Kelvin Counter Guide
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Best Items Against Kelvin
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Kelvin are Fury Trance, Capacitor and Split Shot, with Fury Trance yielding the strongest results. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Kelvin spends pressure. Capacitor changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Kelvin. Split Shot changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Kelvin. Most top-performing counter purchases are weapon items that disrupt Kelvin's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Kelvin counters include Baba, Graves and Rat King, with Baba being the hardest counter at 47.5% win rate. Kelvin performs best against Mirage, Grey Talon and Warden. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Kelvin's engage window and control lane trades.
Kelvin Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
53.5%
Pick Rate
15.4%
Kelvin is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Kelvin stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Kelvin's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Kelvin gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Kelvin has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Kelvin
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fury Trance212 total matches | 11.1% | 38.5% | 11.8% | 57.1% | 5.0% | 48.5% | 50.0% | 47.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Capacitor161 total matches | 30.8% | 41.7% | 47.6% | 28.6% | 45.0% | 38.1% | 42.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Split Shot215 total matches | 26.9% | 43.8% | 52.2% | 25.0% | 73.3% | 45.2% | 34.8% | 26.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Long Range194 total matches | 42.9% | 60.0% | 18.2% | 48.1% | 50.0% | 17.4% | 50.0% | N/A | 47.8% | N/A | N/A |
 Disarming Hex5,609 total matches | 37.8% | 38.5% | 43.0% | 46.1% | 43.4% | 44.3% | 42.3% | 44.5% | 45.2% | 32.6% | 43.2% |
 Metal Skin2,930 total matches | 39.2% | 42.1% | 39.3% | 47.3% | 42.0% | 42.7% | 44.6% | 42.6% | 41.7% | 42.2% | 47.5% |
 Sharpshooter208 total matches | 50.0% | 50.0% | 26.1% | 61.9% | 25.0% | 19.0% | 61.8% | 40.9% | 48.1% | N/A | N/A |
 Escalating Resilience528 total matches | 38.1% | 45.7% | 54.7% | 47.1% | 46.3% | 41.9% | 37.7% | 51.4% | 38.1% | 42.9% | N/A |
 Toxic Bullets898 total matches | 41.7% | 47.4% | 38.0% | 49.2% | 37.0% | 53.7% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 34.3% | 51.2% | 45.7% |
 Melee Charge1,437 total matches | 50.5% | 41.4% | 44.9% | 42.7% | 34.6% | 43.9% | 38.5% | 47.7% | 45.2% | 46.1% | 40.7% |