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Gauntlet defence

Bot Lab first but committing to a Gauntlet by 4:10, much earlier than usual, to anchor the middle with area artillery before the standard timing.

#artillery #defence · 101 distinct matches · 37 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 47% of 106 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GauntletEarly defence from 4:10 · 8% of role by thenOnly 8% of Suicide front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:13

Where those units first fight, in 101 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,274 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into rocketeer (17% of army), Rattlesnake (11% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Gauntlet by 4:08

  1. Open Bot Lab then grab mexes and wind, get sentries out for early raid.
  2. Keep making sentries and hold middle, denying leaks with cheap bots.
  3. Commit to a Gauntlet to anchor the line with area artillery.
  4. Mix in Rocketeer and Rattlesnake to hold middle rather than push in.
  5. Transition to T2 constructor once the line is stable.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 101 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD SUICIDE FRONT
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
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

    Bot Lab first

    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab done ~0:20, middle half 0:20–0:33

    Some games also: mex (42%)

  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Early defence

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor5Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. GauntletEarly defence after 5 mex, 4 winddone ~5:29, middle half 4:42–5:56
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus
    Army
    • Sentry3 Sentry
    • Beamer1 Beamer
    • Rocketeer9 Rocketeer −4 vs standard
    • Tick1 Tick
    • Centurion1 Centurion
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: con turret (35%) · Dragon's Teeth (34%)

    By 4:09 in all: 5 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 40 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Mex ×2
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    5. Wind
    6. CenturionCenturion
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    14. Wind
    15. SentrySentry
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. SentrySentry
    18. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Wind
    21. RocketeerRocketeer
    22. BeamerBeamer
    23. RocketeerRocketeer
    24. Wind
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    26. RocketeerRocketeer
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    28. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    29. Wind
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    31. LazarusLazarus
    32. Con turret
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    34. CenturionCenturion
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    36. Wind
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    39. Con turret
    40. GauntletGauntletdone 5:23 · typical 5:29
  3. 3

    Early defence to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine16Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus
    Army
    • Rocketeer3 Rocketeer −10 vs standard
    Other
    • Dragon's Teeth5 Dragon's Teeth +5 vs standard
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Sentry (50%) · Beamer (49%) · con bot (48%) · tick (41%) · Gauntlet (41%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 con bot · 2 Sentry

    By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 23 wind · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 177 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    4. Wind
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    8. Wind
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    10. Wind
    11. BeamerBeamer
    12. Wind
    13. MaceMace
    14. BeamerBeamer
    15. MaceMace ×4
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    17. MaceMace
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    19. MaceMace
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    21. MaceMace
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    23. MaceMace
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    25. MaceMace
    26. Con turret
    27. MaceMace
    28. Con turret
    29. Energy storage
    30. MaceMace
    31. Con turret
    32. Metal storage
    33. Wind
    34. TickTick ×2
    35. Wind
    36. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 9:05
    37. Wind
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind
    42. BlitzBlitz
    43. TickTick
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. TickTick ×3
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. TickTick
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:50
    53. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    54. TickTick ×2
    55. Mex
    56. TickTick ×3
    57. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    58. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    59. TickTick
    60. SentrySentry
    61. TickTick ×2
    62. SentrySentry
    63. TickTick
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    65. TickTick
    66. BlitzBlitz
    67. SentrySentry
    68. TickTick ×2
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. TickTick ×2
    71. Mex
    72. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    73. BlitzBlitz
    74. TickTick ×2
    75. Construction BotCon bot
    76. Mex
    77. BlitzBlitz ×2
    78. Construction BotCon bot
    79. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    80. BlitzBlitz
    81. Wind
    82. Mex
    83. Wind ×2
    84. BlitzBlitz
    85. TickTick
    86. PersecutorPersecutordone 12:31
    87. TickTick
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick ×2
    91. BlitzBlitz
    92. TickTick ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. TickTick ×3
    95. Wind
    96. PersecutorPersecutor
    97. TickTick ×4
    98. Wind ×2
    99. TickTick
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. TickTick
    102. StoutStout
    103. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    104. TickTick
    105. Wind ×2
    106. TickTick ×2
    107. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 13:49
    108. TickTick ×2
    109. Wind
    110. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    111. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    112. Wind
    113. TickTick
    114. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    115. TickTick
    116. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    117. Wind
    118. TickTick
    119. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    120. Wind
    121. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    122. Wind
    123. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    124. Wind
    125. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    126. Con turret
    127. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    128. TickTick
    129. Wind ×2
    130. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 14:08
    131. TickTick
    132. Wind ×2
    133. TickTick
    134. Converter
    135. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    136. TickTick
    137. Wind
    138. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    139. Wind
    140. TickTick
    141. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    142. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    143. AmbassadorAmbassador
    144. Converter
    145. TickTick
    146. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    147. Wind
    148. TickTick
    149. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    150. TickTick
    151. Wind
    152. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    153. Converter
    154. TickTick
    155. Wind
    156. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    157. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:44
    158. TickTick
    159. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    160. AmbassadorAmbassador
    161. Wind
    162. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    163. Converter
    164. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    165. TickTick
    166. Wind
    167. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    168. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    169. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    170. TickTick
    171. Wind ×2
    172. TickTick ×2
    173. Wind
    174. StarlightStarlightnot finished by 15:00
    175. TickTick
    176. Wind
    177. TickTick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is xabre's (48 OS, 21/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:11 · in 73% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:47 · in 68% of games

How it plays out

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

  • This build
  • Standard suicide front

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

106 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard suicide frontEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard suicide frontOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard suicide front
1:002302260000
2:008848890000
3:002002205613517299106
4:0031883161475660335486
5:004375423688714138501020
6:00549554301332232713091785
7:00661266612197317921762732
8:00782679102835403527573631
9:00915692983644481631844516
10:0010897106884408542640755336
11:0012430122414807589850866080
12:0014297140245797651758286842
13:0016519160426680701369187523
14:0018776179696968768076848336
15:0020948202977865830288359228
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won less often than the standard build and destroyed less enemy metal despite similar production, a defensive line that trades tempo for metal saved.

  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 lower (8980 vs 9208)
  • + Metal produced by 15:00 slightly ahead (20254 vs 19882)
  • − Team win rate well below standard (46% vs 58%)
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 much lower (7767 vs 8172)
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

xabre

48.0 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
128 metal received · 37279 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:20Middle 50%: 0:20–0:33 · n=106
Gauntlet5:29Middle 50%: 4:42–5:56 · n=96
Advanced Metal Extractor9:41Middle 50%: 8:46–10:57 · n=80

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