
How to play BillyHow to play
47.6% win rate · #27 of 44 · Punk · Chaotic · G.O.A.T.
Updated 2026-11-01 09:25 UTC · n = 4,162,040 matches
How to play Billy
1Chain Gang
2Bashdown
3BlastedYour combo: Chain everyone nearby with Chain Gang and yank them in, slam them up with Bashdown, then fight with Blasted active.
Don’t waste: Chain Gang isn’t a channel: keep shooting and casting while it pulls.
Edge: Enemies who break line of sight for a second snap their chain, so start it where they have no cover to step behind.
From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Billy.
Your kit

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.

Charge head-first into an enemy and send them into the air along with Billy.Cooldown reduced by 50% on impact.

Passive: Melee hits restore ammo and inflict wrecked on the victim for 7.0s.

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.
Skill order
Max first:
Bashdown›
Blasted›
Chain Gang›
Rising Ram
From the most common upgrade order (1.9k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 21m | 32m | 43m | 55m | 66m | 76m | 88m | 99m | 1011m | 1114m | 1219m | 1320m | 1423m | 1531m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BashdownAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Rising RamAbility 2 | I | II | |||||||||||||
BlastedAbility 3 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Chain GangUltimate | I | II | III |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
Melee Lifesteal~3:22 · 99%
→ Lifestrike
Close Quarters~4:32 · 95%
→ Point Blank
Monster Rounds~4:38 · 62%
sold ~16:32
Stalker~8:56 · 63%
Melee Charge~14:59 · 70%
→ Crushing Fists
Lifestrike~15:47 · 89%
Spirit Snatch~19:03 · 87%
Point Blank~21:04 · 67%
Spirit Resilience~25:49 · 50%
Crushing Fists~27:45 · 66%
Items that win most on Billy
+11.3 pp · 3% buy it
+9.1 pp · 3% buy it
+8.7 pp · 26% buy it
+8.6 pp · 4% buy it
+8.5 pp · 1% buy it
+8.5 pp · 0% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−8.0 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.7 pp
Cursed Relic+2.4 pp
−6.1 ppPaigeBuy against Paige:
Magic Carpet+1.7 pp
Cheat Death+1.6 pp
Armor Piercer+1.6 pp
−5.6 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
Ethereal Shift+3.2 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.8 pp
Best teammates
56.3% together
55.2% together
54.7% together
53.6% together
52.5% together
52.3% together
Notes from the best builds
This feels better than the other billy builds Low econ run around Kill Billy ttv/adamfromaus
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