What are the best items for Kelvin in Deadlock?

The highest win rate items for Kelvin right now are Spirit Burn (65.9%), Witchmail (65.9%), Mystic Reverb (64.5%). These are calculated from tracked Deadlock matches and update every 15 minutes.

Who counters Kelvin in Deadlock?

Kelvin struggles most against Seven, Dynamo, Infernus. These matchups are based on head to head win rate data from ranked Deadlock matches.

What is Kelvin's win rate in Deadlock?

Kelvin has a 53.9% win rate across 399,632 tracked matches, and currently sits in S-tier.

Popular Itemsby pick rate

Improved Spiritspirit

Superior Cooldownspirit

23:5856.1%281.9K

Boundless Spiritspirit

25:1057.6%276.7K

Enduring Speedvitality

16:4755.4%269.2K

Mystic Expansionspirit

14:1155.7%267.1K

Highest WR Itemsby win rate

Skill Path

Most popular skill leveling order74.2%· 10,860 matches

Frost Grenade

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Ice Path

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Arctic Beam

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Frozen Shelter

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Build Path Timeline

Average buy time for the most popular items, sorted by game phase

Early Game

0 – 8 min

Mid Game

8 – 16 min

Improved Spiritspirit

Healing Boostervitality

13:38

52.5%237.1K

Mystic Expansionspirit

14:11

55.7%267.1K

Late Game

16+ min

Enduring Speedvitality

Superior Cooldownspirit

23:58

56.1%281.9K

Boundless Spiritspirit

25:10

57.6%276.7K

What If?Item Optimizer

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Best Matchups

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Worst Matchups

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Best Synergies

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Win Rate Trend

54.7%+1.2%

22.6K matches this week

KelvinDeadlock Build, Stats & Counters

Q: Is Kelvin good in Deadlock?

Kelvin is currently a S-tier Deadlock character with a 53.9% win rate. 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.

S★★☆ Complexitybrawler

ProtectorExplorerIce Cold

Freezes enemies in their tracks

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.

Abilities

Win Rate

53.9%

Pick Rate

2.2%

KDA Ratio

3.40

Avg Damage

30.0K

Matches

399.6K

Avg KDA

4.6 / 5.5 / 14.0

Max Health

890

Move Speed

6.7

Sprint Speed

1.1

Light Melee

Heavy Melee

116

Stamina

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More Kelvin analytics

Go deeper on Kelvin with related Deadlock data: top ranked players of this hero, community builds, the full counter matrix, pair synergies and meta shifts across recent patches.

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Kelvin Meta SnapshotTier S

Kelvin is a strong S tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 53.9% win rate and a 2.2% pick rate across 399,632 tracked matches this patch. Kelvin's role leans freezes enemies in their tracks, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. 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. Kelvin averages 4.6 kills, 5.5 deaths and 14.0 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Win Rate

53.9%

Pick Rate

2.2%

Kelvin Deep Dive

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Ability Priority

How to level Kelvin's abilities

The highest win rate Kelvin players open with Frost Grenade, Frost Grenade, and Arctic Beam, and that ability priority wins 74.2% of 10,860 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Kelvin's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.

Power Spikes & Economy

When Kelvin actually spikes

Across tracked games Kelvin finishes on an average 39,799 net worth with a 3.40 KDA. That number tells you when Kelvin actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Kelvin deals around 29,969 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.

The highest win rate build path on Kelvin right now runs Mystic Expansion (tier 1, 55.7% WR), Mystic Vulnerability (tier 2, 57.4% WR), Torment Pulse (tier 3, 58.4% WR), and Spirit Burn (tier 4, 65.9% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.

Meta Position

Kelvin in the current Deadlock patch

Kelvin is holding a 53.9% win rate this patch and ranks in the S tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Kelvin is neither rising nor fading right now. That puts Kelvin firmly in the meta conversation this patch, and makes it a priority ban target above Diamond rank.

Worst Matchups

Who counters Kelvin

Kelvin loses lane weight against Haze (-1.2% win rate delta), Bebop (-1.1% win rate delta), and Rem (-1.0% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.

Best Synergies

Who to duo with Kelvin

Kelvin pairs strongest with Dynamo (+5.7% win rate delta) and Infernus (+4.4% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Kelvin's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Kelvin.

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Win Rate Trend

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Kelvin's Journey

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Kelvin in the current Deadlock patch

Who counters Kelvin

Who to duo with Kelvin

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