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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.

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

Extra Regen

[SWAP FOR Melee lifesteal] Vs heavy poke lane, where you just need to live and soak souls / box max. This is way more consistent compared to melee lifesteal and imo better. (SELL LATER can go fort!!)

Deadlock Item

I

Close Quarters

You do a little damage now

Deadlock Item

I

Extra Health

Builds into Colossus & Fortitude. Consider Fortitude if you want to snow ball and rotate to a lot of fights early on.

Deadlock Item

II

Enchanter's Emblem

[SWAP] for anything in [Emblem Vest Swap Tab]

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 good damage now |

Deadlock Item

I

Sprint Boots

Can buy much earlier

Deadlock Item

II

Enduring Speed

Billy kinda slow so this feels nice on him

Deadlock Item

III

Spirit Snatch

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

Lane Misc.

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Cultist Sacrifice

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

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) (Please consider extra regen!)

Mid Core #1;

Finishes 4.8k Spirit spike (Dont Skip Snatch)

Deadlock Item

III

Imbue [E]

Surge of Power

Gives your ram more spirit damage. Can be replaced with slowing hex if your team really needs it..

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. | Main spikes are: Point Blank + (Item of choice from swappables) + (MidCore #1) + (Any item from MidGame#2)

Deadlock Item

III

Berserker

(TLDR more more damage) 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.

Deadlock Item

IV

Crushing Fists

Damage increase, 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

Stalker

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

Deadlock Item

III

Escalating Resilience

[SWAP] (If very gun heavy you can skip slowing bullets and go for this instead) Buffed Item Weapon% Dps + Gun Resistance!

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

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. (Meh item but helps you spike to Crushing faster) | 4.8k spike

Deadlock Item

III

Torment Pulse

[SWAP] - For Rapid Recharge - Consistent spirit damage (Have to be in close proximity of enemy)

Deadlock Item

III

Active

Heroic Aura

[Swap] This item does not stack if you team has it. Very good item as it gives your WHOLE team bullet resistance! and on active gives firerate + Movement speed! (Can go this instead of Crushing or RR)

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Slowing Hex

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

Deadlock Item

IV

Juggernaut

Great VS a lot of slows and also fast fire rate characters | Also great slot locked upgrade (Had no room, this is an upgrade not swappable :) )

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)

Late Core; Order Situational

(In order is good tho)

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Scourge

GREAT item with huge AOE w/ GE. Gives you a lot of debuff resist + health, and active spirit resistance + % max hp damage! (Dont sleep on this!).

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 Enchanter Emblem swap for this].

Deadlock Item

IV

Silencer

Give you spirit resistance + your Bashdown (1) Procs the Spirit Damage Reduction in an AOE. Really good into spirit heavy comps!!

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 and Spirit burn pretty good for antiheal

Deadlock Item

II

Active

Return Fire

Could be very good in lane. It is up every wave fight around this. Good vs graves skulls. Pref vs more gun favored enemies to benefit from bullet res.

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

Spirit Shielding

This is a pretty good item vs very Bursty Spirit damage. It now gives you spirit resistance when proc'ed. Will be squishier when its off cooldown!

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 Fortitude / Unstoppable

Deadlock Item

III

Fortitude

(You can go this instead of Colossus if you want to be active on the map) Sell in late game for Colossus. Really good item that has you perma on the map, giving you some extra hp

Deadlock Item

IV

Active

Unstoppable

This is one of the best items in the game. Go this if enemy has a lot of ways of punishing you for going in / CC. Silences, Curse, Doorman, stuns, etc.

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)

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, shiv, 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

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

1

2

5

1

2

5

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