Cavalry Saber

Melee Slot 1 · Melee since Early Access unverified

Stats

Cost$50

Damage 252

Muzzle velocity —

Rate of fire —

Drop range —

Reload —

Capacity —

Reserve —

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Damage

252

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Changed in 15 patches · ▲ 8 buffs · ▼ 3 nerfs · last — Update 2.8 (2026-06-09)

Update 2.8 2026-06-09 · Road to Hell
- other, neutral: Cavalry Saber slot size changed from Small to 1
Update 2.5 Hunt: Showdown 1896
- handling, buff: Maximum reach of melee-focused weapons, Tools, and variants with melee attachments slightly increased.
Update 2.1 Hunt: Showdown 1896
- damage, buff: Cavalry Saber light attack damage increased from 82 to 150
- damage, buff: Cavalry Saber heavy attack damage increased from 168 to 252
- handling, nerf: Cavalry Saber heavy attack stamina consumption increased from 17 to 25
Update 1.15 Hunt: Showdown
- unlock, neutral: All base weapons now unlock at Bloodline Rank 1
Update 1.9 2022-07-13
- handling, buff: Cavalry Saber heavy attack stamina consumption decreased (will now perform 1 extra heavy attack)

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Update 1.7 Hunt: Showdown
- unlock, neutral: Cavalry Saber unlock moved from Bloodline Rank 62 to 42
Update 1.2 Hunt: Showdown
- handling, buff: Cavalry Saber heavy attack stamina consumption reduced (will now perform 5 heavy melee attacks up from 4)
Update 1.1.3 Hunt: Showdown
- damage, buff: Cavalry Saber light attack damage increased from 52 to 82
Update 1.0 Hunt: Showdown
- price, nerf: Cavalry Saber price increased from 28 Hunt Dollars to 60 Hunt Dollars
- unlock, neutral: Cavalry Saber unlock moved from Bloodline Rank 50 to 62
- damage, neutral: Hunters no longer bleed from weapons that cause piercing damage
Early Access 6.0 Early Access
- handling, buff: Normalized and increased melee range across all weapons
Early Access 3.0 Early Access
- damage, neutral: Cavalry Saber now requires two regular hits to kill a Grunt, but can also kill an Armored with just two heavy stab attacks
- handling, neutral: ...for a total of four heavy attacks per full stamina bar
Early Access 2.5 Early Access
- price, nerf: Cavalry Saber price increased from 22 Hunt Dollars to 28 Hunt Dollars
Early Access 2.1 Early Access
- visual, neutral: Improvements made to the Cavalry Saber animations
Early Access 1.0 Early Access
- handling, buff: Increased damage of regular melee attacks for all true melee weapons
Early Access 0.1 Early Access
- added, neutral: Cavalry Saber added for 22 Hunt Dollars (unlock Rank 50)

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