Billy build guide

{Yt/RutheniumFox} Top 25 NA TEMPO SHRED BUILD

by @RutheniumFoxVersion 79Updated Oct 3, 2026Guide #741949

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Author's notes

Current billy has trouble dealing with mo, yam and other meta heroes, build shred be independent be strong. I am a top billy AND one trick for a reason. Peep the very bottom for other items

Item categories

1Early game
Game stage · 8 items · Core; by the time you have gun spike, roam steal sinners and camps
1. 1
  Close Quarters
  Best dmg up, sell later
2. 2
  Grit
  Reliable free 200 hp for trades; upgrades into shields
3. 3
  Stalker
  gives speed, shred and good dmg
4. 4
2Optional laneoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Melee Lifesteal
  Best sustain early good % dmg up for brawling
2. 2
  Extra Health
  like 250 flat life upgrades into colossus and fortitude
3Green Spikeoptional
Author's category · 4 items · Roughly L to R in terms of strength
1. 1
  Battle Vest
  Gun dmg, resist, buy early if needed
2. 2
  Enduring Speed
  In this meta you need it
3. 3
  Spirit Shielding
  Built from Grit
  This or enchanters; but since this is shred build enchaters buffs dont really matter
4Mid game
Game stage · 6 items · Sell stalker than your shielding for stronger res
1. 1
  Point Blank
  Built from Close Quarters
  new slow changes make this work well, or go hunters
2. 2
  Spirit Resilience
  Core lowkey can be bought early when u have around 2.5k life; if you have GE and shielding its not as needed
3. 3
  Escalating Resilience
5If dominatingoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Melee Charge
  Good item, not core, nothing beats immediate melee dmg if it works
2. 2
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
  No one applys this as good as billy does
6Late game
Game stage · 8 items · Ordered rougly
1. 1
  Tankbuster
  Doesnt work on ram really more for ult and bashdown now
2. 2
  Colossus
  Built from Extra Health
  "I'm getting ba lot of raw hp value and bashdown"
3. 3
  Silencer
  OPenis item as pdee would say
7Other stuffoptional
Author's category · 8 items · Stuff you can try or replace
1. 1
  Lifestrike
  Built from Melee Lifesteal
2. 2
  Weighted Shots
  If you want it, its the best increase in dmg atm or Hunters Aura
3. 3
  Hunter's Aura
  If no one else on your team has it, its so good; otherwise go like crushing/weighted/Berserker
8optional
Author's category · 16 items · Everything you would ever need
1. 1
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  Great item for staying active and getting a huge chunk of life
2. 2
  Monster Rounds
3. 3
  Torment Pulse
  Not bad, if you want it go for it

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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