Point of clarification: at 6:58, Saber's j[C]'s backside hit does not break crossup protection, so if you crossup with meaty j[C] they can block it on either left or right side high while if you same side with it (or jC or jB, since they'll also hit here) they will have to block same-side-high. You can still set up some left-right ambiguity by either intentionally whiffing the j[C]/landing during its startup and doing 2A (will lose to mash) or by intentionally leaving a 1f gap between j[C] and 2A for a left/right-ambiguous low (though this will give more time to switch their block). There's a bit of a tradeoff to it between these 2 options for left/right-ambiguous low. This is all around an excellent video going over some important tools of Saber's to work with. I just thought some people might get confused by the crossup part since it actually can be blocked on either side if you crossup with it.
>Doing just one rep of j.BC and then ending it with airthrow instead of going for the second rep for the "double jump safejump mixup" I'm sure most of you know this by now, but for those who don't, this isn't just specific to Saber, most if not all of the cast can set this up too! Anyway thanks for the guide sp00ky! Very fitting for an OG poverty king such as yourself who is a big Fate/stay night fan that's well versed with the Fate lore to put out a Day 1 video guide for Saber :)
Great video! Its interesting to see that the combos you are doing with saber are completely different to what I've been doing! I've been doing stuff like auto combo into air C then the 236 B sword dive into crouch C to continue the combo on the ground. It is just really neat the freedom that this game gives you to combo beyond the simple auto combo system.
Absolutely amazing video, I hope more people find this video especially with how helpful it is. You explained everything at a very nice pace and showed everything off in game as well as had time stamps in the video, keep up the good work!
Saber is gonna be my 2nd behind Red Arc because.. well come on it's Artoria in a fighting game that's OD. Thanks for the combos and tips I'll keep these in mind when practicing her. Thx for your dedicated hard work to the community.
I'm way more into Strive, but I do really like this character and want to see how she develops. So dope that she's in the game. Gonna work on this mix up. The dash macro is a life saver
Ok Spooky... I watched your stream when I heard Melty Blood was available on STEAM; saw you and NerdJosh going at it... dude, ma boy already had like 200 matches in, that is some truth; but was surprised you wa rocking Sabre, but I see your choice was not taking lightly and definitely was putting in the time. Nothing but love man, definitely hope you grab a secondary-main, because I definitely want to see you rock one of the villian-girls; plus, I need to check out the lore before I can get me a PC copy
AtlantaHays there really are not. 3C has head invulnerability after 7 or so frames. But if your opponent uses a charge C move it will clash and you will lose. Generally, if you see a charge you use stand shield. Air to airs are usually the better option. Or even just getting out of the way.
when i try to do the autocombo extension off of 22C at 4:15, i can never get the launch after the multihit part of the autocombo. any idea why that is?
Spooky Tips? i like this!!! Tech, & Tutorials guides are good 👻 MAKE MORE fam no disrespect to Art but my brain gels wit u more during your commentary more Art tends to go to fast for me... Lol i got lost in the mix like wait i need more info
j always means jump jc (lowercase) means jump cancel, so jumping after a move you've done j.C means using your C attack during a jump/in the air j[C] means holding your C button in the air to charge it
Any tips for getting the cross up safe jump to hit? Mine keep coming out to early and missing. Is it just a practice thing that I need to time or is there a secret?
Those safe jump mixes are nice, definitely need to try and start using them. I've found another combo option is that after the second hit of auto combo, the multiple slashes move, you will always be in range to do medium uppercut, which you can then jump cancel to do the charged heavy, delayed b, then land and you can do the 5b 3c into two air buttons and grab, which could actually set up the safe jump. I've also found that if you want to spend bar, using the moondrive forward bc will let you use a super move when you land. This can be to finish with whatever, or you can even extend with 214c, use two hits of the auto combo into 236b, then finish with whatever you want. It's been so fun to lab combos again, and hopefully I explained that alright. If not, ask me to clarify and I'll try my best! Saber gang rise up!
Nice combos . Check out the 40+ hit combo for saber I came up with and out on my channel . I did a blood heat version and a moon drive version . You do a very similar combo in your video .
I have everything in your video down pat , except you taught me the safe jump , double jump into hold down heavy C . Incredible bro . I’m going to incorporate that . I’m B rank right now , close to A rank . I was beating B ranks all last night . I’m getting better . This will help me hit A rank , but then I need to get better all around for S rank .
Just people overreacting that she isn't busted. No grounded overheads besides 3rd hit of Rekka (214x), and her divekick isn't an overhead which is really confusing. 2B, one of her main footsie tools isn't a low. This makes it difficult for her to open up people without using meter or taking a risk. Doesn't mean she's bad, she's just a really solid fundamentalist character.
@@AtlantaHays Don't know too much about Noel, but the one that comes to mind for me is Red Arc who can overhead in the middle of her blockstring or go low, no meter needed. Also has a DP that goes well with her zoning tools.
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Point of clarification: at 6:58, Saber's j[C]'s backside hit does not break crossup protection, so if you crossup with meaty j[C] they can block it on either left or right side high while if you same side with it (or jC or jB, since they'll also hit here) they will have to block same-side-high.
You can still set up some left-right ambiguity by either intentionally whiffing the j[C]/landing during its startup and doing 2A (will lose to mash) or by intentionally leaving a 1f gap between j[C] and 2A for a left/right-ambiguous low (though this will give more time to switch their block). There's a bit of a tradeoff to it between these 2 options for left/right-ambiguous low.
This is all around an excellent video going over some important tools of Saber's to work with. I just thought some people might get confused by the crossup part since it actually can be blocked on either side if you crossup with it.
I probably won't get melty but props to you Spooky for your time and effort making these guides. Your dedication is so admirable thank you.
>Doing just one rep of j.BC and then ending it with airthrow instead of going for the second rep for the "double jump safejump mixup"
I'm sure most of you know this by now, but for those who don't, this isn't just specific to Saber, most if not all of the cast can set this up too!
Anyway thanks for the guide sp00ky! Very fitting for an OG poverty king such as yourself who is a big Fate/stay night fan that's well versed with the Fate lore to put out a Day 1 video guide for Saber :)
I thought that what made Saber special was that b/c she can charge it, it makes it easier to fake people out.
This is straightforward, not overwhelming and super helpful.
Let's go Spooky!
Great video! Its interesting to see that the combos you are doing with saber are completely different to what I've been doing! I've been doing stuff like auto combo into air C then the 236 B sword dive into crouch C to continue the combo on the ground. It is just really neat the freedom that this game gives you to combo beyond the simple auto combo system.
Great vid spooky!! Loved talking with ya about her at Brooklan definitely loving the character a lot look forward to more tech vids for her!
Ayo! We got a guide from spooky himself?! What a day to be alive
Absolutely amazing video, I hope more people find this video especially with how helpful it is. You explained everything at a very nice pace and showed everything off in game as well as had time stamps in the video, keep up the good work!
Been playing this game for hrs since release. My new fave fighting game after gg strive.
Same
Saber is gonna be my 2nd behind Red Arc because.. well come on it's Artoria in a fighting game that's OD. Thanks for the combos and tips I'll keep these in mind when practicing her. Thx for your dedicated hard work to the community.
This game is so sick thank you for the tips! Definitely have a lot to work on
Great vid! This game is sick and saber is super fun.
I'm way more into Strive, but I do really like this character and want to see how she develops. So dope that she's in the game. Gonna work on this mix up. The dash macro is a life saver
Ok Spooky... I watched your stream when I heard Melty Blood was available on STEAM; saw you and NerdJosh going at it... dude, ma boy already had like 200 matches in, that is some truth; but was surprised you wa rocking Sabre, but I see your choice was not taking lightly and definitely was putting in the time.
Nothing but love man, definitely hope you grab a secondary-main, because I definitely want to see you rock one of the villian-girls; plus, I need to check out the lore before I can get me a PC copy
More of these would be awesome! I interested to see some good block strings/pressure and how to stay safe and stuff like that.
Shout out to Spooky for the much needed guide
i love this guy!
this was helpful thank you spooky
Amazing job on this,now i'm even kinda sad i'm not really into Saber,it's Arima and Kohaku for me
Spooky the 🐐.
Thank you spooky! I would love if you made a guide on air movement and dealing with the opponent in the air.
Agree, I don’t feel like there are a ton of anti air options
AtlantaHays there really are not. 3C has head invulnerability after 7 or so frames. But if your opponent uses a charge C move it will clash and you will lose. Generally, if you see a charge you use stand shield. Air to airs are usually the better option. Or even just getting out of the way.
great video spooky
Thank you for the tips, it's a good help
when i try to do the autocombo extension off of 22C at 4:15, i can never get the launch after the multihit part of the autocombo. any idea why that is?
Make sure you are not hitting it as an OTG (they need to still be airborne)
Saber S tier! 2nd fav fate character
You don't get videos like these from even pros lol. Thanks to spooky for this. Video.
Spooky Tips? i like this!!!
Tech, & Tutorials guides are good 👻 MAKE MORE fam no disrespect to Art but my brain gels wit u more during your commentary more
Art tends to go to fast for me... Lol i got lost in the mix like wait i need more info
lets not forget that while moon drive is active you get an additional jump and air dash for that safe jump mixup
Saber mains rise up.
what's her go to anti air button?
can u make a video on the games mechanics? i like watching it but i dont really understand wats going on. thx lord spooky. great video
Great stuff, def gon x-copy 👌🏾
Saber more like Bae'ber am i right?
Yo can part 2 be more with neutral maybe some matchup tips you’ve figured out so far
Now what is [JC], if you don't mind explaining. I have this on the Switch and have been practicing the combos, but I just can't seem to get it.
j always means jump
jc (lowercase) means jump cancel, so jumping after a move you've done
j.C means using your C attack during a jump/in the air
j[C] means holding your C button in the air to charge it
@@raydeh96 Got it, thanks.
Rejoice brothers Saber has mix now
haha somehow I knew youd play saber. How are you liking the new game? better than aacc?
You should kouma not a lot of players are playing him and I feel like he has some great potential but idk how too use him correctly
I would love a guide on saber neutral, thats one thing ive been struggling with😅
Also what combos do you reccomend after hitting a safe jump?
Jc(charged) and dive is your nuetral
Any tips for getting the cross up safe jump to hit? Mine keep coming out to early and missing. Is it just a practice thing that I need to time or is there a secret?
you are doublejumping too early just delay it a little.
Those safe jump mixes are nice, definitely need to try and start using them. I've found another combo option is that after the second hit of auto combo, the multiple slashes move, you will always be in range to do medium uppercut, which you can then jump cancel to do the charged heavy, delayed b, then land and you can do the 5b 3c into two air buttons and grab, which could actually set up the safe jump. I've also found that if you want to spend bar, using the moondrive forward bc will let you use a super move when you land. This can be to finish with whatever, or you can even extend with 214c, use two hits of the auto combo into 236b, then finish with whatever you want. It's been so fun to lab combos again, and hopefully I explained that alright. If not, ask me to clarify and I'll try my best! Saber gang rise up!
Nice combos . Check out the 40+ hit combo for saber I came up with and out on my channel . I did a blood heat version and a moon drive version . You do a very similar combo in your video .
I have everything in your video down pat , except you taught me the safe jump , double jump into hold down heavy C . Incredible bro . I’m going to incorporate that . I’m B rank right now , close to A rank . I was beating B ranks all last night . I’m getting better . This will help me hit A rank , but then I need to get better all around for S rank .
thats a big mic :)
Eyyy sick tips are you maining saber??
She's just who I tried first for now. I doubt the roster is complete.
Why are people saying she isn’t strong?
Just people overreacting that she isn't busted. No grounded overheads besides 3rd hit of Rekka (214x), and her divekick isn't an overhead which is really confusing. 2B, one of her main footsie tools isn't a low. This makes it difficult for her to open up people without using meter or taking a risk. Doesn't mean she's bad, she's just a really solid fundamentalist character.
@@HeroMystic gotcha, thank you! Who does have all of those tools? Noel?
@@AtlantaHays Don't know too much about Noel, but the one that comes to mind for me is Red Arc who can overhead in the middle of her blockstring or go low, no meter needed. Also has a DP that goes well with her zoning tools.
@@HeroMystic huh, I see. thank you
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Thumbs down for no Saber cosplay. Kappa ( I swear the sole thumbs down is not me)