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Recommended build, generated from match data

Snapshot settings: Phantom+ ranked, normal mode, Oct 5, 2026 (Oct 5, 2026 update) to Oct 8, 2026 · 205 matches on this playstyle of 1,221 · generated Oct 9, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC

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Customise this build (swaps and imbue targets)

Situational swaps

Healbane instead of Enduring Speed · Mid · when: enemies heal a lot (lifesteal, healing items or healers)
Debuff Reducer instead of Healing Booster · Mid · when: enemies have several stuns, silences or roots
Metal Skin before Spirit Burn · 30+ · when: most of the enemy team's damage is bullets
Spirit Resilience before Superior Duration · Late · when: most of the enemy team's damage is spirit damage
Warp Stone before Greater Expansion · Late · when: you need an escape or a gap-closer

Imbue targets

Mystic Expansion
Compress Cooldown

Pick a swap or an imbue target to see a customised version. The recommended build above stays unchanged.

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Published guides that Kelvin players started matches with in this period, most used first, with copies and near-identical guides removed. Usage comes from the API's analysed matches and counts the guide selected at match start; it doesn't show whether players followed it. Game mode can't be filtered for this data.

Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg

by deadlocked.ggVersion 443Guide updated Oct 9, 2026Guide #722326

Matches started with it: 76
Won: 60.5%
Players: 74
In-game favourites: 7,695 (not match usage)

Items, as published

1EARLY GAME
Author's category
1. 1
  Extra Charge
2. 2
  Extra Spirit
3. 3
  Extra Regen
4. 4
  Mystic Expansion
5. 5
  Sprint Boots
  Buy for Trophy Collector and rush it or just save for Enduring Speed in mid game
6. 6
  Arcane Surge
  Remember to dash jump to proc the item
7. 7
  Healbane
  It applies healing reduction, and if you kill someone while they are under this effect, you heal yourself; it’s excellent in team fights (and for hindering champions who heal a lot, like Victor). Keep yourself alive!
8. 8
  Torment Pulse
  You can buy this item during lane phase if you manage to stay close enough to the enemies. It allows you to give pressure and deal damage remaining close to them. Anyway, if you're struggling (vs range or poke) buy this item when you can and do not prioritize it
2EARLY GAMEoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Trophy Collector
  Built from Sprint Boots
  Rush it if you're farming a lot of kills/assists
2. 2
  Healing Rite
  Buy it if you're getting bullied in lane and need to survive
3. 3
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
3MID GAME
Author's category
1. 1
  Mystic Vulnerability
  Core - Component of Escalating Exposure
2. 2
  Duration Extender
3. 3
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
4. 4
4MID GAMEoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Mystic Slow
  Useful if you need to slow them down
2. 2
  Enduring Speed
  Built from Sprint Boots
  If you're playing trophy collector, don't buy this item. If you still have Sprint Bust, buy it
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  Vs spirit burst
5LATE GAME
Author's category
1. 1
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
  Core - Once you close Boundless Spirit and Escalating Exposure, you're unstoppable
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
3. 3
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
6LATE GAMEoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  Buy it instead of the infuser
2. 2
  Scourge
3. 3
  Spirit Burn
  big anti-heal
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg, one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1	Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 5					Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 10

Among the 11 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 0 copies and 0 near-identical guides hidden, 6 beyond the top 5. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

What to buy, in order

Rapid Recharge + Boundless Spirit + Superior Cooldown style

1Early
Extra Charge
~2:34
2Early
Extra Regen
~3:02
3Early
Sprint Boots
~6:24
4Early
Trophy Collector
~6:55
from Sprint Boots
5Early
Extra Spirit
~8:01
6Mid
Healing Booster
~9:58
from Extra Regen
7Mid
Enduring Speed
~12:20
from Sprint Boots
8Mid
Mystic Expansion
~13:17
Imbue: Frost Grenade
9Mid
Rapid Recharge
~14:30
from Extra Charge
10Mid
Improved Spirit
~14:30
from Extra Spirit
11Mid
Mystic Vulnerability
~15:58
12Late
Tankbuster
~20:01
13Late
Compress Cooldown
~20:03
Imbue: Frost Grenade
14Late
Superior Cooldown
~22:10
from Compress Cooldown
15Late
Escalating Exposure
~24:13
from Mystic Vulnerability
16Late
Boundless Spirit
~24:35
from Improved Spirit
17Late
Greater Expansion
~27:29
from Mystic Expansion
18Late
Superior Duration
~28:04
1930+
Spirit Burn
~30:18

Times are when players on this build typically bought each item (observed guidance, not deadlines). Dashed steps are late continuations: this style's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game. Stage details below show how many of this group bought each item, optional items and situational swaps.

By stage

“Bought” percentages say how many players in this group bought the item; they are not win rates. Swaps are our advice from each item's current game text, not measured matchup results.

1Early
0–9 min
1. 1
  Extra Charge
  97% bought · ~2:34 · most 1–5 min
2. 2
  Extra Regen
  76% bought · ~3:02 · most 1–5 min
3. 3

Skill order

The most common choice at each point among these 205 players. The first four points match 164 of them; 6 used this exact full order.

Kelvin skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1	Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 5

Final inventory target

About this recommendation

Sample: Kelvin, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, from Oct 5, 2026 (Oct 5, 2026 update) to Oct 8, 2026, never more than 14 days: 1,221 matches, 55.5% won. Unranked matches carry no badge, so a rank bracket means ranked matches only.
Playstyle: the most common trio of 3,200+ soul items by 30:00 was Rapid Recharge, Boundless Spirit, Superior Cooldown. 205 matches built all three (17% of the sample); 68.3% of them were won. That describes these players, not this exact build, which no one may have followed item for item.
Items: bought by at least 50% of the group; late items are counted among the 90 matches that reached 35:00. If that leaves fewer than 2 late items, the build continues with the group's most-bought late items (at least 30%). Order and times are the group's medians.
Inventory: checked after every purchase with game recipes, observed sales and the observed limits of 12 items and 4 active items.
Ranked Kelvin matches by rank in this window: Mystic 668 · Phantom 778 · Sentinel 671 · Ritualist 621 · Acolyte 757 · Emissary 669 · Oracle 826 · Ascendant 339 · Seeker 744 · Eternus 104 · Initiate 288.
Snapshot generated Oct 9, 2026 from the Deadlock API public data lake (data as of Oct 8, 2026).

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Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg

by deadlocked.ggVersion 443Guide updated Oct 9, 2026Guide #722326

Matches started with it: 76
Won: 60.5%
Players: 74
In-game favourites: 7,695 (not match usage)

Items, as published

1EARLY GAME
Author's category
1. 1
  Extra Charge
2. 2
  Extra Spirit
3. 3
  Extra Regen
4. 4
  Mystic Expansion
5. 5
  Sprint Boots
  Buy for Trophy Collector and rush it or just save for Enduring Speed in mid game
6. 6
  Arcane Surge
  Remember to dash jump to proc the item
7. 7
  Healbane
  It applies healing reduction, and if you kill someone while they are under this effect, you heal yourself; it’s excellent in team fights (and for hindering champions who heal a lot, like Victor). Keep yourself alive!
8. 8
  Torment Pulse
  You can buy this item during lane phase if you manage to stay close enough to the enemies. It allows you to give pressure and deal damage remaining close to them. Anyway, if you're struggling (vs range or poke) buy this item when you can and do not prioritize it
2EARLY GAMEoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Trophy Collector
  Built from Sprint Boots
  Rush it if you're farming a lot of kills/assists
2. 2
  Healing Rite
  Buy it if you're getting bullied in lane and need to survive
3. 3
  Healing Booster
  Built from Extra Regen
3MID GAME
Author's category
1. 1
  Mystic Vulnerability
  Core - Component of Escalating Exposure
2. 2
  Duration Extender
3. 3
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
4. 4
4MID GAMEoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Mystic Slow
  Useful if you need to slow them down
2. 2
  Enduring Speed
  Built from Sprint Boots
  If you're playing trophy collector, don't buy this item. If you still have Sprint Bust, buy it
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  Vs spirit burst
5LATE GAME
Author's category
1. 1
  Escalating Exposure
  Built from Mystic Vulnerability
  Core - Once you close Boundless Spirit and Escalating Exposure, you're unstoppable
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
3. 3
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
6LATE GAMEoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  Buy it instead of the infuser
2. 2
  Scourge
3. 3
  Spirit Burn
  big anti-heal
4. 4

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg, one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1	Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 5					Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 10

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in ICE BEAM MASTERY [Made with Lockbuilds], one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1	Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 5								Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Ice PathIce Path				Ice Path: Ability unlocked, step 4						Ice Path: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Ice Path: 2 AP upgrade, step 11			Ice Path: 5 AP upgrade, step 14
Arctic BeamArctic Beam			Arctic Beam: Ability unlocked, step 3				Arctic Beam: 1 AP upgrade, step 7	Arctic Beam: 2 AP upgrade, step 8	Arctic Beam: 5 AP upgrade, step 9
Frozen ShelterFrozen Shelter						Frozen Shelter: Ability unlocked, step 6						Frozen Shelter: 1 AP upgrade, step 12			Frozen Shelter: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Frozen Shelter: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Cirno's Medi-Beam, one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1				Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 6						Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 12					Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 17
Ice PathIce Path			Ice Path: Ability unlocked, step 3				Ice Path: 1 AP upgrade, step 7				Ice Path: 2 AP upgrade, step 11		Ice Path: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Arctic BeamArctic Beam		Arctic Beam: Ability unlocked, step 2						Arctic Beam: 1 AP upgrade, step 8	Arctic Beam: 2 AP upgrade, step 9	Arctic Beam: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Frozen ShelterFrozen Shelter				Frozen Shelter: Ability unlocked, step 4										Frozen Shelter: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Frozen Shelter: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Frozen Shelter: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Not shown: 12 entries after the order starts again.

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Cirno's Healnade, one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1				Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 6		Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
Ice PathIce Path			Ice Path: Ability unlocked, step 3				Ice Path: 1 AP upgrade, step 7		Ice Path: 2 AP upgrade, step 9				Ice Path: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Arctic BeamArctic Beam		Arctic Beam: Ability unlocked, step 2								Arctic Beam: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Arctic Beam: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Arctic Beam: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Frozen ShelterFrozen Shelter				Frozen Shelter: Ability unlocked, step 4										Frozen Shelter: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Frozen Shelter: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Frozen Shelter: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Kelvin - Spirit-Crowd Control [63% WR] [tracklock.gg], one row per ability in slot order
Frost GrenadeFrost Grenade	Frost Grenade: Ability unlocked, step 1	Frost Grenade: 1 AP upgrade, step 2			Frost Grenade: 2 AP upgrade, step 5			Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
Ice PathIce Path				Ice Path: Ability unlocked, step 4		Ice Path: 1 AP upgrade, step 6			Ice Path: 2 AP upgrade, step 9				Ice Path: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Arctic BeamArctic Beam			Arctic Beam: Ability unlocked, step 3							Arctic Beam: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Arctic Beam: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Arctic Beam: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Frozen ShelterFrozen Shelter							Frozen Shelter: Ability unlocked, step 7							Frozen Shelter: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Frozen Shelter: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Frozen Shelter: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg

Items, as published

Skill order

ICE BEAM MASTERY [Made with Lockbuilds]

Items, as published

Cirno's Medi-Beam

Items, as published

Cirno's Healnade

Items, as published

Kelvin - Spirit-Crowd Control [63% WR] [tracklock.gg]

Items, as published

Kelvin builds

What to buy, in order

By stage

Skill order

Final inventory target

Upgrades and replacements

Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg

Items, as published

Skill order

ICE BEAM MASTERY [Made with Lockbuilds]

Items, as published

Cirno's Medi-Beam

Items, as published

Cirno's Healnade

Items, as published

Kelvin - Spirit-Crowd Control [63% WR] [tracklock.gg]

Items, as published

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order