Solomon vs Calico
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Solomon beats Calico
Mystic vs Assassin
Keep your CC for their dive. One stun on an assassin is usually a kill for your team.
Your game plan as Solomon
A strategist who builds the board before the fight starts.
How to beat Calico
A shadow-hunter who appears, bursts and vanishes before anyone can turn around.
- 01Move in pairs once she leaves lane; Calico hunts solo targets.
- 02Make her use Return to Shadows before you spend your big cooldown.
- 03Spread out against Gloom Bombs. Extra bomb hits deal reduced damage, but a full cluster still hurts.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Solomon into Calico
- 01Solomon out-farms Calico by ~36.6 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Calico denies ~1.4 more orbs per match — secure your orbs before they can.
- 03Calico looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup



52% win rate over 38,080 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Kingside Knight: Calico dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
Max firstYou out-farm Calico: keep the standard order and push your lead with Rook Battery.
Threats
Calico has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Your tools




Winning the fights after lane
- Solomon averages 0.71 kills per death against Calico.
- Solomon finishes 4.4k souls behind Calico on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Solomon deals 1.2k less objective damage per match than Calico — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Calico




Matchup questions
Who wins Solomon vs Calico?
Solomon wins 48.3% of 31,078 recent matches against Calico — even.
How do I beat Calico as Solomon?
Solomon out-farms Calico by ~36.6 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.

