Let's be honest up front: The Finals is still a young game, and the community gear conversation is thin. There are no deeply-tested mousepad comparisons. No 500-comment threads debating sensor performance at slow tracking speeds. No established wisdom about what high-hour players settle on long-term. If someone tells you they've identified “the best mouse for The Finals,” they're making it up.
What does exist is a small but practical community of players on Steam forums sharing basic setups and running into one specific issue that's worth talking about: The Finals has a sensitivity cap problem that drives 800 DPI players crazy.
Multiple players have discovered that with 800 DPI — the competitive standard across most FPS games — the in-game sensitivity slider maxed to 100 is still too slow. One wrote: “I use 800 DPI to play my games and the sensitivity in this game is laughably low, I need to raise it to 1400-1600 to make it playable. Only rushed games that are badly developed got sensitivity sliders made by beginner developers that think everyone plays with 1600+ DPI.” Another confirmed: “I was shocked when setting my sensitivity to 100 and still having to pick my mouse up to turn my character around.” A third player quit the game over it: “One of the reasons I didn't continue playing. Had to adjust the DPI on my mouse for it to react properly, but then navigating the menu is a mess with the now oversensitive cursor.”
This is a genuine input issue — not a preference discussion, but a technical limitation that forces players to change their DPI for one game and deal with the cascade of problems that creates (broken muscle memory, hyper-sensitive menus, inconsistency with other titles).
Beyond that specific issue, the mouse recommendations that exist are predictable and generic: lightweight wireless mice suit the fast-paced gameplay. The Pulsar X2 Mini and Logitech G Pro X Superlight are the only mice specifically named in community discussions. One player gave sensible advice: “Literally any mouse that fits your hand and is light is good for this game.” Another was even more direct: “Bruh just use any mouse — an expensive gaming mouse isn't going to make you better at this game than a cheapo AliExpress mouse.”
The DPI split is interesting — some players run very low (400 DPI, large pad, arm aiming) while others run extremely high (3200 DPI, wrist play). There's no community consensus because there hasn't been enough time and enough dedicated players to form one. The Finals may develop a meaningful gear meta as its competitive scene matures. Right now, the honest answer is: fix the sensitivity cap issue if it affects you, use whatever lightweight mouse fits your hand, and focus on gamesense. The gear conversation here just hasn't had enough reps yet.