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Brute assault

Cortex Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Vehicle Plant into early raid support, then Brute-led T1 vehicle assault pushed to middle from around 2:20, far earlier than the role norm, aiming to fight into the enemy base rather than just hold the line.

#push #raid · 25 distinct matches · 17 players · 3% of Cortex Front games · team won 68% of 25 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • BruteT1 vehicle assault from 2:20 · 3% of role by thenFrom the Vehicle Plant. Only 3% of Front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 8:48
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 96%20% of all Front games by then
  • RascalRascal in 92%20% of all Front games by then
  • BruteBrute in 76%3% of all Front games by then
  • WolverineWolverine in 56%13% of all Front games by then

Started with Brute (88%), Garpike (12%).

Where those units first fight, in 25 games with kill data: in the middle 92%, on their own side 8%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,174 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Brute by 8:47

  1. Open triple mex into Vehicle Plant by 0:48.
  2. Send Rascal raiders out immediately to harass.
  3. Bring Wolverine arty up alongside the advancing line.
  4. Commit Brute as the main assault spearhead into middle.
  5. Reclaim the Vehicle Plant and shift into T2 constructor.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 25 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD FRONT
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 2 mexdone ~0:48, middle half 0:41–0:58

    Some games also: wind (40%)

    By 0:29 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:22 · typical 0:48
  2. 2

    Vehicle Plant to T1 vehicle assault

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. BruteT1 vehicle assault after 4 mex, 3 wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle2 Con vehicle +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Rascal2 Rascal +2 vs standard
    • Incisor1 Incisor

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 con bot · 3 grunt · 3 thug

    By 2:20 in all: 4 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. RascalRascal ×5
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Mex
    6. IncisorIncisor
    7. GarpikeGarpikedone 1:59
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle assault to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Brute5 Brute +5 vs standard

    Some games also: con vehicle (40%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 6 thug · 5 aggravator

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind (standard 4)

    The example game in this phase · 27 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. PounderPounder
    4. Wind
    5. Mex
    6. RascalRascal
    7. Wind
    8. RascalRascal ×3
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    13. Wind
    14. GarpikeGarpike
    15. Wind
    16. PounderPounder
    17. BruteBrutedone 3:45
    18. Wind
    19. RascalRascal ×4
    20. PounderPounder
    21. Wind
    22. RascalRascal ×3
    23. BruteBrute
    24. Converter
    25. RascalRascal ×3
    26. BruteBrute
    27. RascalRascal
  4. 4

    5:00 to Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine17Wind−6 vs standard
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 7 mex, 21 wind, 4 con turretdone ~10:49, middle half 6:37–12:32
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Brute10 Brute +10 vs standard

    Some games also: Radar Tower (36%) · rascal (32%) · Twin Guard (32%) · eat Vehicle Plant (44%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 Graverobber · 2 con bot · 14 grunt

    By 11:20 in all: 7 mex · 26 wind · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 101 steps
    1. Wind
    2. RascalRascal
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. GarpikeGarpike
    5. Wind
    6. PounderPounder
    7. BruteBrute
    8. Wind
    9. RascalRascal ×4
    10. Wind
    11. PounderPounder
    12. RascalRascal ×3
    13. Converter
    14. BruteBrute
    15. RascalRascal ×3
    16. BruteBrute
    17. Wind
    18. RascalRascal ×2
    19. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind
    22. GarpikeGarpike
    23. Con turret
    24. PounderPounder
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Con turret
    27. BruteBrute
    28. Solar
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:28 · typical 9:48
    32. Solar
    33. Wind
    34. RascalRascal
    35. Solar
    36. RascalRascal ×3
    37. PounderPounder
    38. Wind
    39. RascalRascal ×3
    40. Wind
    41. BruteBrute
    42. RascalRascal ×5
    43. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    44. RascalRascal
    45. Converter
    46. RascalRascal ×9
    47. Wind
    48. RascalRascal ×6
    49. Wind
    50. RascalRascal ×4
    51. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    52. RascalRascal ×5
    53. Wind
    54. RascalRascal ×8
    55. Wind
    56. RascalRascal ×10
    57. Converter
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    59. RascalRascal ×16
    60. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:36 · typical 10:49
    61. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:01
    62. RascalRascal ×3
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. RascalRascal
    66. Con turret
    67. RascalRascal ×2
    68. Wind
    69. RascalRascal ×5
    70. Wind
    71. RascalRascal ×3
    72. Wind
    73. RascalRascal ×2
    74. Wind
    75. RascalRascal ×6
    76. Wind
    77. RascalRascal ×8
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    79. RascalRascal ×11
    80. Wind
    81. RascalRascal ×21
    82. Converter
    83. RascalRascal ×21
    84. GraverobberGraverobber
    85. RascalRascal ×8
    86. Wind
    87. RascalRascal ×11
    88. GraverobberGraverobber
    89. RascalRascal ×7
    90. Wind
    91. RascalRascal ×13
    92. GruntGrunt
    93. RascalRascal ×5
    94. Wind
    95. RascalRascal ×4
    96. GraverobberGraverobber
    97. RascalRascal ×15
    98. Wind
    99. RascalRascal ×4
    100. GruntGrunt
    101. RascalRascal ×8

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Chancho's (32 OS, 27/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:17 · in 32% of games
  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:24 · in 64% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:49 · in 60% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard front

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

25 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard frontEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard frontOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard front
1:003313310000
2:00859856420260
3:00160116271081047886
4:0027752711313389282341
5:0039843853767921623839
6:0052725109126815899081556
7:00646363951843237220172474
8:00802077262576312527783385
9:00945091513202383734854291
10:0011115107983570453840795079
11:0013010126425003520552075987
12:0015540145085870569060756925
13:0017931168146757620664957630
14:0020522189697227666374778539
15:00232242063210526725785429305
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won slightly less than the standard Front build but destroyed far more enemy metal while losing much less.

  • + Destroys 3223 metal by 15:00, far above standard's losses ratio
  • + Own losses much lower, 9023 vs 9422 by 15:00
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 5:00 trails standard, 701 vs 922
  • − Win rate dips to 44% vs standard's 45% is close but not better
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Chancho

31.7 OS · 27/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
25 metal received · 2923 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:41–0:58 · n=25
Advanced Metal Extractor9:48Middle 50%: 8:49–9:56 · n=19
Bot Lab10:49Middle 50%: 6:37–12:32 · n=14

Played most by

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