Kelvin build guide
by John CitrousVersion 205Updated Oct 18, 2026Guide #317601
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Experience as Cirno the STRONGEST ice fairy in the niche franchise Touhou Project! This build is formulated to be focused around dealing a mix of Spirit and Weapon damage using Gun and Frost Grenade with a decent hint of supporting.
1Stage 1: Starting out
Author's category · 8 items · L -> R order but prioritize what you need first. Harrass with beam and gun, save grenade for heals and occassional pokes.
Extra Charge
Extra Regen
Can be sold or upgrade into Healing Booster
Opening Rounds
More bullet velocity, more damage early on, can't go wrong with this.
Enchanter's Emblem
Healing Booster
Built from Extra Regen
If you need more heal early on
Heroic Aura
Enduring Speed
You hate being slowing hexed? You dislike them chasing you into the ground? Don't worry, this item is for YOU!
Rapid Recharge
Built from Extra Charge
More grenades, more heal and damage
2Stage 1's Alternativesoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Healing Rite
If you need heals
Rebuttal
Battle Vest
3Stage 3: The Build Up
Author's category · 7 items · Play with your team, Mow enemies down with gun and use grenade for both heal and damage.
Improved Spirit
Tankbuster
Superior Cooldown
4Mid-Game Endurance Trainingoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Radiant Regeneration
It's not green but it kinda does green stuff
Dispel Magic
Enemies have huge amount of debuffs like Afterburn, Stake, Bebop Bomb, Slowing Hex, Knockdown, etc.
Counterspell
Blocks predictable abilities from the likes of Lash, Bebop, etc or items like Knockdown.
5Stage 6: Become the Strongest
Author's category · 7 items · FREESTYLE TIME! Pick 2 or 3 items to maximize either grenade or gun's potential
Spellslinger
Spiritual Overflow
Crippling Headshot
6Other utilitiesoptional
Author's category · 5 items · They can be useful, just on specific scenarios.
Healbane
This keeps enemies from healing.
Rescue Beam
Built from Healing Rite
Duration Extender
7Other good late-game itemsoptional
Author's category · 5 items
Frenzy
Basically "Second Wind" the item, allows you to attempt one last time at killing your foe
Silencer
If you face a team full of spirit damage this curb them heavily
Vampiric Burst
Extra fire rate and sustain in 1 package
8Other Endurance Trainingoptional
Author's category · 7 items · If you need to be even tougher
Bullet Resilience
This is your best bet when enemies just buy Merc Mag + Spirit Overflow combo like you
Inhibitor
If they have chonky damage or insane amount of heal, this will dampen them down heavily
Spellbreaker
Massive burst spirit damage dampener
9THE INTRUSIVE THOUGHTSoptional
Author's category · 7 items · These items can either replace certain gun items or add into the build depend on your tastes.
Recharging Rush
More ammo, more grenades, can be sold later for a good T4 item
Toxic Bullets
Headhunter
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.
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 |
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Arcane Surge
Greater Expansion
Boundless Spirit
Built from Improved Spirit
Boosts damage and nade's heal greatly, even your Merc Mag!
Healing Tempo
Built from Healing Booster
Can be easily proc-ed using grenades and has basically no down time while also giving you more heal.
Refresher
Metal Skin
Spirit Resilience
Great against spirit teams, but alot of time Kelvin's innate Spirit Resist + Enchanter's Emblem is enough
Siphon Bullets
Mystic Reverb
A balance of damage, sustain and slow CC for your grenade
Escalating Exposure
Stack this up with beam and gun, dump a nade for massive damage
Spirit Burn
Strong anti-heal that you can easily pop with nade
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
Transcendent Cooldown
Built from Superior Cooldown
Leech
Gives you both lifesteals in 1 slot, efficient but the number is somewhat small.
Cursed Relic
Plated Armor
Solution for On-hit debuff gunners like Infernus and Toxic Bullets.
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Great for dropping fire rate down if enemies aren't built with huge amount of it.
Unstoppable
You're against a very CC-heavy team, helps you at least deal with them before the inevitability occur.
Indomitable
Knockdowns and other CCs kept getting in your way?
Hunter's Aura
Ricochet
Fury Trance
Surge of Power
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 |
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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 10 | 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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