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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 · 40 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. PawnPawn
    5. Mex ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. PawnPawn ×2
    11. Wind
    12. SentrySentry
    13. PawnPawn ×2
    14. SentrySentry
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind
    17. SentrySentry ×2
    18. TickTick
    19. RocketeerRocketeer
    20. Con turret
    21. SentrySentry
    22. RocketeerRocketeer ×9
    23. Wind
    24. RocketeerRocketeer
    25. Wind
    26. RocketeerRocketeer
    27. Wind
    28. SentrySentry
    29. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    30. Wind
    31. RocketeerRocketeer
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    33. Wind
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    35. Wind
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    37. Wind
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    39. Wind
    40. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 166 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Converter
    3. BeamerBeamer
    4. Con turret
    5. BeamerBeamer
    6. Converter
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. BeamerBeamer
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. OverwatchOverwatch
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×7
    19. Converter
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    21. GauntletGauntlet
    22. Converter
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    24. Wind
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    26. Wind
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. Wind
    29. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:12 · typical 9:41
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    34. Wind
    35. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:06
    36. Wind
    37. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    38. BlinkScout plane
    39. Wind
    40. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    41. Con turret
    42. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    43. Wind
    44. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×3
    45. Con turret
    46. BeamerBeamer
    47. Con turret ×3
    48. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    49. Naval Energy Converter
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Con turret
    53. Naval Energy Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×6
    57. Con turret
    58. Naval Energy Converter
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Naval Energy Converter
    62. Converter
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×6
    65. Naval Energy Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×6
    70. Naval Energy Converter
    71. Wind ×6
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Naval Energy Converter
    77. Wind ×17
    78. Naval Energy Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×11
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Naval Energy Converter
    85. Wind ×12
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×5
    88. Naval Energy Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×5
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Naval Energy Converter
    97. Wind ×5
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×7
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×6
    102. Naval Energy Converter
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Naval Energy Converter
    111. Wind ×8
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. BlinkScout plane
    115. Wind
    116. Naval Energy Converter
    117. Wind ×5
    118. BlinkScout plane
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×5
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Naval Energy Converter
    124. Wind ×7
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Naval Energy Converter
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Converter
    131. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×6
    135. Naval Energy Converter
    136. Wind ×5
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×12
    139. Converter
    140. Naval Energy Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×11
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Naval Energy Converter
    147. Wind ×6
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×5
    152. Converter
    153. Naval Energy Converter
    154. Wind ×13
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×5
    157. Naval Energy Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×6
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Naval Energy Converter
    166. Wind ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (50 OS, 11/09/2026); 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_

50.5 OS · 11/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
45 metal received · 35424 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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