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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 · 30 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Mex
    3. Wind
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. SentrySentry
    9. Mex
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. TickTick
    13. RocketeerRocketeer
    14. Mex
    15. Wind
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. SentrySentry
    18. RocketeerRocketeer
    19. Wind
    20. RocketeerRocketeer
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    22. RocketeerRocketeer
    23. OverwatchOverwatchfor Geo
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    25. Con turret
    26. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    27. OverwatchOverwatchfor Geo
    28. RocketeerRocketeer
    29. Wind ×3
    30. GauntletGauntletdone 4:57 · 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 · 125 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeer
    2. Wind ×7
    3. TickTick
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    8. RocketeerRocketeer
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    10. Wind
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    12. TickTick
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. Energy storage
    16. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. TickTick
    19. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    20. GauntletGauntlet
    21. TickTick
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. RocketeerRocketeer
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    25. Con turret
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    27. Wind
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    29. Wind
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter ×3
    33. Wind ×3
    34. GauntletGauntlet
    35. Wind
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    37. Wind
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    39. Wind
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    41. Wind
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Con turret ×5
    45. GauntletGauntlet
    46. SentrySentry
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    48. NettleNettle ×3
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind
    53. Metal storage
    54. Wind ×7
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×8
    57. Converter ×2
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 12:31 · typical 9:41
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Wind
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind
    87. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×11
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Mex
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×6
    102. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    108. Wind
    109. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    110. Wind
    111. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    112. Converter
    113. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    118. Converter
    119. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    120. Con turret
    121. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    122. Wind
    123. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (50 OS, 09/09/2026); 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

_X_

50.4 OS · 09/09/2026

Open source match ↗

10 received units · includes a constructor
564 metal received · 35016 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

Played most by

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