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DeadlockDeadlock Solomon Guide and Overview

In this Deadlock Solomon guide, you’ll learn the fundamentals of his abilities, unique play styles, and fundamental tips.

Solomon's hero tags are: Strategist, Focused, Checkmate

Solomon is the Third Hero in the City Never Sleeps Update

Solomon is among the six new Deadlock heroes that are joining the roster with the City Never Sleeps Update.

He was the third hero to be voted in on October 9th, 2026.

Solomon remains calm and collected when facing a new challenger, so when the Patrons come calling, he approaches the city as if it's one giant chessboard. With Setup Bishop he advances, planting his loyal damage dealers ahead of him and sliding them across the streets with ease. Kingside Knight comes into play when it's time for defense, granting protection to allies and making tactical retreats when needed. Rook Battery charges forward with great force, stalling enemies in their tracks. And with his final move, Develop Queen, he locks down his enemies in an ultimate checkmate. - "There's a lot you can learn from losing to a master."

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Strengths And Weaknesses Summary

Strong defender/area control with pieces up
Excellent laning power and presence
AoE crowd control

Weak to engages due to limited mobility
Needs setup time
Effectiveness heavily influenced by location

Deadlock Solomon Abilities

Underlined = Scales with Spirit

Setup Bishop (1)
Create a bishop that remains in place indefinitely. Move Right Mouse Button: Moves the bishop, applying a fading slow and dealing spirit damage to enemies it passes through. After a delay, activate diagonal squares that deal additional spirit damage when stepped on. Reactivate: Recall all bishops and end the ability.
12s Cooldown	20m Range	-30% Fading Move Speed
70 Impact Damage	On Square: 25 Damage
2 Square Range \| 12m Move Distance \| 3s Slow Duration \| 3s Move Cooldown

Setup Bishop Upgrades
1 AP	2 AP	5 AP
+5m Move Distance, +15% Fading Slow	+1 Max Pieces, Can Recast within 8s	+1 Square Range, Squares reduce Spirit Resist by 2.5% stacking 10 times

Tips for Setup Bishop

Setup Bishop in a doorway or alley can completely block off chokepoints and deal massive amounts of damage if enemies want to push through.

Kingside Knight (2)
Promote an ally to be a knight, granting bonus stamina and barrier for a duration. If self-cast, you develop yourself as king instead, granting double the barrier but no stamina. Move Right Mouse Button: Moves the piece, making it invulnerable during the duration before landing.
25s Cooldown	28m Range	80 Barrier
+1 Stamina	7m King Move Distance \| 13m Move Distance \| 7s Buff Duration

Kingside Knight (2)

Promote an ally to be a knight, granting bonus stamina and barrier for a duration.

If self-cast, you develop yourself as king instead, granting double the barrier but no stamina.

Move Right Mouse Button: Moves the piece, making it invulnerable during the duration before landing.

25s Cooldown

28m Range

80 Barrier

+1 Stamina

7m King Move Distance | 13m Move Distance | 7s Buff Duration

Kingside Knight Upgrades

1 AP

2 AP

5 AP

-8s Cooldown

+80 Barrier, +1 Stamina

Can target two allies withinRadius.

On Self: Remove all debuffs after a move

Tips for Kingside Knight

Prioritize Kingside Knight's self-cast, you get double the value and has an easier time positioning himself.

Rook Battery (3)
Release a pair of rooks that travel forward, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilise. If the rooks hit a wall, they reflect back in the opposite direction. Reactivate: Split the rooks perpendicularly.
33s Cooldown	50 Damage
Immobilize 1s Duration	1 Wall Reflects

Rook Battery (3)

Release a pair of rooks that travel forward, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilise. If the rooks hit a wall, they reflect back in the opposite direction.

Reactivate: Split the rooks perpendicularly.

33s Cooldown

50 Damage

Immobilize 1s Duration

1 Wall Reflects

Rook Battery Upgrades
1 AP	2 AP	5 AP
On Hit: Reduce 25% Fire Rate for 5s	On Hit: 5% current health as Damage	+1 Wall Reflects, -12s Cooldown, +0.5s immobilize Duration

Tips for Rook Battery

Rook Battery has infinite range, so feel free to send them out in a line and see if they hit. Once they strike, remember to recast to chain CC.

Develop Queen (4)
Summon a queen that crashes down, dealing spirit damage in an area. After a delay, the queen releases squares in straight lines that deal spirit damage again and apply stun. Move Right Mouse Button: The queen leaps to the target location, dealing the same effects again. Reactivate: Recall the queen only, ending the ability.
210s Cooldown	30m Range	120 Damage
1.25s Stun Duration
3 Square Range \| 16m Move Distance \| 5s Cooldown
2 Additional Moves \| -15% Move Speed \| 1.5s Slow Duration

Develop Queen Upgrades
1 AP	2 AP	5 AP
-40s Cooldown	+15% Slow. Checkmates heroes below 200 health, executing them	+2 Moves, +1 Square Range

Tips for Develop Queen

Incredible for controlling Mid-Boss pit or alongside ally ultimates like Singularity and Death Slam.

Solomon Build Guide

Check out best starter build for Solomon

Deadlock Solomon Weapon Stats

DPS	60
Bullet Damage	30
Ammo	8
Bullets per Second	1.74
Light Melee	50
Heavy Melee	116

Deadlock Solomon Vitality Stats

Max Health	780
Health Regen	2
Bullet Resist	0%
Spirit Resist	0%
Move Speed	6.7 m/s
Sprint Speed	3.2 m/s
Stamina	2

How to Counter Solomon

Respect his pieces, Solomon can control Setup Bishop and Develop Queen from behind cover.
Abuse his lack of mobility with hard engages, without setup time he's a sitting duck
Time and place is everything against Solomon. Try to avoid engaging against him in tight quarters or you'll risk being CC'd