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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 · 26 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. TickTick ×3
    3. CenturionCenturion
    4. TickTick
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Mex
    7. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    8. Mex
    9. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. TickTick
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. Mex
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. SentrySentry
    18. RocketeerRocketeer ×5
    19. CenturionCenturion
    20. SentrySentry ×2
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. TickTick
    23. LazarusLazarus
    24. Construction BotCon bot
    25. Mex
    26. GauntletGauntletdone 6:11 · 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 · 74 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    3. TickTick
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. TickTick
    7. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    8. TickTick
    9. RocketeerRocketeer
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    12. TickTick
    13. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. TickTick
    16. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    17. TickTick
    18. CenturionCenturion
    19. TickTick
    20. CenturionCenturion
    21. SentrySentry ×2
    22. TickTick ×2
    23. SentrySentry
    24. TickTick
    25. LazarusLazarus
    26. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. TickTick
    29. RocketeerRocketeer
    30. TickTick
    31. RocketeerRocketeer
    32. TickTick
    33. RocketeerRocketeer
    34. TickTick
    35. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    36. TickTick
    37. Construction BotCon bot
    38. Mex
    39. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    40. PawnPawn ×3
    41. Mex
    42. PawnPawn ×2
    43. Construction BotCon bot
    44. PawnPawn ×3
    45. Twilight
    46. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:02
    47. Con turret
    48. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    49. BlitzBlitz ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. BlitzBlitz ×3
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz
    54. Con turret
    55. BlitzBlitz
    56. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    57. SentrySentry
    58. Mex
    59. Wind
    60. SentrySentry
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind
    63. SentrySentry
    64. Mex
    65. BlitzBlitz ×3
    66. Wind
    67. BlitzBlitz ×3
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. BlitzBlitz
    71. Con turret
    72. BlitzBlitz ×8
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 9:41

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is StoicMoose42's (35 OS, 12/09/2026); 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

StoicMoose42

35.5 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

57 received units · includes a constructor
1681 metal received · 33637 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

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