Billy · Ability 1 · 35s cooldown
Bashdown
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Bashdown is Billy's ability 1 on a 35-second cooldown with 1 charges, 8s charge delay, 35 damage. Slam your bat into the ground, pulling enemies down and dealing melee damage. The slam creates a shockwave that deals spirit damage and applies knockup.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -10s Cooldown; 2 AP — +1 Charge and +2m Radius; 5 AP — -3.0s Charge Time Now deals 50% Heavy Melee Damage.
In the most played Billy skill order (48.4% win rate over 15K games), Bashdown takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Billy build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Bashdown stats
Cooldown
35s
Charges
1
Charge Delay
8s
Damage
35
Explosion Delay
0.5s
Duration
0.4s
Ability points
Bashdown upgrades
- 1 AP
-10s Cooldown
-10s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+1 Charge and +2m Radius
+2m Cast Range · +1 Charges
- 5 AP
-3.0s Charge Time Now deals 50% Heavy Melee Damage
+0.5 Damage · 0 Damage · 0 Melee Damage · 0 Melee Damage · -3s Charge Delay
Most played Billy skill order
When to level Bashdown
In the most played Billy skill order (48.4% win rate over 15K games), Bashdown takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Bashdown patch history
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Bashdown melee scaling reduced from 1.1 to 0.9
- – Bashdown T3 reduced from 60% Heavy Melee damage to 50%
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Bashdown radius reduced from 4.5m to 4m
- – Bashdown T2 changed from "+1.3m Radius" to "+1 Charge and +2m Radius"
- – Bashdown T3 now also reduces charge time by 2s
Other Billy abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Bashdown?＋
Bashdown has a 35-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Bashdown upgrades?＋
1 AP: -10s Cooldown 2 AP: +1 Charge and +2m Radius 5 AP: -3.0s Charge Time Now deals 50% Heavy Melee Damage
When should you level Bashdown?＋
In the most played Billy skill order (48.4% win rate over 15K games), Bashdown takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Which hero has Bashdown?＋
Bashdown is Billy's ability 1. Billy is a brawler whose other abilities are Rising Ram, Blasted, Chain Gang.