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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 ×2
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:47 · 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 · 34 steps
    1. RascalRascal ×5
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    3. PounderPounder
    4. Mex
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    6. Mex
    7. PounderPounder
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. PounderPounder
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. WolverineWolverine
    14. Wind
    15. GuardGuard
    16. WolverineWolverine
    17. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    18. Wind
    19. WardenWarden
    20. WolverineWolverine
    21. Wind ×2
    22. WolverineWolverine
    23. Wind
    24. PounderPounder
    25. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    26. Wind
    27. WolverineWolverine
    28. CastroCastro
    29. Wind
    30. PounderPounder ×2
    31. Mex
    32. Wind
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    34. BruteBrutedone 5:37
  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)

  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 · 122 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. BruteBrute
    3. GuardGuard
    4. Con turret
    5. BruteBrute ×2
    6. Energy storage
    7. BruteBrute ×2
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. BruteBrute
    11. Wind
    12. BruteBrute
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced solar
    15. BruteBrute
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced solar
    19. Wind
    20. BruteBrute
    21. Wind
    22. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:02 · typical 10:49
    23. BruteBrute ×2
    24. Con turret ×2
    25. BruteBrute
    26. Wind
    27. GraverobberGraverobber
    28. Converter
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. BruteBrute
    32. GraverobberGraverobber
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. GraverobberGraverobber
    36. BruteBrute
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. BruteBrute
    40. GraverobberGraverobber
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. GraverobberGraverobber
    44. Con turret
    45. BruteBrute
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. CastroCastro
    49. BruteBrute
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Energy storage
    53. BruteBrute
    54. Wind ×2
    55. BruteBrute
    56. Converter
    57. PounderPounder
    58. Mex
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. PounderPounder
    62. Con turret
    63. GruntGrunt ×2
    64. Converter
    65. GruntGrunt ×2
    66. PounderPounder
    67. GruntGrunt
    68. Converter
    69. GruntGrunt
    70. Wind
    71. GruntGrunt
    72. PounderPounder
    73. GruntGrunt
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. GruntGrunt ×2
    77. PounderPounder
    78. GruntGrunt
    79. Converter
    80. GruntGrunt
    81. Wind
    82. GruntGrunt
    83. BruteBrute
    84. GruntGrunt ×2
    85. Wind ×2
    86. GruntGrunt
    87. Con turret
    88. BruteBrute
    89. Wind
    90. GruntGrunt
    91. Mex
    92. Wind ×3
    93. GruntGrunt
    94. Wind
    95. GruntGrunt
    96. Wind
    97. GruntGrunt
    98. BruteBrute
    99. GruntGrunt ×3
    100. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    101. Wind
    102. GruntGrunt ×2
    103. Wind
    104. GruntGrunt
    105. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 13:34
    106. GruntGrunt
    107. Wind
    108. GruntGrunt
    109. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    110. Wind
    111. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    112. Wind
    113. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    114. Wind
    115. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 14:08 · typical 9:48
    116. Wind
    117. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 14:17
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    120. NegotiatorNegotiatordone 14:59
    121. Con turret
    122. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Fakepilot's (35 OS, 03/10/2026); 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
2:00859856420260
3:00160116281081027886
4:0027752710313390282344
5:0039843850767920623840
6:0052725108126815879081557
7:00646363891843236520172476
8:00802077322576312427783394
9:00945091533202383234854309
10:0011115108003570453740795079
11:0013010126585003520352075989
12:0015540145415870568160756934
13:0017931168156757620164957643
14:0020522190087227664974778561
15:00232242063710526724685429322
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

Fakepilot

35.3 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
81 metal received · 82232 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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