Shiv vs Billy

Brawler vs Brawler

A brawler mirror is about who commits second. Both of you want close range, so the hero who lands crowd control on the other’s engage wins the trade. Keep stamina for a disengage and fight near your troopers.

Your game plan as Shiv

A dirty fighter who bleeds you, defers his own damage and finishes you with an execute.

How to beat Billy

A punk with a bat who turns every melee hit into ammo and every fight into a brawl.

• 01Keep him off you; Billy wants melee range for everything.
• 02Don’t pull against Chain Gang; straining the chain slows you hard.
• 03Bait Rising Ram, then fight while it’s on full cooldown.

1. 01Billy wins the farm by ~11.1 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Brawler mirror: whoever lands crowd control first wins the trade. Keep stamina for the dash out.

This matchup

123

Usual

132

49.3% win rate over 51,603 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Slice and Dice: Billy can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Slice and Dice for Chain Gang — use it the moment Billy commits, not before.

• 1
  Early point

  Billy wins the farm: an early point into Serrated Knives clears waves and keeps you in lane.

• Shiv averages 1.17 kills per death against Billy.
• Shiv finishes 920 souls behind Billy on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Shiv deals 1.0k less objective damage per match than Billy — let teammates take structures while you hold.
• Track Chain Gang (175s cooldown). The window right after Billy uses it is your best time to fight.