Kelvin

Kelvin item build

Early game

0 to 9 min

70% Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought70% Win55.2% At3:26 65% Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought65% Win54.4% At3:40 62% Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought62% Win55.4% At4:48 29% Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought29% Win57.6% At6:09 28% High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Bought28% Win52.6% At2:07 23% Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought23% Win52.7% At4:21 Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health.

Mid game

9 to 20 min

47% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought47% Win54.3% At13:21 42% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought42% Win58.0% At15:22 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. 36% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought36% Win57.4% At15:08 32% Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought32% Win56.5% At13:51 Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. 32% Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought32% Win54.1% At12:60 Increases the effectiveness of your healing. 29% Enduring Speed Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought29% Win55.8% At13:42 Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties.

Late game

20 min and later

59% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought59% Win58.6% At28:60 53% Escalating Exposure Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought53% Win58.5% At28:30 Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target. 47% Greater Expansion Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought47% Win57.6% At28:41 Increases the range and effect radius of your abilities and items. 47% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought47% Win57.2% At26:54 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities. 42% Superior Duration Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought42% Win58.7% At29:35 Increases the duration of your abilities and items. 34% Spirit Burn Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought34% Win62.9% At32:38 Dealing significant spirit damage to an enemy within 5s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to that enemy. While burning, enemies take da...

Core items

Most bought overall

81% Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought81% Win54.8% At13:29 68% Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought68% Win56.1% At20:26 67% Mystic Vulnerability Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought67% Win56.4% At18:17 When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced. 65% Boundless Spirit Spirit · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls Bought65% Win59.0% At27:59 62% Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Bought62% Win54.4% At12:01 Increases the effectiveness of your healing. 61% Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Bought61% Win57.7% At24:32 Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities.

Percent = share of Kelvin players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

Kelvin abilities

Ability 1

Frost Grenade

Damage and slow enemies

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+30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount
2. 2-10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen
3. 3+2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased.

Ability 2

Ice Path

Speed around on a floating path of ice

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+2m Move Speed and +35% Bullet Resist for Kelvin while on Ice Path
2. 2-25s Cooldown
3. 3+35% Spirit and +20 Spirit for Kelvin while on Ice Path

Ability 3

Arctic Beam

Apply an escalating slow

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. 1-20.0% to Fire Rate and Move Speed
2. 2+20.0 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling
3. 3-13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit.

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Frozen Shelter

Create an impenetrable healing dome

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. 1-20s Cooldown
2. 2+1.5s Duration
3. 3Purges non-ult debuffs for you and your allies. +65 Health Regen and increased Spirit Scaling

Ability order

20% of players · 54.3% win rate · 18,212 matches

Max first Arctic Beam › Frost Grenade › Ice Path › Frozen Shelter

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Frost Grenade	U	1			2
Ice Path				U						1	2
Arctic Beam			U			1		2	3
Frozen Shelter							U					1

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

Kelvin counters and matchups

Counters

Kelvin wins least against

Graves Graves Win rate46.7% Pick rate– Matches45k −7.6 pts vs Kelvin's average −7.6

New Rat King Rat King Win rate48.5% Pick rate– Matches65k −5.9 pts vs Kelvin's average −5.9

Paige Paige Win rate48.8% Pick rate– Matches36k −5.5 pts vs Kelvin's average −5.5

Seven Seven Win rate49.8% Pick rate– Matches34k −4.6 pts vs Kelvin's average −4.6

New Baba Baba Win rate50.3% Pick rate– Matches21k −4.1 pts vs Kelvin's average −4.1

Haze Haze Win rate50.9% Pick rate– Matches47k −3.5 pts vs Kelvin's average −3.5

Good matchups

Kelvin wins most against

Pocket Pocket Win rate60.1% Pick rate– Matches18k +5.7 pts vs Kelvin's average +5.7

Mina Mina Win rate59.5% Pick rate– Matches38k +5.2 pts vs Kelvin's average +5.2

Paradox Paradox Win rate59.5% Pick rate– Matches25k +5.1 pts vs Kelvin's average +5.1

Sinclair Sinclair Win rate59.4% Pick rate– Matches9.9k +5.0 pts vs Kelvin's average +5.0

Grey Talon Grey Talon Win rate59.2% Pick rate– Matches17k +4.9 pts vs Kelvin's average +4.9

Holliday Holliday Win rate59.0% Pick rate– Matches19k +4.6 pts vs Kelvin's average +4.6

Best teammates

Lift Kelvin's win rate most

Graves Graves Win rate62.2% Pick rate– Matches44k +7.9 pts vs Kelvin's average +7.9

New Rat King Rat King Win rate60.5% Pick rate– Matches57k +6.2 pts vs Kelvin's average +6.2

Paige Paige Win rate60.0% Pick rate– Matches12k +5.7 pts vs Kelvin's average +5.7

Victor Victor Win rate58.6% Pick rate– Matches28k +4.2 pts vs Kelvin's average +4.2

Seven Seven Win rate58.2% Pick rate– Matches35k +3.8 pts vs Kelvin's average +3.8

New Baba Baba Win rate58.1% Pick rate– Matches14k +3.7 pts vs Kelvin's average +3.7

Points = Kelvin's win rate with or against that hero minus Kelvin's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Top Kelvin community builds

• Dry Ice

  by Yndio · 390 favorites · updated Aug 16, 2026

  ID 267608
  High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Rapid Recharge Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing. Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death.

• Rex Carry Kelvin (outdated)

  by Rex · 85 favorites · updated Sep 9, 2026

  ID 732842
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Golden Goose Egg Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain souls over time, as long as you are alive. Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Burst Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, causing abilities dealing more than 80 damage to deal additional damage. Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls

• Grenade Dome Kelvin

  by Homeless Jew · 74 favorites · updated Sep 3, 2026

  ID 403321
  Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Mystic Expansion Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Imbue an ability to increase its range and effect radius. Improved Spirit Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing. Enduring Speed Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces the effect of enemy Move Speed penalties. Compress Cooldown Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. Superior Cooldown Spirit · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Reduces the Cooldown of your abilities.

• LIGHTBRINGERxSITUATION WARDEN (Kelvin) BUILD

  by Zadamouse · 67 favorites · updated Sep 13, 2026

  ID 803004
  High-Velocity Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Opening Rounds Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health. Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Quicksilver Reload Spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Swift Striker Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Titanic Magazine Weapon · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Veil Walker Vitality · Tier 3 · 3,200 souls Walking through a cosmic veil grants you Stealth, Heal and increased Move Speed.

• d1vio spirit*

  by d1vio · 57 favorites · updated Jul 14, 2026

  ID 667239
  Healbane Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Your spirit damage reduces the enemy's Incoming Healing. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal. Battle Vest Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain weapon damage and bonus fire rate. Enchanter's Emblem Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls While you are above 65% health, gain bonus Spirit and Cooldown Reduction. Debuff Reducer Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Reduces the duration of all negative effects applied to you. Weapon Shielding Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant weapon damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Spirit Shielding Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant spirit damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Reactive Barrier Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced. Return Fire Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Automatically fire a bullet towards any attacker who damages you with their abilities or weapon.

• Rex Kelvin build 2

  by Rex · 51 favorites · updated Oct 1, 2026

  ID 793643
  Monster Rounds Weapon · Tier 1 · 800 souls Golden Goose Egg Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Gain souls over time, as long as you are alive. Extra Regen Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Extra Charge Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls Healing Booster Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Increases the effectiveness of your healing. Sprint Boots Vitality · Tier 1 · 800 souls Trophy Collector Vitality · Tier 2 · 1,600 souls Whenever you score an assist or kill, gain extra sprint, ability range and passive soul generation. This effect stacks and persists through death. Extra Spirit Spirit · Tier 1 · 800 souls

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