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Kelvin

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.

Recent patch changes

2026.09.16
  • Frozen Shelter base ability health regen now scales with spirit power (0.2)
Open patch notes →

WeaponExpedition's End · Heavy Hitter

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second715/391277/39
Bullet damage18.67/39+0.4233.310/39
Pellets110/391
Magazine1425/3914
Shots per second3.8121/393.81
Reload2.59s15/392.59s
Bullet velocity160m/s35/39160m/s
Falloff range20–58m20–58m
Light melee509/39+1.58105.311/39
Heavy melee1165/39+3.67244.55/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health8802/39+602,9803/39
Health regen128/391
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%+0.6322.1%1/39
Move speed6.7m/s23/396.7m/s
Sprint speed1.1m/s37/391.1m/s
Stamina35/393

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.345.52/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
S
Tier
Win rate
53.6%
Experienced
54.4%
Pick rate
22.1%
Games
16,168

Why this tierExperienced win rate 54.4% (1/38) · Novice 52.0% (8/39) · Pick rate 22.1% (28/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills5.3 · 32/39Hero damage32,790 · 32/39Souls43,936 · 20/39Objective damage5,865 · 24/39Damage taken44,710 · 6/39Assists15.8 · 5/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatKelvinHero avg.Rank
Kills5.36.732/39
Deaths5.86.835/39
Assists15.813.35/39
KDA3.622.992/39
Souls43,93644,19220/39
Last hits165.8177.326/39
Denies3.43.416/39
Hero damage32,79035,98132/39
Damage taken44,71036,1046/39
Objective damage5,8656,82324/39
Accuracy51.8%50.2%15/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

48%
50%
52%
54%
56%
Patch
Patch
Patch
53.3%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

56%
53%
50%
47%
44%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

56%
53%
50%
47%
44%
48.3%
54.1%
54.3%
53.9%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    52.7%

    avg 47.3% · 950 games

  2. 30–99 games

    51.9%

    avg 49.1% · 4,846 games

  3. 100–299 games

    55.1%

    avg 50.5% · 5,418 games

  4. 300+ games

    53.6%

    avg 50.6% · 4,486 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage32,790 · 35%
  • Objectives5,865 · 6%
  • Troopers40,780 · 44%
  • Neutrals13,909 · 15%

KelvinHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Pocket59.6%977
  2. Paradox59.5%885
  3. Venator58.1%1,111
  4. Holliday57.5%574
  5. Bebop57.1%1,361

Hardest opponents

  1. Rat King43.7%673
  2. Graves49.0%673
  3. Dynamo49.3%744
  4. Haze49.5%1,653
  5. Vindicta50.8%922

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Seven60.3%504
  2. Drifter55.5%710
  3. Haze55.4%1,283
  4. Lash54.7%928
  5. Wraith54.6%703

Wins least with

  1. Paradox48.0%506
  2. Shiv49.3%566
  3. Vindicta50.8%620
  4. Infernus51.2%553
  5. Mina51.8%703

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

Piggy

Popular at top rank

Piggy`s Support Kelvin (twitch.tv/piggyxdd)

Updated October 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Misc

Guardian Cheese

Core

Actives :)

Purple

Green

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Frost Grenade251015
Ice Path36914
Arctic Beam17816
Frozen Shelter4111213

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hoot

hoot beam build

Updated September 1, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

optional

Mid-late

Late Game extras

util that can be bought

optional

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Frost Grenade15616
Ice Path371415
Arctic Beam28911
Frozen Shelter4101213

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
28%High-Velocity RoundsEarly
66%Extra ChargeEarly49%Extra SpiritEarly28%Mystic ExpansionMid20%Mystic RegenerationEarly10%Mystic BurstEarly
58%Extra RegenEarly23%Sprint BootsMid14%Extra StaminaMid
1,600
24%Opening RoundsEarly
50%Improved SpiritMid40%Mystic VulnerabilityMid29%Compress CooldownLate23%Arcane SurgeMid19%Duration ExtenderLate
35%Healing BoosterMid35%HealbaneMid30%Trophy CollectorMid22%Enchanter's EmblemMid20%Spirit LifestealMid19%Enduring SpeedMid
3,200
45%Superior CooldownLate45%Greater ExpansionLate40%Superior DurationLate35%Rapid RechargeMid21%Radiant RegenerationMid21%Torment PulseMid20%TankbusterLate
6,400
61%Boundless SpiritLate53%Escalating ExposureLate36%Spirit BurnLate27%Transcendent CooldownLate11%Mystic ReverbLate
22%Healing TempoLate15%InfuserLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

John Citrous

22 players · 35 games

Cirno's Healnade

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Stage 1: Starting out

Other good early items

Stage 3: The Journey

Mid-Game's Endurance Training

Handymann's Utility Kit

Stage 6A: The Evil Route

Stage 6B: The Saint Route

Other Endurance Training

THE INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Frost Grenade1568
Ice Path37913
Arctic Beam2101112
Frozen Shelter4141516

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Yndio

3 players · 23 games

Dry Ice

Updated September 29, 2026From a previous patch

Snowing

Optional

Winter

Igloo

Blizzard

Hail

Res

Counters

Etc

Example 11 Item Build

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Frost Grenade1568
Ice Path391213
Arctic Beam271011
Frozen Shelter4141516

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Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Frost Grenade12510
Ice Path491213
Arctic Beam36811
Frozen Shelter7141516

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (7,698 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. High-Velocity RoundsBought 29% · 1:49
  2. Extra RegenBought 69% · 4:27
  3. Extra ChargeBought 82% · 4:54
  4. Sprint BootsBought 60% · 8:07
  5. Trophy CollectorBought 53% · 8:20
  6. Extra SpiritBought 75% · 8:50

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. Healing BoosterBought 68% · 12:13
  2. HealbaneBought 56% · 14:12
  3. Mystic ExpansionBought 65% · 14:54
  4. Improved SpiritBought 79% · 15:32
  5. Mystic VulnerabilityBought 68% · 18:10
  6. Rapid RechargeBought 70% · 18:33

Late · after 20 min

  1. Compress CooldownBought 50% · 21:05
  2. Superior CooldownBought 61% · 24:23
  3. Escalating ExposureBought 59% · 25:18
  4. Boundless SpiritBought 59% · 27:14
  5. Superior DurationBought 39% · 27:27
  6. Greater ExpansionBought 51% · 27:48

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.