Ice Path
Ice Path is Kelvin's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 50 second cooldown. Kelvin creates a floating trail of ice and snow that gives movement bonuses to him and his allies. Kelvin gains 60% slow resistance for the duration. Enemies can also walk on the floating trail.
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.
Ice Path in matches
Kelvin players unlocked Ice Path third in 94.8% of matches (56,519 of 59,631) and second in 4.5% of matches (2,701 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 Ice Path 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.
Ice Path stats
Ice Path
- Cooldown 50s
- Duration 8s
Kelvin creates a floating trail of ice and snow that gives movement bonuses to him and his allies. Kelvin gains 60% slow resistance for the duration. Enemies can also walk on the floating trail.
Press Dash / Crouch / slide to travel up or down while in Ice Path.
- 18s Ice Trail Duration
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2m Move Speed +35% Bullet Resist | +2m Move Speed and +35% Bullet Resist for Kelvin while on Ice Path |
| 2 | -25s Cooldown | |
| 3 | +35 Bonus Spirit Pct +20 Spirit Power | +35% Spirit and +20 Spirit for Kelvin while on Ice Path |
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.
Ice Path change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6712 | No player-facing change in 41 builds (September 29 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 29, 2026build 6711 | Ice Path gained 0.15 Explode Interval and 5m Explode Radius. | Changed |
| September 25, 2026build 6701from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 13 builds (July 28 to September 25, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Ice Path FAQ
What does Ice Path do?
Kelvin creates a floating trail of ice and snow that gives movement bonuses to him and his allies. Kelvin gains 60% slow resistance for the duration. Enemies can also walk on the floating trail. Press Dash / Crouch / slide to travel up or down while in Ice Path. Its tooltip lists +2m Move Speed, +2m Sprint Speed and 18s Ice Trail Duration.
What is Ice Path's cooldown in Deadlock?
Ice Path has a 50 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -25s.
What do Ice Path's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +2m Move Speed and +35% Bullet Resist for Kelvin while on Ice Path. Tier 2: -25s Cooldown. Tier 3: +35% Spirit and +20 Spirit for Kelvin while on Ice Path.
Which hero has Ice Path?
Ice Path is Kelvin's second ability (slot 2).
Was Ice Path changed in the latest patch?
No. Ice Path is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 29, 2026 patch (build 6711).