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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 · 168 distinct matches · 42 players · 5% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 56% of 170 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • JanusT1 vehicle skirmishers from 1:31 · 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%7% 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 47%2% of all Suicide front games by then

Started with Janus (89%), Whistler (11%).

Where those units first fight, in 170 games with kill data: in the middle 96%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,093 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 168 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 0:37–0:55

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

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:47 · 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 (41%)

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

    By 1:31 in all: 3 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. RoverScout ×2
    2. Wind
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. Wind ×2
    5. BlitzBlitz
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    7. WhistlerMissile truckdone 1:55
  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 (44%) · arty (41%) · blitz (34%)

    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 · 15 steps
    1. Mex
    2. JanusJanusdone 2:18
    3. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    4. WhistlerMissile truck
    5. Mex
    6. WhistlerMissile truck
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    8. SentrySentry
    9. JanusJanus
    10. WhistlerMissile truck ×2
    11. JanusJanus
    12. WhistlerMissile truck ×2
    13. JanusJanus
    14. WhistlerMissile truck ×2
    15. JanusJanus
  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%) · janus (34%) · Radar Tower (34%) · Dragon's Teeth (33%) · Beamer (32%)

    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 · 77 steps
    1. WhistlerMissile truck
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×4
    3. WhistlerMissile truck ×4
    4. SentrySentry
    5. WhistlerMissile truck
    6. JanusJanus
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. JanusJanus ×2
    9. WhistlerMissile truck ×2
    10. Wind
    11. WhistlerMissile truck
    12. Wind
    13. SentrySentry
    14. WhistlerMissile truck
    15. Wind ×2
    16. WhistlerMissile truck
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. JanusJanus
    20. Wind
    21. JanusJanus
    22. Wind
    23. JanusJanus
    24. Wind
    25. Con turret
    26. Wind
    27. JanusJanus
    28. Wind
    29. JanusJanus
    30. Wind
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. Wind
    33. BlitzBlitz
    34. Wind
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. BlitzBlitz
    40. Wind
    41. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 12:57 · typical 9:36
    45. Wind
    46. SentrySentry
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    55. Wind
    56. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    57. Wind
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. SentrySentry
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. BeamerBeamer
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    69. Metal storage
    70. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    71. Wind
    72. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    73. Wind
    74. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    75. Converter
    76. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    77. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DrSmack's (32 OS, 03/10/2026); 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 74% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:25 · 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

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

170 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
1:003872300000
2:0092488600310
3:001711200722018462130
4:0027753108703643361501
5:003791418413201352846998
6:00485653492144218314551707
7:00592765442987305120852590
8:00712377603655393529903502
9:00825190354644469036044383
10:009619104125370531443585163
11:0011352118895762585852275965
12:0013188135836305640659496686
13:0015028154046831687565327453
14:0016667172987420750371418214
15:0018039192927972810981969007
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

DrSmack

32.0 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units · includes a constructor
1321 metal received · 11015 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:37–0:55 · n=170
Advanced Metal Extractor9:36Middle 50%: 8:48–10:39 · n=119

Played most by

Kcorp45games of this buildHummell29games of this buildDrSmack12games of this buildAdeus9games of this buildImmort9games of this build