Billy build
Most Billy players start with Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters and Monster Rounds, move into Spirit Snatch and Lifestrike in the mid game and finish with Crushing Fists and Rapid Recharge.
Based on how often players buy each item on Billy in each stage of the match. Updated 22 October 2026.
- Weapon items
- 33%
- Vitality items
- 33%
- Spirit items
- 33%
Backbone
Core items
Items that stay among the most popular picks across stages of the match. Build around these.
Laning: cheap stats that win trades and secure souls.
Early game
- 1
Melee Lifesteal Vitality · 800 souls 78% 49% win - 2
Close Quarters Weapon · 800 souls 78% 49% win - 3
Monster Rounds Weapon · 800 souls 51% 49% win - 4
Grit Vitality · 800 souls 39% 49% win - 5
Stalker Weapon · 1,600 souls 32% 52% win - 6
Extra Regen Vitality · 800 souls 23% 47% win - 7
Spirit Strike Spirit · 800 souls 17% 48% win - 8
Melee Charge Weapon · 1,600 souls 10% 52% win
Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.
Mid game
- 1
Spirit Snatch Spirit · 3,200 souls 53% 53% win - 2
Lifestrike Vitality · 3,200 souls 44% 50% win - 3 Spirit Strike Spirit · 800 souls 42% 50% win
- 4
Bullet Resist Shredder Spirit · 1,600 souls 37% 51% win - 5
Spirit Shielding Vitality · 1,600 souls 30% 50% win - 6
Cultist Sacrifice Weapon · 3,200 souls 29% 49% win - 7
Point Blank Weapon · 3,200 souls 29% 51% win - 8 Stalker Weapon · 1,600 souls 27% 47% win
Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.
Late game
- 1
Crushing Fists Weapon · 6,400 souls 51% 55% win - 2
Rapid Recharge Spirit · 3,200 souls 43% 50% win - 3
Spirit Resilience Vitality · 3,200 souls 35% 49% win - 4 Point Blank Weapon · 3,200 souls 29% 48% win
- 5
Greater Expansion Spirit · 3,200 souls 29% 53% win - 6 Spirit Snatch Spirit · 3,200 souls 28% 46% win
- 7
Berserker Weapon · 3,200 souls 27% 52% win - 8
Colossus Vitality · 6,400 souls 25% 57% win
How to read this: the big number is how often Billy players buy the item at that stage. Win rates sit close to 50% for cheap items everyone buys, so treat them as context, not a ranking.
Quick answers
Billy build questions
- What is the best Billy build?
- Most Billy players start with Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters and Monster Rounds, move into Spirit Snatch and Lifestrike in the mid game and finish with Crushing Fists and Rapid Recharge. The core items most Billy players keep buying are Spirit Snatch.
- What should Billy buy first?
- Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters, Monster Rounds and Grit. Together they cost 3,200 souls.
- What are good late game items for Billy?
- Crushing Fists, Rapid Recharge, Spirit Resilience and Point Blank are the most common late game buys.
- Is Billy built around gun or spirit damage?
- Weapon items make up 33% of the most popular Billy items, followed by vitality at 33%.