Saber Counter Mobile Legends 2024
Saber is a mobile assassin in Mobile Legends. He can reduce the physical armor of enemies, easily approach and destroy them quickly.
To counter Saber, you need to CC and deal burst damage to defeat him as quickly as possible. At the same time, build items that reduce damage when Saber uses her skills.
I have fought 243 matches with Saber and my experiences will make it easier for you to counter Saber in Mobile Legends.
Role: Assassin
Specialty: Charge/Reap
Lane: Jungle
Win rate: 52.1% | Tier : A
Saber Counter Mobile Legends stats: All the Saber info you could want with heroes counter, item counter, tips counter and more!
Heroes counter Saber
Saber is Weak Against
These heroes are strong against Saber at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Saber.
Saber is Strong Against
These heroes are weak against Saber at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Saber.
Items counter Saber
Using Twilight Armor, Antique Cuirass will help you take less damage when attacked by Saber (for Tank, Fighter).
Wind of Nature helps negate damage caused by Saber (for Assassin, Marksman).
Winter Crown will help you resist explosive damage from Saber.
Use items that reduce Saber’s movement speed such as: Corrosion Scythe, Ice Queen Wand.
Using Immortality helps you revive if Saber kills you.
Because Saber deal physical damage, you need to build physical damage defense items such as: Thunder Belt, Brute Force Breastplate, Blade Armor, Dominance Ice.
Emblems counter Saber
Tenacity will help you reduce explosive damage from Saber’s ultimate.
Firmness increases physical defense.
Spells counter Saber
Use Petrify to petrify Saber before he uses the skill.
Use Flicker to maintain distance from Saber.
Use Aegis to reduce damage from Saber’s ultimate.
Role Counter Saber
Use role (Tank) to counter Saber.
Tank heroes have many high-level CC effects such as: Suppress, Freeze or Transform. For example: Belerick.
Counter skill Saber
Skill | Name | Effect |
---|---|---|
Passive | Enemy’s Bane | Debuff |
1 | Orbiting Swords | AOE, Buff |
2 | Charge | Mobility, AOE |
Ultimate | Triple Sweep | Burst, CC |
Counter passive (Enemy’s Bane): Keep your distance and don’t let Saber attack you with basic attacks because it will lower your physical defense.
Counter skill 1 (Orbiting Swords): This skill is very easy to avoid, especially for Marksman.
Counter skill 2 (Charge): This skill is blocked by CC.
Counter ultimate (Triple Sweep): Saber’s ultimate can be interrupted by advanced CC such as: Freeze, Suppress or Transform. Building physical defense items will reduce the damage of this skill.
Tips counter Saber
Saber is quite weak in the early game, so play to overwhelm him at this stage. You can steal Saber’s jungle, making it difficult for him to be strong in the later stages.
Saber is weakest when he has used his ultimate, attack him if you have all your tools.
Avoid Saber’s Orbiting Swords by moving outside its range.
Saber is very afraid of CC, use champions or equipment that can capture him to destroy him more easily.
Don’t go alone because Saber can hide and destroy you.
If you don’t have much advantage against Saber, limit soloing with him.
Strength:
- Mobility.
- Has high burst damage.
- Strong in late game.
- Reduces enemy physical armor.
Weakness:
- Squishy.
- He needs items to be strong.
- Weak against CC.
Saber Matchups
Saber | Win rate: 42% Game: 367 | Belerick |
Saber | Win rate: 47% Game: 821 | Argus |
Saber | Win rate: 41% Game: 214 | Diggie |
Saber | Win rate: 44% Game: 344 | Valir |
Saber | Win rate: 45% Game: 179 | Hanabi |
Saber | Win rate: 54% Game: 287 | Miya |
Saber | Win rate: 53% Game: 141 | Layla |
Saber | Win rate: 55% Game: 478 | Gord |
Saber | Win rate: 59% Game: 234 | Nana |
Saber | Win rate: 58% Game: 146 | Bruno |