Billy build guide
by Rosalia ReturnVersion 2Updated May 27, 2026Guide #659014
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Legit Running It Down
1START UP; Order Situational
Author's category · 9 items
Melee Lifesteal
This is your main sustain (Please heavy melee to get full effect on minions/creeps) Can be upgraded when boons levels are high 20+ is good (Or sold later)
Close Quarters
You do a little damage now
Extra Health
Builds into Colossus and is good early game
Enchanter's Emblem
Can swap for [Emblem Vest Swap Tab or Reactive Barrrier Alts]
Fleetfoot
[SWAP] This item is has buffed %Weapon damage + Slow Resist, help with urn rotations early (Very good item) | Helps with 4.8k gun spike early
Sprint Boots
Can buy much earlier
Enduring Speed
Built from Sprint Boots
Billy kinda slow, this feels nice
Point Blank
Built from Close Quarters
2nd Power Spike, you deal great damage now | ONLINE
Bullet Resist Shredder
[SWAP COMPRESS COOLDOWN or SLOWING HEX] Doesnt Stack if your team has it. Perfectly Paired with Torment Pulse, and gets the easy procs from it. (This can be sold later for another Spirit Item like GE)
2LANE SURV.optional
Author's category · 2 items
Healing Rite
Extra Regen
Vs heavy poke lane, where you just need to live and soak souls / box max, can run egg too
3MID CORE; Finishes 4.8k Spirit spike
Author's category · 10 items
Slowing Bullets
Spirit Strike
Spirit Snatch
Built from Spirit Strike
[CORE] Bashdown applies this as an AoE + buffs more spirit power/resist steal ! Really good item CORE + HUGE BUFFS
4Swappablesoptional
Author's category · 10 items
Stalker
[SWAP] This item is still the same but also allows us to get more pressure in lane | 4.8k spike
Melee Charge
[SWAP] Buffed the Passive damage to be 5s now. Since maxing (1) this is viable | 4.8k spike
Compress Cooldown
[SWAP] - For Bullet Resist Shredder or Slowing Hex - Ult bot Lower Cd on cooldowns and active items, Especially good in urn fights to perma fight
5Enchanters Emblem Swapsoptional
Author's category · 4 items
Reactive Barrier
If most enemies can proc it, buy it. [If Slot locked buy spirit resilience if vs a lot of spirit damage]
Spirit Shielding
Battle Vest
Vs Gun get this / But consider reactive barrier if it can proc - Get enchancters Emblem if their team is all spirit | Can be sold for counter item / late game item |
6COUNTER ITEMSoptional
Author's category · 3 items
Dispel Magic
CLEANSE YOURSELF (This is really good since we are in CC meta) Please really consider this item, especially vs stacking characters like infernus, mirage, and a lot of cc actives
Counterspell
OP item but need skill + timing
Warp Stone
Great vs hard engage characters or scary ults to hide from
7Tank ALT.optional
Author's category · 3 items
Crippling Headshot
Anti heal late + shred | [Can sell Battle vest for this]
Greater Expansion
+10% spirit resist | bIG cHAIN gANg, big torment pulse, big bashdown, big peepee
Transcendent Cooldown
Makes all your cooldowns super low, including active items (Snatch, Lifestrike, Colossus)
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.
BashdownBashdown | Bashdown: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Bashdown: 1 AP upgrade, step 7 | Bashdown: 2 AP upgrade, step 8 | Bashdown: 5 AP upgrade, step 9 |
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Spirit Resilience
Core spirit resist; can consider rushing Spellbreaker against certain comps
Weighted Shots
Built from Slowing Bullets
[SWAP] +40% weapon damage and debuff resist big dps spike (Can go slowing Early) (Consider Escalating if Gun heavy though) (Debuff resistance is good now that we are very tanky)
Colossus
Built from Extra Health
Very Good item. Can consider going this before rapid recharge or even earlier. We scale great with hp now so 25% base health + the items we have been going will go crazy(Make sure to active melee dps)
Heroic Aura
[SWAP] Fun item but low prio [Swap Escalating Resilience for this] | 6.4k spike
Lifestrike
Built from Melee Lifesteal
Healing Tempo
Rapid Recharge
Great item + Spirit Damage Buffs! Allows for 1-2 extra bashdowns each fight. This item becomes crazy good with cooldown aswell as it allows for melee charge and Snatch uptime with (1)
Slowing Hex
[SWAP] - For Bullet Resist Shredder or Compressed Cooldown - Use on mobile carries, good to set up while ulting.
Burst Fire
Plated Armor
Good VS M1 heros | Mina , Infernus, Haze
Armor Piercer
Spellbreaker
Great item now with the build path and changes, now gives you 25% debuff resist
Indomitable
Raahhhhh.... 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 AUTO COUNTERSPELL on 55s cooldown)
Juggernaut
Built from Enduring Speed
Great VS a lot of slows and also fast fire rate characters | Also great slot locked upgrade
Metal Skin
Immune to bullets for a bit
Rising RamRising Ram | Rising Ram: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Rising Ram: 1 AP upgrade, step 14 | Rising Ram: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Rising Ram: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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BlastedBlasted | Blasted: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Blasted: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Blasted: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Blasted: 5 AP upgrade, step 13 |
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Chain GangChain Gang | Chain Gang: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Chain Gang: 1 AP upgrade, step 10 | Chain Gang: 2 AP upgrade, step 11 | Chain Gang: 5 AP upgrade, step 12 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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