S12 Oct 2025 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Damage
Sakeer
(桑启) B Roam Difficulty
Support/Mage
Buff Support Crowd Control/Team Buffs Balanced Hard
Sakeer
桑启
B Roam
Difficulty Support/Mage
Buff Support Crowd Control/Team Buffs Balanced Hard
Also known as
Sakeer's Chinese name is 桑启.
桑启
Quick summary
Sakeer is a mid-tier Roam Support who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guides recommend a build starting with Crimson Shadow and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Sakeer, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Sakeer is a balanced Roam Support who wants to create engage windows with stuns and slows. Public guide data shows a build centered on Crimson Shadow, Boots of Deftness, Crimson Shadow - Redemption, paired with Flash, used to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows. Pick him when the draft lets Sakeer reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Sakeer when
- Your team needs a setup hero whose Ride the Wind creates kill windows for the carry
- Your team has the structure to use his ability to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows, since Sakeer delivers utility, vision, and timely peel for the carries.
- The enemy draft includes Ying and Luna, who appear in counter data as matchups Sakeer can pressure.
Avoid Sakeer when
- The enemy team is loaded with cleanse, dashes, and immunity that bypass crowd control
- Your team needs a damage pick more than Sakeer's specialty, leaving the role unfilled if you commit here.
- The enemy team is built around answers to Crowd Control, removing the windows Sakeer's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Sakeer's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Firefly Fields extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Ride the Wind influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default roam path
Public build references for Sakeer recommend Crimson Shadow, Boots of Deftness, Crimson Shadow - Redemption, Overlord's Platemail, Eye of the Phoenix, and Ominous Premonition, with Fate, Harmony, and Void arcana. Run Flash as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline support plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Breakthrough Robe, Frozen Breath, Sage's Sanctuary, Longnight Guardian, and Dawnlight. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.
Matchup logic
Versus mobility
Dashes and immunity skills bypass Sakeer's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Firefly Fields, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Role positioning
Sakeer is a Roam pick whose value depends on utility, vision, and timely peel for the carries. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Alessio and Meng Ya as strong partners for Sakeer. Plan engages around Alessio's setup window, then second-engage with Firefly Fields.
Common mistakes
- Throwing Ride the Wind on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Sakeer's commit reaches the target alive.
- Forgetting vision while looking for picks — losing the marksman because the support roamed without setting wards is a recurring mistake.
Background
Brushstrider
“I travel far, across mountains and rivers, while galaxies fill the sky.”
Sakeer hails from a secluded land known as Ghabet Firefly. His tribespeople, separated from the outside world for countless generations, were full of curiosity about the lands beyond their borders. In search of stories about these mysterious locales, Sakeer crossed the Forbidden Lands and set off on a journey of exploration. However, when he returned, he found his home long gone. Rather than wallowing in misery, he chose to follow in his father's footsteps. He sat down by the withered tree that his people had cherished and told the stories he had gathered as if everyone was still there. As he did so, fireflies lit up the night sky. Carrying the fireflies' light with him as memories of his home, he embarked on a fresh journey to document new tales.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 166 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Alsahraa
- Title:
- Firefly Traveler
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Sakeer.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3211
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
47
HP/5s
Offense
140
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
360
Move Speed
620
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
Build
How to choose a build
Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
build
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Skills
passive Firefly Protection
Basic Attacks and skills summon fireflies that deal extra damage to enemies and grant vision of them. Periodically heals teammates. Can charge up his Basic Attack to heal himself.
skill1 Mulberry Power
Launches and damages enemies in front while summoning fireflies to heal teammates or damage enemies.
skill2 Ride the Wind
Flies to a brush while summoning fireflies that heal teammates or damage enemies.
ultimate Firefly Fields
Summons a brush and can fly into it by using this skill again. The brush summons fireflies over time that heal teammates or damage enemies.
Skins
4 skins
Seabreeze Drifter
Verdant Serenity
Starlit Voyage
Painted Travels
Playstyle
Sakeer leans on Firefly Fields (summons a brush and can fly into it by using this skill again). Shadow your carry and time your protection to overlap the enemy's burst window.
Patch History
S10 May 2025 Stat Nerfs
Skill 1 cooldown increased
S8 Feb 2025 Stat Nerfs
Reduced damage and recovery
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"Sakeer has performed exceptionally well since his release. We have moderately nerfed him to ensure a better experience for opponents."