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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:44 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. RascalRascal ×3
    2. Mex
    3. IncisorIncisor ×4
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Wind
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. Wind
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. BruteBrutedone 2:34
  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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. BruteBrute
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. BruteBrute
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. BruteBrute
    9. Wind
    10. BruteBrute ×2
    11. Wind
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. GuardGuard
    14. BruteBrute
    15. Wind
    16. BruteBrute ×2
    17. Wind
    18. BruteBrute ×2
  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 · 68 steps
    1. BruteBrute ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. BruteBrute
    4. Energy storage
    5. Mex
    6. BruteBrute
    7. Converter
    8. GuardGuard
    9. Con turret
    10. GuardGuard
    11. BruteBrute
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced solar
    14. BruteBrute
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced solar
    17. BruteBrute
    18. Converter
    19. Advanced solar
    20. BruteBrute
    21. Converter
    22. Advanced solar
    23. BruteBrute
    24. Converter
    25. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Con turret
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:53 · typical 10:49
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Towerfor Geo sea
    46. Construction BotCon bot
    47. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:59
    48. Con turret
    49. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    50. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    51. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 11:36
    53. TwitcherTwitcher
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    55. TwitcherTwitcher
    56. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    57. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    58. TwitcherTwitcher ×2
    59. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 13:26
    60. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    61. Metal storage
    62. Con turret
    63. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    64. Con turret ×4
    65. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    66. Con turret ×2
    67. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    68. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EpicTyrannus's (43 OS, 10/10/2026); 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
2:00859854420260
3:00160116271081027886
4:0027752707313387282345
5:0039843850767917623839
6:0052725105126815869081559
7:00646363891843236520172478
8:00802077262576311027783385
9:00945091463202380634854291
10:0011115107733570452140795079
11:0013010126425003520352075987
12:0015540145535870569060756925
13:0017931168296757620664957650
14:0020522190187227666374778566
15:00232242063210526724685429349
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

EpicTyrannus

43.2 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

40 received units
388 metal received · 42420 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

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