Kelvin · Ability 3 · 28s cooldown
Arctic Beam
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Arctic Beam is Kelvin's ability 3 on a 28-second cooldown with 5.0s duration, 45 damage per second, 16% max move speed. Shoot freezing cold energy out in front of you, damaging targets and progressively reducing their movement and fire rate the longer you sustain the beam on them. You have reduced move speed while using Arctic Beam. The beam may also claim Souls.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -20.0% to Fire Rate and Move Speed; 2 AP — +20.0 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling; 5 AP — -13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit..
In the most played Kelvin skill order (62.9% win rate over 5.3K games), Arctic Beam takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Kelvin build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Arctic Beam stats
Cooldown
28s
Duration
5.0s
Damage Per Second
45
Max Move Speed
16%
Max Fire Rate
20%
Time To Max Debuff
2.0s
Debuff Linger Duration
2s
Slow Duration
0.6s
Ability points
Arctic Beam upgrades
- 1 AP
-20.0% to Fire Rate and Move Speed
+20% Max Move Speed · +25% Max Fire Rate
- 2 AP
+20.0 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling
+20 Damage Per Second · +0.6 Damage Per Second
- 5 AP
-13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit.
+10m Extra Beam Range · +0.93m Extra Beam Range · -13s Cooldown
Most played Kelvin skill order
When to level Arctic Beam
In the most played Kelvin skill order (62.9% win rate over 5.3K games), Arctic Beam takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Arctic Beam patch history
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Arctic Beam DPS spirit scaling reduced from 0.5 to 0.38
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Arctic Beam visual clarity on VFX improved
- – Arctic Beam now lets you cast Frost Grenade and items while using it
- – Arctic Beam Max Fire Rate Reduction reduced from -35% to -20%
- – Arctic Beam Max Slow reduced from -40% to -20%
- – Arctic Beam spirit scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.5
- – Arctic Beam cooldown increased from 25s to 28s
- – Arctic Beam T1 changed from "-7s Cooldown" to "Increases Move Slow and Fire Rate Reduction by -25%"
- – Arctic Beam T2 changed from "+33 DPS" to "+20 DPS and +0.6 Spirit Scaling"
- – Arctic Beam T3 now also reduces cooldown by 13s
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FAQ
What is the cooldown of Arctic Beam?＋
Arctic Beam has a 28-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Arctic Beam upgrades?＋
1 AP: -20.0% to Fire Rate and Move Speed 2 AP: +20.0 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling 5 AP: -13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit.
When should you level Arctic Beam?＋
In the most played Kelvin skill order (62.9% win rate over 5.3K games), Arctic Beam takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Which hero has Arctic Beam?＋
Arctic Beam is Kelvin's ability 3. Kelvin is a brawler whose other abilities are Frost Grenade, Ice Path, Frozen Shelter.