Kelvin build guide
by VolllVersion 4Updated Jul 3, 2026Guide #708672
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can left to right mostly buy utility after cooldown
1Laning
Author's category · 6 items
High-Velocity Rounds
Makes your gun usable in lane
Extra Charge
More nades
Opening Rounds
Built from High-Velocity Rounds
Grit
Mystic Burst
Good burst damage and builds into tankbuster
Extra Regen
Regen in lane and builds into heal booster
2Laning Optionaloptional
Author's category · 5 items
Healing Rite
healing for teammate in lane, and builds into rescue beam
Return Fire
Rebuttal
good for melee heavy lane/viscous
3Post Lane
Author's category · 6 items
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
More nades
Tankbuster
Built from Mystic Burst
I've been testing this item and it seems really good, will do like 10k damage a game just from you hitting people with nades, crazy value
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
4Post Lane Optionalsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Alchemical Fire
I think this is good because people are forced to stand on it in dome and it gives you 4.8k gun with fleetfoot. Uses an active slot though
Rescue Beam
Built from Healing Rite
necessary if the enemy has 2+ pick heroes (paradox, holliday, bebop, mo&krill, lash, etc)
Slowing Hex
5Support suite of items
Author's category · 3 items
Superior Cooldown
Greater Expansion
Superior Duration
6Late game
Game stage · 3 items · READ FOR UNSTOP BUY
Boundless Spirit
Refresher
two domes should win you any fight realistically
Unstoppable
this is not needed most games, but if the enemy has Dynamo you can completely cancel blackholes with unstop and max dome
7Nade scalingoptional
Author's category · 2 items
Surge of Power
Echo Shard
8Luxury
Author's category · 6 items · L-R in terms of usefulness
Divine Barrier
Built from Guardian Ward
if enemy has pocket/drifter
Spirit Burn
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
I would only get this after you have refresher
9Testing/Counter itemsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Knockdown
enemy has many fliers
Disarming Hex
Built from Rusted Barrel
enemy has many annoying m1s
Silence Wave
good against people that need to use abilities not stopped by slowing hex (Yamato/Apollo/Victor/etc)
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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 9 |
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Monster Rounds
good against rem/mcginnis so you don't get shoved into tower hard
Rusted Barrel
good against double m1 lane (wraith/haze)
core item on Kelvin for nades and dome
Heroic Aura
Guardian Ward
Built from Grit
will need to get this to build into divine barrier if the enemy has pocket/drifter, also good against wraith but less necessary
Healbane
if your team needs antiheal
if the enemy team has good targets for slowing hex, you could replace this with silence wave as well
Healing Nova
Built from Healing Rite
Healing Tempo
Built from Healing Booster
good if you have m1s on your team fighting in dome
Cheat Death
if you are getting hard focused this will help you stay alive until your team can help
Vortex Web
Built from Slowing Hex
more of a fun item that lets you get a lot in your domes, probably don't buy
Cursed Relic
Ice PathIce Path | Ice Path: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Ice Path: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Ice Path: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Ice Path: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Arctic BeamArctic Beam | Arctic Beam: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Arctic Beam: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Arctic Beam: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Arctic Beam: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Frozen ShelterFrozen Shelter | Frozen Shelter: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Frozen Shelter: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Frozen Shelter: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Frozen Shelter: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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