Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · Aug 12, 2026
- Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
- Rising Ram T3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"
- Chain Gang spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Brawler · Hard to play · Close Range
Billy build & counters
Billy is a brawler in Deadlock. Since the 10-14-2026 patch Billy has a 47.8% win rate over 103,646 games, which is C tier across all ranks and C tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Billy items after the first shop are Stalker, Spirit Snatch and Crushing Fists. Most players max Bashdown first. Billy's hardest matchup is Graves.
- Tier
- C
- Win rate
- 47.8% +1.7
- Pick rate
- 27.7%
- KDA
- 2.48
- Souls / game
- 40,409
- Games
- 103,646
Tier by rank
- All ranksC47.8%
- Initiate – AcolyteB48.6%
- Sentinel – RitualistC47.5%
- Emissary – OracleC47.5%
- Phantom – EternusC48.4%
Best Billy items
The items Billy players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.
Tier 1 · 800 souls
Melee Lifesteal94% buy · 48.0% win
Close Quarters91% buy · 47.9% win
Spirit Strike64% buy · 48.4% win
Monster Rounds64% buy · 47.6% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Stalker68% buy · 48.3% win
Melee Charge68% buy · 49.9% win
Bullet Resist Shredder53% buy · 48.9% win
Spirit Shielding43% buy · 48.5% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Spirit Snatch83% buy · 49.7% win
Lifestrike82% buy · 48.9% win
Rapid Recharge59% buy · 50.4% win
Point Blank58% buy · 49.1% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Crushing Fists60% buy · 53.9% win
Colossus26% buy · 56.4% win
Scourge16% buy · 56.2% win
Juggernaut16% buy · 55.2% win
Billy abilities and skill order
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.
2. Rising Ram
Charge head-first into an enemy and send them into the air along with Billy. Cooldown reduced by 50% on impact.
3. Blasted
Passive: Melee hits restore ammo and inflict wrecked on the victim for 7.0s.
4. Chain Gang · ultimate
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.
Most common skill order
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 51.7% of 4,603 games. Almost every common order maxes Bashdown first.
Billy counters and matchups
How to counter Billy
Enemies that lower Billy's win rate most
Percentage points against Billy's overall win rate of 47.8%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
Recent official changes
Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026
- Rising Ram T3 reduced from 8% Max Health to 7%
Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · Jul 9, 2026
- Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026
- Bullet damage per boon reduced by 10%
- Bashdown melee scaling reduced from 1.1 to 0.9
- Bashdown T3 reduced from 60% Heavy Melee damage to 50%
- Rising Ram T3 Max HP Damage reduced from 10% to 8%
- Rising Ram T3 Max HP Damage spirit scaling increased from 0.017 to 0.035 (break even at 111 spirit power)
FAQ
What is the best Billy build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters; tier 2: Stalker, Melee Charge; tier 3: Spirit Snatch, Lifestrike; tier 4: Crushing Fists, Colossus. Percentages above show how often Billy players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Billy?
Pick heroes Billy struggles against. Billy wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Paige and Rat King. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Billy's overall 47.8%.
Updated Oct 19, 2026.