Billy · Ultimate · 175s cooldown
Chain Gang
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HeroBilly →What does Chain Gang do in Deadlock?
Chain Gang is Billy's ultimate on a 175-second cooldown with 2.8s duration, 35% velocity slow, 120 damage. Chain nearby enemies to you. Chained enemies cannot use movement abilities and receive a heavy slow when they pull on the chain. After a delay, yank everyone towards Billy and deal spirit damage. The chain breaks if you lose line of sight for a short while.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +40% spirit resist & bullet resist; 2 AP — -40s Cooldown; 5 AP — +5m Range +1.3s of Unstoppable Per Hero pulled in.
In the most played Billy skill order (48.4% win rate over 15K games), Chain Gang takes its first point at step 7 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Billy build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Chain Gang stats
Cooldown
175s
Duration
2.8s
Velocity Slow
35%
Damage
120
Damage Per Second
45
Ability points
Chain Gang upgrades
- 1 AP
+40% spirit resist & bullet resist
+40% Bullet Resist · +40% Spirit Resist
- 2 AP
-40s Cooldown
- 5 AP
+5m Range +1.3s of Unstoppable Per Hero pulled in
+1.3s Per Hero · +5m Cast Range
Most played Billy skill order
When to level Chain Gang
In the most played Billy skill order (48.4% win rate over 15K games), Chain Gang takes its first point at step 7 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Chain Gang patch history
Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · August 12, 2026
- – Chain Gang spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Chain Gang radius reduced from 13m to 12m
- – Chain Gang no longer grants +15% Spirit and Bullet Resist
- – Chain Gang cooldown increased from 125s to 150s
- – Chain Gang T1 changed from "-25s Cooldown" to "+40% Spirit and Bullet Resist"
- – Chain Gang T2 changed from "+15% Spirit and Bullet Resist" to "-50s Cooldown"
- – Chain Gang T3 changed from 2s Unstoppable to +1.3s Unstoppable for each hero pulled in
- – Chain Gang T3 no longer grants +90 damage
- – Chain Gang T3 now also increases the radius by +5m
Other Billy abilities
Slow
Abilities like Chain Gang
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Chain Gang?＋
Chain Gang has a 175-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Chain Gang upgrades?＋
1 AP: +40% spirit resist & bullet resist 2 AP: -40s Cooldown 5 AP: +5m Range +1.3s of Unstoppable Per Hero pulled in
When should you level Chain Gang?＋
In the most played Billy skill order (48.4% win rate over 15K games), Chain Gang takes its first point at step 7 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Chain Gang?＋
Chain Gang is Billy's ultimate. Billy is a brawler whose other abilities are Bashdown, Rising Ram, Blasted.