Billy build guide
by ZizisdlVersion 426Updated Oct 17, 2026Guide #646541
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NYC Boogeyman of legend! - Billy is suffering this patch because every new hero is overloaded, If you find yourself struggling with sustain prioritize greens after Weakening Headshot - Everything is annotated, hover over an item to learn more. - To move items from the Slot Locked Tab, press right click twice on an item to bring it to the top of the list. -Last patch update: OCT 15TH, 2026 -Press Queue Build To Start
1Early game
Game stage · 5 items
Monster Rounds
Core. In hard to engage Lanes, Very Good Sustain, in even lanes, helps push troopers so you get heavy boxes and heal bats at 3:00 which should be your new priority, Sell when slot locked
Melee Lifesteal
Semi - Core. Better for Sustain fighting than lane healing, buy early with close quarters for burgerboxes
Stalker
Core. Billy Staple, Insane lane damage early, Old Reliable, Falls off past 20 min so sell at late/end game if you need to reach an item powerspike or you are full build
Close Quarters
Core. Staple billy item, Billy excells at abusing conditional items like this, can buy first over monster rounds in burgerbox games, you can keep this T1 until the end of game
Weakening Headshot
Semi-Core. Best Solo Queue Tempo Tool, Shoot the head to get the effect, works on NPCs Too, you need shread since you only do Bullet and Melee Damage
2Green 4.8k Spike
Author's category · 2 items
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
Flex. it's good choice if you don't need dispel magic, counterspell or early spirit snatch to help your full spirit team, NOTE!!! If you go Spirit snatch buy BRS early to complete 4.8k Spirit Invest
Spirit Shielding
Semi - Core. spirit resist and bubble, activates every time, if your team is ahead you can finish your 4.8k spirit spike here by buying spirit snatch instead
3Purple 4.8k Spike
Author's category · 2 items
Bullet Resist Shredder
Semi - Core. Damage, Resist Shread and Bullet Resist. Very overstat, best gun favored purple in the game
Spirit Snatch
Core. Staple Billy Item, You can apply the spirit resist steal aoe with bashdown, If stomping Buy after BRS and complete 4.8k Spirit Spike, delay ram T2 and max blasted if so
4Late Game | All Flex
Author's category · 5 items
Melee Charge
Crushing fists component, Use the Heavy Melee Distance as a Pseudo - Dash, if vs high mobility comp buy Slowing Hex instead
Rapid Recharge
Helps weave in more bashdowns in fights for extra CC and damage, Staple item currently
Berserker
One of the best late game conditionals for billy in regards to damage, If you don't have the sustain to use it buy something else
5Slot Locked
Author's category · 3 items
Point Blank
Built from Close Quarters
Close Quarters Upgrade, Only if you are slot locked or are strapped for cash before an objective, If you have a good stream of souls go for crushing fists instead
Crushing Fists
Built from Melee Charge
Melee Charge Upgrade, Great first choice when you are slot locked, slot locked and ahead or at end game
Crippling Headshot
6Lane Extraoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Cultist Sacrifice
Built from Monster Rounds
WH alternative, The ability range is the most important thing from this item, it's timer is synced close to a rift fight for maximum aoe damage, go Crayon's build path if so
Rebuttal
Always check what item the opponents build, If they buy Rebuttal early you are forced to play the game very differently, you can only hit 3 light melee vs rebuttal instead of 4-5 light melee
7Bullet Resoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Bullet Resilience
Green Gun Defensive, Easier to manage than Escalating Resilience when you do mostly melee damage Buy Metal Skin vs Pure Gun Damage Heroes
Weapon Shielding
Built from Grit
Only if you did not need battle vest in lane but the enemy team has 4+ m1 or melee heroes (i.e. Abrams, Drifter, Paradox Venator)
Metal Skin
8Spirit Resoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Spirit Resilience
Best T3 sustained spirit resist item in the game, can be bought late over colossus or when you need spirit resist in the mid game but can't sustain or counterbuy it otherwise
Dispel Magic
Against DoT, Debuffs, Slowing Hex, Cages Bebop Bombs, infernus afterburn, there are too many effects to list, not uncommon to buy over lifestrike
Counterspell
9Counter itemsoptional
Author's category · 12 items
Fleetfoot
Melee Charge Alternative, Combat MS when you can't reach melee well, Anti - Slow Preserve ammo and break boxes fast by sliding, active can be used to melee cancel and move the map during downtime
Weighted Shots
provides debuff resist, dash distance slow and weapon damage, Into Heavy CC/Debuff Teams
Heroic Aura
Strong if your team has 3+ gun heroes (including you), Also mitigates Hunter's Aura effect if they bought it against you, Helps troopers too
10Luxuriesoptional
Author's category · 12 items
Silencer
Procs off bashdown, Helps everyone on your team eat less Spirit Damage, Don't buy it for the silence, It's unreliable to proc when you need it
Ethereal Shift
good option if the enemy team initiates with high burst, high cooldown damage and Spellbreaker is not enough, it also works as a more expensive counterspell for strong ults like baba's
Unstoppable
Built from Debuff Reducer
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Author's category · 0 items · BILLY COMBOS: The core ability synergy you need to be aware of is the interaction between your 2 (Rising Ram) and your 3 (Blasted) when you HIT your rising ram u get 25% extra weapon dmg and your 3 gives you additional bullet AMP, this is multiplicative when used together you must always use these two things in tandem if u can when u have blasted on your opponent try your best to aim for the head and while youre shooting at the enemy randomly weave in light melees and your 1 (Bashdown). Don't forget that billy posseses the best light melee in the entire game from level 1.
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Author's category · 0 items · Core: Always Must Buy. Semi-Core: bought often, can swap in need. Flex: No major spike, Swap as you see fit.
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Author's category · 0 items · RECOMMENDED BILLY CONTENT CREATORS: therealslimpdee, Lystic, togetherdl, Heresy, Weaverstein, AdamfromAus, CrayonFPS [-] EDUCATIONAL CONTENT CREATORS: Ashires, Leif, POSHYPOP, Deathy and his podcast The Bear Pit, Eido and Night Shift.
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Author's category · 0 items · BILLY'S EARLY GAME: Billy's Early game is weak, He lacks range and has very long cooldowns until Blasted T2 ability upgraded (you have two bashdowns) at 0:00 as soon as you zip to lane you need to move to either veil or the corner opposite of veil so you have an aggressive stance to damage troopers and have territory control, every wave spawns in 30 second intervals, your plan is to push the wave fast, but safely, respect the troopers when they push into you because they do a lot of damage, keep yourself above 70% HP if you can't then buy healing rite, At every 30 Seconds interval when the wave is at your lane see the timer and see what objective is going be up soon, for example in 2:00 minutes the small jungle creeps spawn, at 1:30 you need to hard push wave to the enemy's tower so they are jailed into making a choice, either they let you have priority on the lane jungle camp and they take the wave that's on tower, or they lose creeps to defend their jungle, in closed spaces you are actually strong so you ha
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Author's category · 0 items · BILLY'S MID GAME: At mid game you are the strongest guy in the lobby, Your priority of souls should be Roam or Objective > Wave > Sinners > Jungle > Side or Mid Boxes For Kills to actually matter they have to trickle down into something more, i.e you push the wave into the enemy walker and you solo bolo a player that came to challenge you, you kill him and the walker, Of course it's more complicated but the general gist of understanding the value and reasonable probability to get a kill or catch somebody out of vision is this: [-] Are the waves synchronized (desynchronized waves mean that 2+ enemies are likely to be at the wave) [-] How is the wave state ( If it's too deep and lack a lead look to clear jungle until it reaches a place you can collect, if it's moving to your walker, defend it if it's in your reach) [-] How many people are on the map (Critical info to know if you are going to get jumped or not) [-] Am I above 70% HP- Do I have a soul lead (3k ~ 6k+ you are very ahead)- Does the hero counter
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Author's category · 0 items · Choosing Lane: Preferably choose to play side lane, you have veil and a lot of boxes to jump from and make a move, blue lane sucks for melee but if you don't get it you have to live with it, If it's a matchup you are confident in, start close quarters melee lifesteal and keep the wave as much as you can near the bridge to force the enemy to come close to you, otherwise do the monster rounds start and push the wave until you get T2 blasted or your Ultimate. [-] IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES AND TIME: [SJC] Small Jungle Camp 2:00 and 1:35 after clear [BX] Boxes 3:00 and every 3:00 after clear [BB] Bridge Buffs 5:00 and every 5:00 on timer [SS] Sinner's Sacrifice 8:00 and 5:00 after clear [MBBX] Mid-Boss Boxes 10:00 and 3:00 after break [URN] Urn 10:00 and every 5:00 on timer [RFT] Unstable Rift spawns around 11 and 13 mins and every 7:00 on timer after, DROP EVERYTHING AND FIGHT FOR IT
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Author's category · 0 items · [-] BILLY'S LATE GAME: Control of mid wave is always important, it helps your team move and not get collapsed by the enemy team while you can collapse on them, AT ALL TIMES, EVERY STAGE OF THE GAME USE YOUR COMMS TO MAKE YOUR MOVE AND INTENTION CLEAR TO THE TEAM [-] When engaging aggressively be cautious towards the invisible wall of contested territory the enemy team controls be near the effective range of your team so you can help them and they can help you not get singled out and picked unless you have a strong lead to tank, as a tank it is your duty to engage fights and make calls, Know where your team is so you don't dive alone, At this point you need to start looking to close the game as the longer it starts to go past late game, the more you start to fall off, To tell if your team can siege you need to be 30 ~ 50 K above in souls, Having rejuv boosts your team's perceived net worth about 50% above the original, When your team has a slight objective lead, look for a fight and then go mid boss, if you ha
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18Think Tankoptional
Author's category · 13 items
Extended Magazine
Flex. Extra weapon damage and ammo can help in some cases for billy, component for ER later
Extra Regen
Similar to Healing rite but instead for frequent, small ticks of damage
Hunter's Aura
fire rate and bullet resist reduction that does not require your attention, Weakening Headshot is better for billy since he can apply WH when he rams
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
BashdownBashdown | Bashdown: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Bashdown: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Bashdown: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Bashdown: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
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Scourge
Good if they have 2+ High HP, bulky heroes that have to be in your face to work, can buy tankbuster or smt else if you are in a pinch
Colossus
Good overall stats for melee billy, don't forget to activate the effect when you dive or after chain gang
Built from Weakening Headshot
End resist shread and Antiheal, Shoot the opponent in the head before you combo, After 40k+ Souls start selling your Tier 2 (1.6k) for Tier 4 Items (6.4k)
Healing Rite
Pros dont buy it cause they know how to manage their hp but its a very good crutch for billy when you are new to the hero, helps keep HP above 70% to maintain pressure
Grit
Component for all barrier items, DON'T FORGET TO ACTIVATE THE SHIELD, IT'S MANUAL!!!!
Battle Vest
Early gun defense with valuable gun stats, can be bought in lane if you are vs double gun lane (i.e. Drifter, Venator).
Return Fire
Can help funk over vyper hard (as if you weren't funking her hard already) and other high fire rate m1 heroes, note that it's a offensive item, not defensive
helps vs pure gun heroes like Silver and Venator later in the game, if you need more sustained bullet resist get escalating res, Note that it does not negate on-hit damage, buy plated armor for that
good vs telegraphed abilities like Rem Ult or lash ult or any single high damage burst (i.e yamato slash), don't forget to parry to trigger it's effect
Escalating Resilience
DPS bundled with conditional Bullet Resist, if you struggle to land melees and need gun damage
Slowing Hex
oppressive counter to heroes with high mobility abilities like Apollo, Calico, Mina, Lash, Shiv, Celeste, falls off later due to dispel magic
Greater Expansion
Makes landing your ultimate and your bashdowns easier for better teamfight / Utility power, Comes with Spirit Resist
Tankbuster
Best T3 Anti-Tank Option, need to buy it after 4.8k Spirit Spike to proc it though as billy
Silence Wave
Can help against some very nasty ultimates that counter billy like geist ult moe ult kelvin ult etc, problem is that everybody has dispel magic by default, otherwise it can be strong if they are goofs
Healbane
Cheap anti-heal vs High Vamp Heroes or team comp, The heal is also very effective in rift fights so buying it before then is ideal
Debuff Reducer
Reduces Debuffs, knockups and other CC, Component for Unstoppable or spellbreaker
Enduring Speed
can buy early if you like for the mobility for roaming and anti - slow, Juggernaut Component
Warp Stone
Incredibly versatile, dodge abilities, gain extra verticality and it comes with a bullet resist buff
VS Heavy CC, Manually activate it when you dive in a fight, spam heavy melee and forget about parries, swap if you need another luxury item
Plated Armor
Vs Heavy on-hit heroes (Rely on gun but do mixed gun spirit damage with merc mag) like Wraith, Vyper, Haze, Infernus etc.
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
helps you vs m1 carries and gives high slow resist, enduring speed upgrade
Phantom Strike
Instant blink, mainly helps vs flyers like vindicta and grey talon or just make a carrie's life awful
Spellbreaker
Built from Debuff Reducer
Anti - Spirit Burst, If there is too much initial burst buy E.shift, If you need protection vs sustained spirit damage buy Silencer or Inhibitor
Witchmail
Rapid Recharge Luxury Alternative, If you need more spirit resist
Indomitable
Acts as a pillow for unstoppable to avoid getting cc'ed in case of an emergency or else
Mystic Expansion
see greater expansion, If you would need this for the first rift fight, it be better to buy cultist sacrifice
Duration Extender
Runed Gauntlets
Superior Duration
Built from Duration Extender
rearly bought but can be good if the enemy team counter buys your knockups with debuff resist
Arctic Blast
activate after pulling with chain gang and doing a burst combo to keep them close for longer, Similar in concept to Scourge but for squishier teams
Cursed Relic
Helps immensly against Hypercarries (i.e. Seven, Haze, Vyper, Wraith, Shiv) as long as they don't have unstoppable, if they have indominable you have to pop it first or indom will counter the curse
Extra Health
Component for Colossus Later
Enchanter's Emblem
spirit resist and the extra spirit for double bashdown, can be bought in lane if you are vs double soft carry lane (i.e. Apollo, Doorman), not a good conditional for billy
Divine Barrier
Dispel Magic Upgrade at 40 min+ Game or to counter ults that are impossible to counterspell efficiently like Pocket Ult
Siphon Bullets
Easy to apply for billy, Helps your team as an anti tank item too, If you feel like you can sustain enough damage as is
Inhibitor
A case can be made for it if your team is struggling against a Specific High Vamp, High AoE Sustain Damage Hero like Victor or Geist, against shiv buy curse relic instead unless they have unstoppable
Spirit Strike
There are better options early, only buy if you buy spirit snatch right after
Extra Charge
Doesn't help with billy's long cooldown bashdown at all, bait unless you max bashdown
Rising RamRising Ram | Rising Ram: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Rising Ram: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Rising Ram: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Rising Ram: 5 AP upgrade, step 15 |
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BlastedBlasted | Blasted: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Blasted: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Blasted: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Blasted: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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Chain GangChain Gang | Chain Gang: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Chain Gang: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Chain Gang: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Chain Gang: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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Current patch: the Oct 14, 2026 update, Oct 14, 2026, 00:00 UTC (approximate: no published release time) to today · ranked and unranked · all match average ranks
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