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Billy

Billy

Description

1v12 Billy build - Excellent build when slot locked - ANNOTATIONS ON ALL ITEMS

★ Plays perfecting around spikes and slots ★

L -> R is good. Many options. Good if slot locked

Go 1.6k [Swappable Tab] Gun item after Point Blank if behind and go Escalating If you are ahead. Going Escalating First WILL stall out your gun spike!

Item Build

Early Core; Order Situational

Generally L -> R; (Whole row all 4.8k spikes Buy accordingly) Make sure to fill 4.8ks | Can switch Slowing Bullets For first row of Swappable Tab |

Deadlock Item

I

Melee Lifesteal

This is your main sustain (Please heavy melee to get full effect on minions/creeps) Can be upgraded when boons levels are high 20+ is good (Or sold later)

Deadlock Item

I

Close Quarters

You do a little damage now

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Health

Builds into Colossus and is good early game

Deadlock Item

II

Enchanter's Emblem

Can swap for [Emblem Vest Swap Tab or Reactive Barrrier Alts]

Deadlock Item

II

Slowing Bullets

[SWAP] Slowing bullets is still good especially now while perma fighting. Helps us get our spike early and gives us 15% weapon damage | 4.8k spike

Deadlock Item

III

Point Blank

2nd Power Spike, you deal great damage now | ONLINE

Deadlock Item

I

Sprint Boots

Can buy much earlier

Deadlock Item

II

Enduring Speed

Billy kinda slow, this feels nice

Deadlock Item

II

Bullet Resist Shredder

[SWAP COMPRESS COOLDOWN or SLOWING HEX] Doesnt Stack if your team has it. Perfectly Paired with Torment Pulse, and gets the easy procs from it. (This can be sold later for another Spirit Item like GE)

Lane Misc.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Cultist Sacrifice

This item feels so good with MORE BUFFS. So much money. [You can swap this with Escalating Resilience]

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Regen

Vs heavy poke lane, where you just need to live and soak souls / box max, can run egg too

Mid Core #1; Finishes 4.8k Spirit spike (Dont Skip)

Recharge)

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Snatch

[CORE] Bashdown applies this as an AoE + buffs more spirit power/resist steal ! Really good item CORE + HUGE BUFFS

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Resilience

Core spirit resist; can consider rushing Spellbreaker against certain comps

Mid Game #2

Pick what you want. In order good. Annotations | MAIN SPIKES + (Point Blank + Swappable Item) + Mid Core + Any item from this tab

Deadlock Item

III

Berserker

This item is really good and is pumping damage out | Take Any Damage = Stack = More Weapon Damage up to 70%!! Super good since we will be perma fighting and more tanky now!

Deadlock Item

III

Rapid Recharge

Great item + Spirit Damage Buffs! Allows for 1-2 extra bashdowns each fight. This item becomes crazy good with cooldown aswell as it allows for melee charge and Snatch uptime with (1)

Deadlock Item

IV

Crushing Fists

Buffed the cooldown on the passive damage now to 5s now and gives you a bit of shred / resistance

Swappables (Read)

[Slowing Bullets Swap First Row]

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Fleetfoot

[SWAP] This item is has buffed %Weapon damage + Slow Resist, help with urn rotations early (Very good item) | Helps with 4.8k gun spike early

Deadlock Item

II

Melee Charge

[SWAP] Buffed the Passive damage to be 5s now. Since maxing (1) this is viable | 4.8k spike

Deadlock Item

III

Escalating Resilience

(Consider swapping into the Swappable tab if you arent ahead) (PLEASE SKIP AND GO 1.6k GUN ITEM IF BEHIND!!! This will stall your gun spike) Buffed Item Weapon% Dps + Gun Resistance!

Deadlock Item

II

Stalker

[SWAP] This item is still the same but also allows us to get more pressure in lane | 4.8k spike

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Heroic Aura

[SWAP] Fun item but low prio [Swap Escalating Resilience for this] | 6.4k spike

Deadlock Item

III

Weighted Shots

[SWAP] +40% weapon damage and debuff resist big dps spike (Can go slowing Early) (Consider Escalating if Gun heavy though) (Debuff resistance is good now that we are very tanky)

Deadlock Item

III

Torment Pulse

[SWAP] - For Rapid Recharge - First power spike - Main DPS increase (Or you can swap with weighted shots if you arent getting value or TP and cant stick on enemy)

Deadlock Item

II

Imbue [E]

Compress Cooldown

[SWAP] - For Bullet Resist Shredder or Slowing Hex - Ult bot Lower Cd on cooldowns and active items, Especially good in urn fights to perma fight

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Slowing Hex

[SWAP] - For Bullet Resist Shredder or Compressed Cooldown - Use on mobile carries, good to set up while ulting.

Deadlock Item

II

Trophy Collector

[SWAP] - For Enduring Speed - Can go this if not a lot of slows in the game, if you are playing midlane, urn perma fights [GREED] [SCALING BUILD]

Late Core; Order Situational

(In order is good tho) (crippling for more dps)

Deadlock Item

III

Greater Expansion

+10% spirit resist | bIG cHAIN gANg, big torment pulse, big bashdown, big peepee

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Colossus

Very Good item. Can consider going this before rapid recharge or even earlier. We scale great with hp now so 25% base health + the items we have been going will go crazy(Make sure to active melee dps)

Deadlock Item

IV

Crippling Headshot

Anti heal late + shred | [Can sell Battle vest for this]

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Scourge

Good item with huge AOE w/ GE. Gives you a lot of debuff resist + health, and active spirit resistance

Deadlock Item

IV

Transcendent Cooldown

Makes all your cooldowns super low, including active items (Snatch, Lifestrike, Colossus)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Phantom Strike

vs Vindicta (dont go knockdown) this gets way more value and they usually just get counter spell + dispel (this is harder to react too)

[Enchanters Emblem Swap]

Healbane pretty good + antiheal

Deadlock Item

II

Battle Vest

Vs Gun get this / But consider reactive barrier if it can proc - Get enchancters Emblem if their team is all spirit | Can be sold for counter item / late game item |

Deadlock Item

II

Reactive Barrier

If most enemies can proc it, buy it. [If Slot locked buy spirit resilience if vs a lot of spirit damage]

Deadlock Item

II

Healbane

Most reliable anti heal for billy (really good item) [Can be swapped with Battle Vest]

Tank Alternatives

consider Spell breaker / Plated Armor / Phantom Strike

Deadlock Item

IV

Spellbreaker

Great item now with the build path and changes, now gives you 25% debuff resist

Deadlock Item

IV

Plated Armor

Good VS M1 heros | Mina , Infernus, Haze

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Metal Skin

Immune to bullets for a bit

Deadlock Item

IV

Indomitable

Raahhhhh.... go this if you go reactive barrier and the enemy team has a lot of cc (Mo ult, wraith ult, door man ult) + refund time on cooldowns (THIS IS AUTO COUNTERSPELL on 55s cooldown)

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

Great VS a lot of slows and also fast fire rate characters | Also great slot locked upgrade

Counter Items

As Needed}

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Dispel Magic

CLEANSE YOURSELF (This is really good since we are in CC meta) Please really consider this item, especially vs stacking characters like infernus, mirage, and a lot of cc actives

Deadlock Item

III

Counterspell

OP item but need skill + timing

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Warp Stone

Great vs hard engage characters or scary ults to hide from

Great item [Can swap for Compress cooldown]

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Vortex Web

Sets up your ult, or can better guarantee kills off of it |

Ability Point Order

Bashdown

Rising Ram

Blasted

Chain Gang

1

2

1

2

5

1

2

5

5

1

2

5

1

2

5

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