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How to counter KelvinHow to counter

Counter heroes, counter items and the window to fight

Heroes that do best against Kelvin, the items that do best when Kelvin is on the enemy team, and the window to fight. Each number compares a hero's (or item's) result against Kelvin with its usual result, relative to how everyone does against Kelvin, so neither a strong counter-pick nor a strong Kelvin skews the list.

Their combo: Kelvin drops Frozen Shelter, a 5s dome that heals his team and slows you, while Frost Grenade slows divers and heals allies.

When to fight: Wait outside the dome; when it ends after 5s he’s exposed.

Beware: Bring anti-heal. His healing wins long fights, and long-range poke outranges his grenades.

Best heroes against Kelvin

+1.3 ppWraith
48.2% vs usual 50.9% · 87k

+1.1 ppViscous
42.8% vs usual 45.6% · 34k

+1.1 ppSilver
42.8% vs usual 45.7% · 73k

+1.0 ppRem
43.0% vs usual 46.0% · 96k

+0.9 ppApollo
46.3% vs usual 49.3% · 72k

+0.9 ppBilly
44.5% vs usual 47.5% · 76k

+0.8 ppHaze
50.6% vs usual 53.8% · 116k

+0.8 ppInfernus
45.9% vs usual 49.1% · 107k

Best in lane against Kelvin

Wraith+1.7 pp · 48.7% vs usual 50.9% · 30k
Silver+1.3 pp · 43.2% vs usual 45.7% · 24k
Rem+1.1 pp · 43.2% vs usual 46.0% · 32k
Infernus+0.9 pp · 46.1% vs usual 49.1% · 37k
McGinnis+0.9 pp · 45.0% vs usual 48.0% · 11k
Haze+0.9 pp · 50.8% vs usual 53.8% · 40k
Viscous+0.8 pp · 42.5% vs usual 45.6% · 12k
Seven+0.8 pp · 51.7% vs usual 54.8% · 29k
Apollo+0.8 pp · 46.2% vs usual 49.3% · 24k
Baba+0.7 pp · 49.9% vs usual 53.1% · 25k

Items that beat Kelvin

Item	Win rate vs Kelvin	Usual win rate	Lift	Games
Inhibitor	52.6%	55.4%	+1.2	97k
Frenzy	55.1%	58.0%	+1.2	60k
Fury Trance	45.8%	49.0%	+0.9	25k
Diviner's Kevlar	55.0%	58.2%	+0.9	93k
Silencer	55.4%	58.5%	+0.9	177k
Armor Piercer	51.8%	55.0%	+0.8	38k
Active Reload	49.4%	52.7%	+0.8	147k
Cheat Death	52.6%	55.8%	+0.8	50k
Lucky Shot	55.2%	58.5%	+0.7	109k
Capacitor	51.6%	54.9%	+0.7	141k
Colossus	54.5%	57.9%	+0.7	86k
Decay	43.5%	46.9%	+0.6	43k
Crippling Headshot	52.1%	55.5%	+0.6	118k
Rusted Barrel	41.4%	44.8%	+0.6	52k
Scourge	54.5%	58.0%	+0.5	81k