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| “ | A usual (not for our times tho) laser saber with a cubotrite crystal inside. Because Evil is always in fashion, | ” |
—Weapon's description in Gallery | ||
The Dark Force Saber is a Melee weapon introduced in the 8.0.0 update as the Evil Power Sword. The original version, named the Space Saber, was introduced in an older version of the game.
Description[]
It is a futuristic space saber that can only deal damage at close range, since it is a melee weapon. It has great mobility and high damage, making it effective for sneak attacks and escaping. It has the Burning attribute, which makes the weapon burn the opponent on hit.
Appearance[]
It resembles a Star Wars Dark Side lightsaber, with a black and grey hilt, and a red laser-blade coming from the top. The grey is at the bottom, and the black is at the top. The grey part of the hilt has red buttons on it.
Performance[]
The player, holding this with their right hand, swings this saber to attack the opponent in close range. When the player is attacked, they take damage and receive a burning status, which makes them temporarily lose health.
Strategy[]
Tips[]
- Try sneaking up behind enemies; you can catch them off guard by doing so.
- Use the high mobility to outmaneuver enemies while attacking.
- Pair this with max Berserk Boots, Burning Tiara, Demolition Mask and equip Alloy, you can evade attacks with ease.
- It's also useful to capture flags thanks to the heightened player mobility.
- Aim for the head to maximize the EPS.
- The Burning attribute deals additional damage and one must take advantage of that.
Counters[]
- Have a fast firing, long ranged weapon when attacking.
- Move away from the person wielding the weapon, it does not have a large range.
- Due to its quite noisy sound and recognizable sound when swinging. You can indicate where are the users by listening closely to where are the sounds are coming from.
- Pick off its user(s) from long ranges.
- Using an Area Damage weapon can damage them even when they strafe.
- Catch the users by surprise with a high damaging high accuracy weapon.
Recommended Maps[]
Equipment Setups[]
Equip a weapon that has a large lethality, as the Dark Force Saber isn’t the strongest melee. Keep a weapon with a scope, as the Dark Force Saber has a short range, and it is hard to keep an eye on enemies from afar. And have a fast firing weapon for medium ranges, and for finishing the opponent off.
Popularity[]
This weapon is undoubtedly one of the most popular weapons in the game. It's mostly used to move around while Three Category Spam or Bunny Hopping, and mostly used by Three Category Spammers.
Changelog[]
8.0.0
- The Dark Force Saber is introduced. It was first called the 'Evil Power Sword'.
8.1.0
- This weapon was moved into the Melee section in 8.1.0 update.
9.2.0
- Its weapon sound is changed from a high whistling sound to something that sounds like an actual Lightsaber.
12.6.1
- The Dark Force Saber is given the Burning attribute.
- It also had a minor appearance change; the white parts of the hilt were changed to a light grey.
17.7.0
- Damage increased by 58%.
- This weapon was put in the Trader's Van as part of the Community Van that was hosted by the developers.
Trivia[]
- It resembles a Sith Lightsaber from Star Wars.
- Before the 9.2.0 update, it made a high whistling sound. Now it sounds like an actual Lightsaber.
- The Green Space Aliens in campaign wield it.
- It has a Jedi saber counterpart, which is the Elder Force Saber, although the shape was based on an Evil character's saber. The Elder Force Saber sounds exactly like this so be careful about whether it is Dark Force Saber or the Elder Force Saber.
- This alongside the Elder Force Saber also has a Mythical Beat Saber counterpart, the Block Eye.
- This weapon was originally the weapon with the highest mobility of 140 (90 in the modern mobility value). Now, the mobility of this weapon is 85 and beaten by the Neutron Pulsator with a mobility of 100, tied with the Double Cashback at 100.
Gallery[]
