Kelvin · Ability 1 · 30s cooldown
Frost Grenade
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Frost Grenade is Kelvin's ability 1 on a 30-second cooldown with 0.1s cast delay, 2 charges, 7s charge delay. Throw a grenade that explodes in a cloud of freezing ice that heals allies and applies spirit damage and move speed reduction to enemies.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount; 2 AP — -10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen; 5 AP — +2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased..
In the most played Kelvin skill order (62.9% win rate over 5.3K games), Frost Grenade takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first 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
Frost Grenade stats
Cooldown
30s
Cast Delay
0.1s
Charges
2
Charge Delay
7s
Damage
60
Move Speed
32%
Slow Duration
4s
Heal Amount
60
Ability points
Frost Grenade upgrades
- 1 AP
+30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount
+30 Damage · +30 Heal Amount
- 2 AP
-10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen
-10s Cooldown
- 5 AP
+2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased.
+2m Radius · +0.9 Heal Amount · +0.8 Damage
Most played Kelvin skill order
When to level Frost Grenade
In the most played Kelvin skill order (62.9% win rate over 5.3K games), Frost Grenade takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Frost Grenade patch history
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Frost Grenade damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.7 to 0.6
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Frost Grenade now impacts on Ice Path
- – Frost Grenade radius reduced from 6.5m to 6m
- – Frost Grenade cooldown increased from 20s to 30s
- – Frost Grenade now comes with 2 charges
- – Frost Grenade now heals in the base ability (60 + 0.9 Spirit Scaling)
- – Frost Grenade no longer has -40% Stamina regen reduction
- – Frost Grenade T1 changed from "+1 Charge" to "Increases damage and heal by +30"
- – Frost Grenade T2 changed from "Provides healing 80+1.5" to "Freezes stamina regen and -10s Cooldown"
- – Frost Grenade T3 changed from "+144 Damage and -30% Stamina Regen" to "Increases damage and heal spirit scaling by 1.0 and Radius by +2m"
- – Arctic Beam now lets you cast Frost Grenade and items while using it
- – Frost Grenade radius increased from 6m to 6.5m
- – Frost Grenade damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.914 to 0.8
- – Frost Grenade T3 damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.0 to 0.9
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Frost Grenade base damage reduced from 74 to 60
12-06-2024 Update · December 6, 2024
- – Frost Grenade now also reduces Stamina Regeneration during the slow duration.
Other Kelvin abilities
Slow · Heal · Mobility
Abilities like Frost Grenade
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Frost Grenade?＋
Frost Grenade has a 30-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Frost Grenade upgrades?＋
1 AP: +30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount 2 AP: -10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen 5 AP: +2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased.
When should you level Frost Grenade?＋
In the most played Kelvin skill order (62.9% win rate over 5.3K games), Frost Grenade takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Frost Grenade?＋
Frost Grenade is Kelvin's ability 1. Kelvin is a brawler whose other abilities are Ice Path, Arctic Beam, Frozen Shelter.