Kelvin build guide

ICE BEAM MASTERY [Made with Lockbuilds]

by HarvesterVersion 240Updated Oct 8, 2026Guide #632883

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Author's notes

Kelvin's Ice Beam is broken right now. This build empowers it even further. More on Lockbuilds. Updated Daily.

Item categories

1Laning Phase. After you unlock Arcane Surge remember to Dash-Jump every single time before using your Arctic Beam.
Author's category · 10 items
1. 1
  High-Velocity Rounds
  Kelvin's bullets have slow travel time. You need it early game.
2. 2
  Opening Rounds
  Built from High-Velocity Rounds
  Pretty OP early game.
3. 3
  Mystic Regeneration
  Great early healing with your beam.
4. 4
2Mid Game. Rush to Torment Pulse and get your 4.8k investment. Huge Power Spike for your beam and nades.
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Spirit Lifesteal
  Healing for your beam. Builds up to Infuser.
2. 2
  Torment Pulse
  Chase them with your Ice Path, beam, and torment pulse. Also great for farming.
3. 3
  Escalating Exposure
3Mid Game. Read Descriptionsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Metal Skin
  For fat Haze ult.
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  If you are constantly dying off spirit damage.
3. 3
  Healbane
  More anti-heal for Victor, Shiv, etc.
4. 4
4Late Game. This is when you start snowballing beyond reach.
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Infuser
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  Even more life steal. Always activate Infuser before using your Beam. You would be able to tank much more.
2. 2
  Transcendent Cooldown
  You get your beam back every 12 seconds.
3. 3
  Rapid Recharge
  Built from Extra Charge
5Late Game Optionals. Read Description.optional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Indomitable
  If somebody on your team has knockdown, or you are getting silenced. In that case, get this before late game.
2. 2
  Healing Tempo
  If you need more movement speed and fire rate late game. Pop a grenade at your feet to proc it.
3. 3
  Bullet Resilience
6Emergencyoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Rusted Barrel
  Use in lane against gun heavy characters.
2. 2
  Cursed Relic

Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's 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								Frost Grenade: 5 AP upgrade, step 13