Mastering Saber: A Comprehensive Guide

Unleash Saber’s Deadly Combo with These Tips and Tricks

Saber, the Wandering Sword, is a formidable assassin in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. With his explosive damage, he can swiftly eliminate squishy heroes. While he may be easy to learn, mastering him requires practice and strategy. This comprehensive guide will provide you with skill tips, the ideal battle spell and emblem, the best build, and effective combos to dominate the battlefield.

Saber’s Skills in Mobile Legends

Passive – Enemy’s Bane

Saber’s attacks reduce the physical defense of enemies hit. The reduction stacks up to five times and lasts for several seconds. However, this effect does not work on minions, only on creeps. It’s important to note that skills can also trigger Saber’s passive. To maximize its effectiveness, spam his first skill, Orbiting Swords, to quickly reach the maximum number of stacks.

First Skill – Orbiting Swords

Saber releases five swords that orbit around him, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies upon contact. After a while, the swords retract back to him. When the swords are present, each of Saber’s basic attacks sends a sword towards his target, dealing additional physical damage. This skill also reduces the cooldown of his second skill, Charge, by one second with each attack. It’s crucial to cast Orbiting Swords during dashes and in motion using the joystick. Additionally, this skill damages invisible enemies but does not reveal them. When attacking turrets, Saber will still shoot a sword towards it, reducing Charge’s cooldown, but without dealing extra damage. The swords will continue to orbit and return to Saber even after he is killed.

Second Skill – Charge

Charge is Saber’s mobility skill. He dashes in the target direction, dealing physical damage to enemies along the way. His next basic attack is enhanced, dealing additional physical damage and slowing the target for one second. This skill can be used to initiate a combo or escape from dangerous situations. It’s also useful for enhancing basic attacks when farming creeps as a jungler. Saber can even dash through walls using Charge.

Ultimate – Triple Sweep

Triple Sweep is Saber’s ultimate skill. He charges at the target enemy hero, knocking them airborne and striking them three times. The first two strikes deal the same amount of physical damage, while the third strike deals greater damage. This skill consumes the Orbiting Swords with each strike, resulting in massive damage. To ensure hitting the intended target, it’s recommended to turn on Hero Lock Mode. Even if the airborne effect is removed by Purify or similar hero skills, Triple Sweep will still deal damage. However, if Saber is killed during the skill’s duration, the target will remain airborne, but no further damage will be dealt.

A Comprehensive Guide on How to Play Saber in Mobile Legends

Recommended Battle Spell

If you’re playing as a jungler, Retribution is an excellent choice. It allows you to quickly clear creeps and secure important objectives like the Turtle or Lord. On the other hand, if you’re playing as a laner or roamer, Execute is a great option. It helps you finish off your target if they manage to survive your combo.

Recommended Emblem

The Assassin emblem is the ideal choice for Saber. It maximizes his potential to take down enemies with his combo. This emblem significantly boosts adaptive penetration, adaptive attack, and movement speed. Rupture in the first tier provides extra adaptive penetration, while Weapons Master in the second tier grants additional physical attack. In the last tier, Lethal Ignition inflicts adaptive damage when dealing damage greater than seven percent of the target’s HP three times within five seconds.

Saber Best Build

To maximize Saber’s damage output, it’s crucial to focus on building items that increase his physical attack and penetration. The recommended build includes Warrior Boots (Ice Retribution for junglers), Hunter Strike, Blade of the Heptaseas, Malefic Roar, Blade of Despair, and Endless Battle. Depending on the situation, you can also consider purchasing Sea Halberd or Rose Gold Meteor for additional benefits. If survivability is a concern, Immortality or a suitable defensive item can be added to the build.

Easy Skill Combos to Learn

In the early game, whether you’re a jungler or laner, start with Orbiting Swords followed by Charge to enhance your basic attacks. Once you reach level four, unleash Saber’s deadly combo by casting Orbiting Swords, using Charge to close in on your target, and then activating Triple Sweep to eliminate the enemy. If you have Execute as your battle spell, use it to secure the kill if your opponent survives the combo. Remember to utilize Hero Lock Mode or the Closest Target option in the Targeting Priority settings to ensure accurate skill targeting. Another effective strategy is to hide in a bush and surprise your opponents with a sudden attack.

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