Billy build guide

HERESY Billy New Patch (3/22/26)

by HERESYVersion 13Updated Mar 22, 2026Guide #510984

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Author's notes

Video guide on YouTube @heresydl. Written guide on Statlocker.gg Billy is weaker early, but scales better now.

Item categories

1Early Core; Order Situational
Author's category · 11 items · Generally L -> R
1. 1
  Melee Lifesteal
2. 2
  Close Quarters
3. 3
  Stalker
4. 4
  Extra Regen
5. 5
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
6. 6
  Enduring Speed
  Rotation Speed
7. 7
  Battle Vest
  Against heavy early gun
8. 8
  Reactive Barrier
  Against low gun, and/or high CC
9. 9
  Spirit Strike
10. 10
  Spirit Snatch
  Built from Spirit Strike
  Bashdown applies this as an AoE
11. 11
  Slowing Hex
  If this is a bad Slowing Hex game, prio Rapid Recharge earlier for 4.8k Spirit
2Late Core; Order Situational
Author's category · 5 items · Annotations
1. 1
  Heroic Aura
  If you built BV, and your team needs one
2. 2
  Escalating Resilience
  If you skipped BV
3. 3
  Spirit Resilience
  Core spirit resist; can consider rushing Spellbreaker against certain comps
3As Neededoptional
Author's category · 5 items
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
2. 2
  Counterspell
3. 3
  Warp Stone
4. 4
4Path 1
Author's category · 5 items · Building into Gun Procs/Carry - No order
1. 1
  Silencer
2. 2
  Siphon Bullets
3. 3
  Frenzy
4. 4
5Path 2
Author's category · 5 items · Building into Utility - No order
1. 1
  Mystic Expansion
2. 2
  Greater Expansion
  Built from Mystic Expansion
  Can be skipped if leaning into late gun items
3. 3
  Vortex Web
  Built from Slowing Hex
  Sets up your ult, or can better guarantee kills off of it
6Luxuries
Author's category · 7 items
1. 1
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
2. 2
  Plated Armor
3. 3
  Spellbreaker
4. 4
7For an in-depth explanation and gameplay guide, visit my Youtube Channel "HERESY" and read the official guide on Statlocker.gg
Author's category · 0 items
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Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.

Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
BashdownBashdown			Bashdown: Ability unlocked, step 3						Bashdown: 1 AP upgrade, step 9	Bashdown: 2 AP upgrade, step 10	Bashdown: 5 AP upgrade, step 11