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Janus skirmish rush

Armada Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Vehicle plant first into an early Janus-led T1 vehicle skirmish force by 1:22, far earlier than the role norm, fighting almost entirely in the middle and sometimes pushing into the enemy base.

Usually 3 mex, then lab (64%)

#rush #artillery #push · 113 distinct matches · 20 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 55% of 114 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • JanusT1 vehicle skirmishers from 1:22 · 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 1:36
  • 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 60%7% of all Suicide front games by then
  • ShellshockerArty in 51%3% of all Suicide front games by then

Where those units first fight, in 114 games with kill data: in the middle 95%, on their own side 5%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,229 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (28% of army), missile truck (12% 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 113 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 0:40–0:50

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

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:44 · 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 (35%)

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

    By 1:21 in all: 3 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. RoverScout
    2. Wind ×2
    3. RoverScout ×3
    4. BlitzBlitz ×2
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Mex
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    9. SentrySentry
    10. JanusJanusdone 2:12
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle skirmishers to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle2 Con vehicle +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Sentry3 Sentry
    • Janus3 Janus +3 vs standard
    • Whistler3 Missile truck +3 vs standard

    Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · arty (47%) · Dragon's Teeth (47%) · blitz (38%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 con bot · 2 Lazarus · 17 rocketeer

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 6 wind (standard 4)

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. JanusJanus
    2. Mex
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Mex
    5. WhistlerMissile truck
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Wind
    8. JanusJanus
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. WhistlerMissile truck
    14. SentrySentry
    15. WhistlerMissile truck
    16. Mex
    17. WhistlerMissile truck ×3
    18. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    19. Con turret
    20. WhistlerMissile truck
    21. Energy storage
    22. WhistlerMissile truck
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine13Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Sentry2 Sentry
    • Blitz11 Blitz +11 vs standard
    • Whistler2 Missile truck +2 vs standard

    Some games also: energy storage (46%) · Dragon's Teeth (40%) · Beamer (36%) · Radar Tower (35%)

    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 · 74 steps
    1. Wind
    2. WhistlerMissile truck ×2
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. Wind
    5. BlitzBlitz
    6. Wind
    7. BlitzBlitz
    8. Wind
    9. BlitzBlitz
    10. Mex
    11. BlitzBlitz
    12. Wind
    13. BlitzBlitz
    14. Wind
    15. BlitzBlitz
    16. Wind
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Wind
    19. ShellshockerArty
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ShellshockerArty
    23. Wind
    24. ShellshockerArty
    25. Wind
    26. ShellshockerArty
    27. Wind
    28. ShellshockerArty
    29. Wind ×2
    30. BlitzBlitz ×3
    31. Wind
    32. BlitzBlitz ×8
    33. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    34. Con turret
    35. BlitzBlitz ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. BlitzBlitz ×2
    39. Converter
    40. BlitzBlitz
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. Con turret
    45. Converter
    46. BlitzBlitz
    47. Converter
    48. BlitzBlitz
    49. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00
    50. BlitzBlitz
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. BlitzBlitz
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Converter
    61. BlitzBlitz
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. BlitzBlitz
    65. BeamerBeamer
    66. BlitzBlitz
    67. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 9:32
    68. Wind
    69. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    70. BlitzBlitz
    71. BeamerBeamer ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [AFUS]Aleash's (47 OS, 30/08/2026); 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 79% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:14 · in 56% 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

114 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
1:003882260000
2:0092388900160
3:001708205121618062106
4:0027553161687660385496
5:0037894243133914178621026
6:00484154342222230015551787
7:00592766723075317521752706
8:00712079243884403031833613
9:00825193164769479739124495
10:009619106985387543245115318
11:0011474122535762591153366059
12:0013357141066276651859566829
13:0015165162266669702965567536
14:0017060180957304770973748373
15:0018578204327840834889319240
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

[AFUS]Aleash

47.0 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
225 metal received · 24094 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:40–0:50 · n=114
Advanced Metal Extractor9:32Middle 50%: 8:34–10:28 · n=84

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