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Janus skirmish rush

Vehicle Plant first into a fast Janus skirmisher push from about 1:18, backed by Rover raiding and later Blitz and Whistler, contesting the middle earlier than the norm with vehicles instead of bots.

Usually 3 mex, then lab (64%)

#raid #push #rush · 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 1:35
  • 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Mex
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 1:01 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. RoverScoutfor Pond
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. Wind
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    6. JanusJanusdone 1:59
  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 · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Mex
    3. JanusJanus
    4. SentrySentry
    5. JanusJanus
    6. Wind
    7. SentrySentry
    8. JanusJanus
    9. BeamerBeamer
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. JanusJanus
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×11
    16. BeamerBeamer
    17. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00
    18. BeamerBeamer
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
  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 · 71 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×7
    2. Wind
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    4. Mex
    5. BeamerBeamer
    6. Wind ×2
    7. JanusJanus
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. JanusJanus
    11. BeamerBeamer
    12. Wind
    13. GauntletGauntlet
    14. BlitzBlitz
    15. Wind
    16. Mex
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Wind
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Wind
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:33 · typical 9:32
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. Wind
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. Wind ×2
    30. BeamerBeamer
    31. GauntletGauntlet
    32. Wind
    33. BlitzBlitz
    34. Wind
    35. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    36. BlitzBlitz
    37. Mexfor Front
    38. RoverScout
    39. NettleNettle
    40. RoverScout ×3
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. RoverScout ×2
    43. Mexfor Front
    44. RoverScout ×2
    45. SentrySentry
    46. RoverScout ×4
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    48. RoverScout ×7
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. RoverScout ×2
    51. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactordone 13:55
    52. RoverScout
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. RoverScout ×8
    55. Con turret
    56. RoverScout
    57. Con turret
    58. RoverScout
    59. Metal storage
    60. RoverScout
    61. Con turret
    62. RoverScout
    63. Con turret
    64. RoverScout
    65. Con turret
    66. RoverScout ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. PulsarPulsardone 14:48
    69. RoverScout
    70. Con turret
    71. RoverScout ×6

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hummell's (45 OS, 28/09/2026); 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 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
2:0092388800160
3:001708205121618062106
4:0027553161687658385496
5:0037894243133914138621026
6:00484154332222229815551789
7:00592766703075317521752710
8:00712079203884403131833619
9:00825193174769479639124495
10:009619106995387542645115316
11:0011474122655762590353366054
12:0013357141136276651259566830
13:0015165162226669701365567536
14:0017060181097304769673748373
15:0018578204667840832989319249
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

45.4 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
154 metal received · 39481 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

Played most by

Kcorp45games of this buildHummell22games of this buildImmort9games of this buildRexalidus7games of this buildAdeus6games of this build