Solomon’s main threat#
Solomon is a controller: shapes where fights happen with zones, walls, traps and disables.
The kit is spirit-leaning, so spirit resistance and spirit shields do the most to blunt it.
Abilities to play around#
Ability 1
Setup Bishop
Creates a bishop that stays put until recalled. Moving it damages and slows enemies it passes, then lights diagonal squares that deal extra spirit damage.
Play around it Slows — Enduring Speed and Debuff Reducer help you walk out of it.
Ability 2
Kingside Knight
Promotes an ally to a knight with bonus stamina and a temporary barrier. Self-cast makes Solomon a king with a larger barrier instead.
Play around it Defensive window — stop shooting into it, reposition, and burst when it ends.
Ability 3
Rook Battery
Releases two rooks that travel forward, damaging and immobilizing enemies. They bounce off walls, and reactivating splits them sideways.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Ultimate
Develop Queen
Summons a queen that crashes down to damage and stun an area, then releases lines of damage and stuns. It can be moved or recalled early.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Counter items, with reasons#
Specific answers to this kit
Unstoppable
Vitality · 6,400 souls
Unstoppable suppresses Rook Battery and Develop Queen crowd control.
General answers
General answers are our editorial reading of the kit. Counter items only help if you’re the one being hit — buy for the threat you actually face.
How to beat Solomon#
- Slowing Hex disables Kingside Knight.
- Unstoppable suppresses Rook Battery and Develop Queen crowd control.
- Indomitable prevents their disables.
- Dispel Magic removes Setup Bishop effects.
Mistakes to avoid
- Fighting inside their zones and walls.
- Chasing into areas they prepared before the fight.
Want to see the hero from the other side? Read the Solomon guide, or open the counter-pick helper to plan against a whole enemy team.