresponding increase of catapult lowering the arc to medium to medium-low-low on the hardest drives.
On forehand loop, wrist must be stable during stroke - relaxing back wrist before impact results in inconsistency because of the catapult. Flexible wrist manipulators won’t like this rubber or will think it is super demanding to use - I can think of choppers, slappers, late timing spin loopers, strawberry returns.
On backhand loop, short snappy forearm action is sufficient to generate a quality ball, speed first, spin secondary with a dangerous trajectory. Longer stroke BH can guide the ball onto the table loaded with more spin - which, is another confirmation for me the catapult is predictable and linear.
This is still a very demanding rubber to use only for technically sound advanced level and above. For me, I think it gives enough feedback on errors that I believe it can be tamed with more usage and forces me play in a focussed, correct way.
For example, with T05 and hybrids I could just lean in and swing through into loops. With MX-D, using the same relaxed (lazy?) form I would constantly be clipping the top of the net with the lowering arc.
Hence, as long as I focus on executing cleanly on my loop checklist, my stability is excellent. This rubber will rarely save you on offense.
No puzzled look down at my rubber if I miss a committed shot, I know even before impact if anything is off, this ball will miss.
The first impression “illusion” of ease of use found in T05 topspinning for intermediate level is missing. I guess from Tibhar, ambitious beginners or intermediate can pick EL or Aurus series and if liking harder sponge can go up to test MX-S before settling on MX-D (or MX-P if more catapult is needed, K3 for most spin and hybrid characteristics).