Solomon
The kit
Solomon's gun and all four abilities in action. Tap one or let them play through.
60Damage Per Second
Setup Bishop
12sCreate a bishop that remains in place indefinitely.
Move: moves the bishop, applying a fading 
slow and dealing 
spirit damage to enemies it passes through. After a delay it activates diagonal squares that deal additional spirit damage when stepped on.
Re-activate to recall all bishops and end the ability.
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Kingside Knight
25sPromote an ally to be a knight, granting bonus stamina and 
barrier for a duration. Self-cast develops you as king instead: double the barrier, but no stamina.
Move: moves the piece, making it invulnerable during the journey before it lands.
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Rook Battery
33sRelease a pair of rooks that travel forward, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilize. If the rooks hit a wall, they reflect back in the opposite direction.
Re-activate: split the rooks perpendicularly.
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Develop Queen
210sSummon 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 stun.
Move: the queen leaps to the target location, dealing the same effects again.
Re-activate to recall the queen early, ending the ability.
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Solomon at level one, measured against every other playable hero. The tick marks the roster average.
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BACKSTORY:
In a world that moves too fast, Solomon is content to stop and listen. Offering a friendly ear and good counsel, Solomon has found himself sitting across the chess table from tourists, criminals, and titans of industry.
But no matter his opponent, Solomon remains un-phased… because to him, chess is so much more than a game. It's an equalizer. A way for him to connect to people from all walks of life on an even playing field.
Solomon is a senior Black man with messy white hair with ends shaped like chess pieces, square glasses, and a plaid scarf whose ends taper into chess towers. He carries a chess clock, a floating chessboard with its pieces, and floats with crossed legs rather than walking.
His reason for joining the ritual is his own: he says it is a decision he does not take lightly, and that he has to be the one to do this.
Recommended build for Solomon
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Early Game
L-R...We will try to get the 4.8k gun investment. Try to play passive in lane and place your bishop around opponent guardian so that you can catch them off guard when they are low hp and trying to hide behind guardian.
Core
L-R.....Never skip Warp Stone. Escape is a huge problem with Solomon as you will be hard focused quite often.
Late Game
L-R. But you can get Scroll first for max support. Does miracles in Rift and Mid boss fights.
Early Game
OPTIONALPick Any 1.
Mid Game
OPTIONALBuy at least 1. Don't forget to focus on your counter items. Try to control your pawns from a distance.
Late Game
OPTIONALSolomon's Ult stuns and can be recasted 6 times. With Lightning scroll the amount of CC is insane.
Release lineup
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Who is Solomon in Deadlock?
Solomon, the Grandmaster, is a new Deadlock hero from the City Never Sleeps lineup — a chess elder who controls fights with bishops, knights, rooks, and a queen instead of raw aggression.
What abilities does Solomon have?
Setup Bishop, Kingside Knight, Rook Battery, and his ultimate Develop Queen. Every piece can be moved again to re-trigger its effect before being recalled.
What are Solomon's starting attributes?
Solomon starts with 780 health with +40 boon scaling, 2 stamina, 6.7 m/s move speed, and 30 bullet damage on Alekhine's Gun for 60 weapon DPS.
When was Solomon released in Deadlock?
Solomon unlocked on October 9, 2026 as part of the City Never Sleeps update. New heroes from the lineup unlock every Tuesday and Friday at 2 PM PT.