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Kelvin

Freezes enemies in their tracks

Stats

Weapon
DPS71BulletDamage18.6Bulletsper sec3.8 shots/sAmmo14ReloadTime2.59sBulletVelocity160m/sFalloffStart20mFalloffEnd58m
Vitality
Max Health880HealthRegen1Move Speed6.7mSprintSpeed+1.1mDash Speed13.9mStamina3StaminaCooldown5.5s
Growth / Lv
WeaponDamage+0.418/LvMax Health+60/LvMeleeDamage+1.58/LvSpiritPower+1.3/Lv

On top of the four growth stats, this hero also gains Spirit Resist +0.625 per level.

Abilities

Frost Grenade
  • Charges2
  • Cooldown30s
  • Cast Delay0.1s

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

×0.6
60
Damage
7s
Charge Delay
6.5m
Radius
Move Speed-32%Slow Duration4sHeal Amount60
1AP+30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount
2AP-10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen
5AP+2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased.
Ice Path
  • Cooldown50s
  • Duration8s
  • Cast Delay0.2s

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 [Roll] / [Crouch] to travel up or down while in Ice Path.

18s
Ice Trail Duration
+2m
Move Speed
+2m
Sprint Speed
Slow Resist+60%Slide Distance+50%Explosion Radius5m
1AP+2m Move Speed and +35% Bullet Resist for Kelvin while on Ice Path
2APCooldown -25s
5AP+35% Spirit and +20 Spirit for Kelvin while on Ice Path
Arctic Beam
  • Cooldown28s
  • Duration5.0s

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.

×0.38
45
Damage Per Second
25m
Beam Length
-16%
Max Move Speed
Max Fire Rate-20%Max Dash Slow-18%Time To Max Debuff2.0sDebuff Linger Duration2sSlow Duration0.6s
1AP-20% to Fire Rate and Move Speed
2AP+0.6 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling
5AP-13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 0.93m of the last target hit.
Frozen ShelterUltimate
  • Cooldown185s
  • Cast Range8m
  • Duration5s
  • Cast Delay0.2s

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 becomes Invulnerable and Frozen under Frozen Shelter

10m
Radius
+90
Health Regen
-28%
Move Speed
1APCooldown -20s
2APDuration +1.5s
5APPurges non-ult debuffs for you and your allies. +1 Health Regen and increased Spirit Scaling
NotesJapanese only
  • 「アーマーピアッサー」の発動効果と、ヴェナトルのアルティメットからの攻撃は、ドームを貫通する。

Popular Items

Since the 2026-09-29 update (City Never Sleeps) / 6,692 matches

The items bought most often in each tier, in matches played with this hero (pick rate).

Tier 1800

  1. IExtra Charge82.4%Win rate 54.6%
  2. IExtra Spirit76.0%Win rate 54.1%
  3. IExtra Regen68.4%Win rate 55.0%
  4. IIMBUEMystic Expansion60.7%Win rate 55.8%

Tier 21,600

  1. IIImproved Spirit80.7%Win rate 54.5%
  2. IIMystic Vulnerability68.0%Win rate 55.6%
  3. IIHealing Booster64.3%Win rate 55.1%
  4. IIIMBUECompress Cooldown53.1%Win rate 55.6%

Tier 33,200

  1. IIIRapid Recharge73.6%Win rate 55.3%
  2. IIISuperior Cooldown60.7%Win rate 57.1%
  3. IIIGreater Expansion53.0%Win rate 58.2%
  4. IIISuperior Duration46.5%Win rate 58.9%

Tier 46,400

  1. IVBoundless Spirit68.7%Win rate 58.3%
  2. IVEscalating Exposure64.5%Win rate 57.3%
  3. IVSpirit Burn41.2%Win rate 63.1%
  4. IVTranscendent Cooldown28.5%Win rate 58.8%

Win rates run higher for pricier tiers, because the team that is already ahead can afford more expensive items. Match stats: deadlock-api.com (updated every 6 hours)

Strengths and Counters

Standout stats

Stats in the top 12.5% of all 38 heroes

Counters

Based on what the abilities do and what players actually build

Cut off the healingWhy: Has abilities that heal allies or itself — Frozen Shelter 90 / Frost Grenade 60 (top 4% of the 23 heroes with healing)

Derived mechanically from each hero's rank among all heroes, ability values, and the composition of actual builds.How it's calculatedJapanese only

Balance Changes

  1. 2026-09-29City Never SleepsMixed

    Frost Grenade

    • Aura Heal per Second Spirit Scaling×0.8(new)
    • Aura Slow-75(new)

    Ice Path

    • Explode Damage Spirit Scaling×0.8(new)
    • Explosion Interval0.15(new)
    • Explosion Radius5m(new)

    Arctic Beam

    • Beam Heal per Second Spirit Scaling×0.6(new)
  2. 2026-09-16Minor Update - 09-16-2026Mixed

    Frost Grenade

    • Move Speed32%(40%)

    Arctic Beam

    • Max Dash Slow-18%(-20%)
    • Max Move Speed16%(20%)
    • Minimum Slow24(30)
    • T1Max Move Speed+20%(+25%)

    Frozen Shelter

    • Health Regen Spirit Scaling×0.2(×0)
    • Move Speed28%(35%)

Generated automatically from differences in the game data, so it includes changes not mentioned in the official notes. Server-side-only changes may not appear here.