How to Counter Sakeer — Shutting Down the Best Support on Global

Sakeer's strength comes from three things: his heal over time (which negates poke), his speed boost (which lets his team disengage from bad fights), and his AoE knockup ultimate (which wins teamfights).

His weakness is that all of these abilities have long cooldowns and he's squishy for a support. If you can force him to use his cooldowns defensively, he has nothing left for the actual teamfight.

Sakeer's lane phase is about sustain. He heals his ADC, shields poke damage, and generally makes it impossible to win through attrition.

The counter: all-in, don't poke.

Poke damage gets healed. Burst damage kills before the heal matters. If you're playing against Sakeer in bot lane, pick an all-in support (Dun, Donghuang) and an ADC with early burst (Marco Polo, Zilong). Wait for Sakeer to use his heal (which he will, because Sakeer players heal on cooldown), then engage. His heal has a 10-second cooldown. That's your kill window.

Also: Sakeer is immobile. If you catch him out of position, he dies. He has no dash, no blink, no escape tool besides his speed boost — which isn't enough to escape a hard engage.