BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Suicide front / Armada / Factory first / OBSERVED BUILD

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 · 35 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Mex
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. CenturionCenturion
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. CenturionCenturion
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Mex
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. BeamerBeamer
    16. Mex
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. RocketeerRocketeer
    19. Wind
    20. RocketeerRocketeer
    21. OverwatchOverwatch
    22. RocketeerRocketeer
    23. PawnPawn
    24. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    25. Wind
    26. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    27. Wind
    28. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    29. Wind
    30. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    31. Energy storage
    32. RocketeerRocketeer
    33. Wind
    34. RocketeerRocketeer
    35. GauntletGauntletdone 6:01 · 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 · 195 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeer
    2. Wind
    3. RocketeerRocketeer
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. RocketeerRocketeer
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. MaceMace
    14. Wind
    15. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    16. MaceMace
    17. Wind
    18. MaceMace
    19. Converter
    20. MaceMace
    21. Wind
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. MaceMace
    25. Wind ×2
    26. MaceMace
    27. Converter
    28. MaceMace ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. MaceMace
    32. Wind
    33. MaceMace ×3
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Construction BotCon bot
    38. Wind
    39. Construction BotCon bot
    40. BeamerBeamer
    41. Construction BotCon bot
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Construction BotCon bot
    46. MaceMace
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind
    49. MaceMace
    50. Wind
    51. MaceMace
    52. Wind
    53. MaceMace
    54. Converter
    55. LazarusLazarus
    56. Wind ×2
    57. LazarusLazarus
    58. Wind
    59. MaceMace ×2
    60. Wind
    61. MaceMace
    62. Wind
    63. MaceMace
    64. Wind
    65. MaceMace
    66. Converter
    67. MaceMace ×2
    68. Wind
    69. MaceMace
    70. Wind ×2
    71. MaceMace ×2
    72. Wind ×2
    73. MaceMace ×2
    74. Wind
    75. MaceMace
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. LazarusLazarus
    80. Wind
    81. MaceMace
    82. Wind
    83. LazarusLazarus
    84. Wind ×2
    85. LazarusLazarus
    86. Wind ×3
    87. BeamerBeamer
    88. LazarusLazarus
    89. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 11:19 · typical 9:41
    90. MaceMace
    91. Wind ×4
    92. MaceMace ×2
    93. RocketeerRocketeer
    94. Wind
    95. MaceMace
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind
    99. MaceMace
    100. Wind ×2
    101. MaceMace
    102. Wind ×3
    103. MaceMace ×2
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    106. Wind
    107. MaceMace
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    110. Converter
    111. MaceMace
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×4
    114. MaceMace
    115. Wind ×2
    116. MaceMace
    117. Wind ×2
    118. MaceMace
    119. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    120. MaceMace
    121. Wind ×2
    122. MaceMace
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. MaceMace
    126. Wind ×2
    127. MaceMace
    128. Wind
    129. MaceMace
    130. Wind ×2
    131. MaceMace
    132. Wind ×2
    133. MaceMace
    134. Wind
    135. MaceMace
    136. Wind
    137. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 13:37
    138. Wind
    139. MaceMace
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. MaceMace
    144. Wind
    145. MaceMace
    146. Wind ×2
    147. MaceMace
    148. Wind ×2
    149. MaceMace
    150. Wind ×2
    151. MaceMace
    152. Wind
    153. MaceMace
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. MaceMace
    157. Wind ×2
    158. MaceMace
    159. Wind
    160. MaceMace
    161. Wind
    162. MaceMace
    163. LazarusLazarus
    164. Wind
    165. LazarusLazarus
    166. Wind
    167. Construction BotCon bot
    168. Wind ×2
    169. LazarusLazarus
    170. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. LazarusLazarus
    174. Wind
    175. LazarusLazarus
    176. Wind ×2
    177. LazarusLazarus
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:52
    180. TickTick
    181. Wind ×2
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind
    184. TickTick
    185. Wind
    186. Converter
    187. Wind
    188. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    189. TickTick
    190. Wind
    191. TickTick ×2
    192. Wind
    193. TickTick ×2
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is OUDLES's (37 OS, 15/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:11 · 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

OUDLES

36.9 OS · 15/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
438 metal received · 51547 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

_X_26games of this buildImmort7games of this buildManBearPig_7games of this buildTrapCaT7games of this buildSoliloqueur6games of this build