The Solarion is Trove’s phoenix-archer: part artillery, part support, part living spotlight. When you master the rhythm of charge → place light → release, whole rooms stop meaningfully existing and the phoenix takes care of the rest. Solarion is a Top Tier Class because its kit rewards prediction, positioning and the clever use of on-demand area control through its Guiding Light pillars and Prismatic Blast ultimate.
This Trove guide walks you through abilities, builds, rotations, gem choices, emblem/flask picks and endgame tuning.
The Solarion Abilities & Passive
Learning about the class is mostly learning interactions: what gives energy, what refreshes DoT, and how the phoenix behaves when you place a Guiding Light or detonate a Solar Flare.
Basic Attack: The Solarion sends out a shot from their bow dealing damage to enemies in front of them.
Solar Flare: your charged primary. Hold the button to expand the explosion radius; the longer the charge, the wider the blast and the stronger the initial DoT applied to targets. Solar Flare also generates Radiance and refunds energy when its DoT ticks on enemies. This makes fully-charged Solar Flares the primary tool for both single-target spikes and room-wide pressure.
Guiding Light: placeable pillars that create expanding damage zones. You can have up to 3 Guiding Lights at once and they stack DoT that gives Radiance and Energy, while healing allies — and they cause Phoenix eggs to explode faster if you use them around a downed phoenix egg. They’re the class’s zoning tool: put them at chokepoints, under bosses, or behind safe windows to force enemies into painful territory.
Prismatic Blast: the ultimate. Toggle it to fire continuous blasts around you at the cost of energy; each blast grants a stacking damage buff up to 5 stacks that persists until the ultimate ends. Because Solarion regains energy from its DoT effects (Radiance interactions), well-placed Solar Flares and Guiding Lights feed your Prismatic Blast uptime. The class gem 
Prismatic Link (if equipped) can also cause Prismatic Blast pulses around the phoenix, allowing range maintenance while still dealing AoE around the pet.
Phoenix Radiance: the phoenix applies DoT with its attacks and refunds energy to the Solarion through Radiance. When Phoenix dies it will spawn an egg at its location. The egg will heal itself and at max health explode dealing damage to nearby enemies and respawn Phoenix.; Guiding Light will accelerate egg explosion. Much of Solarion play is about keeping the phoenix active and using its DoTs to feed your energy loop for Prismatic Blast.
The Builds
Sniper
This build squeezes maximum damage from charged Solar Flares and times Prismatic windows for boss vulnerability phases. You’ll play from medium range, pre-place a Guiding Light where the boss’s feet will be (prediction is key), then charge and detonate a Solar Flare right as the boss is susceptible. Push Crit and Physical, but keep enough Light to scale against heavy-HP endgame targets.
stats: Physical Damage → Crit Chance → Crit Damage → Light.
Gems: Empowered picks: Explosive Epilogue (for burst chaining) or Pyrodisc (if you want mobility while keeping AoE). Lesser gems into Crit and PD.- Emblems & Flask:
Martial + Zealous for damage and ensures you have the energy to use your abilities; Death-Defying Vial depending on solo risk. - Ally:
Earnie +400 Light, +25% Physical Damage, and a shield when nearby enemies die. - rotation: Predict boss path → place Guiding Light(s) on that path → charge Solar Flare offscreen → pop full-charge into the pillar window → activate Prismatic Blast to soak stacked damage buffs and finish with another flare if safe.
Gems: Empowered picks: Explosive Epilogue (for burst chaining) or Pyrodisc (if you want mobility while keeping AoE). Lesser gems into Crit and PD.
Martial + 
Zealous for damage and ensures you have the energy to use your abilities; 
Death-Defying Vial depending on solo risk.
Earnie +400 Light, +25% Physical Damage, and a shield when nearby enemies die.Prismatic Build
If your content requires longer uptime and stable presence (Delves, extended boss phases), the Sustained Prismatic build is your friend. Here you lean into energy economy: Guiding Light and Solar Flare feed Radiance to refill energy, letting you keep Prismatic Blast active. This build is safer, more forgiving, and excellent for team content where maintaining pressure matters more than raw one-shot numbers.
- stats: Physical Damage → Light → Energy Regen → Crit Hit.
- Gems: Pyrodisc or Explosive Epilogue to convert small kills into sustained AoE; consider Vampiric picks if soloing.
- Emblems & Flask: Chronomantic for faster ultimate refresh + Martial; use Elysian Bandolier for reduced downtime on farms.
- Ally: Earnie +400 Light, +25% Physical Damage, and a shield when nearby enemies die.
- rotation: Place Guiding Lights across spawn funnels → use short charged Solar Flares to seed DoT → toggle Prismatic Blast and maintain pillars to keep energy up → reposition and refresh pillars as needed.
Chronomantic for faster ultimate refresh + 
Elysian Bandolier for reduced downtime on farms.Farming Build
When the goal is materials, Solarion is surprisingly quick. Speed builds sacrifice some heavy stats for movement and attack speed while using Explosive Epilogue to blow open nodes. Short charges into lines of spawns, rapid pillar placement in spawn chokepoints, and toggled ultimate during densest nodes make Solarion an efficient farmer.
- stats: Movement Speed → Attack Speed → Physical Damage → Crit Hit.
- Gems: Pyrodisc is a favorite for speed because of the movement speed buff the disc grants; Explosive Epilogue helps chain-clears.
- Emblems & Flask: Berserker + Martial combos; Elysian Bandolier for minimal downtime.
- Ally: Provides damage, move boost and health regeneration. This is a great all-around farming ally.
- rotation: Run route → short-charge flares into spawn lines → pop pillars at chokepoints → let Empowered gem explosions finish clusters → move on.
Berserker + 
Provides damage, move boost and health regeneration. This is a great all-around farming ally.Gear Stats Priorities
| Slot | Sniper / Spike | Sustained Prismatic | Speed / Farm |
|---|---|---|---|
 Weapon | Damage → Crit Damage → Crit Chance | Damage → Light → Energy Regen | Attack Speed → Damage → Movement |
 Hat | Crit Damage → Damage → Light | Light → Damage → Energy Regen | Movement → Attack Speed → Damage |
 Face | Damage → Crit Chance → Crit Damage | Damage → Energy Regen → Light | Energy Regen → Movement → PD |
 Ring | Crit / PD / Light | Light → PD → Energy Regen | Movement / AS / PD |
 Banner | Light → PD → Crit | Light → PD → Energy Regen | AS / Movement / PD |
Progression Roadmap
- Early (1–PR5k): learn charge timing and Guiding Light placement. Push Primary Damage and some Crit.
- Mid (PR5k–PR20k): pick your role. Hunt for empowered gems (Explosive Epilogue / Pyrodisc) and your first useful class gem. Practice Prismatic windows in group settings.
- Endgame (Long Shade / Shadow Tower): invest Mystic/Cosmic gems into Light and PD lines, polish class gem and emblem combos, and nail pillar pre-placement for the most efficient clears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is Solarion good in 2026?
A: Yes. Solarion is a strong, flexible class for both support-style sustained play and high-single-target burst if built and played correctly.
Q: Which empowered gems are best?
A: Explosive Epilogue and Pyrodisc are the two most recommended universal picks; they multiply clearing potential and synergize well with Solarion pillars and Prismatic windows.
Q: What class gem should I chase?
A: Look for Solarion class gems that augment Prismatic Blast or add pulses around the phoenix (Prismatic Link variants) — they change your spacing and rotation dramatically.
Final Thoughts
Solarion is a dancer in the light: you pre-place, you bait, and you paint the arena with burning strokes until the room goes quiet. It’s as much about planning as it is execution, learn the paths, place the pillars, manage the energy ticks, and your Prismatic will last longer than the fight.