Chessmaster Solomon wins Deadlock City Never Sleeps update's third character vote

Solomon uses a collection chess-based abilities to strategize around and outmaneuver his opponents.

The third vote for Deadlock City Never Sleeps character unlocks has ended and it was Solomon who won this time. An ethereal grandmaster of Chess, Solomon utilizes chess-based abilities that let him play defense, offense, maneuver carefully, and checkmate his opponents when the opportunity comes.

Solomon was announced as the winner of the third City Never Sleeps update vote in a Steam developer blog post.

Here’s the rundown of what Solomon can do based off of his ability descriptions in-game:

Setup Bishop: Create a bishop that remains in place indefinitely. Once deployed, weapon zoom/alt fire (right click on mouse by default) moves the bishop, applying a fading slow and dealing spirit damage to enemies it passes through. After a delay, activates diagonal squares that deal additional spirit damage when stepped on.

Kingside Knight: Promote an ally to be a knight, granting bonus stamina and barrier for a duration. If self-cast, you develop yourself double the barrier, but no stamina. Once deployed, weapon zoom/alt fire (right click on mouse by default) moves the piece, making it invulnerable during the duration before landing.

Rook Battery: Release a pair of rooks that travel forward, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilize to opponents on contact. If the rooks hit a wall, they reflect back in the opposite direction.

Develop Queen: Summon a queen that crashes down, dealing spirit damage in an area. After a delay, the queen releasess squares in straight lines that deal spirit damage again and apply stun to opponents. Once deployed, weapon zoom/alt fire (right click on mouse by default) makes the queen leap to a target location, activating the same effects of the original activation.

That covers Solomon’s abilities. He’s available now in Deadlock, so check him out when you can and keep those votes coming as we continue to cover the next City Never Sleeps update character unlocks on the Deadlock topic.

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