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Gauntlet defence

Armada Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Bot lab into an unusually early Gauntlet for area defence near the middle around 3:59, holding the line before transitioning into the usual mixed army.

#defence · 101 distinct matches · 33 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 51% of 106 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GauntletEarly defence from 3:59 · 8% of role by thenOnly 8% of Suicide front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:05

Where those units first fight, in 102 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,258 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into rocketeer (16% 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 (41%)

  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 4:34–5:48
    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 (34%) · con turret (31%)

    By 3:57 in all: 5 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 32 steps
    1. TickTick ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. PawnPawn
    5. Mex
    6. PawnPawn
    7. BeamerBeamer
    8. PawnPawn
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. BeamerBeamer
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. BeamerBeamerfor Air
    15. PawnPawn
    16. NettleNettle
    17. PawnPawn
    18. Mex
    19. TickTick
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. NettleNettle
    22. OverwatchOverwatch
    23. Mex
    24. Wind
    25. LazarusLazarus
    26. Wind
    27. TickTick ×4
    28. Wind
    29. TickTick ×5
    30. Wind
    31. TickTick
    32. GauntletGauntletdone 5:19 · 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 −10 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 · 156 steps
    1. Wind
    2. TickTick
    3. Wind
    4. TickTick ×2
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    10. Wind
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    12. TickTick
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Wind
    15. TickTick
    16. Con turret
    17. TickTick
    18. Wind
    19. TickTick ×2
    20. Wind
    21. TickTick ×2
    22. BeamerBeamer
    23. TickTick
    24. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    25. Con turret
    26. TickTick
    27. SentrySentry
    28. TickTick
    29. BeamerBeamer
    30. TickTick ×2
    31. Mex
    32. TickTick
    33. FerretFerret
    34. TickTick
    35. Energy storage
    36. TickTick
    37. BeamerBeamer
    38. PawnPawn
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    40. PawnPawn
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    42. PawnPawn
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    44. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    45. PawnPawn
    46. TickTick
    47. Construction BotCon bot
    48. Mex
    49. OverwatchOverwatch
    50. Construction BotCon bot
    51. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    52. Mex
    53. Mex
    54. Construction BotCon bot
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    56. Mex
    57. Con turret
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    59. Wind
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    61. Construction BotCon bot
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Construction BotCon bot
    66. Con turret
    67. SentrySentry
    68. Wind
    69. Construction BotCon bot
    70. Wind
    71. Energy storage
    72. Mex
    73. Wind
    74. SentrySentry
    75. Construction BotCon bot
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    77. Wind
    78. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    79. Con turret
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    81. Con turret
    82. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    83. SentrySentry
    84. Wind
    85. Construction BotCon bot
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind
    88. Wind
    89. NettleNettle
    90. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:37
    91. Construction BotCon bot
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind
    94. Wind
    95. TickTick
    96. LazarusLazarus
    97. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    98. Wind
    99. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    100. Wind
    101. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    102. Wind
    103. Wind
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    106. Wind
    107. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Wind
    110. Wind
    111. Mex
    112. Wind
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Wind ×2
    115. CatalystCatalystdone 13:11
    116. Wind
    117. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    118. Wind
    119. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    120. Wind
    121. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    122. Wind
    123. SentrySentry
    124. Wind ×5
    125. Mex
    126. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    127. Con turret ×2
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    132. Wind ×2
    133. BeamerBeamer
    134. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:02
    135. BeamerBeamer
    136. Wind
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind
    139. BeamerBeamer ×2
    140. Wind
    141. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    142. Wind
    143. Fusion ReactorFusion
    144. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:14
    145. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    146. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    147. Wind
    148. TickTick ×2
    149. LazarusLazarus
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind
    152. LazarusLazarus
    153. TickTick
    154. LazarusLazarus
    155. Wind
    156. LazarusLazarus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (61 OS, 30/09/2026); 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 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:32 · 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
1:002272260000
2:008818890000
3:0019862051130179117106
4:0031423161475659317497
5:004375424390314138201026
6:00547554331341230313091790
7:00662766702310317622202715
8:00785579193100403129673620
9:00915693143903479637204495
10:0010976106974985543143335316
11:0012723122435581590950386061
12:0014831141036004651457556832
13:0016717162136719701969617536
14:0019399180667498769975718376
15:0021147204238044833486019249
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

_Hawkey_

61.3 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

14 received units · includes a constructor
15 metal received · 48950 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
Gauntlet5:23Middle 50%: 4:34–5:48 · n=97
Advanced Metal Extractor9:36Middle 50%: 8:45–10:30 · n=83

Played most by

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