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Janus skirmish rush

Armada Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus

An early Vehicle Plant feeds T1 vehicle skirmishers led by Janus from about 1:30, pushing into the middle well ahead of the role's norm with Rover raiding and Shellshocker artillery supporting before transitioning into Blitz later.

#rush #artillery #push · 162 distinct matches · 41 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 55% of 164 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • JanusT1 vehicle skirmishers from 1:30 · 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 1:43
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 99%6% of all Suicide front games by then
  • RoverScout in 99%5% of all Suicide front games by then
  • BlitzBlitz in 59%6% of all Suicide front games by then
  • ShellshockerArty in 48%2% of all Suicide front games by then

Started with Janus (91%), Whistler (9%).

Where those units first fight, in 164 games with kill data: in the middle 96%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,030 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (27% of army), missile truck (13% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Janus skirmishers by 1:30

  1. Skip the usual Bot Lab open and drop a Vehicle Plant immediately.
  2. Have the Vehicle Plant finish and start pumping T1 vehicles.
  3. Push out with Janus skirmishers far earlier than the role norm.
  4. Bring Rover scouts to raid and Shellshocker artillery to back the push.
  5. Transition into Blitz and Whistler as the main middle army.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 162 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 0:37–0:58

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

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:35 · 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 (42%)

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

    By 1:30 in all: 3 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Mex
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Wind
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. Mex
    8. RoverScout ×2for Pond
    9. JanusJanusdone 1:52
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle skirmishers to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Sentry2 Sentry
    • Janus3 Janus +3 vs standard
    • Whistler3 Missile truck +3 vs standard
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Dragon's Teeth (43%) · arty (42%) · blitz (35%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 16 rocketeer

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 5 wind

    The example game in this phase · 45 steps
    1. Mex
    2. JanusJanus
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    5. JanusJanus
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    7. SentrySentry
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. Con turret
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. JanusJanus
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    15. WhistlerMissile truck
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    17. ShellshockerArty
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×7
    19. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    20. ShellshockerArty
    21. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    25. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    26. ShellshockerArty
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. ShellshockerArty
    29. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    30. BeholderBeholder
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    32. ShellshockerArty
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    34. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    35. StoutStout
    36. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. BeholderBeholder
    39. Wind
    40. GauntletGauntletdone 5:52
    41. Wind
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    43. Wind
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    45. Mex
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Sentry2 Sentry
    • Blitz8 Blitz +8 vs standard
    • Whistler1 Missile truck

    Some games also: energy storage (44%) · Radar Tower (34%) · Dragon's Teeth (33%) · janus (33%) · Beamer (33%)

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

    By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 18 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 153 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    2. ShellshockerArty
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    4. Twilight
    5. RoverScoutfor Front
    6. Con turret
    7. RoverScoutfor Front
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    9. RoverScoutfor Front
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    11. RoverScoutfor Front
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    13. RoverScoutfor Front
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    15. RoverScout ×3for Front
    16. RoverScout
    17. Metal storage
    18. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    19. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    20. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. Con turret
    23. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:42 · typical 9:33
    26. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    27. Con turret ×2
    28. Mex
    29. Con turret
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    31. Solar
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    33. Mex
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    35. Con turret
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    37. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    38. Con turret
    39. Solar
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    42. Wind ×6
    43. Mex
    44. Wind
    45. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    46. Twilight
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    55. Converter
    56. Solar
    57. Twilight
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Solar
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Solar
    65. Wind
    66. Energy storage
    67. Converter
    68. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    69. Wind
    70. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. Solar
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter
    77. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    78. Solar
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Con turret
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×8
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Con turret
    90. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    100. Wind ×7
    101. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Wind ×5
    108. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    109. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Con turret
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×6
    120. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind
    123. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    124. Wind
    125. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    126. Wind
    127. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    128. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Con turret
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×5
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. BasilicaBasilicanot finished by 15:00
    140. Con turret
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×9
    143. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    144. Converter
    145. Con turret ×2
    146. Wind ×5
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×4
    149. Con turret ×3
    150. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Graceful's (37 OS, 06/10/2026); 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 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:20 · in 53% 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

010k20k
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

164 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
1:003862300000
2:0092488700310
3:001711200922718462130
4:0027693110699645363501
5:0037914185130613578531000
6:00485653492117218315101712
7:00592765392979305121312597
8:00712377603655393930283502
9:00825890464665470036614376
10:009638104185370531444505163
11:0011383118945762585852855965
12:0013188136066305640759666686
13:0015028154076744687965717437
14:0016368172987410750571608212
15:0017755192697932810983298991
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Slightly underperformed the standard build on wins, metal, and enemy metal destroyed, a riskier take on the role's job.

  • + Still destroys a solid 7944 enemy metal by 15:00.
  • + Own losses by 15:00 (8931) stay close to standard (9182).
  • − Won less often than the standard build (56% vs 58%).
  • − Metal production trails standard at every checkpoint through 15:00.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Graceful

36.8 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

12 received units · includes a constructor
1378 metal received · 25964 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:37–0:58 · n=164
Advanced Metal Extractor9:33Middle 50%: 8:42–10:35 · n=113

Played most by

Kcorp45games of this buildHummell29games of this buildAdeus9games of this buildImmort9games of this buildRexalidus9games of this build