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Billy

Billy

Description

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


L -> R is good. Many options

Item Build

Early Core; Order Situational

Generally L -> R; (Whole row all 4.8k spikes Buy accordingly) Make sure to fill 4.8ks

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Melee Lifesteal

This is ur sustain even after nerfs, can swap for resto shot or even go both. Just dont miss resto shot and heavy melee creeps for full heal / light enemy

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Close Quarters

You do a little damage now

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Extended Magazine

This is to get your 4.8k gun spike and upgrades

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Point Blank

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

Deadlock Item

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Escalating Resilience

If you need some bullet resist this is the best (This or Heroic Aura) [If vs no gun damage go Melee Charge] or one of the Lane Misc Weapon dps items

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Enchanter's Emblem

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

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Extra Health

Builds into Colossus and good item early. Can be sold and traded for a Counter item (Sometimes you need a counter item and need to delay this)

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Sprint Boots

Can buy much earlier

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Enduring Speed

Billy kinda slow, this feels nice

Mid Core; Finishes 4.8k Spirit spike

Annotations | MAIN SPIKES ARE TORMENT PULSE + POINT BLANK + (ESCALATING RESILIENCE or Heroic Aura)

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Torment Pulse

First power spike - Main DPS increase [Can be swapped with Weighted Shots but then go Spirit Snatch for Spirit 4.8k] (!Dont swap tho Torment is good!)

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Imbue [E]

Compress Cooldown

Ult bot. Cooldown on ult and can be upgraded if slot locked. [Can be Swapped for BRS] When upgraded it helps with ur lifestrike, Torment and Melee Charge cooldowns aswell.

Deadlock Item

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Spirit Resilience

Core spirit resist; can consider rushing Spellbreaker against certain comps

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Spirit Snatch

Bashdown applies this as an AoE

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Melee Charge

This little guy can help you fill in your 4.8k gun spike using two slots (Melee Charge + Point Blank) Skip Escalating and go for next spikes

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Imbue [E]

Mystic Expansion

On Ult ( Can go on 1 but ult better)

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Greater Expansion

bIG cHAIN gANg, big torment pulse, big bashdown, big peepee

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Crushing Fists

Melee Chuds won. This is a solid item and heals you double when active if procced with blasted (Works on T3 bashdown)

Lane Misc

Some items are hiding (READ)

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Monster Rounds

IF getting hard shoved get this first before close quarters

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Active

Healing Rite

Are you getting bullied?

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Restorative Shot

I've been going resto shot in lane first before Melee Lifesteal and it feels so good, sometimes go both for more sustain early. Its for 4.8k gun spike early [Can sell After Escalating Resil or for it]

Deadlock Item

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Weighted Shots

Good Vs Mobile Carries. You can skip Torment Pulse and get this if you think you cant get value out of Torment by staying on top of people.

Deadlock Item

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Bullet Resist Shredder

Can be good but doesnt stack if your team has it. Can replace for Spirit Strike | Great synergy with Torment Pulse [This or slowing hex] [Can Be swapped with Cooldown]

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Opening Rounds

For big chunky healthy people + 10 flat spirit | This + Point Blank for Spike [Skip Escalating] For faster gun spike

Late Core; Order Situational

Colossus for Tank, Crippling for Massive Dps, Frenzy for hyrbid

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Active

Colossus

Very Good item (Makes you Tanky and + Melee DPS when Active) [Can get much earlier is slot locked because of extra health] BUFFED ITEM

Deadlock Item

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Frenzy

Some Spirit Resist and If you can perhaps 1v12 - stats when low

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Leech

HEAR ME OUT - You are now completely online and can kinda 1v9 if played correctly - [OPTIONAL CAN BE SKIPPED] You want to mostly shoot now and melee less, reload with Bashdown (Can swap with Vampiric)

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Crippling Headshot

Anti heal late - Replace toxic bullets for this

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Active

Heroic Aura

Buy this instead of Battle Vest if u want more gun [Orange item] Gives bullet resist (This or Escalating Resilience) ER is better but I prefer this

[Enchanters Emblem Swap]

Reactive Barrier Alternatives

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Reactive Barrier

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

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Battle Vest

Vs Gun get this / But consider reactive barrier if it can proc - Get enchancters Emblem if their team is like all spirit

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Spirit Shielding

Get this if getting bursted by spirit damage and if reactive barrier cannot proc

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Lifestrike

Bashdown will proc this every 4 seconds at max rank | Nerfed Item but still okay.

Annotations

Great items + Helps 4.8k spirit spike

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Active

Slowing Hex

Use on mobile carries, good to set up while ulting. Only buy if its valuable vs mobile characters (Buffed Coolddown)

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Active

Vortex Web

Sets up your ult, or can better guarantee kills off of it | HERESEY TECH <3

Tank Alternatives

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Spellbreaker

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

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Juggernaut

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

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Plated Armor

Good VS M1 heros | Mina , Infernus, Haze

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Active

Metal Skin

Immune to bullets for a bit

Counter Items

As Needed (Please get 1

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Active

Dispel Magic

CLEANSE YOURSELF (This is really good since we are in CC meta)

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Counterspell

OP item but need skill + timing

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Active

Warp Stone

Great vs hard engage characters or scary ults to hide from

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Toxic Bullets

ANTI HEAL - VS a lot of healing Characters [BUY CRIPPLING HEADSHOT FOR UPGRADE ANTI HEAL]

Luxuries - Consider Frenzy - Duration - Transcendant Cooldown | Can Swap Leech For Vampiric | In order Prio

Deadlock Item

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Active

Vampiric Burst

If skipped torment go this instead of leech. Or if you want to M1 more

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Imbue [E]

Duration Extender

Put On Blasted for Longer Duration!

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Transcendent Cooldown

Decent item, you get your abilities twice a long fight and Actives faster. REMEMBER this works with Spirit Strike and Lifestrike aswell ! ANYTHING WITH A COOLDOWN

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Siphon Bullets

Good sustain and taking %max hp. Great vs tanky units.

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Inhibitor

Green Anti-Heal +_150 HP + 25% DPS?!+ REDUCTION ON DAMAGE ON OTHERS THIS OP wtf (This item is now even more OP)

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Silencer

Pretty OP on billy, its good + 15% Spirit Resist | It procs off your Bashdown too

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Witchmail

*clink* *clink* *clink* Vs Heavy spirit dps could be good for more cooldowns!

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Active

Alchemical Fire

Really good Area denial item + Bullet Shred + Ult Combo item (Scales with spirit and so do you)

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Berserker

Still Testing [With New Vitality Changes Consider] If you can sustain yourself enough to get the benefits and stacks you actually become a monster

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Active

Scourge

Good vs tanks, AOE max health damage

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Active

Phantom Strike

Kill flyers - remember you can also pull flyers down with your RAM + HOLD Bashdown

Ability Point Order

Bashdown

Rising Ram

Blasted

Chain Gang

1

2

1

2

5

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2

5

5

1

2

5

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