
Saber
Charge · Finisher
“A swordsman in pursuit of invincibility, used by Laboratory 1718.”
Pick & ban rate = share of matches that pick / ban Saber. Official ranked data · All Ranks · 7 days · Updated Oct 8, 2026
Skills
Saber's abilities from official data
- P

Enemy's Bane
PassiveDebuffSaber's attacks reduce enemies' Physical Defense by 3-8 for 5s on hit. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
- 1

Orbiting Swords
Skill 1AOEBuffCD: 9 Mana Cost: 75
Saber shoots out 5 swords that orbit around him, dealing 80 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies on contact. After orbiting around Saber for a period of time, the swords will fly back to Saber. Within the duration of this skill, when Saber deals damage with his Basic Attacks or skills, he will send an orbiting sword towards the target, dealing 210 (+60% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the main target and 50% of the damage to other targets it passes through and reducing the cooldown of Charge by 1s. It deals only 50% damage to minions.
- 2

Charge
Skill 2MobilityCD: 7 Mana Cost: 70
Saber dashes in the target direction, dealing 75 (+50% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies along the way while enhancing his next Basic Attack. Saber can dash to the target, and his enhanced Basic Attack deals 75 (+120% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and slows the target by 60% for 1s.
- 3

Triple Sweep
Skill 3BurstCCCD: 44 Mana Cost: 100
Saber charges at the target enemy hero, knocking them airborne for 1.2s (unaffected by Resilience) and striking them 3 times over the duration. The first two strikes deal 120 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage each, while the third strike deals 240 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.
Saber counters
Pick these when the enemy has Saber
- 1+3.5LeomordFighterJungle
- 2+3.5SunFighterEXPJungle
- 3+2.9BalmondFighterJungleEXP
- 4+2.9BelerickTankRoam
- 5+2.7FredrinnFighterTankJungle
- 6+2.6AlucardFighterAssassinJungle
- 7+2.4HanabiMarksmanGold
- 8+2.4MiyaMarksmanGold
Numbers = the win-rate difference (% points) when the two heroes face each other. Example +3.5: Leomord wins 3.5 points more often against Saber. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Saber is strong against
Saber has the edge over these heroes
- 1+3.9LingAssassinJungle
- 2+3.5NolanAssassinJungle
- 3+3.3NataliaAssassinJungleRoam
- 4+3.2HiraraAssassinJungle
- 5+3.1ValentinaMageMid
- 6+2.8YveMageMid
- 7+2.6HayabusaAssassinJungle
- 8+2.3LunoxMageMid
Numbers = the win-rate difference (% points) when the two heroes face each other. Example +3.9: Saber wins 3.9 points more often against Ling. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Saber combos
Heroes that work well on Saber's team
- 1+4.2MarcelTankSupportEXPRoam
- 2+3.8LolitaSupportTankRoam
- 3+3.6EstesSupportRoam
- 4+3.3MinotaurTankSupportRoam
- 5+3BelerickTankRoam
- 6+3KhufraTankRoam
Numbers = the change in win rate (% points) when both heroes are on the same team. Example +4.2: Saber wins 4.2 points more often on a team with Marcel. From All Ranks, last 7 days.
Saber build guide
Situational Assassin items: check the enemy lineup first, then buy
- Battle spell · Jungle
Retribution: Required in the jungle: faster farm and secure Turtle/Lord.
- Emblem
- Assassin · Killing Spree: Kills restore HP and speed you up, made for diving in and out.
- As a roamer, Saber won't farm much gold: prioritise cooldown and cheap items that help right away.
When roaming
The enemy has 2+ heroes with heals or shields
Cuts the enemy's healing and shields.
The enemy stacks physical defense
Big physical penetration.
The enemy has lots of crowd control
Shorter CC duration.




