# Elgato Stream Deck MK.2

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-stream-deck-mk2
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/stream-decks
- Placement: #3 of 14 in Stream Decks, A tier
- Brand: Elgato
- LP on this board: 827
- Last researched: 2026-08-24T13:36:37.158Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Studio Controller with 15 macro keys, a solid chassis and reliable firmware updates.

## For

- 15 macro keys
- solid chassis
- reliable firmware updates
- Compact 15-key layout
- rotary dials for precision

## Against

- No rotary dials
- Limited to basic streaming functions

## Evidence

Consolidated from 10 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gadget Glimpze | Gadget Glimpze | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Ar4O6hVPs | fetched and confirmed |
| The Product Critiques | The Product Critiques | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZFhH8IWKM | fetched and confirmed |
| Tagmond Tech | Tagmond Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT2eiBaFYJU | fetched and confirmed |
| PCGamesN | Aaron Down | B | https://www.pcgamesn.com/best-stream-deck | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | The Gamers Hangout | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/GamerGuys.Girls/posts/4414468005481783/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Best Tech Review | Best Tech Review | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=454LYKm8hcI | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech guru | Tech guru | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM3ipOZPBgI | fetched and confirmed |
| Hudkins Publishing | Hudkins Publishing | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY4JmQW9rMM | fetched and confirmed |
| Top Trusted Products | Marcus Webb | C | https://toptrustedproducts.com/review/elgato-stream-deck-mk2-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Eneba | Wayne Goodchild | B | https://www.eneba.com/hub/gaming-gear/best-streaming-setups-for-gaming/?srsltid | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Elgato Stream Deck XL | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-stream-deck-xl |
| 2 | Elgato Stream Deck Plus | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-stream-deck-plus |
| 4 | VSDInside Stream Dock N4 Pro | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/vsdinside-stream-dock-n4-pro |
| 5 | Elgato Stream Deck Plus XL | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-stream-deck-plus-xl |
| 6 | VSDInside Stream Dock N3 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/vsdinside-stream-dock-n3 |
| 7 | Logitech MX Creative Console | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/logitech-mx-creative-console |
| 8 | Elgato Stream Deck Mini | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-stream-deck-mini |
| 12 | Ulanzi D200X | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/ulanzi-d200x |
| 13 | Elgato Stream Deck (original, pre-MK2) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/elgato-stream-deck-original-pre-mk2 |
| 14 | Steam Deck OLED | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/steam-deck-oled-stream-decks |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/stream-decks.

## What this tier means

- A: Excellent. Strongly recommended, beaten only by the very best.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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