Arctic Beam
Arctic Beam is Kelvin's third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), an active ability with a 28 second cooldown. 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.
Open the most-bought Kelvin build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 59,346 Kelvin matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Arctic Beam in matches
Kelvin players unlocked Arctic Beam second in 80.5% of matches (47,997 of 59,631), first in 16.0% of matches (9,517 of 59,631) and third in 3.4% of matches (2,028 of 59,631), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the Kelvin matches in which Arctic Beam was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Kelvin match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Arctic Beam stats
Arctic Beam
- Cooldown 28s
- Duration 5s
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.
- 2.0s Time To Max Debuff
- 25m Beam Length
- 2s Debuff Linger Duration
- -18% Max Dash Slow
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -20% Max Move Speed -25% Max Fire Rate | -20% to Fire Rate and Move Speed |
| 2 | +20 Damage Per Second +0.6 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling | +20 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling |
| 3 | +10m Extra Beam Range +0.93 Extra Beam Range Ability Range scaling +2 Beam Split Count -13s Cooldown | -13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit. |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Arctic Beam change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 43 builds (September 25 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Arctic Beam's Max Dash Slow changed from -20% to -18%, Max Move Speed from -20% to -16% and Min Slow Percent from 30 to 24. Arctic Beam's tier 1 upgrade changed from -25% Max Move Speed and -25% Max Fire Rate to -20% Max Move Speed and -25% Max Fire Rate. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 11 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Arctic Beam FAQ
What does Arctic Beam do?
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. Its tooltip lists 45 Damage Per Second (+0.38 x Spirit), -16% Max Move Speed, -20% Max Fire Rate and 2.0s Time To Max Debuff.
What is Arctic Beam's cooldown in Deadlock?
Arctic Beam has a 28 second cooldown. The tier 3 upgrade changes it by -13s.
How does Arctic Beam scale with spirit power?
Damage Per Second starts at 45 and gains 0.38 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 2 upgrade adds 0.6 to the Damage Per Second scaling.
What do Arctic Beam's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -20% to Fire Rate and Move Speed. Tier 2: +20 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling. Tier 3: -13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit.
Was Arctic Beam changed in the latest patch?
No. Arctic Beam is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 17, 2026 patch.