Billy · Brawler
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Overview
Billy is a brawler in Deadlock. Over the last two weeks it is B tier: 49.1% win rate in 197,440 games, picked in 34.5% of matches. An average Billy game over the last two weeks: 7.4 kills, 8.1 deaths and 13.8 assists, 35,722 hero damage, 5,720 objective damage and 43,748 souls.
Strengths
- One of the strongest guns in the game: 74.12 base weapon DPS, #4 of 38 heroes.
Weaknesses
- Short-range gun: damage falls off from 14 m, so it has to fight up close.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Billy: highest win rate itemsOffensiveSituationalItems with the highest win rate when bought on Billy, among those bought in a meaningful share of games, placed by when they are bought on average. Win rate on items bought late is inflated by games that were already going well: read it as “what winning Billys end up buying”.
- Billy: “twitch.tv/togetherdl” (in-game build)UtilityAdvancedThe most favorited Billy build published in the game this patch: saved 37,199 times, last updated on 2026-08-27. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 332119. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
Builds
Billy: highest win rate items
When to use it
Items with the highest win rate when bought on Billy, among those bought in a meaningful share of games, placed by when they are bought on average. Win rate on items bought late is inflated by games that were already going well: read it as “what winning Billys end up buying”.
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
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Billy: “twitch.tv/togetherdl” (in-game build)
When to use it
The most favorited Billy build published in the game this patch: saved 37,199 times, last updated on 2026-08-27. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 332119. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
This build is published in the game: copy its ID and search it in the Hero Builds browser to load it.
332119Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Point BlankMid game
- 2ColossusMid game
- 3BerserkerMid game
- 4Spirit Resilience
- 5Escalating Resilience
- 6Bullet Resilience
- 7Superior Duration
- 8Unstoppable
- 9Phantom Strike
- 10Plated Armor
- 11Spellbreaker
- 12Ethereal Shift
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›3›2
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 3 | · | 3 | · | · | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | · | 4 | · |
Abilities
- 1Bashdown35sSlam your bat into the ground, pulling enemies down and dealing melee damage. The slam creates a shockwave that deals spirit damage and applies knockup.
- Damage
- 35
- 2Rising Ram32sCharge head-first into an enemy and send them into the air along with Billy. Cooldown reduced by 50% on impact.
- Damage
- 40
- 3Blasted27sPassive: Melee hits restore ammo and inflict wrecked on the victim for 7.0s.
- Melee Bonus Health
- 70
- Wrecked Bullet Amp
- 10%
- Health Boost Duration
- 11s
- 4Chain GangUltimate175sChain 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.
- Damage
- 120
- Duration
- 2.8s
- Velocity Slow
- 35%
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 7092 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:2›1›3
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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| 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Strategy
1The gun
Billy's weapon (Close Range) before items:
- Bullet damage: 6.3
- Base DPS: 74.12
- Clip: 30 · reload 2.9 s
- Fire rate: 11.76 shots per second
- Damage falloff: from 14 m to 32 m
2Items that win most
Highest win rate items bought with this hero (with enough games), and when they are bought on average:
- Frenzy — 59.7% over 9,081 games, bought at 38:00
- Phantom Strike — 57.4% over 10,958 games, bought at 34:11
- Silencer — 57.3% over 8,931 games, bought at 38:51
- Scourge — 57.1% over 38,855 games, bought at 34:05
- Colossus — 56.6% over 58,841 games, bought at 33:16
- Juggernaut — 56.0% over 38,938 games, bought at 35:27
- Crushing Fists — 55.6% over 114,701 games, bought at 29:50
- Siphon Bullets — 55.5% over 11,068 games, bought at 34:59
3Who to hunt
The heroes Billy beats most often:
- Billy wins 56.2% of the 17,707 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
- Billy wins 55.1% of the 14,960 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
- Billy wins 53.5% of the 33,103 games measured against Paradox in the last two weeks.
- Billy wins 53.3% of the 37,228 games measured against Mina in the last two weeks.
- Billy wins 53.2% of the 22,263 games measured against Pocket in the last two weeks.
Tips
- Unlock order most players use: Blasted (3) → Bashdown (1) → Rising Ram (2) → Chain Gang (4).
- Upgrade Bashdown first, then Blasted; put points in the ultimate when you can.
- First buys: Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters and Monster Rounds.
Matchups
Strong against
- Sinclair56.2%win rate in the matchup
Billy wins 56.2% of the 17,707 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
17.7K matches
- Mirage55.1%win rate in the matchup
Billy wins 55.1% of the 14,960 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
15K matches
- Paradox53.5%win rate in the matchup
Billy wins 53.5% of the 33,103 games measured against Paradox in the last two weeks.
33.1K matches
- Mina53.3%win rate in the matchup
Billy wins 53.3% of the 37,228 games measured against Mina in the last two weeks.
37.2K matches
- Pocket53.2%win rate in the matchup
Billy wins 53.2% of the 22,263 games measured against Pocket in the last two weeks.
22.3K matches
Weak against
- Graves41.6%win rate in the matchup
Billy only wins 41.6% of the 41,502 games measured against Graves in the last two weeks.
41.5K matches
- Paige42.7%win rate in the matchup
Billy only wins 42.7% of the 39,536 games measured against Paige in the last two weeks.
39.5K matches
- Victor43.2%win rate in the matchup
Billy only wins 43.2% of the 40,083 games measured against Victor in the last two weeks.
40.1K matches
- Seven43.4%win rate in the matchup
Billy only wins 43.4% of the 36,105 games measured against Seven in the last two weeks.
36.1K matches
- Kelvin45.1%win rate in the matchup
Billy only wins 45.1% of the 18,988 games measured against Kelvin in the last two weeks.
19K matches
Works well with
- Paige56.4%win rate in the matchup
Billy and Paige on the same team win 56.4% of 8,577 games measured in the last two weeks.
8.6K matches
- Victor56.2%win rate in the matchup
Billy and Victor on the same team win 56.2% of 3,037 games measured in the last two weeks.
3K matches
- Graves55.6%win rate in the matchup
Billy and Graves on the same team win 55.6% of 7,343 games measured in the last two weeks.
7.3K matches
- Seven55.1%win rate in the matchup
Billy and Seven on the same team win 55.1% of 6,165 games measured in the last two weeks.
6.2K matches
- Kelvin54.3%win rate in the matchup
Billy and Kelvin on the same team win 54.3% of 3,145 games measured in the last two weeks.
3.1K matches
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 2026-09-16.
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