Solomon

Deadlock hero Solomon: win rate, tier, counters, synergies, builds and every buff and nerf received. Current win rate 46.0% across all ranks, tier C in our live tier list.

Strong against

• Mirage — 52.2% win rate
• Pocket — 51.8% win rate
• Shiv — 51.7% win rate
• Viscous — 51.2% win rate
• Sinclair — 51.0% win rate

Struggles against

• Rat King — 38.5% win rate
• Graves — 39.4% win rate
• Baba — 39.5% win rate
• Paige — 41.2% win rate
• Seven — 41.6% win rate

Best teammates

• Graves — 54.1% win rate
• Baba — 51.6% win rate
• Rat King — 51.4% win rate
• Seven — 50.5% win rate
• Kelvin — 50.0% win rate

Our articles about Solomon

• Halfway through the six heroes: Solomon has the worst start on record, Baba went from 44% to 56%
• City Never Sleeps is complete: Nurse Harrow, Violet and the first days of all six new heroes
• Valve reins in Baba and rescues Deadman Danny: the October 14 patch, by the numbers
• Deadlock’s six new heroes: release dates, times, and how to get notified

Recent changes

• Gun now deals -20% headshot damage (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Base bullet damage reduced from 30 to 25 (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Polished slide animations, added new ability and item aim poses, and adjusted run-to-stop timing (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Setup Bishop - Square height reduced from 4m to 1m (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Setup Bishop - On Square spirit scaling increased from 0.64 to 0.85 (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Setup Bishop - T1 increased from +15% slow to +25% (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Setup Bishop - T3 Spirit Resist reduction is now applied on impact instead of by squares (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Setup Bishop - T3 increased from -2.5% to -5% Spirit Resist per stack (max reduction unchanged) (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Rook Battery - Damage scaling reduced from 1.3 to 0.9 (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Rook Battery - T3 reduced from -12s cooldown to -10s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - Cooldown increased from 210s to 240s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - Damage scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.6 (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - Delay for stun tiles increased from 1s to 1.2s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - Improved warning effects on the stun tiles to make it clear its just those tiles rather than the full area (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - Fixed hitting things outside of the intended square volumes (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - Base ability now has the checkmate behavior for heroes under 100 Health (scales +5/boon) (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Develop Queen - T2 now increases checkmate threshold by 150 (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Move Piece - Range to grab pieces increased from 50m to 65m (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Move Piece - Improved placement: pieces no longer fall through geometry or end up under the map, land closer to where you aim, and can now be placed closer to walls and in hallways (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• New hero: Solomon is now playable (Setup Bishop, Kingside Knight, Rook Battery, Develop Queen) (change, Make Your Move.)