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Tank · Heavy investment in Vitality to survive and brawl.

Billy Tank build: BeepBeepBilly |💦☢1v12✘| 9/31★ ANNOTATIONS ON ALL

Win rate47.3%
Matches203
Hero win rate48.0%
Core cost44,800

In-game build ID: 493224 v288In Deadlock, open this hero's builds, search for this ID and import it.

Situational

Early Core 1) ; Order Situational
  1. Melee Lifesteal

    800 souls · heal more sustain

  2. Close Quarters

    800 souls · You do a little damage now

  3. Stalker

    1,600 souls · First power spike in lane, you do damage now and can look for kills. (Sell this if you need a slot and pref Hunters aura) Can go Weighted or

  4. Grit

    800 souls · early game sustain, use this to block big damage and also trade in lane.

  5. Monster Rounds

    800 souls · Monster rounds upgrades to cultist sacrifice and this also helps you push waves in. (Sell this if you need a slot.

  6. Cultist Sacrifice

    3,200 souls · This item feels so good with MORE BUFFS. So much money$$$$$$$ + the stats HEALTH + ABILITY RANGE + Weapon DPS!

Cultist Skip | Get One of these instead of cultist. Pref Wea

  1. Weakening Headshot

    1,600 souls · This is my go to when skipping cultist. This item is really insane around 7-12 minutes and you really feel the damage / shred. Can upgrade i

  2. Melee Charge

    1,600 souls · More damage on bashdown, better movement, parry bait. This really shines when you get T3 Bashdown (1)

  3. Point Blank

    3,200 souls · You can go Stalker + Pointblank for more slots which is decent. More room for counter buys and also resistant / CC related items

2) Get Battle Vest + Shield Item | Green Spike 4.8k | Get th

  1. Battle Vest

    1,600 souls · Vs Gun get this / Gives you firerate and more gun dps.

  2. Enchanter's Emblem

    1,600 souls · This can be [SWAP] for anything in [Enchanters Emblem swap Tab] or a from the [Counter Items Tab]

  3. Spirit Shielding

    1,600 souls · 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 coo

3) Purple Spike 4.8k | Dont Skip Snatch!!!

  1. Spirit Snatch

    3,200 souls · [CORE] Bashdown applies this as an AoE + buffs more spirit power/resist steal ! Really good item CORE + HUGE BUFFS

  2. Extra Charge

    800 souls · Gives you an extra charge... some spirit scaling on ur bashdown and also easy upgrade to Rapid Recharge.

  3. Mystic Expansion

    800 souls · Put this on your Chain Gang (4) if you are going to use it soon / teamfight soon or need a big ult for a big fight. Otherwise, put on Bashdo

  4. Slowing Hex

    1,600 souls · Slowing hex stops enemy movement abilities. Can go Slowing Hex + Spirit Snatch for 4.8k spirit spike. AMAZING ITEM!

  5. Bullet Resist Shredder

    1,600 souls · Lowers enemies bullet resistance while causing spirit damage. Gives a bit bullet resistance too. Item does not stack if team has it.

[Enchanter Emblem Swap]

  1. Warp Stone

    3,200 souls · Great vs hard engage characters or scary ults to hide from

  2. Dispel Magic

    3,200 souls · CLEANSE YOURSELF (This is really good since we are in CC meta) Please really consider this item, especially vs stacking characters like infe

  3. Metal Skin

    3,200 souls · Immune to bullets for a bit

  4. Healbane

    1,600 souls · Most reliable anti heal for billy (really good item)

  5. Lifestrike

    3,200 souls · With the buffs this feels a little better. The slows from this are noticeable. Since we are in a tempo meta this really helps early in the g

  6. Weapon Shielding

    1,600 souls · Like spirit shielding but only get vs a lot of gun.

  7. Enduring Speed

    1,600 souls · [SWAP] Get this vs a lot of slows. also helps upgrade into Juggernaut | Billy kinda slow so this feels nice on him. Can be subbed for Trophy

  8. Reactive Barrier

    1,600 souls · If most enemies can proc it, buy it. This scales well with spirit instead of boons.

  9. Counterspell

    3,200 souls · OP item but need skill + timing

  10. Debuff Reducer

    1,600 souls · This can be swapped out with a counter item (Dispel magic), resistance of any sort, or Battle Vest

Support, CC, Util

  1. Refresher

    6,400 souls

  2. Arctic Blast

    6,400 souls

  3. Cursed Relic

    6,400 souls

  4. Heroic Aura

    3,200 souls · Can buy this for AOE bullet resistance for your team. Only get if your team doesnt have and if you have space for utility and team is good/a

Situational

4) Midgame / Late Game; Order Situational
  1. Rapid Recharge

    3,200 souls · Great item + Spirit Damage Buffs! Allows for 1-2 extra bashdowns each fight.

  2. Colossus

    6,400 souls · Very Good item. We scale great with hp now so 25% base health + the items we have been going will go crazy (Make sure to activate this item

  3. Greater Expansion

    3,200 souls · +10% spirit resist | bIG cHAIN gANg, big torment pulse, big bashdown, big peepee

  4. Crushing Fists

    6,400 souls · | Damage increase, Buffed the cooldown on the passive damage now to 5s now and gives you a bit of shred / resistance.

  5. Scourge

    6,400 souls · 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 th

  6. Berserker

    3,200 souls · (TLDR more more damage) | Take Any Damage = Stack = More Weapon Damage up to 70%! Get this when you need some bullet res and have core resi

  7. Spirit Resilience

    3,200 souls · Core spirit resist; can consider rushing Spellbreaker against certain comps.

  8. Extended Magazine

    800 souls · Can go this instead of monster rounds if skipping cultist then upgrade into escalating Resilience

  9. Escalating Resilience

    3,200 souls · If vs gun heavy you can go extended mag and build into this. Gives you damage + Resistances.

Best

  1. Vortex Web

    6,400 souls · Sets up your ult, or can better guarantee kills off of it |

Tormey P

  1. Torment Pulse

    3,200 souls · My beloved tormey p. You will know when to get this item. It will call to you. Iykyk. Snatch -> Tormey

Late game

Other good items | Consider These Mid to Lategame
  1. Phantom Strike

    6,400 souls · vs Vindicta (dont go knockdown) this gets way more value and they usually just get counter spell + dispel (this is harder to react too)

  2. Weighted Shots

    3,200 souls · Get this item when vs a lot of CC and you need DEBUFF RESISTANCE + DAMAGE |+30% damage increase however it slows your stamina and speed

  3. Hunter's Aura

    3,200 souls · Item is good if nobody on your team has it and you are vs a lot of M1 carries (People who shoot their guns pew pew). Also helps with bullet

  4. Silencer

    6,400 souls · Give you spirit resistance + your Bashdown (1) Procs the Spirit Damage Reduction in an AOE. Really good into spirit heavy comps!!

  5. Surge of Power

    3,200 souls · Gives your bashdown more spirit damage. This along with Rapid Recharge + GE + Crushing Fists can go crazy. A lot of damage

  6. Crippling Headshot

    6,400 souls · 1 hs = Anti heal late + resistance shred | Late game item. This is not your priority but if you have weakening headshot already or your team

  7. Divine Barrier

    6,400 souls · Can go this vs certain comps to help yourself and allies. Good vs Pocket comp. (Sell Dispel Magic for this late game too)

Tank Alternatives

  1. Plated Armor

    6,400 souls · THIS IS VERY GOOD with NEW BUG FIXES!!! VS M1 heros | Mina , Infernus, Mirage, Venator, Haze, Wraith, Vindicta etc. etc.

  2. Spellbreaker

    6,400 souls · Great item now with the build path and changes, now gives you 25% debuff resist

  3. Unstoppable

    6,400 souls · 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,

  4. Juggernaut

    6,400 souls · Good VS a lot of slows and also M1 characters (pew pew again) Gives you melee resistance, speed, and a lot of slow resistance also BULLET SL

  5. Indomitable

    6,400 souls · 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

Ability order

  1. 1Blasted+1
  2. 2Bashdown+1
  3. 3Rising Ram+1
  4. 4Chain Gang+1
  5. 5Blasted+2
  6. 6Blasted+3
  7. 7Rising Ram+2
  8. 8Rising Ram+3
  9. 9Bashdown+2
  10. 10Bashdown+3
  11. 11Bashdown+4
  12. 12Chain Gang+2
  13. 13Chain Gang+3
  14. 14Blasted+4
  15. 15Chain Gang+4
  16. 16Rising Ram+4

Author's notes

1v12 Billy build - Excellent build when slot locked - ANNOTATIONS ON ALL ITEMS . *NEW PATCH* ★ Plays perfecting around spikes and slots ★ L -> R is good. Many options. Good if slot locked.

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