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Gauntlet defence

Same lab-first opening as standard, but adds a Gauntlet from around 4:08 to anchor the middle with area defence before transitioning normally.

#defence · 100 distinct matches · 33 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 50% of 105 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GauntletEarly defence from 3:55 · 8% of role by thenOnly 8% of Suicide front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:09

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

Those units destroy a typical 1,256 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 100 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 (40%)

  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Early defence

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor5Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. GauntletEarly defence after 5 mex, 4 winddone ~5:23, middle half 4:33–5:48
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus
    Army
    • Sentry3 Sentry
    • Beamer2 Beamer +2 vs standard
    • Rocketeer8 Rocketeer −4 vs standard
    • Tick1 Tick
    • Centurion1 Centurion
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: pawn (33%) · con turret (31%)

    By 3:55 in all: 5 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 27 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. SentrySentry
    7. PawnPawn
    8. Mex ×2
    9. PawnPawn ×2
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. BeamerBeamer
    13. Mex
    14. PawnPawn
    15. RocketeerRocketeer
    16. Wind
    17. RocketeerRocketeer
    18. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    19. BeamerBeamer
    20. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    21. Wind
    22. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    23. BeamerBeamer
    24. RocketeerRocketeer
    25. Wind
    26. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    27. GauntletGauntletdone 4:02 · typical 5:23
  3. 3

    Early defence to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine18Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Beamer1 Beamer
    • Rocketeer3 Rocketeer −11 vs standard
    Other
    • Dragon's Teeth5 Dragon's Teeth +5 vs standard

    Some games also: tick (44%) · con bot (43%) · converter (40%) · Gauntlet (40%) · Sneaky Pete (37%)

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

    By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 24 wind · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 206 steps
    1. Wind
    2. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    3. Wind
    4. Energy storage
    5. BeamerBeamer
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Con turret
    8. MaceMace
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    10. MaceMace
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    12. MaceMace
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    14. MaceMace
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    16. MaceMace ×3
    17. Wind
    18. BeamerBeamer
    19. MaceMace
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Wind
    22. Construction BotCon bot
    23. Wind
    24. MaceMace
    25. Wind
    26. MaceMace
    27. Wind
    28. MaceMace ×2
    29. Wind
    30. MaceMace
    31. Wind
    32. BeamerBeamer
    33. MaceMace
    34. Wind
    35. MaceMace
    36. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    37. Wind
    38. MaceMace
    39. Wind
    40. MaceMace
    41. Con turret ×2
    42. MaceMace
    43. Energy storage
    44. Wind
    45. MaceMace ×2
    46. Wind
    47. MaceMace
    48. Wind
    49. MaceMace
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind
    52. MaceMace
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:10 · typical 9:36
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Construction BotCon bot
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Construction BotCon bot
    69. Wind
    70. Construction BotCon bot
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Wind
    76. Construction BotCon bot
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Construction BotCon bot
    81. Converter ×3
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Construction BotCon bot
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Construction BotCon bot
    89. Wind ×3
    90. BeamerBeamer
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter ×3
    98. BeamerBeamer
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. PawnPawn
    108. MaceMace
    109. Wind
    110. BeamerBeamer
    111. MaceMace
    112. Converter
    113. MaceMace
    114. Converter
    115. MaceMace
    116. Wind ×3
    117. MaceMace
    118. Wind ×2
    119. MaceMace
    120. Wind ×2
    121. MaceMace
    122. Wind
    123. MaceMace
    124. Wind
    125. MaceMace
    126. Wind ×2
    127. PulsarPulsardone 13:39
    128. MaceMace
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. LazarusLazarus
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. LazarusLazarus
    135. Wind ×3
    136. LazarusLazarus
    137. Wind
    138. Mex
    139. Wind ×2
    140. MaceMace
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Con turret
    143. MaceMace
    144. Wind ×2
    145. MaceMace
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Wind
    148. MaceMace
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    154. MaceMace
    155. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Con turret
    158. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    159. MaceMace
    160. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    161. Wind
    162. LazarusLazarus
    163. Wind
    164. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    165. Con turret
    166. Wind
    167. LazarusLazarus
    168. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    169. Wind
    170. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    171. LazarusLazarus
    172. Wind
    173. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    174. Converter
    175. MaceMace
    176. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    177. MaceMace
    178. Converter
    179. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    180. MaceMace
    181. Wind
    182. MaceMace
    183. Wind
    184. Con turret
    185. MaceMace
    186. Wind
    187. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:38
    188. Con turret
    189. MaceMace
    190. Wind
    191. Con turret
    192. Wind
    193. Con turret
    194. Wind
    195. MaceMace
    196. StorkLight transport
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind
    199. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    200. MaceMace
    201. Converter
    202. Con turret
    203. Converter
    204. Con turret
    205. Wind
    206. MaceMace

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Damsko's (39 OS, 29/09/2026); 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 74% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:32 · in 69% 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

105 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
1:002262260000
2:008798880000
3:0019862051130180106106
4:0031393161475658313496
5:004346424390314138151026
6:00546454331348229813061789
7:00661566702317317522502710
8:00787879203111403129843619
9:00915793174050479637444495
10:0010938106994999542643395316
11:0012674122655581590350556054
12:0014780141136007651257856830
13:0016696162226772701370097536
14:0019212181097541769675838373
15:0020756204667948832987319249
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

Damsko

38.5 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
289 metal received · 74577 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=105
Gauntlet5:23Middle 50%: 4:33–5:48 · n=96
Advanced Metal Extractor9:36Middle 50%: 8:45–10:30 · n=83

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