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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 · 34 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. LazarusLazarus
    11. Mex
    12. TickTick
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind
    15. SentrySentry
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    20. BeamerBeamer
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. Wind
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    26. BeamerBeamer
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. Wind
    29. OverwatchOverwatch ×2
    30. Wind
    31. LazarusLazarus
    32. Wind
    33. Energy storage
    34. GauntletGauntletdone 4:20 · 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 · 193 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Converter
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Converter
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:34 · typical 9:41
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind
    48. Converter ×2
    49. Wind
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Con turret
    53. Pit BullPit Bull
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. AnemoneAnemone
    57. Wind
    58. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:20
    59. AnemoneAnemone
    60. Con turret
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Wind
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    64. BlinkScout plane
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    66. Con turret
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    68. Con turret
    69. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 9:13
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    71. Wind
    72. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    73. Wind
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    75. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    76. Con turret
    77. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    78. Wind ×7
    79. Advanced solar ×2
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactordone 11:58
    82. Converter
    83. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    84. Converter
    85. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    86. Wind
    87. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    88. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    89. Wind
    90. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    93. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    94. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    95. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    98. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    101. Converter
    102. BlinkScout planefor Front
    103. Wind ×10
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×18
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×15
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×9
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×9
    112. BlinkScout plane
    113. Wind ×7
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×17
    116. Con turret
    117. PulsarPulsardone 13:14
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×5
    121. StorkLight transport
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    126. Wind ×15
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×7
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×13
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×10
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    136. Wind ×5
    137. Converter
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×7
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×7
    146. Converter
    147. AnemoneAnemone
    148. Wind ×6
    149. AnemoneAnemone
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. AnemoneAnemone
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter ×3
    158. BeamerBeamer ×2
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. BeamerBeamer
    162. Converter
    163. BeamerBeamer
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. BeamerBeamer
    169. Wind
    170. Converter ×2
    171. Wind
    172. Converter ×2
    173. Naval Energy Converter
    174. BeamerBeamer
    175. Converter ×2
    176. Metal storage
    177. Converter
    178. Con turret
    179. Converter
    180. Naval Energy Converter
    181. Energy storage
    182. Converter ×2
    183. BeamerBeamer
    184. Naval Energy Converter
    185. Converter ×3
    186. Naval Energy Converter
    187. Con turret
    188. Converter
    189. Con turret
    190. BlinkScout plane ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind
    193. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (48 OS, 15/09/2026); 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_

48.0 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

29 received units · includes a constructor
122 metal received · 43467 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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