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Lasher skirmishers

Vehicle Plant opens instead of Bot Lab, and by 2:08 the player commits to Lasher missile trucks (with early Incisor raiding) that push straight to middle and fight there, well ahead of the role's usual T2 constructor timing.

#raid #artillery #push · 17 distinct matches · 11 players · 7% of Cortex Front games · team won 59% of 17 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • LasherT1 vehicle skirmishers from 2:08 · 9% of role by thenFrom the Vehicle Plant. Only 9% of Front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 2:33
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 100%25% of all Front games by then
  • IncisorIncisor in 100%24% of all Front games by then
  • LasherLasher in 82%8% of all Front games by then
  • IncisorIncisor in 47%13% of all Front games by then

Where those units first fight, in 17 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 2,421 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into incisor (18% of army), brute (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 0:42, Lasher line from 2:08

  1. Skip bot lab, open vehicle plant immediately instead.
  2. Push Incisor raiders out fast before committing further.
  3. Bring Lasher skirmishers to middle far ahead of role norm.
  4. Layer guards and extra mex to hold the wider front.
  5. Transition into Brute-led T1 vehicle assault composition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 17 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD 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 Extractor2Mex
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 2 mexdone ~0:48, middle half 0:28–0:51

    Some games also: wind (47%)

    By 0:23 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:28 · typical 0:48
  2. 2

    Vehicle Plant to T1 vehicle skirmishers

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. LasherT1 vehicle skirmishers after 5 mex, 2 wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle3 Con vehicle +3 vs standard
    Army
    • Rascal4 Rascal +4 vs standard
    • Incisor1 Incisor

    Some games also: pounder (47%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 con bot · 3 grunt · 2 thug

    By 2:08 in all: 5 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Mex
    2. IncisorIncisor
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. IncisorIncisor ×2
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. Mex
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    9. Mex
    10. LasherLasherdone 2:04
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle skirmishers to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind+2 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    Army
    • Guard2 Guard
    • Lasher9 Lasher +9 vs standard

    Some games also: Twin Guard (35%) · con vehicle (35%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 3 aggravator · 3 thug

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind (standard 5) · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Mex
    2. LasherLasher ×2
    3. Mex
    4. LasherLasher
    5. GuardGuard
    6. LasherLasher ×2
    7. LasherLasher ×2for Pond
    8. LasherLasher
    9. GuardGuard
    10. LasherLasher ×4
    11. GuardGuard
    12. LasherLasherfor Pond
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine16Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle2 Con vehicle +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Guard2 Guard
    • Lasher5 Lasher +5 vs standard
    • Incisor1 Incisor
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: advanced solar (41%) · brute (35%) · Dragon's Teeth (35%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 7 grunt

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 18 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 136 steps
    1. LasherLasher ×2
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. LasherLasherfor Pond
    4. LasherLasher
    5. Mex
    6. Solar
    7. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    8. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. LasherLasher
    11. Con turret
    12. LasherLasher ×2
    13. Advanced solar
    14. LasherLasher
    15. Mex
    16. LasherLasher
    17. Con turret
    18. LasherLasher ×2
    19. Wind ×2
    20. LasherLasher
    21. Wind
    22. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    23. Wind
    24. LasherLasherfor Pond
    25. Converter
    26. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:42
    27. Wind
    28. LasherLasherfor Pond
    29. Wind
    30. LasherLasherfor Pond
    31. Wind ×2
    32. LasherLasherfor Pond
    33. ShurikenShuriken
    34. Converter
    35. ShurikenShuriken
    36. LasherLasherfor Pond
    37. Wind
    38. ShurikenShuriken
    39. Wind
    40. ShurikenShuriken
    41. Wind
    42. HephaestusHeavy transport
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:13 · typical 8:55
    45. LasherLasherfor Pond
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. LasherLasherfor Pond
    49. Wind ×2
    50. LasherLasherfor Pond
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. LasherLasherfor Pond
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. LasherLasher
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:04
    68. Con turret
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Con turret
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Con turret
    79. Converter
    80. Con turret
    81. Converter
    82. Advanced solar
    83. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    84. Converter
    85. Advanced solar
    86. Converter
    87. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    90. Converter
    91. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    96. Advanced solar
    97. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    98. Advanced solar
    99. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    100. Converter
    101. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    102. Advanced solar
    103. Converter
    104. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    105. Advanced solar
    106. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    107. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    108. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    109. Converter
    110. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    111. SmugglerJammer bot
    112. Converter
    113. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    114. Advanced solar
    115. Converter
    116. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    117. Advanced solar
    118. Converter
    119. Con turret
    120. Converter
    121. Con turret
    122. Converter
    123. Con turret
    124. Converter
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. Con turret
    128. Converter
    129. Con turret
    130. Converter
    131. Con turret ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Con turret
    134. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (43 OS, 23/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:15 · in 71% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:21 · in 71% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard front

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

17 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard frontEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard frontOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard front
1:003313310000
2:008958640000
3:0016651632718512086
4:0028212697292352250348
5:0038813807761950505947
6:00496250691191170410081785
7:00599464032050258114272693
8:00714876932544332715483737
9:00828690813516392020474434
10:009754108054190442428045184
11:0011345127354190508233835966
12:0013332149454361529741447104
13:0016096173244485594759577675
14:0019203197285034633171368778
15:0022084225285572690171369802
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build while losing dramatically less metal for slightly less destruction.

  • + Own metal lost less than half the standard build by 10:00 and 15:00.
  • + Team win rate well above the role's standard build.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed slightly trails standard at every checkpoint.
  • − Rare opening, only 9% of role games hit Lasher this early.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_X_

43.3 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

8 received units · includes a constructor
20 metal received · 32253 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:28–0:51 · n=17
Advanced Metal Extractor8:55Middle 50%: 8:33–10:07 · n=14

Played most by

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