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Gauntlet defence

Armada Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus

A Bot Lab opening transitions into an early Gauntlet around 3:41, far earlier than usual, giving the suicide front a static artillery piece to anchor the middle before the normal T2 transition.

#defence #artillery · 148 distinct matches · 47 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 57% of 153 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GauntletEarly defence from 3:41 · 7% of role by thenOnly 7% of Suicide front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 8:32

Where those units first fight, in 148 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,330 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into rocketeer (14% of army), Rattlesnake (12% of army), Beamer (8% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Gauntlet by 3:42

  1. Open mex and Bot Lab as usual for Suicide front.
  2. Add early Beamers to start anchoring the middle.
  3. Push out a Gauntlet well ahead of the field to hold middle.
  4. Reclaim Bot Lab in many games to recycle metal into eco.
  5. Transition into Rocketeer and Rattlesnake army as T2 nears.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 148 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 ~0:26, middle half 0:20–0:33

    Some games also: mex (48%)

  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Early defence

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. GauntletEarly defence after 5 mex, 3 winddone ~5:03, middle half 4:25–5:31
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus
    Army
    • Sentry2 Sentry −2 vs standard
    • Beamer2 Beamer +2 vs standard
    • Rocketeer6 Rocketeer −4 vs standard
    • Tick1 Tick
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: pawn (49%) · centurion (47%)

    By 3:41 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 31 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. SentrySentry
    5. MaceMace
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Mex
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Mex
    15. Wind
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. SentrySentry
    18. Wind
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. SentrySentry
    22. RocketeerRocketeer
    23. Wind
    24. RocketeerRocketeer
    25. OverwatchOverwatch
    26. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    27. Wind
    28. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    29. Wind
    30. RocketeerRocketeer
    31. GauntletGauntletdone 6:04 · typical 5:03
  3. 3

    Early defence to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine24Wind+6 vs standard
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Beamer1 Beamer
    • Rocketeer2 Rocketeer −13 vs standard
    Other
    • Dragon's Teeth4 Dragon's Teeth +4 vs standard

    Some games also: tick (43%) · Sneaky Pete (41%) · converter (39%) · pawn (39%) · Gauntlet (38%) · eat Bot Lab (42%)

    By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 26 wind · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret (standard 2)

    The example game in this phase · 182 steps
    1. Wind
    2. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    3. Wind
    4. RocketeerRocketeer
    5. Wind
    6. RocketeerRocketeer
    7. Wind
    8. RocketeerRocketeer
    9. Wind
    10. RocketeerRocketeer
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. Wind
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    14. Wind
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    18. Con turret
    19. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    20. Converter ×2
    21. Radar TowerRadar Tower ×2
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    24. OverwatchOverwatch
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×7
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. BeamerBeamer
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:40
    33. BeamerBeamer
    34. Con turret
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:12 · typical 9:26
    36. ShellshockerArty
    37. Con turret
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. ShellshockerArty ×2
    40. Wind
    41. ShellshockerArty
    42. Wind
    43. ShellshockerArty
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter ×2
    47. BlitzBlitz ×2
    48. Wind
    49. BlitzBlitz
    50. Wind ×2
    51. BlitzBlitz
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz
    54. Wind
    55. BlitzBlitz
    56. Wind
    57. BlitzBlitz
    58. Wind
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Wind
    61. BlitzBlitz
    62. Converter
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. Converter
    65. BlitzBlitz ×2
    66. Wind ×2
    67. BlitzBlitz
    68. Wind
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. Wind
    71. BlitzBlitz
    72. Wind
    73. BlitzBlitz
    74. Wind
    75. BlitzBlitz
    76. Converter
    77. BlitzBlitz
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    79. BlitzBlitz
    80. Wind
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Wind
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Wind
    85. SentrySentry
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Wind
    88. BlitzBlitz ×2
    89. Wind
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. Wind
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. Wind
    94. BlitzBlitz
    95. Wind
    96. BlitzBlitz
    97. Wind
    98. BlitzBlitz
    99. Converter
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    104. Wind ×2
    105. BlitzBlitz
    106. Wind
    107. BlitzBlitz
    108. Converter
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. Converter
    111. BlitzBlitz ×2
    112. Wind
    113. BlitzBlitz
    114. Wind
    115. BlitzBlitz
    116. Wind
    117. Con turret
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    120. Wind
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Wind
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. BlitzBlitz ×2
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Con turret
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Wind
    133. BlitzBlitz
    134. Converter
    135. BlitzBlitz ×2
    136. Con turret
    137. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 13:24
    138. BlitzBlitz
    139. Converter
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. Wind
    142. BlitzBlitz
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind
    145. BlitzBlitz ×2
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. Wind
    150. BlitzBlitz
    151. Con turret
    152. BlitzBlitz
    153. Wind
    154. BlitzBlitz
    155. Wind
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    158. Wind
    159. BlitzBlitz ×2
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz
    162. Converter
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. Con turret
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×9
    167. BlitzBlitz
    168. Wind
    169. BlitzBlitz
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. BlitzBlitz
    173. Con turret
    174. Converter ×2
    175. Wind
    176. BlitzBlitz
    177. Con turret
    178. Converter
    179. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Con turret
    182. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _[BOBO]_'s (33 OS, 16/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:10 · in 71% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:40 · in 72% 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

153 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
1:002292300000
2:0087988700210
3:0019742009186184127130
4:0031803110463645314501
5:004326418490213566891000
6:00546453471442218311621708
7:00656865392541305118892597
8:00789077603363393825083503
9:00929990464150469332344376
10:0011035104185075531438155163
11:0012944118945498585747115965
12:0015264136066111640653326686
13:0018184154126605687662127439
14:0021681173067410750368748212
15:0024921192928450810979748997
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Slightly lower team win rate than standard but produces more metal and loses less by 15:00, trading some kills for safety.

  • + Own metal lost drops to 8453 vs 9182 standard by 15:00.
  • + Metal production climbs to 24621 vs 20088 standard by 15:00.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed lags standard at every checkpoint.
  • − Team win rate falls to 51% vs 58% standard.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_[BOBO]_

32.6 OS · 16/09/2026

Open source match ↗

16 received units · includes a constructor
23 metal received · 17820 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:26Middle 50%: 0:20–0:33 · n=153
Gauntlet5:03Middle 50%: 4:25–5:31 · n=141
Advanced Metal Extractor9:26Middle 50%: 8:38–10:23 · n=131

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