Billy

Billy is a Warlock tank. His Ultimate Skill is an AoE slam that gives the three highest-ATK allies a 70% chance to ignore stuns, his Active Skill cuts the Energy damage your carries take, and his Passive Skill reduces all damage he takes.

• Even growth (HP ×1.05, ATK ×0.97, DEF ×1.01) — he hits harder than most tanks.
• Stun immunity for your damage dealers counters stunners like Red Lady and Hastar.
• Strongest late: in 428 of the top 1,000 squads at Sanctuary 30, against about 280 before that.

Position

Front row

Range

Melee (250)

Damage type

Physical

Personality

Helpful

Max level / stars

150 / 50★

Appears in game

server day 83

Exclusive weapon

Puppet Frame (not released yet)

Awakening

At 50★ (not released yet)

Warlock heroes take 20% less damage from Ranger. Warrior take 20% less damage from them.

$$$. Not in Hero Recruitment. Shards only from his paid Hero Pass and packs.

Unlock

10 shards

To 10★

25 shards

To 30★

175 shards

To 50★

975 shards

Omni Shards (UR) can stand in for the hero's own shards, but only once you own the hero.

• Annie + Nicole behind him (Warlock core); Louis or Ulfrid as the other tank.

• Auto Attack

  Wooden Frame

  Level 4th

  Unlocks at hero Lv 1Every 0.83sUpgraded at5★25★50★

  Swings the marionette, dealing 87.1% ATK Physical DMG to a single enemy.

• Ultimate Skill

  Truth and Lies

  Level 1st

  Unlocks at hero Lv 5Ready at 7s, then every 7sUpgraded at10★30★50★

  Lifts the marionette stand and smashes it to the ground, dealing 510% ATK damage to enemies within range, granting the 3 highest-ATK allies a 70% chance to be immune to stun.

• Active Skill

  Fate's Thread

  Level 3rd

  Unlocks at hero Lv 10Ready at 3s, then every 5sUpgraded at15★35★45★

  Swings the marionette, dealing 216% ATK Physical DMG to a single target, reducing Energy DMG received by the 2 highest-ATK allies by 12.3% for 4s.

• Passive Skill

  Puppet

  Level 2nd

  Unlocks at hero Lv 20Upgraded at20★45★50★

  In combat, reduces all damage taken by 8.2%.

• Support Skill

  Tenacity

  Fixed level

  Unlocks at hero Lv 30, 40★

  ATK, HP, and DEF +20%; skill cooldown speed +10%.

Billy's Ultimate Skill is Truth and Lies, so start there. It gives your three strongest heroes a good chance to ignore stuns. He's a tank, so Puppet comes next: it cuts all the damage he takes. Then Fate's Thread, and his Auto Attack last.

Tenacity can't be levelled: it unlocks at its star requirement and stays fixed.

Upgrade first: Chest Boots

For a Tank, upgrade Chest and Boots first (HP, DEF), then Gloves and Weapon. Normal gear isn't tied to a hero. Aim for UR in all four slots, strengthen to +60, then Promote.

Opens: not released yet. Needs 50★ and 50 Billy Awakening Shards (Universal Awakening Shards also work). Awakening lifts the skill level cap from 30 to 40.

Levels

40

Shards for all levels

2,870

At level 40

HP +425,119, ATK +12,119, DEF +3,812, DMG RES +5%

Skill levels 31 to 40 need awakening levels 3 to 40.

Warlock HP/DEF techs and Warlock Synergy (Warlock Mastery).

1. Hero tree, Warlock techs (Lab 5-21): HP +15%, DEF +15% first, then ATK +15%, DMG +15%. The cheapest big boost for this hero.
2. Squad tree for the squad this hero fights in (Lab 9-13): ATK, DEF and HP +5% each, plus Physical DMG +5%.
3. Hero tree, all-hero techs (Lab 23-24): ATK, DEF, HP and DMG +10% each for every hero.
4. Offensive or Defensive Tactics (Lab 20-25): +30% ATK, DEF and HP in PvP. Offensive if you attack, Defensive if you mostly guard your city.
5. Warlock Mastery (Lab 30, late game): Warlock ATK, HP and DEF +15% each, DMG +10%, and Synergy techs that grow with every Warlock hero you field.

Skip the monster-only techs (Blight Slayer, Boost RES) unless this squad hunts monsters.