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Overview

Saber is a Uncommon saber-class melee weapon in Windrose. A simple saber, well-suited to hacking down foes on cramped ship decks.

Sabers are one-handed Slash weapons that scale with Agility. The main-hand slot leaves the off-hand free for a Pistol, torch, or shield, which is why sabers anchor most boarding-action hybrid builds.

At a Glance

Crafting

Craft at the Weaponsmith Workshop (Level 1). Base recipe: Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2.

Upgrade Bands

Upgrading 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.

How to Obtain

• Crafted at a Weaponsmith Workshop from the base recipe.

• Dropped by common outlaws and found in early coastal chests.

Tactical Usage

A baseline Agility saber. Serves well for Flibustier-style builds until a Rare Cutlass, Razor, or Dueling Saber is crafted or looted.

Keep 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.

Talent Synergies

Agility-scaling weapons pull from the Agility and Fencer branches of the Talent System. Relevant picks include talents that boost Slash damage, Critical Hit Chance for light attacks, Perfect Block window width, and Retaliation stack duration. Agility builds commonly pair with the Flibustier armor set (+15% one-handed damage on the 4-piece bonus) for sabers or with two-handed damage talents for greatswords.

See 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.

Comparison Within Class

Saber sits alongside 6 other sabers on the current live index. Consider the alternatives:

• Cutlass: 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 effect

• Arboris Saber: Rare / Epic, 215 Crude, Strength (C at Rare, B at Epic). Dealing 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.

• Dueling 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.

See Also

• Melee Weapons for the full melee index.

• Weapons for the cross-class roster.

• Sabers for the saber category roster.

• Agility is this weapon's scaling attribute.

• Weaponsmith Workshop is the crafting and ascension station.

• Combat covers stamina, posture, and Perfect Block timing.