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Arboris Saber - Version 16 vs Version 17
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11Overview33Arboris Saber is a Rare / Epic saber-class melee weapon in Windrose. The blade of this saber is entwined with twisted branches of the plague tree. Its strikes rip through flesh, leaving horrific wounds that take years to heal.55Sabers are one-handed Slash weapons that scale with Agility; the main-hand slot leaves the off-hand free for a Pistol, torch, or shield. See Sabers for the full class profile.77At a Glance99FieldValueWeapon ClassSabersRarityRare / EpicDamage215 CrudeScalingStrength (C at Rare, B at Epic)ATK (Item Level 15)380ATK (Level 1 crafted)100Stack Size1FlavorLegends claim the local people slew their god. For that, they were punished, and vanished from the face of the earth.1111Effects1212Rare and Epic variants share a base effect. Ascending the Rare to Epic at the Weaponsmith Workshop preserves the Rare effect and stacks an additional bonus on top.1414TierEffectRareDealing Damage grants you a stack of Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available. Deals Crude Damage and scales with Strength.Epic (adds)Attacks with this weapon are more effective at converting Temporal Health into Health.1616Crafting1717Craft at the Weaponsmith Workshop (Level 1). Base recipe: Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2, Ingot Arborum x5.1919Upgrade Bands2121Upgrading raises the item level (and ATK) in bands, each with its own material cost. Leveling from 1 to 15 is the standard path for every melee weapon before ascension.2323Item LevelStationMaterialsLvl 2-5Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 1Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2, Ingot Arborum x5Lvl 6-10Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2Foothills Iron Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2, Ingot Arborum x5, Smithing Flux x3Lvl 11-15Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3Mire Metal Ingot x7, Crocodile Hide Piece x2, Ingot Arborum x5, Smithing Flux x32525Ascension to Epic2626Ascending the Rare variant at the Weaponsmith Workshop converts it into the Epic variant and unlocks the Epic bonus line. Ingredients: Arboris Saber x1, Tumbaga Ingot x7. The ascension consumes the Rare weapon. See Tumbaga Ingot for sourcing notes and Upgrade System for the full ascension mechanic.2828How to Obtain3030Found inside Gardenruin and Plague Crypt chests in the Swamps biome.Occasionally drops from plague-themed enemies during the Underground Network questline.3232Loot Sources3434Specific chests and drop locations currently listed on the live item card:3636Chest SourceLocationChanceOld SkeletonAncient Ruins10.0%Old SkeletonCrypt5.0%Old SkeletonRuin with a Flowerbed5.0%Old SkeletonTainted Ruins5.0%3838Tactical Usage3939The category's Strength/Crude outlier. Only build around it if you already run Strength and want access to the Plague Echoes F-attack; it is a weak fit in an Agility/saber lineup.4141Keep a Pistol or torch in the off-hand to double the Agility loadout's burst options. Sabers reward quick light-attack cycling over heavy-attack spam because the shorter reach means committed heavies leave you exposed.4343Talent Synergies4545Strength-scaling weapons pull from the Crusher branch of the Talent System, with Toughguy as a survivability complement. Relevant picks include talents that boost Crude damage, two-handed melee damage, posture break on staggered enemies, and stamina-efficient heavy attacks. Strength weapons also benefit from Toughguy talents like Stout Frame and Too Angry to Die that improve survivability during heavy-attack windows.4747See the Talent System article for the current list of unlockable talents and their exact bonus values. Respeccing talents costs an in-game currency, so early-game branch commitments tend to lock in weapon pairings for the rest of the playthrough.4949Comparison Within Class5151Arboris Saber sits alongside 6 other sabers on the current live index. Consider the alternatives:5353Saber: Uncommon, 210 Slash, Agility (B). no special effectCutlass: Rare / Epic, 215 Slash, Agility (B at Rare, A at Epic). Hits apply Take Aim! effect up to 9 stacks. Your next shot deals 10% bonus Damage per stack.Broken Blade: Common, 190 Slash, Agility (C). no special effectDueling Saber: Rare / Epic, 220 Slash, Agility (B at Rare, A at Epic). Each successful Perfect Block applies Retaliation effect increasing your Damage by 8%. Stacks up to 3 times. Taking Damage removes the effect.Razor: Rare / Epic, 225 Slash, Agility (A at Rare, S at Epic). Increases base Critical Hit Chance by 10%.Sturdy Saber: Rare / Epic, 225 Slash, Agility (A at Rare, S at Epic). Increases Posture Points by 1.5555See Also5757Melee Weapons for the full melee index.Weapons for the cross-class roster.Sabers for the saber category roster.Strength is this weapon's scaling attribute.Upgrade System covers Rare-to-Epic ascension with Tumbaga Ingot.Weaponsmith Workshop is the crafting and ascension station.Combat covers stamina, posture, and Perfect Block timing.5959Mechanics and Scaling6161The Arboris Saber shares the five-stack Plague Echoes mechanic with the Plague Halberd, but the special attack is delivered as a 360 degree round-house slam rather than a forward smash. Because the saber is one-handed, light swings come out faster than the halberd's two-handed cycle, so the same five stacks build in less time. The special hit cannot critically strike, mirroring the halberd boom in that respect.6363Unlike the halberd's special, the saber's slam does not heal HP directly. Instead, attacks with the saber are more effective at converting Temporal Health into permanent Health. Each hit you land while temporal HP is on the bar pulls a bigger slice of that yellow health into the blue bar, and the conversion rate is increased again once the saber is ascended to its Epic tier. In practice this turns the saber into a self-sustain weapon during sustained fights, even though it has no burst-heal button.6565The saber is a Strength-scaling Crude weapon, but the plague effect itself is treated as lake or plague-typed damage and does not benefit from rings that boost crude damage. The base damage roll, however, scales normally with one-handed weapon damage modifiers and Strength, and the special's per-hit numbers are pushed by relevant talents. The matrix below shows what does and does not affect the saber so you can plan rings, sets, and talent picks without guessing.6767ModifierApplies to Arboris Saber?StrengthYes. Scales base damage and improves Crude scaling once ascended.One-handed weapon damageYes. Boosts every saber hit, including the special slam.Crude damage ringsNo. The plague-tagged portion of the special is lake/plague-typed, so crude rings do not buff it.Slash damage ringsNo. Sabers in this build register as Crude, not pure Slash, for the plague hit.Quick Strikes talentYes. Reduces stamina cost and tightens the light-swing cadence so stacks build faster.Duelist talentYes (single-target). Pushes per-hit damage when locked onto one enemy, ideal for boss fights.Deadly Finale talentYes. Rewards consecutive hits, which is exactly how stacks are built.Flibustier Set (best-in-slot armor)Yes. Adds one-handed weapon damage and reduces stamina drain, so cycles last longer.Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol debuffYes. The +15% damage-taken debuff stacks on top of saber hits, including the special.Critical strike chance / damageNo on the special slam (it cannot crit). Light and heavy swings can crit normally.6969Saber vs. Halberd Comparison7070The saber and the Plague Halberd are the two five-stack Plague Echoes weapons in the same loot pool, dropping from chests in region 3, the Cursed Swamps. They look like sister items on paper, but the moment-to-moment play is different enough that most players carry one or the other rather than both.7272The most important practical difference sits with the off-hand. Pulling out the Plague Halberd two-hander deletes any Plague Echoes stacks the player has built up, which means weaving in a pistol shot mid-combo costs the entire stack progress. Swapping from the Arboris Saber to a one-handed pistol does not clear stacks, so a saber user can fire Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol for the +15% vulnerability debuff and immediately resume the same five-stack chain. That single quality-of-life difference is the main reason aggressive single-target builds favor the saber.7474The other split is the special itself. The halberd's boom heals roughly 35% of max HP on detonation, which makes it the better panic button when a boarding fight goes sideways and HP is already low. The saber gives up that direct heal and instead pours conversion efficiency into the temporal HP bar, which only matters if there is yellow HP to pull from. In a sustained fight where the player is taking small chip damage and refilling temporal HP between hits, the saber's conversion ends up healing more total HP across the encounter; in a clutch recovery scenario where temporal HP is empty, the halberd is still the safer call.7676AspectArboris Saber vs. Plague HalberdHand slotSaber: one-handed (pistol or shield off-hand). Halberd: two-handed.Swing speedSaber is notably faster, so five stacks land in less real time.Special shapeSaber: 360 degree round-house slam (full ring around the player). Halberd: forward AoE smash.Special heals HP?Saber: no direct heal, converts temporal HP more effectively. Halberd: roughly 35% max HP on detonation.Special can crit?No on either weapon.Stack retention through weapon swapSaber: stacks are kept when swapping to a pistol. Halberd: stacks are wiped when un-equipped.Best armor setFlibustier Set (one-handed damage and stamina) for the saber; halberd prefers heavy two-handed sets.Best partner rangedDrake's Double-Barreled Pistol for the saber thanks to stack retention; halberd cannot pistol-weave without losing stacks.Preferred whenSaber: single-target boss DPS, pistol-weave combos, sustained boarding. Halberd: dense crowds and panic heal scenarios.7878Community usage tends to split along build identity. Strength players who want pistol-weave flexibility and a faster animation cycle pick the saber and run Flibustier Set with Quick Strikes, Duelist, and Deadly Finale slotted in the talent tree. Players who prefer raw boarding AoE and a guaranteed mid-fight heal stay on the halberd. Either is a defensible main weapon for a Strength build through the late game.7979Details8181Properties8383PropertyValueStrengthBAvailable RaritiesRare, Epic8585Crafted By8686Crafted at: Weaponsmith Workshop8888IngredientQuantityCopper Ingotx3Rough Hidex2Ingot Arborumx589+IngredientQuantityCopper Ingotx7Rough Hidex2Ingot Arborumx59090Ascend Cost9191Ascend at: Weaponsmith Workshop9393IngredientQuantityArboris Saberx1Tumbaga Ingotx79595Where Found9696Where FoundDetailWhere FoundQty Chance Locations97+The chest sources, locations, and drop chances for the Arboris Saber are listed in the Loot Sources table above.
