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Janus skirmish rush

Vehicle Plant first with a Rover raid, then Janus skirmishers pushed to the middle by 1:18 to fight there well ahead of the usual timing, transitioning into Blitz/Whistler later.

Usually 3 mex, then lab (65%)

#rush #raid #artillery · 103 distinct matches · 19 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 59% of 104 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • JanusT1 vehicle skirmishers from 1:18 · 6% of role by thenFrom the Vehicle Plant. Only 6% of Suicide front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 1:34
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 100%6% of all Suicide front games by then
  • RoverScout in 99%5% of all Suicide front games by then
  • BlitzBlitz in 59%7% of all Suicide front games by then
  • WhistlerMissile truck in 52%2% of all Suicide front games by then

Where those units first fight, in 104 games with kill data: in the middle 94%, on their own side 6%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,206 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (29% of army), missile truck (13% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 0:29

  1. Rush Vehicle Plant instead of the usual bot lab opening.
  2. Send Rover scouts out for early raiding and vision.
  3. Push Janus skirmishers to fight at range in the middle.
  4. Add Shellshocker arty to back the skirmish line.
  5. Transition into Blitz tanks and missile trucks as the army scales.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 103 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD SUICIDE FRONT
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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

    Up to the Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 3 mexdone ~0:47, middle half 0:41–0:49

    By 0:28 in all: 3 mex (standard 1)

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Mex
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 1:03 · typical 0:47
  2. 2

    Vehicle Plant to T1 vehicle skirmishers

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. JanusT1 vehicle skirmishers after 3 mex, 2 wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle2 Con vehicle +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Rover2 Scout +2 vs standard

    Some games also: mex (34%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 mex

    By 1:17 in all: 3 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. JanusJanusdone 1:48
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle skirmishers to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle2 Con vehicle +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Sentry3 Sentry
    • Whistler5 Missile truck +5 vs standard
    • Janus2 Janus +2 vs standard

    Some games also: Radar Tower (49%) · arty (48%) · Dragon's Teeth (45%) · blitz (38%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 con bot · 2 Lazarus · 18 rocketeer

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 6 wind

    The example game in this phase · 27 steps
    1. Wind
    2. JanusJanus
    3. Mex
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Wind
    6. JanusJanus ×2
    7. Mex
    8. SentrySentry
    9. JanusJanus
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    11. BlitzBlitz ×2
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    13. BlitzBlitz
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    15. BlitzBlitz
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    21. BlitzBlitz ×3
    22. SentrySentry
    23. BlitzBlitz ×3
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    27. BlitzBlitz ×2
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine14Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Sentry2 Sentry
    • Blitz12 Blitz +12 vs standard
    • Whistler2 Missile truck +2 vs standard

    Some games also: energy storage (48%) · Dragon's Teeth (38%) · Beamer (35%) · Radar Tower (34%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 Lazarus · 8 rocketeer

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 20 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 150 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×2
    2. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    5. BlitzBlitz
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    7. SentrySentry
    8. BlitzBlitz
    9. Mex
    10. BlitzBlitz
    11. BeamerBeamer
    12. BlitzBlitz ×2
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret
    15. BlitzBlitz ×3
    16. Energy storage
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Wind
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:54 · typical 9:31
    21. Wind ×3
    22. BlitzBlitz
    23. Wind ×4
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. Wind ×3
    26. BlitzBlitz
    27. Wind
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. RoverScout
    33. Wind
    34. RoverScout ×4
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. RoverScout ×2
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    38. RoverScout
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    40. RoverScout
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    42. RoverScout ×8
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    44. RoverScout
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    46. RoverScout
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    48. Converter
    49. RoverScout
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    51. RoverScout
    52. Converter
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. RoverScout
    55. SentrySentry
    56. RoverScout
    57. Converter
    58. Mexfor Front
    59. RoverScout
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    61. RoverScout
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. Converter
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    65. RoverScout
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    67. RoverScout
    68. Converter
    69. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    70. RoverScout
    71. Converter
    72. RoverScout
    73. Con turret
    74. RoverScout
    75. Metal storage
    76. Wind
    77. RoverScout ×2
    78. Wind
    79. RoverScout
    80. Wind
    81. RoverScout
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. RoverScout
    85. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind
    88. RoverScout ×2
    89. Wind
    90. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactordone 13:21
    91. RoverScout
    92. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    93. Wind ×2
    94. BlitzBlitz
    95. Wind
    96. BlitzBlitz
    97. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:08
    98. Wind
    99. BlitzBlitz
    100. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:03
    101. Wind ×2
    102. BlitzBlitz
    103. Wind
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. LazarusLazarus
    106. Wind
    107. BlitzBlitz
    108. Wind
    109. LazarusLazarus
    110. BlitzBlitz ×2
    111. LazarusLazarus
    112. BlitzBlitz ×2
    113. LazarusLazarus
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind ×2
    116. LazarusLazarus
    117. BlitzBlitz ×2
    118. PulsarPulsardone 14:50
    119. LazarusLazarus
    120. Wind
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. LazarusLazarus
    123. BlitzBlitz ×2
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. LazarusLazarus
    127. Wind
    128. BlitzBlitz ×2
    129. LazarusLazarus
    130. BlitzBlitz ×2
    131. Wind
    132. LazarusLazarus
    133. BlitzBlitz
    134. Wind
    135. BlitzBlitz
    136. LazarusLazarus
    137. BlitzBlitz ×2
    138. Wind
    139. LazarusLazarus
    140. Wind
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. Wind
    143. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    144. LazarusLazarus
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    147. LazarusLazarus
    148. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    149. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    150. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hummell's (47 OS, 17/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:09 · in 77% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:14 · in 54% 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

104 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
1:003892260000
2:0092588900160
3:001706205621617262106
4:0027313161707660363486
5:0037914236136214138381020
6:00487654302247232715101785
7:00599766613222317921472732
8:00716879104159403531343631
9:00838592984853481639124516
10:009992106885415542644505336
11:0011747122415792589852306080
12:0013448140246435651758866842
13:0015198160426744701365087523
14:0017060179697304768071578336
15:0018578202977840830283989228
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Matched the standard build's win rate but produced less metal and destroyed slightly less enemy metal by 15:00.

  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 lower (8351 vs 9208).
  • + Catch units alone destroy a typical 1231 metal by 15:00.
  • − Metal produced by 15:00 lower than standard (18283 vs 19882).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 slightly lower (7840 vs 8172).
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Hummell

47.3 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
24 metal received · 10247 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:41–0:49 · n=104
Advanced Metal Extractor9:31Middle 50%: 8:35–10:26 · n=75

Played most by

Kcorp45games of this buildHummell18games of this buildImmort7games of this buildAdeus6games of this buildRexalidus6games of this build