Something that I'm not sure you're aware from watching that is extremely helpful to know: billy's core passive crouching shot damage is applied for every attack he does after triggering crouching shot at least once and not getting hit. It works on his dash attacks, dodge counter, ult, EX, you name it, so always try and enter crouching shot first to not waste that huge dmg% buff
Yeah, i thought it was the case too I just tested on VR training room: Billy EX special attack without crouch: 10k damage per hit EX special attack during crouch: 13k damage per hit Seems his crouch is something like snapshot buff, so any of his attacks/button pressed during his crouching mode will attain the buff
Here's a tip for you btw, Billy's Crouching shot's damage dealt or most of his attacks including his EX special. The Damage, Anomaly build, impact etc. are all based off how close Billy is too the enemy, so they'll deal far more right up close. Grace's basic attacks also seem to suffer from this, though no other projectile attack or ranged attack does (note only her basics nothing else, where with billy it's mostly everything.)
@@sealjow Billy is super mobile so go 6m away to gain the buff and then get back close. The buff does last 8 seconds after all and getting 6m away refreshes the timer.
@@sealjow 6 meters away in game is one tile and a half (vr training room tiles) that 6m is probably around the max you can go further from the enemy before loosing damage since it is HIS w engine
@@sealjow Just focus on using his dash attack often with perfect dodge counters. Don't focus on doing his crouching mode all that often, but if you can mange it then do it. His gameplay is really enjoyable and plays mostly off enemy positioning, dash attacking often (to activate the engine as often as possible, plus if you have his mindscap you will start gaining energy off it's use.) and dodge counters.
@@sealjow Basically billy has drop damage ranges. (i didn't explain this in the last comment since i wasn't aware of this) So at certain ranges he drops damage down to 50% of the expected original damage and then from really far away he drops it down by 75% of the expected original damage. His engine which requires you to activate it at 6m, from my personal testing.. i believe the range before drop down damage occurs is about 1m-13m/14m (this was only from my personal testing though.) after that point your damage be basically be halved.
I'd really like to see a dps Ben video, seems like the kinda thing that would be right up your ally from what I've seen. Also you managed to convince me to build my Lucy so nice one man!
@@antares9972People tend to lie about being F2P to boost their ego. Very common. Or they went all in on spending their polys farming mats, which is a terrible gacha game strategy in the early cycle.
The problem is billy is that currently there are no optimal physical team yet. The other physical agent we have is Nekomata and Piper, and both of them are kind of filled a similar role as Billy (Piper is more like a anomaly setter/ semi stunner). We have no choice but use him with the entire cunning hares squad, but of course it lacking element synergy...
We're in luck: Finally we have a strong physical support for Billy: Caesar! She even lets you run Lucy too with her passive active for a 2x strong buffs on billy
Beautiful... But when you get M2 Billy.. he's a different character 😂😂 That's quite an interesting choice in sets though had My Billy on 2PC Woodpecker and 4 Piece Puffer I'd like to experiment but I'll just stay on my set... Currently suffering on the main stat and substat roll curse... Bound to happen... Def and HP goes hard 😢
Yep, i'm looking forward on his M2. Puffer is also great because of his ultimate passive (i forgot to include it on my vid) The substats curse happens to me too, even with crit rate and dmg at +0, somehow every roll lands in other stat than those two
Glad I found someone using maining billy. I really love him and how he deals mobs, but with bosses kinda hard so I’m stuck with Nekomata until Zhu Yuan comes.
This guy is kinda annoying to play, his kit is all over the place. >Guns: Do less damage from afar >Signature: Gain up to 67,5% DMG buff if you hit from afar >Core: Gain a 50% DMG buff when crouching >Additional: Gain up to 100% DMG buff for Ultimate >M2: 25% DMG for Dodge Counter >M6: Get up to 30% DMG buff Such a pain having too manage your distance and so much time wasted repositioning and getting to crouch after chain attacks. He would feel so much better if he entered crouching mode after chain attack or assist
they could fix him if they make it to where his crouch shot granted the amps for a few seconds instead of just while crouched. Plus like u said enter crouch after a chain (but only with a cinema upgrade)
You're playing him wrong. There is a also a reason as to why his signature lasts a whole 8 seconds and is extremely easy to keep up. Playing from afar is bait, its not the way to play him at all and in fact you want to be as close to the enemy as possible. All of his kit has synergy with everything he does so lets deconstruct it all and explain the biggest thing. His core passive is a UNIVERSAL buff to all of his kit. The descrition is confusing, but once you realize how it works its all made incredibly easy. Once you crouch (roll and you see the smoke coming out) he gains this 50% dmg bonus that applies to all of his damage, you'd think it goes away after doing anything else like a skill or dash attack right? Wrong. Billy's crouching mode stays on for as long as possible in a pseudo-active state as long as you keep: 1. Simply using his basic attack consistently. 2. Use dash attacks. 3. Dodge counters, not average dodges. All of these keep up his buff, meaning you can fully abuse the 50% dmg buff to all of his kit whilst moving about using dash attack, it applies not just to his skill basic and even ultimate, but to his assaults too. If you play well, its a permanent 50% dmg buff. Knowing this, we also know that since we KEEP the buff after dash attacking, we are able to reposition, remember why I said his sig is easy to keep up? You can constantly dash attack in and out of enemy range to reposition, and come back into range with absolutely 0 dmg loss, keeping his signature's passive up forever as it lasts a whole 8 seconds. His M2 further boosts this by allowing you to dodge way more consistently using rolling shots, he's the easiest character to dodge with in the game as his kit allows for the highest combat mobility and invulnerability.His M6 is also really basic and relies on you doing this all to just get the full dmg buff, lol. In short, you're supposed to play him up close to all your enemies, be up in their face constantly reposition as his kit allows you to do so without punishing, and when you get the ultimate off at M6, with a grand 180% total dmg bonus he absolutely wipes out anything in range. And finally, always remember- crouch.
Bro assumes I play him wrong. Everything u said is correct sir but I never said otherwise. There is a sweet spot that u can have 100% uptime on his sig and still don't have reduced dmg. The thing I dislike the most is having to waste time entering crouch mode or repositioning after chains. To deal with mobs you are better off spamming the chain attack than playing around his dodge counters. For bosses you waste precious time to enter crouch mode after chain. He don't stay in crouch mode after using Ult wasting more time. Using his EX skill pushes him away making you need to reposition after 1 or 2 uses wasting more time. That's what I was saying about he being a pain to play and his kit being all over the place
@@kaiuiu_exe That’s fair, for your second worry you can cancel animations by using rolling shot into EX skill which will completely minimize any movement you do, whilst also adding damage. A thing to note too, is that you can also just switch to Nicole right after the ult to skill with her anyway, which is what you’re supposed to do to keep her buff up and switch right back to Billy. The one thing I’d say you’re right on is probably overall the getting into crouching mode after ult, but honestly for a whole 150% dmg bonus to it, it’s very worth it.
The one they're using it's the one with revolver, a 5★. Another one you can use it's also a 4★ that can benefit from Pierce characters. (unique pierce shot characters right now are Nicole and Billy)
79 crit and 93 crid dmg?! So it means if i want to deal damage with Billy, I just simply need to be super lucky with artifacts? And also have s-rank weapon?
Nicole's orb has 3 versions the short version, the moderate version and the long version. The longer you hold down the skill the longer her orb lasts. Also doing a perfect 360 and keeping it held makes the charge mode hit twice while extending the time a bit. Shooting the orb with a failed 360 makes it have a shorter duration, which is fine if you only care about the defense shred but the longer it lasts the more anomaly buildup you get for triggering corruption
@@sanguinetales well in video he didnt perform any corruption, he was mainly on billy. but perphas its because he is on keyboard mouse where harder to do that.
>not using crouching shot >maining billy without any real explanation >stupid team order (DPS > support > stun) Can you people go away? Stop making stupid videos for Hoyoverse gibs.
Something that I'm not sure you're aware from watching that is extremely helpful to know: billy's core passive crouching shot damage is applied for every attack he does after triggering crouching shot at least once and not getting hit. It works on his dash attacks, dodge counter, ult, EX, you name it, so always try and enter crouching shot first to not waste that huge dmg% buff
Thankss, i didn't know this. I thought it only apply on his crouching shot mode only
Really? I thought his Crouch atk form just buff Crouch DMG
Yeah, i thought it was the case too
I just tested on VR training room:
Billy EX special attack without crouch: 10k damage per hit
EX special attack during crouch: 13k damage per hit
Seems his crouch is something like snapshot buff, so any of his attacks/button pressed during his crouching mode will attain the buff
you can make use of his faction buff to further increase his ult dmg too.
@@smugweeb53must be a problem with the way the text is written because that’s what I thought too
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Here's a tip for you btw, Billy's Crouching shot's damage dealt or most of his attacks including his EX special. The Damage, Anomaly build, impact etc. are all based off how close Billy is too the enemy, so they'll deal far more right up close. Grace's basic attacks also seem to suffer from this, though no other projectile attack or ranged attack does (note only her basics nothing else, where with billy it's mostly everything.)
With the Starlight Engine Replica, I don't know if I should be up close with Billy or at a certain distance to maximize dmg output.
@@sealjow Billy is super mobile so go 6m away to gain the buff and then get back close. The buff does last 8 seconds after all and getting 6m away refreshes the timer.
@@sealjow 6 meters away in game is one tile and a half (vr training room tiles) that 6m is probably around the max you can go further from the enemy before loosing damage since it is HIS w engine
@@sealjow Just focus on using his dash attack often with perfect dodge counters. Don't focus on doing his crouching mode all that often, but if you can mange it then do it. His gameplay is really enjoyable and plays mostly off enemy positioning, dash attacking often (to activate the engine as often as possible, plus if you have his mindscap you will start gaining energy off it's use.) and dodge counters.
@@sealjow Basically billy has drop damage ranges. (i didn't explain this in the last comment since i wasn't aware of this) So at certain ranges he drops damage down to 50% of the expected original damage and then from really far away he drops it down by 75% of the expected original damage. His engine which requires you to activate it at 6m, from my personal testing.. i believe the range before drop down damage occurs is about 1m-13m/14m (this was only from my personal testing though.) after that point your damage be basically be halved.
I'd really like to see a dps Ben video, seems like the kinda thing that would be right up your ally from what I've seen. Also you managed to convince me to build my Lucy so nice one man!
man having to max all those characters might be crazy hard in this early. i can't even max my ellen joe.
you should focus on one team at a time or you'll run out of resources
I wonder how he can manage his resources? As f2p day 1 player I can only max my ellen team. Still not enough to build other characters
@@antares9972People tend to lie about being F2P to boost their ego. Very common.
Or they went all in on spending their polys farming mats, which is a terrible gacha game strategy in the early cycle.
@@Luftgitarrenprofitbf i am spending most of my gacha currency on standard but thats just because i NEED Lycaon for my C0M1 Ellen
@@antares9972 proably got the battlepass.
The problem is billy is that currently there are no optimal physical team yet. The other physical agent we have is Nekomata and Piper, and both of them are kind of filled a similar role as Billy (Piper is more like a anomaly setter/ semi stunner). We have no choice but use him with the entire cunning hares squad, but of course it lacking element synergy...
We're in luck: Finally we have a strong physical support for Billy: Caesar! She even lets you run Lucy too with her passive active for a 2x strong buffs on billy
The only thing holding him back is the lack of upgrades on his skills
Beautiful... But when you get M2 Billy.. he's a different character 😂😂 That's quite an interesting choice in sets though had My Billy on 2PC Woodpecker and 4 Piece Puffer I'd like to experiment but I'll just stay on my set... Currently suffering on the main stat and substat roll curse... Bound to happen... Def and HP goes hard 😢
Yep, i'm looking forward on his M2. Puffer is also great because of his ultimate passive (i forgot to include it on my vid)
The substats curse happens to me too, even with crit rate and dmg at +0, somehow every roll lands in other stat than those two
I got him M2 but I'm actually foward to use him in a secondary team. Or Corin instead
Glad I found someone using maining billy. I really love him and how he deals mobs, but with bosses kinda hard so I’m stuck with Nekomata until Zhu Yuan comes.
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Why his thumbnail make him look like ultraman? 😂😂😂😂
It's what he would have wanted.
My billy is currently m5 .. but I recently got Nekomata so I don’t know who to build now
Nekomata of course
Both can be in one team too
Whoever you like better. In ZZZ A rank DPS are completely viable
Nekomata is better, but billy is for cool factor
billy no doubt
This guy is kinda annoying to play, his kit is all over the place.
>Guns: Do less damage from afar
>Signature: Gain up to 67,5% DMG buff if you hit from afar
>Core: Gain a 50% DMG buff when crouching
>Additional: Gain up to 100% DMG buff for Ultimate
>M2: 25% DMG for Dodge Counter
>M6: Get up to 30% DMG buff
Such a pain having too manage your distance and so much time wasted repositioning and getting to crouch after chain attacks. He would feel so much better if he entered crouching mode after chain attack or assist
they could fix him if they make it to where his crouch shot granted the amps for a few seconds instead of just while crouched. Plus like u said enter crouch after a chain (but only with a cinema upgrade)
You're playing him wrong. There is a also a reason as to why his signature lasts a whole 8 seconds and is extremely easy to keep up. Playing from afar is bait, its not the way to play him at all and in fact you want to be as close to the enemy as possible. All of his kit has synergy with everything he does so lets deconstruct it all and explain the biggest thing.
His core passive is a UNIVERSAL buff to all of his kit. The descrition is confusing, but once you realize how it works its all made incredibly easy. Once you crouch (roll and you see the smoke coming out) he gains this 50% dmg bonus that applies to all of his damage, you'd think it goes away after doing anything else like a skill or dash attack right? Wrong. Billy's crouching mode stays on for as long as possible in a pseudo-active state as long as you keep:
1. Simply using his basic attack consistently.
2. Use dash attacks.
3. Dodge counters, not average dodges.
All of these keep up his buff, meaning you can fully abuse the 50% dmg buff to all of his kit whilst moving about using dash attack, it applies not just to his skill basic and even ultimate, but to his assaults too. If you play well, its a permanent 50% dmg buff. Knowing this, we also know that since we KEEP the buff after dash attacking, we are able to reposition, remember why I said his sig is easy to keep up? You can constantly dash attack in and out of enemy range to reposition, and come back into range with absolutely 0 dmg loss, keeping his signature's passive up forever as it lasts a whole 8 seconds. His M2 further boosts this by allowing you to dodge way more consistently using rolling shots, he's the easiest character to dodge with in the game as his kit allows for the highest combat mobility and invulnerability.His M6 is also really basic and relies on you doing this all to just get the full dmg buff, lol.
In short, you're supposed to play him up close to all your enemies, be up in their face constantly reposition as his kit allows you to do so without punishing, and when you get the ultimate off at M6, with a grand 180% total dmg bonus he absolutely wipes out anything in range. And finally, always remember- crouch.
Bro assumes I play him wrong. Everything u said is correct sir but I never said otherwise.
There is a sweet spot that u can have 100% uptime on his sig and still don't have reduced dmg.
The thing I dislike the most is having to waste time entering crouch mode or repositioning after chains.
To deal with mobs you are better off spamming the chain attack than playing around his dodge counters. For bosses you waste precious time to enter crouch mode after chain. He don't stay in crouch mode after using Ult wasting more time. Using his EX skill pushes him away making you need to reposition after 1 or 2 uses wasting more time. That's what I was saying about he being a pain to play and his kit being all over the place
@@kaiuiu_exe That’s fair, for your second worry you can cancel animations by using rolling shot into EX skill which will completely minimize any movement you do, whilst also adding damage.
A thing to note too, is that you can also just switch to Nicole right after the ult to skill with her anyway, which is what you’re supposed to do to keep her buff up and switch right back to Billy. The one thing I’d say you’re right on is probably overall the getting into crouching mode after ult, but honestly for a whole 150% dmg bonus to it, it’s very worth it.
@@nushnusher3902 Good tip, roll into EX it's feeling way better. Thanks.
man the music pops
Billy power! Btw when are you building your Koleda and showcasing her? She's quite good now after her bugged core talent got fixed!
Yes, I'm planning to after i pile my resources again, probably some week after Zhu Yuan
I uses Physical damage bonus, crit rate, and the one who give you a bonus giving you more stamina damage
If only I had a gaming pc or current gen console I'd would happily play billy.
The thing with billy is that is weird, idk which disks fit him best.
1:57 Did that bangboo just did 29K?
the bangboo did
that shotgun mf is pretty op one of most high dmg bangbo
Isn't it a gamble thoug? It has 3 types of shots. A dud that does no damage a normal one and a very high damage one.
Most lvl 50 Bangboos should be able to do that tho
Shiyu Defense feat. The Cunning Hares
Damn that is one strong billy kid
Hey Apel! Love your videos! Have you ever considered DPS Ben? His mods are huuuuge and I play him in shiyu defense.
Thoughts on puffer electro on Billy?
4pc Puffer is good on Billy because of his ultimate passive, i forgot to include it on vid
Billy mains stay winning, making me jealous that I went with Corin instead.
Daaaammmnnnn your billy is good
as a billy main this video makes me happy 🥹
Don't you want billy to be after Nicole?
Why you didn't maximise skill buttons? Not enough dmg up?
Is better PEN ratio?
Yessir
What isbBagboo you use ? It the best Bagboo for this comp ?
Actually it would've Amillion.
But BagBoo works too ofc
The one they're using it's the one with revolver, a 5★. Another one you can use it's also a 4★ that can benefit from Pierce characters. (unique pierce shot characters right now are Nicole and Billy)
79 crit and 93 crid dmg?! So it means if i want to deal damage with Billy, I just simply need to be super lucky with artifacts? And also have s-rank weapon?
S rank weapon???
why i not using nicole tech where she shoots her orb almost immeadatly?
Nicole's orb has 3 versions the short version, the moderate version and the long version.
The longer you hold down the skill the longer her orb lasts. Also doing a perfect 360 and keeping it held makes the charge mode hit twice while extending the time a bit. Shooting the orb with a failed 360 makes it have a shorter duration, which is fine if you only care about the defense shred but the longer it lasts the more anomaly buildup you get for triggering corruption
@@sanguinetales well in video he didnt perform any corruption, he was mainly on billy. but perphas its because he is on keyboard mouse where harder to do that.
why hold nicole's EX? isnt it a waste?
3:36 oh yea, in like AOE focused endgame mode, he will have potential. just like herta from hsr
Nicole's M1 give longer duration of her energy field depending on how long it's charged.
@@bibitapel isnt it only .45 sec longer? Or i dont understand it correctly idk
@@zollen_boyyy6419nah every 0.1 second you charge the field lasts 0.15 seconds longer, so for every 1 second charge it extends for 1.5 seconds
how did you max all these character so fast?
power of cash
??? I'm f2p my first team is already finished, stop talking bs @@ethan8084
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you dont like kodela
?
Don't worry. I am planning to build her once i farmed some resources after Zhu Yuan
>not using crouching shot
>maining billy without any real explanation
>stupid team order (DPS > support > stun)
Can you people go away? Stop making stupid videos for Hoyoverse gibs.