
- Win Rate
- 49.4%
- Pick Rate
- 35.9%
- KDA
- 2.53
Billy Build
- Skill Level
- All Skill Levels
- Matches
- 42,170
- Version
- 6860
- Last Updated
- Nov 5, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
The Billy build players actually buy: start with Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters, Spirit Strike, then Melee Charge, Stalker, Bullet Resist Shredder, and finish with Lifestrike, Spirit Snatch, Point Blank. Win and pick rates for every item, by stage.
Best Billy build (Nov 5 Patch)
Nov 5 Patch · 271,760 gamesMost Billy players open with Melee Lifesteal and Close Quarters. Core items, bought in at least half of all games: Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters, Spirit Strike, and Monster Rounds. Ranked by how often players on this hero buy each item at each shop tier, from 42,170 games.
- Laning800 souls
Melee LifestealVitalityCore49.5%98% pick
Close QuartersWeaponCore49.5%96% pick
Spirit StrikeSpiritCore49.8%68% pick
Monster RoundsWeaponCore49.1%66% pick - Mid game1,600 souls
Melee ChargeWeaponCore51.3%70% pick
StalkerWeaponCore49.6%64% pick
Bullet Resist ShredderSpirit50.4%49% pick
Battle VestVitality49.3%43% pick - Late game3,200 souls
LifestrikeVitalityCore50.0%89% pick
Spirit SnatchSpiritCore50.7%88% pick
Point BlankWeaponCore50.3%64% pick - Luxury6,400 souls
Crushing FistsWeaponCore54.4%67% pick
ColossusVitality56.9%29% pick
Win rates are for games where the item was bought. Expensive items show higher win rates partly because they get bought in games that are already going well. Item stats cover the last 7 days of games.
Billy skill order
464,281 gamesMost Billy players max Bashdown first (77% of games), then Blasted (13%).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||||||||||
| + | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||||||||||
| + | T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||||||||||
| + | T1 | T2 | T3 |
Which ability players max first
The most common order in recent matches. The first 8 points come straight from match data; the rest follow the most common max-first priority. "+" marks the unlock, T1–T3 the upgrade tiers.
Gun, spirit or vitality: which Billy build wins?
39% of Billy players finish with a Hybrid build, and it wins 50.4% of games.
- Hybrid 39%
- Vitality 34%
- Gun 22%
- Spirit 6%
Hybrid Billy build
- Win rate
- 50.4%
- Share of games
- 39%10,199 games
- Avg. souls
- 39,684
Items Hybrid Billy players finish with, by how often they own them:
Vitality Billy build
- Win rate
- 48.4%
- Share of games
- 34%9,011 games
- Avg. souls
- 44,315
Items Vitality Billy players finish with, by how often they own them:
Gun Billy build
- Win rate
- 48.2%
- Share of games
- 22%5,685 games
- Avg. souls
- 35,330
Items Gun Billy players finish with, by how often they own them:
Spirit Billy build
- Win rate
- 43.5%
- Share of games
- 6%1,510 games
- Avg. souls
- 37,316
Items Spirit Billy players finish with, by how often they own them:
From the final items of 26,405 Billy games over the last 14 days. A build counts as gun, spirit or vitality when that shop slot holds at least 45% of its souls; anything else is hybrid. Sold items are not counted.
Billy build planner
Start from the meta build and swap items from the shop. The planner counts your souls, shows your gun / spirit / vitality split and how that build type does for Billy, and flags pairs that win together and items with a poor record.
Your Billy build
25,600 souls- Weapon 56%
- Vitality 22%
- Spirit 22%
- Build type
- Gun
- Meta match
- 100%
Gun Billy builds win 48.2% of games and make up 22% of Billy games.
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Billy items that win together
Crushing Fists with Colossus is the best-winning pair on Billy: 58.6% over 328,457 games.

Crushing Fists + Colossus328,457 games58.6%+9.2 vs Billy average
Melee Charge + Colossus297,075 games57.9%+8.6 vs Billy average
Greater Expansion + Crushing Fists306,140 games56.7%+7.4 vs Billy average
Melee Charge + Greater Expansion288,418 games54.5%+5.2 vs Billy average
Rapid Recharge + Berserker330,476 games54.2%+4.9 vs Billy average
Two items owned together at the end of the game, last 30 days. Late items win more often because games that last long enough to buy them were often already ahead.
Adapt your Billy build to the enemy
Pick the enemy hero to see which items win most for Billy in that matchup. It opens on the hardest one, Graves, where Billy wins 38.0%.
Billy wins 38.0% against Graves (4,642 games).
Best items vs Graves
IndomitableSwap in47.8%11% pick
JuggernautSwap in46.6%17% pick
Crushing FistsIn the core build44.2%43% pick
ColossusIn the core build45.0%20% pick
BerserkerSwap in44.9%22% pick
Plated ArmorSwap in44.6%13% pick
StalkerIn the core build42.9%32% pick
Billy community builds
All Billy buildsNo one has published a Billy build yet. Share yours and help other players climb.
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Create your Billy buildWhat Oracle+ Billy players build
From 11,218 Billy games at Oracle rank and above, in the order players buy the items.
High-rank players buy Battle Vest more than the all-ranks build does.
Billy build changes this week
Battle Vest is the biggest riser on Billy: bought in 42.5% of games, up 17.4 points.
Bought more
The last 7 days of games compared with the 7 days before. Items need 300 games on each side.
Billy hidden gems
Items few Billy players buy that win well above the hero's 49.3% average.
Treat these as situational: a low pick rate often means the item gets bought when the game is already won.
All Billy items (Nov 5 Patch)
93 items with stats for Billy. Melee Lifesteal is bought most, in 98% of games. Filter by slot or sort by win rate, pick rate or cost.
| Item | Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.5% | 98.4% | 800 | 267,481 | |
| 49.5% | 95.6% | 800 | 259,881 | |
| 50.0% | 89.1% | 3,200 | 242,267 | |
| 50.7% | 88.0% | 3,200 | 239,073 | |
| 51.3% | 70.2% | 1,600 | 190,908 | |
| 49.8% | 68.4% | 800 | 186,018 | |
| 54.4% | 66.9% | 6,400 | 181,805 | |
| 49.1% | 66.0% | 800 | 179,411 | |
| 50.3% | 64.5% | 3,200 | 175,169 | |
| 51.2% | 64.0% | 3,200 | 174,050 | |
| 49.6% | 64.0% | 1,600 | 173,886 | |
| 50.2% | 56.6% | 800 | 153,941 | |
| 51.2% | 49.6% | 3,200 | 134,923 | |
| 50.4% | 48.9% | 1,600 | 132,921 | |
| 49.0% | 44.0% | 3,200 | 119,573 | |
| 49.3% | 42.5% | 1,600 | 115,551 | |
| 49.8% | 36.6% | 800 | 99,389 | |
| 53.3% | 30.8% | 3,200 | 83,761 | |
| 53.7% | 29.8% | 3,200 | 81,069 | |
| 56.9% | 28.7% | 6,400 | 78,015 | |
| 49.4% | 28.1% | 1,600 | 76,443 | |
| 51.1% | 26.7% | 1,600 | 72,428 | |
| 52.1% | 25.7% | 800 | 69,717 | |
| 52.1% | 24.1% | 800 | 65,399 | |
| 47.9% | 22.9% | 800 | 62,357 | |
| 48.1% | 20.6% | 1,600 | 55,944 | |
| 55.9% | 19.5% | 6,400 | 53,048 | |
| 49.0% | 19.0% | 1,600 | 51,767 | |
| 51.1% | 18.7% | 800 | 50,750 | |
| 56.9% | 15.7% | 6,400 | 42,710 | |
| 50.1% | 15.0% | 3,200 | 40,716 | |
| 50.2% | 14.4% | 1,600 | 39,148 | |
| 50.5% | 14.4% | 1,600 | 39,089 | |
| 53.6% | 14.2% | 6,400 | 38,660 | |
| 49.7% | 13.7% | 3,200 | 37,217 | |
| 55.4% | 13.3% | 6,400 | 36,273 | |
| 50.5% | 13.2% | 3,200 | 35,857 | |
| 50.0% | 12.4% | 1,600 | 33,721 | |
| 51.4% | 10.2% | 1,600 | 27,704 | |
| 55.1% | 9.3% | 6,400 | 25,280 | |
| 56.2% | 9.2% | 6,400 | 24,873 | |
| 49.7% | 8.0% | 1,600 | 21,733 | |
| 52.4% | 7.6% | 3,200 | 20,583 | |
| 54.7% | 7.5% | 6,400 | 20,502 | |
| 46.4% | 7.4% | 3,200 | 20,083 | |
| 49.1% | 7.4% | 800 | 20,015 | |
| 47.2% | 7.3% | 800 | 19,739 | |
| 54.7% | 6.9% | 6,400 | 18,871 | |
| 51.4% | 6.7% | 3,200 | 18,237 | |
| 50.0% | 6.7% | 3,200 | 18,161 | |
| 46.9% | 6.1% | 1,600 | 16,516 | |
| 49.3% | 5.7% | 3,200 | 15,442 | |
| 56.6% | 5.0% | 6,400 | 13,554 | |
| 44.2% | 5.0% | 1,600 | 13,480 | |
| 39.7% | 4.9% | 3,200 | 13,258 | |
| 52.1% | 4.8% | 3,200 | 13,018 | |
| 50.4% | 4.8% | 800 | 12,954 | |
| 50.9% | 4.4% | 6,400 | 11,832 | |
| 43.5% | 4.2% | 800 | 11,343 | |
| 55.4% | 4.0% | 6,400 | 10,998 | |
| 51.6% | 3.6% | 3,200 | 9,736 | |
| 49.4% | 3.5% | 1,600 | 9,429 | |
| 58.6% | 3.2% | 6,400 | 8,625 | |
| 57.1% | 3.0% | 6,400 | 8,135 | |
| 43.4% | 3.0% | 3,200 | 8,066 | |
| 40.2% | 2.8% | 800 | 7,716 | |
| 48.9% | 2.8% | 1,600 | 7,533 | |
| 51.5% | 2.7% | 3,200 | 7,337 | |
| 51.8% | 2.6% | 1,600 | 7,140 | |
| 46.4% | 2.6% | 800 | 7,084 | |
| 46.1% | 2.5% | 1,600 | 6,685 | |
| 51.6% | 2.2% | 3,200 | 6,082 | |
| 50.6% | 2.2% | 1,600 | 6,011 | |
| 51.9% | 2.2% | 3,200 | 5,969 | |
| 55.2% | 2.1% | 6,400 | 5,789 | |
| 50.6% | 2.1% | 1,600 | 5,778 | |
| 50.9% | 2.1% | 1,600 | 5,743 | |
| 52.7% | 2.1% | 3,200 | 5,678 | |
| 50.4% | 2.0% | 3,200 | 5,446 | |
| 49.1% | 1.9% | 3,200 | 5,181 | |
| 42.4% | 1.9% | 3,200 | 5,090 | |
| 54.9% | 1.9% | 6,400 | 5,060 | |
| 49.8% | 1.8% | 3,200 | 4,979 | |
| 44.2% | 1.8% | 1,600 | 4,962 | |
| 46.0% | 1.8% | 800 | 4,932 | |
| 42.7% | 1.8% | 1,600 | 4,916 | |
| 50.4% | 1.6% | 800 | 4,420 | |
| 48.0% | 1.5% | 800 | 4,170 | |
| 56.8% | 1.4% | 6,400 | 3,683 | |
| 49.0% | 1.3% | 800 | 3,629 | |
| 54.7% | 1.3% | 6,400 | 3,588 | |
| 42.9% | 1.3% | 3,200 | 3,542 | |
| 49.6% | 1.3% | 6,400 | 3,434 |
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Items to avoid on Billy
Items Billy players still buy that win at least 3 points less than other items at the same price. Metal Skin wins 39.7%, against 50.6% for Billy's other 3,200-soul items.
Heroes with Similar Builds to Billy
Heroes whose builds share at least 7 items with Billy's. Rates are each hero's own.
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Billy build FAQ (Nov 5 Patch)
What is the best Billy build?
The build Billy players buy most: Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters, Spirit Strike, and Monster Rounds in lane, Melee Charge, Stalker, Bullet Resist Shredder, and Battle Vest in the mid game, then Lifestrike, Spirit Snatch, Point Blank, Crushing Fists, and Colossus late.
What is the best Billy skill order?
Most Billy players max Bashdown first (77% of games), then Blasted (13%).
What should Billy buy first?
Most Billy players open with Melee Lifesteal (98% pick) and Close Quarters (96% pick).
What are Billy's core items?
Items bought in at least 50% of Billy games: Melee Lifesteal (49.5%), Close Quarters (49.5%), Spirit Strike (49.8%), Monster Rounds (49.1%), Melee Charge (51.3%), Stalker (49.6%), Lifestrike (50.0%), Spirit Snatch (50.7%), Point Blank (50.3%), and Crushing Fists (54.4%).
Which Billy items are underrated?
Rarely bought but winning well above Billy's average: Frenzy (58.6%), Silencer (57.1%), and Diviner's Kevlar (56.8%). Buy them situationally.
Is gun or spirit Billy better?
39% of Billy players finish with a Hybrid build, and it wins 50.4% of games.
What do high-rank Billy players build?
Oracle+ Billy players open with Melee Lifesteal, Monster Rounds, and Close Quarters, move on to Cultist Sacrifice, Lifestrike, and Spirit Snatch and finish with Crushing Fists and Colossus.
What items should Billy avoid?
Metal Skin (39.7%), Rapid Rounds (40.2%), and Knockdown (43.4%) win the least on Billy right now compared with other items at the same price.
