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Field manual · Oct 30 patch

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

Chain Gang1Chain GangBashdown2BashdownBlasted3Blasted

Your 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

Bashdown
Bashdown
Ability 1 · 35s cooldown

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.

Rising Ram
Rising Ram
Ability 2 · 32s cooldown

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

Blasted
Blasted
Ability 3 · 25s cooldown

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

Chain Gang
Chain Gang
Ultimate · 175s cooldown · pull 0.8s · 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.

Skill order

Max first:BashdownBashdown›BlastedBlasted›Chain GangChain Gang›Rising RamRising Ram

From the most common upgrade order (1.9k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m43m55m66m76m88m99m1011m1114m1219m1320m1423m1531m
BashdownBashdownAbility 1IIIIII
Rising RamRising RamAbility 2III
BlastedBlastedAbility 3IIIIII
Chain GangChain GangUltimateIIIIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

Build path with timings

Early
Mid
Late

Items that win most on Billy

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−8.0 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−6.1 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

−5.6 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

Best teammates

Notes from the best builds

Billy stats and buildsHow to counter Billy