Kelvin, Deadlock brawler, hero card

Brawler · Deadlock hero

Kelvin

Freezes enemies in their tracks

BrawlerProtectorExplorerIce ColdGun: Heavy HitterComplexity 2

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. Data

From the game files · client 6782

Kelvin’s abilities

Frost Grenade ability icon
Ability 1

Frost Grenade

Damage and slow enemies

Throw a grenade that explodes in a cloud of freezing ice that heals allies and applies spirit damage and move speed reduction to enemies.

Cooldown
30s
Charges
2
Radius
6.5m
Damage
60
Heal Amount
60
Move Speed
32%
Slow Duration
4s
  1. Upgrade 1+30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount
  2. Upgrade 2-10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen
  3. Upgrade 3+2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased.
Ice Path ability icon
Ability 2

Ice Path

Speed around on a floating path of ice

Kelvin creates a floating trail of ice and snow that gives movement bonuses to him and his allies. Kelvin gains 60% slow resistance for the duration. Enemies can also walk on the floating trail. Press Dash / Crouch / slide to travel up or down while in Ice Path.

Cooldown
50s
Duration
8s
Move Speed
+2m
Sprint Speed
2m
Ice Trail Duration
18s
  1. Upgrade 1+2m Move Speed and +35% Bullet Resist for Kelvin while on Ice Path
  2. Upgrade 2-25s Cooldown
  3. Upgrade 3+35% Spirit and +20 Spirit for Kelvin while on Ice Path
Arctic Beam ability icon
Ability 3

Arctic Beam

Apply an escalating slow

Shoot freezing cold energy out in front of you, damaging targets and progressively reducing their movement and fire rate the longer you sustain the beam on them. You have reduced move speed while using Arctic Beam. The beam may also claim Souls.

Cooldown
28s
Duration
5s
Damage Per Second
45
Max Move Speed
16%
Max Fire Rate
20%
Time To Max Debuff
2s
Beam Length
25m
Debuff Linger Duration
2s
  1. Upgrade 1-20.0% to Fire Rate and Move Speed
  2. Upgrade 2+20.0 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling
  3. Upgrade 3-13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit.
Frozen Shelter ability icon
Ability 4 · Ultimate

Frozen Shelter

Create an impenetrable healing dome

Target yourself or a Hero to freeze the air and create an impenetrable dome around them. While in the dome, allies gain rapid regeneration and enemies are slowed. Objectives become Invulnerable and Frozen under Frozen Shelter

Cooldown
185s
Duration
5s
Cast Range
8m
Radius
10m
Health Regen
+90
Move Speed
28%
  1. Upgrade 1-20s Cooldown
  2. Upgrade 2+1.5s Duration
  3. Upgrade 3Purges non-ult debuffs for you and your allies. +65 Health Regen and increased Spirit Scaling

Names, descriptions, values and upgrades are the game’s own text and numbers at level 1, before items and spirit scaling. Some descriptions show the damage type without the number, as in game; the value is in the table under each ability. Data

Base stats

Numbers at level 1

Health880
Health regen1/s
Move speed6.7 m/s
Sprint speed bonus1.1
Stamina3
Light melee50
Heavy melee116
Bullet damage18.6
Fire rate3.81 shots/s
Magazine14
Reload2.59 s

Weapon: Expedition's End. Starting values from the game files; boons and items raise them during a match. Data

30 September to 14 October 2026

Kelvin in matches

53.9%Ranked win rate
18.8%of Ranked matches
53.8%win rate, Standard and Ranked
53.7%win rate, Oracle and up

Number 4 of 42 heroes by Ranked win rate. Community match data from deadlock-api.com (44,421 Ranked hero matches), not Valve figures. Newly released heroes start with fewer matches and swing more. Community Full table on the meta page.

Lore

Who is Kelvin?

A famed adventuring scientist, Kelvin made it his life's mission to explore and understand the unknowable. So naturally when rumors surfaced regarding an 8th astral gate hidden in the arctic, Kelvin couldn't build an expedition team fast enough. Assembling the brightest minds of his generation, Kelvin and his team set forth with much fanfare.

They never returned.

A year and a half later the frozen body of Kelvin was found by a fishing trawler, his corpse clutching a rock etched with glowing runes. The crew chipped away at the ice, looking to get a closer look at the body and were shocked when Kelvin opened his eyes. They checked his vitals... there was no pulse. They sought to bandage his open wounds... there was no blood. And yet, impossibly, Kelvin was "alive".

Having no memory of what happened on the expedition, Kelvin is looking for answers.

The hero’s biography as written in the game files. Data

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Kelvin FAQ

What does Kelvin do in Deadlock?

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.

What are Kelvin’s abilities?

1: Frost Grenade (Damage and slow enemies); 2: Ice Path (Speed around on a floating path of ice); 3: Arctic Beam (Apply an escalating slow); 4: Frozen Shelter (Create an impenetrable healing dome).

What is Kelvin’s ultimate?

Frozen Shelter. In the game’s words: Target yourself or a Hero to freeze the air and create an impenetrable dome around them. While in the dome, allies gain rapid regeneration and enemies are slowed. Objectives become Invulnerable and Frozen under Frozen Shelter

Is Kelvin good right now?

In community match data for 30 September to 14 October 2026, Kelvin won 53.9% of Ranked matches (number 4 of 42 heroes) and appeared in 18.8% of them. These are community statistics, not Valve figures.

Deadlock game files via deadlock-api.com (heroes, abilities, items, ranks), client 6782 of 14 October 2026 · deadlock-api.com match analytics: hero win and pick rates, 30 September to 14 October 2026 (community)

Checked 15 October 2026

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