Missed Block

When the blade fails to meet the target, the point is lost.

A missed block in Beat Saber occurs when the player fails to deflect an incoming note with the correct saber movement, resulting in a missed hit.

Lore & Background

The sabre is one of the three disciplines of modern fencing alongside foil and epee. The sabre weapon is for thrusting and cutting with both the cutting edge and the back of the blade. The informal term sabre fencer refers to sabre fencers of both genders.

Reader's Guide

In Beat Saber, a missed block is registered when the player does not slice through a note in the correct direction within the timing window. The scoring apparatus aids the referee's final judgement. If both hits occur within the lockout period, both signals are displayed; in such a situation final judgement of the score is determined by the 'right of way'.

Did You Know?

The sabre blade is approximately rectangular in section and the maximum length of the blade is 88 cm.
The entire weapon is generally 105 cm long; the maximum weight is 500 g, but most competition swords are closer to 400 g.
Sabre was the last weapon in fencing to make the transition over to using electrical equipment, which occurred in 1988.

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