Best credit card to use at SteelSeries.
SteelSeries builds gaming peripherals (the Arctis headset line, Apex keyboards, Rival and Aerox mice, and QcK mousepads) sold direct from steelseries.com alongside retail channels. Direct orders code as online electronics retail and are where the brand runs its own refurb and bundle pricing.
Picks without a tag earn at SteelSeries both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on steelseries.com.
- #1US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% on electronics stores if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined5%
- #2American Express Business Goldif it’s your top categoryAmerican Express4x points on electronics stores if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (U.S. advertising, U.S. electronic goods retailers and software/cloud providers, U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations, transit, U.S. wireless telephone service), combined cap. Flights earn 3x via AmexTravel.com.4.8%4x points
- #3Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #4Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #5Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
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- #7Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
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- #11First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.2%
- #12Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #13American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
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- #16Navy Federal2% flat-rate cashbackIssued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%2%
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Peripheral refreshes are classic electronics-category spend: U.S. Bank Cash+ with electronics stores selected can hit 5 percent when the merchant classifies that way, Bank of America Customized Cash set to online shopping earns 3 percent, and PayPal-heavy checkout flows occasionally line up with a Chase Freedom Flex quarter.
Last updated August 6, 2026