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**Billy** is a UR warlock who plays as tank. Fully upgraded, he reaches 980,246 Might, rank 6 of 11 among the game's tanks. Unlocking him takes 10 shards (:item-shard-billy: [[hero-shards|Billy Shard]]), and the shards become available once the :building-warlock-statue: [[building-warlock-statue|Warlock Statue]] reaches level 20. Billy does not appear in the hero list until server day 84.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Faction | [[hero-factions\|Warlock]] |
| Role | tank |
| Rarity | UR |
| Max Might | 980,246 |
| Max stars | 50 |
| Attack speed | one hit every 0.83 s |
| Shards to unlock | :item-shard-billy: [[hero-shards\|Billy Shard]] × 10 |
| Faction building | :building-warlock-statue: [[building-warlock-statue\|Warlock Statue]], level 20 |
| Skills | 5, full set |
| Trait | Helpful |
| Faction advantage | Warlocks take 20% less damage from Rangers |
| Unlocks on the server | from server day 84 |
| Awakening opens | on day 141 of the season |
| Exclusive weapon | on day 64 of the season |
Awakening and the Exclusive Weapon follow their own schedules, unrelated to when the hero appears. The awakening tab appears on day 141 of the season: it opens for the fifteen UR heroes one at a time, one every two weeks, with the last tab on day 197. The Exclusive Weapon becomes available on day 64 of the season.
## Why he matters
**Role:** A tank whose damage reduction reaches allies, as :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread cuts 36% of the energy damage three of them take. Those are the three highest-attack allies, and no one in the game hands allies a larger reduction. His ultimate :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies hits an area for 2,916% and gives three allies a chance to shrug off stuns.
**Worth investing:** By maximum Might Billy is only sixth of eleven tanks (980,246), yet he comes right after Arthur in replaceability, since the best squad without him reaches 98 out of 100. He is worth levelling as soon as he is obtained, though the wait is long, as he appears in the hero list from server day 84.
## Skills
### 1. :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame
*Auto Attack · Physical DMG*
Swings the marionette, dealing **87.15%** ATK Physical DMG to a single enemy.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★5 | Deals 40% extra damage. |
| ★25 | Extra damage increases to 100%. |
| ★50 | Extra damage increases to 200%. |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 87.15% | 103.75% | 124.5% | 249% |
| ★5 | 122.01% | 145.25% | 174.3% | 348.6% |
| ★25 | 174.3% | 207.5% | 249% | 498% |
| ★50 | 261.45% | 311.25% | 373.5% | 747% |
### 2. :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies
*Ultimate Skill · Physical DMG · Cooldown 7s · Unlocks at: hero level 5*
Lifts the marionette stand and smashes it to the ground, dealing **510.3%** ATK damage to enemies within range, granting the 3 highest-ATK allies a 70% chance to be immune to stun.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★10 | All damage received by allied defense heroes reduces by 15% for 5s. |
| ★30 | Chance of stun immunity +30% |
| ★50 | Deals 100% extra damage and increases 3 random enemy Heroes' damage taken by 15% for 5s |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 510.3% | 607.5% | 729% | 1,458% |
| ★10 | 510.3% | 607.5% | 729% | 1,458% |
| ★30 | 510.3% | 607.5% | 729% | 1,458% |
| ★50 | 1,020.6% | 1,215% | 1,458% | 2,916% |
### 3. :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread
*Active Skill · Physical DMG · Cooldown 5s · Unlocks at: hero level 10*
Swings the marionette, dealing **216.3%** ATK Physical DMG to a single target, reducing Energy DMG received by the 2 highest-ATK allies by **12.3%** for 4s.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★15 | Damage reduction increases by 6%. |
| ★35 | Allied target +1 |
| ★45 | Damage reduction increases by 6%. |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 216.3% / 12.3% | 257.5% / 13.5% | 309% / 15% | 618% / 24% |
| ★15 | 216.3% / 14.7% | 257.5% / 15.9% | 309% / 17.4% | 618% / 26.4% |
| ★35 | 216.3% / 18.3% | 257.5% / 19.5% | 309% / 21% | 618% / 30% |
| ★45 | 216.3% / 24.3% | 257.5% / 25.5% | 309% / 27% | 618% / 36% |
### 4. :skill-billy-4: Puppet
*Passive Skill · Unlocks at: hero level 20*
In combat, reduces all damage taken by **8.2%**.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★20 | Effect increases by 3%. |
| ★45 | Effect increases by 5%. |
| ★50 | Reduces Energy DMG taken by an extra 8% |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 8.2% | 9% | 10% | 16% |
| ★20 | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 17.6% |
| ★45 | 12.2% | 13% | 14% | 20% |
| ★50 | 16.2% | 17% | 18% | 24% |
### 5. :skill-billy-5: Tenacity
*Support Skill · Unlocks at: hero level 30, ★40*
ATK, HP, and DEF +20%; skill cooldown speed +10%.
*Support skill: active while the hero is outside the main squad.*
## Compared to other heroes
Below, Billy is compared with the other heroes of the same role, of which the game has 11 in total. Skill numbers are taken at the final star threshold and the maximum skill level.
### Stats
The twelve strongest heroes of the role by Might. Growth is the personal multiplier applied to the stat gain per level, so a higher one means more from the same upgrades.
| Hero | Faction | Rarity | Max Might | HP growth | ATK growth | DEF growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow | Ranger | UR | 1,075,906 | 1.43 | 0.78 | 1.06 |
| Daskal | Warrior | UR | 1,057,192 | 1.36 | 0.81 | 1.05 |
| Arthur | Warrior | UR | 1,052,453 | 1.34 | 0.82 | 1.05 |
| Louis | Ranger | UR | 1,044,341 | 1.31 | 0.83 | 1.05 |
| Ulfrid | Warlock | UR | 1,033,739 | 1.27 | 0.85 | 1.04 |
| **Billy** | Warlock | UR | **980,246** | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| Lucius | Warrior | SSR | 778,239 | 0.9 | 0.54 | 0.7 |
| Bella | Warrior | SSR | 773,500 | 0.88 | 0.55 | 0.7 |
| Griffith | Ranger | SSR | 764,263 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.69 |
| Hastar | Warlock | SSR | 750,047 | 0.79 | 0.59 | 0.69 |
| Durant | Warrior | SR | 596,226 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.57 |
### Skill numbers
**Wooden Frame** · damage multiplier · rank 5 of 11
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG, % of ATK | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-daskal: Daskal | Warrior | :skill-daskal-1: Battle Will | Auto Attack | 996% | single target |
| :hero-louis: Louis | Ranger | :skill-louis-1: Shackles | Auto Attack | 996% | single target |
| :hero-ulfrid: Ulfrid | Warlock | :skill-ulfrid-1: Sharp Claw | Auto Attack | 996% | single target |
| :hero-arthur: Arthur | Warrior | :skill-arthur-1: Battle Shield | Auto Attack | 900% | single target |
| :hero-billy: **Billy** | Warlock | :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame | Auto Attack | **747%** | single target |
Stronger: :hero-daskal: Daskal, :skill-daskal-1: Battle Will hits for 996% of ATK on a single target.
**Truth and Lies** · damage multiplier · rank 2 of 9
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG, % of ATK | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-hastar: Hastar | Warlock | :skill-hastar-2: Wrath of Old Gods | Ultimate Skill | 3,623.4% | area |
| :hero-billy: **Billy** | Warlock | :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies | Ultimate Skill | **2,916%** | area |
| :hero-bella: Bella | Warrior | :skill-bella-2: Bloody Requiem | Ultimate Skill | 2,886.84% | single target |
| :hero-lucius: Lucius | Warrior | :skill-lucius-2: Whirlwind Cut | Ultimate Skill | 2,029.2% | single target |
| :hero-ulfrid: Ulfrid | Warlock | :skill-ulfrid-2: Throat Bite | Ultimate Skill | 1,806% | single target |
Stronger: :hero-hastar: Hastar, :skill-hastar-2: Wrath of Old Gods hits for 3,623.4% of ATK in an area.
**Fate's Thread** · damage multiplier · rank 6 of 7
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG, % of ATK | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-griffith: Griffith | Ranger | :skill-griffith-3: Venomous Bite | Active Skill | 2,303.4% | single target |
| :hero-lucius: Lucius | Warrior | :skill-lucius-3: Decapitation | Active Skill | 1,874.4% | single target |
| :hero-hastar: Hastar | Warlock | :skill-hastar-3: Undercurrent | Active Skill | 1,306.8% | single target |
| :hero-durant: Durant | Warrior | :skill-durant-3: Leap Slash | Active Skill | 1,057.5% | single target |
| :hero-billy: **Billy** | Warlock | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread | Active Skill | **618%** | single target |
Stronger: :hero-griffith: Griffith, :skill-griffith-3: Venomous Bite hits for 2,303.4% of ATK on a single target.
**Fate's Thread** · damage taken reduction · rank 4 of 15
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG reduction, % | Damage cut for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-bella: Bella | Warrior | :skill-bella-3: Crimson Prayer | Active Skill | 45% | for the caster, monsters only |
| :hero-griffith: Griffith | Ranger | :skill-griffith-2: Serpent Veil | Ultimate Skill | 39% | for allies, monsters only |
| :hero-louis: Louis | Ranger | :skill-louis-3: Force Link | Active Skill | 36% | for allies |
| :hero-billy: **Billy** | Warlock | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread | Active Skill | **36%** | for allies |
| :hero-arthur: Arthur | Warrior | :skill-arthur-2: Earthshattering | Ultimate Skill | 35% | for allies |
Stronger: :hero-bella: Bella, :skill-bella-3: Crimson Prayer cuts damage by 45% for the caster, monsters only.
**Puppet** · damage taken reduction · rank 14 of 15
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG reduction, % | Damage cut for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-bella: Bella | Warrior | :skill-bella-3: Crimson Prayer | Active Skill | 45% | for the caster, monsters only |
| :hero-griffith: Griffith | Ranger | :skill-griffith-2: Serpent Veil | Ultimate Skill | 39% | for allies, monsters only |
| :hero-louis: Louis | Ranger | :skill-louis-3: Force Link | Active Skill | 36% | for allies |
| :hero-billy: **Billy** | Warlock | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread | Active Skill | **36%** | for allies |
| :hero-billy: **Billy** | Warlock | :skill-billy-4: Puppet | Passive Skill | **24%** | for the caster |
Stronger: :hero-bella: Bella, :skill-bella-3: Crimson Prayer cuts damage by 45% for the caster, monsters only.
## Upgrade order
**Skill priority:** Fate's Thread comes first, because a 36% damage cut for allies is why Billy is taken into a squad at all. Truth and Lies is next, rank 2 of 9 among tank ultimates and a guard against stuns. Puppet follows, and the auto attack :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame comes last with the support skill: 747% at 50 stars, and it does nothing for allies.
### What stars and levels unlock
Every threshold of the hero in one list, from the first level to the last stars, together with the skills and upgrades they unlock.
| Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| from the start | :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame |
| hero level 5 | :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies |
| hero level 10 | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread |
| hero level 20 | :skill-billy-4: Puppet |
| ★5 | :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame: Deals 40% extra damage. |
| ★10 | :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies: All damage received by allied defense heroes reduces by 15% for 5s. |
| ★15 | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread: Damage reduction increases by 6%. |
| ★20 | :skill-billy-4: Puppet: Effect increases by 3%. |
| ★25 | :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame: Extra damage increases to 100%. |
| ★30 | :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies: Chance of stun immunity +30% |
| ★35 | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread: Allied target +1 |
| hero level 30, ★40 | :skill-billy-5: Tenacity |
| ★45 | :skill-billy-3: Fate's Thread: Damage reduction increases by 6%. |
| ★45 | :skill-billy-4: Puppet: Effect increases by 5%. |
| ★50 | :skill-billy-1: Wooden Frame: Extra damage increases to 200%. |
| ★50 | :skill-billy-2: Truth and Lies: Deals 100% extra damage and increases 3 random enemy Heroes' damage taken by 15% for 5s |
| ★50 | :skill-billy-4: Puppet: Reduces Energy DMG taken by an extra 8% |
## Progression
### Hero levels
The hero has 150 levels, and reaching the last one costs :res-antidote: Antitoxin 5,248,471,500. The table shows the stats at reference levels:
| Level | HP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,614 | 38 | 40 |
| 50 | 169,485 | 1,116 | 1,162 |
| 100 | 767,111 | 5,064 | 5,273 |
| 150 | 1,826,381 | 12,051 | 12,548 |
### Stars
Reaching 50 stars takes 975 shards (:item-shard-billy: [[hero-shards|Billy Shard]]). Besides stats, stars unlock stronger versions of the skills, which makes them matter more than levels:
| Stars | HP | ATK | DEF | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 63,239 | 415 | 432 | 3 |
| 25 | 186,875 | 1,231 | 1,282 | 8 |
| 40 | 363,637 | 2,402 | 2,501 | 35 |
| 50 | 521,736 | 3,441 | 3,583 | 60 |
### Skill levels
Every skill goes up to level 40 with :item-skill-badge: [[skill-badges|Skill Badge]]: one skill costs 436,700 of them. The higher the level, the more hero stars it requires:
| Skill level | Stars | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 20 | 300 |
| 10 | 30 | 1,200 |
| 20 | 40 | 6,900 |
| 30 | 50 | 18,400 |
| 40 | 50 | 33,400 |
### Awakening
40 levels, 2,870 awakening shards in total ([[awakening-shards|Billy Awaken Shard]]). At max it adds:
- HP +425,119, ATK +12,119, DEF +3,812
- DMG RES +5%
### Exclusive Weapon
“Puppet Frame”, upgraded to 50 stars. At max it adds:
- HP +1,251,000, ATK +8,750, DEF +8,750
- Hero DEF +10%
- Hero HP +10%
- Hero ATK +10%
- Hero Energy DMG Taken +10%
- Hero Physical DMG Taken +10%
- Hero DMG Dealt +10%
## Might at full progression
Gains from each progression system on its own. They show where to invest first:
| System | HP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hero levels | 1,826,381 | 12,051 | 12,548 |
| Stars | 521,736 | 3,441 | 3,583 |
| Awakening | 425,119 | 12,119 | 3,812 |
| Exclusive Weapon | 1,251,000 | 8,750 | 8,750 |
| **Total** | **4,024,236** | **36,361** | **28,693** |
## How to play
Three tanks reduce the damage their allies take, and Billy's reduction is the largest: Fate's Thread cuts 36% of energy damage, Arthur's Earthshattering 35% of physical damage, and Ulfrid's Throat Bite 27% of any damage. By maximum Might Billy trails both of them: 980,246 against 1,052,453 for Arthur and 1,033,739 for Ulfrid.
The wait for him is long. Billy enters the hero list on server day 84, his guaranteed free shards number 4, the same as Nicole, and he is absent from the summon guarantee. Saving shards for him in advance is pointless, since the hero does not exist in the game before his day.
Stars are the bottleneck. The third ally under Fate's Thread arrives at ★35 and the full 36% at ★45, which takes 675 shards out of 975. Awakening adds 425,119 HP, four times less than the 1,826,381 from levels, so shards come first in the order of investment.
Billy stands in seven line-ups out of twelve. In the best squad of the game, with Arthur, Ulfrid, Annie and Joker, the five reach 131.1M effective HP, 3.2M damage per second and +15% for four warlocks, and in the tier S squad with Arthur, Marlena, Daskal and Ulfrid 147.2M. Without Billy the best squad drops to 98 out of 100.
## Related pages
- [[hero-tier-list|Hero tier list]]
- [[hero-stars|Hero stars]]
- [[hero-skills|Skills and upgrades]]
- [[hero-awakening|Awakening]]
- [[hero-unique-equipment|Exclusive Weapon]]
- [[hero-factions|Hero factions]]