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Kelvin

Kelvin build & guide

Timely heals and splitting a teamfight properly is the difference between an easy victory or a ruinous defeat. Gliding around slowing enemies gives Kelvin's team the maneuvering advantage to make this happen.

Role: Freezes enemies in their tracks · Patch 2026-09-26

A
Win rate54.1%
Pick rate18.4%
Matches75,710
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Is Kelvin good right now?

Kelvin sits in tier A (#6 of 39): a very strong pick. They win 54.1% of their matches and appear in 18.4% of them (75,710 matches on patch 2026-09-26). The patch barely moved them (54.0% before).

The best-performing build right now is a spirit build: "Cirno's Healnade", at 67.0% over 91 matches. If you prefer a tank style, "Piggy`s Support Kelvin (twitch.tv/piggyxdd)" sits at 52.6%.

Kelvin does especially well against Mirage, The Doorman and Mina and struggles most against Rat King (43.4%) and Paige. Their best teammate is Rat King.

Written from match statistics; updated daily.

A famed adventuring scientist, Kelvin made it his life's mission to explore and understand the unknowable. So naturally when rumors surfaced regarding an 8th astral gate hidden in the arctic, Kelvin couldn't build an expedition team fast enough. Assembling the brightest minds of his generation, Kelvin and his team set forth with much fanfare. They never returned. A year and a half later the frozen body of Kelvin was found by a fishing trawler, his corpse clutching a rock etched with glowing runes. The crew chipped away at the ice, looking to get a closer look at the body and were shocked when Kelvin opened his eyes. They checked his vitals... there was no pulse. They sought to bandage his open wounds... there was no blood. And yet, impossibly, Kelvin was "alive". Having no memory of what happened on the expedition, Kelvin is looking for answers.

Best Kelvin builds by win rate

Real builds published in-game, ranked by win rate over the last 14 days. When a better one appears, it takes its place automatically.

Most winning ability order

  1. 1Frost Grenade+1
  2. 2Frost Grenade+2
  3. 3Arctic Beam+1
  4. 4Ice Path+1
  5. 5Frost Grenade+3
  6. 6Arctic Beam+2
  7. 7Frozen Shelter+1
  8. 8Ice Path+2
  9. 9Ice Path+3
  10. 10Frost Grenade+4
  11. 11Arctic Beam+3
  12. 12Arctic Beam+4
  13. 13Ice Path+4
  14. 14Frozen Shelter+2
  15. 15Frozen Shelter+3
  16. 16Frozen Shelter+4

Win rate: 73.1% · 1,138 matches

Items with the highest win rate for Kelvin

Early (< 10 min)

  1. Sprint Boots38,404 matches · ~9 min55.3%+1.3 pp
  2. Extra Charge61,722 matches · ~6 min54.6%+0.5 pp
  3. Extra Spirit57,689 matches · ~8 min54.4%+0.4 pp
  4. Extra Regen50,826 matches · ~4 min54.4%+0.3 pp

Mid (10–22 min)

  1. Compress Cooldown39,942 matches · ~22 min57.2%+3.1 pp
  2. Mystic Expansion45,526 matches · ~14 min56.1%+2.0 pp
  3. Rapid Recharge54,888 matches · ~21 min55.9%+1.8 pp
  4. Mystic Vulnerability50,546 matches · ~18 min55.9%+1.8 pp

Late (22+ min)

  1. Mystic Reverb10,181 matches · ~35 min63.6%+9.6 pp
  2. Witchmail4,176 matches · ~37 min63.3%+9.2 pp
  3. Spirit Burn32,004 matches · ~33 min62.5%+8.4 pp
  4. Scourge1,522 matches · ~40 min62.9%+8.8 pp

Items bought late win more partly because only players who are already ahead can afford them; compare items within the same timing column.

Kelvin counters and synergies

Strong against

  1. Mirage6,428 matches59.9%
  2. The Doorman7,701 matches59.6%
  3. Mina13,565 matches58.6%
  4. Paradox11,757 matches58.6%
  5. Pocket10,265 matches58.5%

Weak against (counters)

  1. Rat King7,259 matches43.4%
  2. Paige17,774 matches47.6%
  3. Graves15,020 matches47.7%
  4. Seven13,070 matches48.8%
  5. Victor11,998 matches49.0%

Best teammates

  1. Rat King6,022 matches65.0%
  2. Paige5,443 matches61.7%
  3. Graves15,446 matches60.8%
  4. Seven13,393 matches58.9%
  5. Victor10,199 matches58.8%

Kelvin's win rate in full matches against or alongside each hero, adjusted for sample size. Minimum 200 matches per pair.

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Abilities

Frost Grenade

#1 · Cooldown 30s

Throw a grenade that explodes in a cloud of freezing ice that heals allies and applies spirit damage and move speed reduction to enemies.

  1. 1 AP Damage: +30 · Heal Amount: +30
  2. 2 AP PauseStaminaRegen: +1 · Cooldown: -10s
  3. 5 AP Radius: +2mm · Heal Amount: +0.9 · Damage: +0.8

Ice Path

#2 · Cooldown 50s

Kelvin creates a floating trail of ice and snow that gives movement bonuses to him and his allies. Kelvin gains 60% slow resistance for the duration. Enemies can also walk on the floating trail. Press Dash / Crouch / slide to travel up or down while in Ice Path.

  1. 1 AP Move Speed: +2mm · Bullet Resist: +35%
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -25s
  3. 5 AP BonusSpiritPct: +35 · Spirit Power: +20

Arctic Beam

#3 · Cooldown 28s

Shoot freezing cold energy out in front of you, damaging targets and progressively reducing their movement and fire rate the longer you sustain the beam on them. You have reduced move speed while using Arctic Beam. The beam may also claim Souls.

  1. 1 AP Max Move Speed: +20% · Max Fire Rate: +25%
  2. 2 AP Damage Per Second: +20 · Damage Per Second: +0.6
  3. 5 AP Extra Beam Range: +10mm · Extra Beam Range: +0.93m · BeamSplitCount: +2 · Cooldown: -13s

Frozen Shelter

Ultimate · Cooldown 185s

Target yourself or a Hero to freeze the air and create an impenetrable dome around them. While in the dome, allies gain rapid regeneration and enemies are slowed. Objectives become Invulnerable and Frozen under Frozen Shelter

  1. 1 AP Cooldown: -20s
  2. 2 AP Duration: +1.5s
  3. 5 AP Health Regen: +65 · Health Regen: +1 · PurgeOnCast: +1

Base stats

Base statsScaling (per boon)
Health880+60
Health regen1—
Move speed6.7 m/s—
Sprint speed1.1 m/s—
Stamina3—

Stats for patch 2026-09-26. Game data from the community Deadlock API. Data since September 26, 2026 · refreshed every 6 h