Best Kelvin Deadlock build: Beam Tank

If you enjoy heroes with insane mobility, a solid health pool, and a powerful laser beam, then let us introduce you to this easy and fun-to-play Kelvin build in Deadlock. Here are all of the details you need to know to try this Kelvin Beam Tank build out for yourself.

Kelvin Deadlock build (Image via esports.gg)

Best Kelvin build for high Spirit DPS and tankiness

Build name to search: Kelvin Beam Tank - esports.gg

This Kelvin build in Deadlock is all about his Arctic Beam ability, which can do incredible DPS when scaled throughout the game. However, with Kelvin, you also get great mobility with his ice path and a healing bailout in any fight thanks to his ultimate. So, all in all, we think this build has a lot of great balance and can be a lot of fun to play.

Early game

Focus on grenade spam and use Infuser to put pressure on with beam.

Item Type Item	Spirit Infuser	Spirit Extra Spirit	Spirit Mystic Reach	Weapon Hollow Point Ward	Vitality Enduring Spirit

Mid game

Start to scale your damage and tankiness.

Item Type Item	Vitality Sprint Boots	Spirit Mystic Vulnerability	Spirit Improved Spirit	Vitality Bullet Armor	Vitality Spirit Armor	Weapon Fleetfoot

Late game

Focus on Pure Spirit damage once your flex slots begin to open up.

Item Type Item	Spirit Improved Reach	Spirit Improved Burst	Spirit Rapid Recharge	Spirit Superior Cooldown	Weapon Mystic Shot	Vitality Enduring Speed

Uber late game

Become unkillable as you scale your ultimate and complete the build.

Item Type Item	Vitality Improved Bullet Armor	Vitality Improved Spirit Armor	Vitality Spirit Lifesteal	Spirit Boundless Spirit	Spirit Escalating Exposure

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Kelvin abilities and upgrades

Kelvin's Arcitc Beam is the most important ability in this build, but thanks to the Spirit scaling, his Frost Grenade can do a lot of damage as well. Otherwise, Kelvin is all about utility.

Frost Grenade: Throws a grenade that explodes in a cloud of freezing ice, damaging and slowing enemies.

Ice Path: 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 [Roll] / [Crouch] to travel up or down while in Ice Path.

Arctic Beam: Shoot freezing cold energy out in front of you, damaging targets and building up movement and fire rate slow against them the longer you use the beam on them. You have reduced movement speed while using Arctic Beam.

Frozen Shelter: Kelvin freezes the air around him, creating an impenetrable dome around himself. While in the dome, allies rapidly regenerate health and enemies are slowed.

Ability upgrade order (Image via esports.gg)

Strengths and weaknesses of this Kelvin build in Deadlock

As fun as this build is to play, it isn't perfect and you will run into some counter play. Here are the main strengths and weaknesses that we have encountered with this build.

Strengths Weaknesses	Good sustained DPS No burst DPS	Fun, high-mobility playstyle Very little invested into the weapon	Balance of healing, health, mobility, and DPS Relies some on teamwork and team play

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