Billy builds

Bullet Resilience

Warp Stone

Counterspell

Dispel Magic

Metal Skin

Rebuttal

Always check what item the opponents build, If they buy Rebuttal early you are forced to play the game very differently, you can only hit 3 light melee vs rebuttal instead of 4-5 light melee

Cultist Sacrifice

Built from Monster Rounds

WH alternative #2, The ability range is the most important thing from this item, it's timer is synced close to a rift fight for maximum aoe damage, if you play more teamfight oriented lobbies

Slowing Hex

oppressive counter to heroes with high mobility abilities like Apollo, Calico, Mina, Lash, Shiv, Celeste, falls off later due to dispel magic

Healing Rite

Pros dont buy it cause they know how to manage their hp but its a very good crutch for billy when you are new to the hero, helps keep HP above 70% to maintain pressure

Grit

Semi - Core. Component for all barrier items, DON'T FORGET TO ACTIVATE THE SHIELD, IT'S MANUAL!!!!

Battle Vest

Early gun defense with valuable gun stats, can be bought in lane if you are vs double gun lane (i.e. Drifter, Venator).

Return Fire

Can help funk over vyper hard (as if you weren't funking her hard already) and other high fire rate m1 heroes, note that it's a offensive item, not defensive

Bullet Resilience

Green Gun Defensive, Easier to manage than Escalating Resilience when you do mostly melee damage Buy Metal Skin vs Pure Gun Damage Heroes

Escalating Resilience

DPS bundled with conditional Bullet Resist, if you struggle to land melees and need gun damage

Metal Skin

helps vs pure gun heroes like Silver and Venator later in the game, if you need more sustained bullet resist get escalating res, Note that it does not negate on-hit damage, buy plated armor for that

Spirit Resilience

Best T3 sustained spirit resist item in the game, can be bought late over colossus or when you need spirit resist in the mid game but can't sustain or counterbuy it otherwise

Dispel Magic

Against DoT, Debuffs, Slowing Hex, Cages Bebop Bombs, infernus afterburn, there are too many effects to list, not uncommon to buy over lifestrike

Counterspell

good vs telegraphed abilities like Rem Ult or lash ult or any single high damage burst (i.e yamato slash), don't forget to parry to trigger it's effect

Fleetfoot

Melee Charge Alternative, Combat MS when you can't reach melee well, Anti - Slow Preserve ammo and break boxes fast by sliding, active can be used to melee cancel and move the map during downtime

Weighted Shots

provides debuff resist, dash distance slow and weapon damage, Into Heavy CC/Debuff Teams

Heroic Aura

Strong if your team has 3+ gun heroes (including you), Also mitigates Hunter's Aura effect if they bought it against you, Helps troopers too

Hunter's Aura

fire rate and bullet resist reduction that does not require your attention, Can also be bought at end game to replace stalker

Tankbuster

Good Anti-Tank Option need to buy it after mid game to proc it though

Greater Expansion

Makes landing your ultimate and your bashdowns easier for better teamfight / Utility power

Superior Duration

rearly bought but can be good if the enemy team counter buys your knockups with debuff resist

Silence Wave

Can help against some very nasty ultimates that counter billy like geist ult moe ult kelvin ult etc, problem is that everybody has dispel magic by default, otherwise it can be strong if they are goofs

Healbane

Cheap anti-heal vs High Vamp Heroes or team comp, The heal is also very effective in rift fights so buying it before then is ideal

Debuff Reducer

Reduces Debuffs, knockups and other CC, Component for Unstoppable or spellbreaker

Enduring Speed

can buy early if you like for the mobility for roaming and anti - slow, Juggernaut Component

Warp Stone

Incredibly versatile, dodge abilities, gain extra verticality and it comes with a bullet resist buff

Silencer

Procs off bashdown, Helps everyone on your team eat less Spirit Damage, Don't buy it for the silence, It's unreliable to proc when you need it

Scourge

Good if they have 2+ High HP, bulky heroes that have to be in your face to work

Cursed Relic

Helps immensly against Hypercarries (i.e. Seven, Haze, Vyper, Wraith, Shiv) as long as they don't have unstoppable, if they have indominable you have to pop it first or indom will counter the curse

Plated Armor

Vs Heavy on-hit heroes (Rely on gun but do mixed gun spirit damage with merc mag) like Wraith, Vyper, Haze, Infernus etc.

Juggernaut

Built from Enduring Speed

helps you vs m1 carries and gives high slow resist, enduring speed upgrade

Phantom Strike

Instant blink, mainly helps vs flyers like vindicta and grey talon or just make a carrie's life awful

Spellbreaker

Built from Debuff Reducer

Anti - Spirit Burst, If there is too much initial burst buy E.shift, If you need protection vs sustained spirit damage buy Silencer or Inhibitor

Witchmail

Rapid Recharge Luxury Alternative, If you need more spirit resist

Indomitable

Acts as a pillow for unstoppable to avoid getting cc'ed in case of an emergency or else

Mystic Expansion

see greater expansion, If you would need this for the first rift fight, it be better to buy cultist sacrifice

Duration Extender

Runed Gauntlets

Extended Magazine

Flex. Extra weapon damage and ammo can help in some cases for billy, component for ER later

Arctic Blast

activate after pulling with chain gang and doing a burst combo to keep them close for longer, Similar in concept to Scourge but for squishier teams

Ethereal Shift

good option if the enemy team initiates with high burst, high cooldown damage and Spellbreaker is not enough

Extra Regen

Similar to Healing rite but instead for frequent, small ticks of damage

Extra Health

Component for Colossus Later

Weapon Shielding

Built from Grit

Only if you did not need battle vest in lane but the enemy team has 4+ m1 or melee heroes (i.e. Abrams, Drifter, Paradox Venator)

Enchanter's Emblem

spirit resist and the extra spirit for double bashdown, can be bought in lane if you are vs double soft carry lane (i.e. Apollo, Doorman), not a good conditional for billy

Divine Barrier

Dispel Magic Upgrade at 40 min+ Game or to counter ults that are impossible to counterspell efficiently like Pocket Ult

Siphon Bullets

Easy to apply for billy, Helps your team as an anti tank item too, If you feel like you can sustain enough damage as is

Inhibitor

A case can be made for it if your team is struggling against a Specific High Vamp, High AoE Sustain Damage Hero like Victor or Geist, against shiv buy curse relic instead unless they have unstoppable

Spirit Strike

There are better options early, only buy if you buy spirit snatch right after

Extra Charge

Doesn't help with billy's long cooldown bashdown at all, bait unless you max bashdown

Slowing Hex

Pick Rate: 35% WR: -1%

Battle Vest

Pick Rate: 28% WR: -2%

Enchanter's Emblem

Pick Rate: 17% WR: -1%

Weakening Headshot

Pick Rate: 18% WR: -2%

Extra Regen

Pick Rate: 15% WR: -11%

Enduring Speed

Pick Rate: 19% WR: +3%

Point Blank

Built from Close Quarters

Pick Rate: 37% WR: +1%

Greater Expansion

Pick Rate: 22% WR: +10%

Berserker

Pick Rate: 23% WR: +5%

Weighted Shots

Pick Rate: 14% WR: +3%

Spirit Shielding

Built from Grit

Pick Rate: 62% WR: +4%

Spirit Resilience

vs spirit Pick Rate: 55% WR: +3%

Extra Health

Pick Rate: 23% WR: +9%

Reactive Barrier

Built from Grit

Pick Rate: 10% WR: -4%

Plated Armor

vs guns Pick Rate: 16% WR: -2%

Colossus

Built from Extra Health

Pick Rate: 24% WR: +12%

Counterspell

vs casters Pick Rate: 12% WR: -1%

Dispel Magic

vs debuffs Pick Rate: 21% WR: +2%

Spirit Resilience

vs spirit Pick Rate: 55% WR: +3%

Plated Armor

vs guns Pick Rate: 16% WR: -2%

Counterspell

vs casters Pick Rate: 12% WR: -1%

Dispel Magic

vs debuffs Pick Rate: 21% WR: +2%

Metal Skin

vs guns Pick Rate: 8% WR: -2%

Juggernaut

Built from Enduring Speed

vs slows Pick Rate: 10% WR: +14%

Unstoppable

vs CC Pick Rate: 7% WR: +10%

Bullet Resilience

vs guns Pick Rate: 6% WR: -1%

Debuff Reducer

vs debuffs Pick Rate: 10% WR: +4%

Slowing Bullets

vs mobility Pick Rate: 9% WR: +6%

Healbane

vs healers Pick Rate: 5% WR: -8%

Slowing Hex

Pick Rate: 35% WR: -1%

Colossus

Built from Extra Health

Pick Rate: 24% WR: +12%

Dispel Magic

vs debuffs Pick Rate: 21% WR: +2%

Metal Skin

vs guns Pick Rate: 8% WR: -2%

Fleetfoot

Pick Rate: 10% WR: +1%

Phantom Strike

Pick Rate: 5% WR: +6%

Unstoppable

Built from Debuff Reducer

vs CC Pick Rate: 7% WR: +10%

Bullet Resilience

Spirit Resilience

Headshot Booster

Spirit Shredder

Headhunter

Built from Headshot Booster

Cursed Relic

Ethereal Shift

Capacitor

Golden Goose Egg

Mystic Conduit

Prism Blast

Shadow Strike

Omnicharge Signet

Runed Gauntlets

Spellslinger

Blood Tribute

Infuser

Phantom Strike

Boundless Spirit

Extra Spirit

Improved Spirit

Built from Extra Spirit

Extended Magazine

Restorative Shot

Rapid Rounds

Titanic Magazine

Built from Extended Magazine

Intensifying Magazine

Mystic Shot

Active Reload

Ballistic Enchantment

Tesla Bullets

Hollow Point

Toxic Bullets

Express Shot

Armor Piercer

Ricochet

Haunting Shot

Quicksilver Reload

Extra Charge

Lightning Scroll

Reactive Barrier

Return Fire

Weapon Shielding

Long Range