Timely heals and splitting a teamfight properly is the difference between an easy victory or a ruinous defeat. Gliding around slowing enemies gives Kelvin's team the maneuvering advantage to make this happen.
Timely heals and splitting a teamfight properly is the difference between an easy victory or a ruinous defeat. Gliding around slowing enemies gives Kelvin's team the maneuvering advantage to make this happen.
Description
For people who love saving teammates and bullying baddies. Hit your victims with Slowing Hex, then beam 'em so they can't move. It's torture, but for support! - THETA ZERO
Item Build
ITEMS I LIKE BUT DON'T USE OFTEN
500
You do mad objective damage. For some reason.
500
"What are you gonna do, heal me?" ~Quote from man healed.
500
Your model size should be tied to your health. Hire me, Valve.
3500
Armors? What are those?
3000
Everyone puts this in their build, these days, so I might as well, too.
COUNTER ITEMS
BECAUSE YOU HATE THEM
6000
Fun fact: this used to be $3K, which is why every old build has this in there somewhere.
3000
GET DOWN WHERE I CAN STRANGLE YOU.
6000
It's YOUR dome, and THEY'RE not allowed to shoot you in it.
9500
It's a counter in the sense it counters your wallet having money in it.
LANING!
I like this order, but you're entitled to your own (wrong) opinion.
500
Your gun hits like a truck early game. Use your 3 to deny, because otherwise it's suffering.
500
Just to hold you over until your nades give you yummy healing.
500
Master the French art of running away.
500
It's for Slowing Hex, but that doesn't mean you can't cheese out some quick heals.
1750
BWONG! You're always humping a teammate, so the shared healing is vital. This drops off hard lategame.
1750
Hit 'em with this then beam 'em! They'll hate you so much, I love it.
3000
Come over here and give uncle Kelvin a hug.
500
Gun Kelvin? Nope. Just free move speed. Better luck next time.
500
Poor Mystic Reach. Always bought early game, and always sold for flex slots later.
PATH A) REVENGE
There's two tryhards on the enemy team with Healbane, already!
1250
GET IT OFF ME
1250
Silences your beam so it won't alert guards.
1250
If you don't get above 30K healing, you're doing it wrong.
4250
SUFFER
4250
OKAY, I GET IT, STOP USING DECAY ON ME.
1250
Speed up your cooldowns to slow down your enemies with the cold.
4250
Slap this on your 4. You know, the thing people hate Kelvin for.
3000
Only good if you can find some way to entrap an enemy in a small space for a while. Hmm...
1750
Bad macro? No problem! Just pop these on and skate to wherever you're needed!
PATH B) PEACE
Only one or none of the scrubs on the enemy team have Healbane! What are they thinking?
1250
It is hilarious if they don't have healing reduction. Otherwise, it only helps late game for your ult.
1250
Can't tell you why you need this, off the top of my head.
1250
They can't shoot good inside your dome, so it's even extra annoying!
4250
Mystic Slow + Slowing Hex + Ice Beam = Suffering
4250
You put this on your 2. You know, the thing that lets you stay out of the immediate danger.
3000
Only good if you can keep them trapped in an enclosed space. I wish there was some way you could force that.
1750
Get shot using your 2 without this and tell me how fun that is.
1250
GET IT OFF ME
4250
Three flex slots? Get this.
1250
A little bit extra of everything never hurt anyone.
LATE GAME
PICK ONE
6000
Perhaps it is not the quality of the dome, but the quantity which is holding you back.
6000
If you can name a single thing this item does that you don't want, I'll eat Kelvin's beard.
DEFENSIVE ITEMS
IF YOU WERE GOOD, YOU WOULDN'T BE SUPPORT
1250
SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT.
1250
Don't let them touch you without your consent.
1250
You're probably just dying to spirit damage.
4250
The nuclear option.
1250
Why do they get to use guns, anyway?
4250
Let's see 'em outpace your healing now.
YOUR GAME PLAN
Push waves, steal farm, hang back. Your ult is absolutely worth popping just to save a single person. You're actually a little threatening during laning, so don't be afraid to go in. Once you get Slowing Hex, the fun begins. Always wait for your beam to be up, then Slowing Hex them to drop their movement speed down to nothing. Most enemies will buy Healbane to counter you, especially if you're a nuisance during laning, so Debuff Reducer and even Debuff Remover is a must-buy most games. The healing on your grenades is always nice but a little inferior to your other options. Late game, even a single death is a game changer, so never hesitate to pop your ult, especially when its cooldown is so fast.
Ability Point Order
Frost Grenade
Ice Path
Arctic Beam
Frozen Shelter
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
5
2
5
5
5