Billy Builds
Billy builds reward understanding your commitment: closing distance is only useful if you can keep fighting once you arrive. Compare damage, sustain and control options with an eye on whether each build suits your comfort in melee.
Build list and stats synced Oct 26, 2026 · Deadlock API
Billy - Bruiser-Close Range [57% WR]
English · Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Build ID 317853Item timeline When players with this build usually buy its key items
Average buy time of the build’s most-bought items, from 50,872 recorded matches with this build selected (last 30 days).
Purchase plan
02EarlyOptional7 items · 10,400
03LateOptional4 items · 16,000
04DefensivesOptional7 items · 24,800
05Counter PicksOptional10 items · 36,800
06ActivesOptional9 items · 40,000
Tap an item for what it does, why it’s here and its stats. Groups are the author’s; optional ones are alternatives.
Ability order
Unlock order & upgrade priority
1Blasted
2Bashdown
3Rising Ram
4Chain Gang
Bashdown › Blasted › Chain Gang › Rising Ram
The order the build fully upgrades each ability; spare points go into the first one. In the chart, numbers are the upgrade order and brighter cells cost more ability points.How it performs by rank
Initiate–Acolyte44.3%1,144
Sentinel–Ritualist45.6%568
Emissary–Phantom50.0%462
Ascendant–EternusToo few games0Ranked matches with this build selected, grouped by the match’s average rank, last 30 days. Bands with fewer than 30 games aren’t shown.
Facing a specific threat? Pick the enemy heroes in the Counter Item Helper for situational items. They’re suggestions, not part of the author’s build.
How Billy Builds Work
Is the build helping Billy enter safely, stay in range or finish the fight?
Of the 12 most used Billy builds over the last 7 days, 10 are hybrid, 1 is spirit-focused and 1 is durability-focused, based on how each build spends its core souls. Across all recorded Billy build selections, the win rate was 49.3%.
Compare recent match samples, core purchases and ability order, then adapt optional items for the enemies you face. For positioning and a game plan, read How to Play Billy; to beat Billy instead, see How to Counter Billy.
