Kelvin build guide

Kelvin - THE CARRY MACHINE - deadlocked.gg

by deadlocked.ggVersion 545Updated Oct 19, 2026Guide #722326

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Author's notes

Kelvin build curated by the deadlocked.gg team — hover any item for a quick note on when and why to buy it. Full guide with phase budgets and live stats: deadlocked.gg/heroes/kelvin. Updated daily.

Item categories

1EARLY GAME
Author's category · 8 items
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 · 3 items
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 · 6 items
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 · 5 items
1. 1
  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
2. 2
  Mystic Slow
  Useful if you need to slow them down (situational - sell prio)
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  Vs spirit burst
5LATE GAME
Author's category · 6 items
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
4. 4
6LATE GAMEoptional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Healing Tempo
  Built from Healing Booster
2. 2
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
  Buy it instead of the infuser
3. 3
  Spirit Burn
  big anti-heal
4. 4

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 10