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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 · 1 step
    1. 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 · 148 steps
    1. RoverScout
    2. PawnPawn
    3. RoverScout
    4. PawnPawn
    5. RoverScout
    6. PawnPawn
    7. RoverScout
    8. PawnPawn
    9. RoverScout
    10. PawnPawn
    11. RoverScout
    12. PawnPawn
    13. RoverScout
    14. PawnPawn
    15. Con turret
    16. RoverScout
    17. PawnPawn
    18. RoverScout
    19. PawnPawn
    20. RoverScout
    21. PawnPawn
    22. RoverScout
    23. PawnPawn
    24. RoverScout
    25. PawnPawn
    26. RoverScout
    27. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    28. PawnPawn
    29. RoverScout
    30. PawnPawn
    31. RoverScout
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. PawnPawn
    34. RoverScout
    35. Con turret
    36. PawnPawn
    37. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 12:56
    38. RoverScout
    39. Con turret
    40. PawnPawn
    41. RoverScout ×2
    42. PawnPawn
    43. RoverScout
    44. PawnPawn
    45. RoverScout
    46. PawnPawn
    47. RoverScout
    48. Fusion ReactorFusion
    49. PawnPawn
    50. RoverScout
    51. PawnPawn
    52. RoverScout
    53. PawnPawn
    54. RoverScout
    55. PawnPawn
    56. RoverScout
    57. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    58. PawnPawn
    59. RoverScout
    60. PawnPawn
    61. RoverScout
    62. PawnPawn
    63. LicheLichedone 13:50
    64. RoverScout
    65. PawnPawn
    66. RoverScout
    67. PawnPawn
    68. RoverScout
    69. PawnPawn
    70. RoverScout
    71. PawnPawn
    72. RoverScout
    73. PawnPawn
    74. RoverScout
    75. PawnPawn
    76. Pit BullPit Bull
    77. RoverScout
    78. PawnPawn
    79. RoverScout
    80. PawnPawn
    81. RoverScout
    82. PawnPawn
    83. RoverScout
    84. LazarusLazarus
    85. RoverScout
    86. LazarusLazarus
    87. RoverScout
    88. PawnPawn
    89. RoverScout
    90. PawnPawn
    91. RoverScout
    92. PawnPawn
    93. OracleOracle
    94. RoverScout
    95. PawnPawn
    96. RoverScout
    97. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    98. PawnPawn
    99. RoverScout
    100. PawnPawn
    101. HighwindHighwind
    102. RoverScout
    103. PawnPawn
    104. RoverScout
    105. PawnPawn
    106. HighwindHighwind
    107. RoverScout
    108. PawnPawn
    109. RoverScout
    110. PawnPawn
    111. HighwindHighwind
    112. RoverScout
    113. PawnPawn
    114. RoverScout
    115. PawnPawn
    116. HighwindHighwind
    117. RoverScout
    118. PawnPawn
    119. RoverScout
    120. PawnPawn
    121. HighwindHighwind
    122. Fusion ReactorFusion
    123. RoverScout
    124. PawnPawn
    125. RoverScout
    126. PawnPawn
    127. HighwindHighwind
    128. RoverScout
    129. PawnPawn
    130. RoverScout
    131. PawnPawn
    132. RoverScout
    133. PawnPawn
    134. RoverScout
    135. PawnPawn
    136. RoverScout
    137. PawnPawn
    138. RoverScout
    139. HighwindHighwind
    140. PawnPawn
    141. RoverScout
    142. PawnPawn
    143. RoverScout
    144. PawnPawn
    145. RoverScout
    146. PawnPawn
    147. RoverScout
    148. PawnPawn

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PRO_Rerory's (50 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

PRO_Rerory

50.0 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

31 received units · includes a constructor
172 metal received · 33730 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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