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Billy

Billy Build and Counters in Deadlock

Billy is tier B, place 19 of 38 across all ranks, with a 49.3% win rate and a 34.2% pick rate. Items by game phase, ability order, counters and best teammates for Billy from real matches, by rank.

  • Type Brawler
  • Complexity For advanced players
Tier and place
B 19 of 38
Win rate
49.3%
Pick rate
34.2%
KDA
2.66
Souls
43 727
Matches
133 193

Last UpdatedSeptember 26, 2026

Data periodSeptember 16, 2026 to September 26, 2026

Game updateSeptember 16, 2026

Billy item build

Items grouped by when they are usually bought, with the share of games where the hero buys them and the win rate with the item.

Billy ability order

Most popular order

Win rate 53.6% in 4 808 matches. The number in a cell is the ability point spent on that ability.

Blasted, Blasted, Bashdown, Rising Ram, Blasted, Rising Ram, Chain Gang, Rising Ram, Bashdown, Bashdown, Bashdown, Blasted, Chain Gang, Chain Gang, Chain Gang

Highest win rate order

Win rate 60.0% in 432 matches. The number in a cell is the ability point spent on that ability.

Blasted, Blasted, Bashdown, Rising Ram, Blasted, Rising Ram, Chain Gang, Rising Ram, Bashdown, Chain Gang, Bashdown, Chain Gang, Bashdown, Rising Ram, Chain Gang

Billy counters and synergies

The percentage is the win rate of Billy against the enemy or together with the teammate, from pairs with at least 100 matches.

Billy abilities

Ability 1

Bashdown

Slam your bat into the ground, pulling enemies down and dealing melee damage. The slam creates a shockwave that deals spirit damage and applies knockup.

Cooldown35s
Charges1
Charge Delay8s
Cast Range4m
Damage35Grows by 1.1 per point of Spirit Power
  1. Upgrade 1-10s Cooldown
  2. Upgrade 2+1 Charge and +2m Radius
  3. Upgrade 3-3.0s Charge Time Now deals 50% Heavy Melee Damage

Ability 2

Rising Ram

Charge head-first into an enemy and send them into the air along with Billy. Cooldown reduced by 50% on impact.

Cooldown32s
Duration0.3s
Damage40Grows by 1.9 per point of Spirit Power
  1. Upgrade 1On Impact: +25.0% weapon damage for 5s
  2. Upgrade 2+0.4 s Duration
  3. Upgrade 3+10% Max Health, +16 s Duration, -13 s Cooldown

Ability 3

Blasted

Passive: Melee hits restore ammo and inflict wrecked on the victim for 7.0s.

Cooldown27s
Duration8s
Melee Bonus Health70Grows by 0.6 per point of Spirit Power
Wrecked Bullet Amp10%
Health Boost Duration11s
  1. Upgrade 1While Blasted: +2.25m/s bonus move speed
  2. Upgrade 2+1 Bashdown Charge on use and +7% Wrecked Bullet Amp
  3. Upgrade 3+50 Melee Bonus Health and increases spirit scaling

Ability 4

Chain Gang

Chain nearby enemies to you. Chained enemies cannot use movement abilities and receive a heavy slow when they pull on the chain. After a delay, yank everyone towards Billy and deal spirit damage. The chain breaks if you lose line of sight for a short while.

Cooldown175s
Cast Range12m
Duration2.8s
Damage120Grows by 0.7 per point of Spirit Power
Velocity Slow35%
  1. Upgrade 1+40% spirit resist & bullet resist
  2. Upgrade 2-40 s Cooldown
  3. Upgrade 3+5m Range +1.3s of Unstoppable Per Hero pulled in

Billy base stats

Max Health820
Health Regen2
Damage Per Second74.12
Bullet Damage6.3
Ammo30
Fire Rate11.76
Reload Time2.9s
Move Speed7m
Sprint Speed1.6m
Stamina3
Light melee damage50
Heavy melee damage116

Billy story

Billy is a white hot ball of rage, furious at the very notion of...something. Maybe it’s the cops. Maybe it’s magic regulations. Maybe it’s the service at the gyro place downtown. (Not the good one. The other one.) Don't ask him how he got the goat head.

Frequently asked questions

Is Billy good in Deadlock right now?
Billy is tier B, place 19 of 38 across all ranks, with a 49.3% win rate and a 34.2% pick rate.
What items should I buy on Billy?
The most bought items on Billy from early to late game are Close Quarters, Melee Lifesteal, Spirit Snatch, Spirit Strike, Point Blank, Crushing Fists.
Who counters Billy?
Billy has the lowest win rate against Graves, Paige, Victor.
Who are the best teammates for Billy?
Billy wins most often together with Victor, Paige, Kelvin.