Suicide front / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Mace bot assault

Bot Lab into an early Mace-led T1 bot assault by 2:07, pushing into the middle and sometimes into the enemy base, well ahead of the role's usual army composition.

Usually 2 mex, then lab (66%)

#rush #push · 63 distinct matches · 13 players · 3% of Armada Suicide front games · team won 53% of 64 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

T1 bot assault from 2:07 · 12% of role by thenFrom the Bot Lab. Only 12% of Suicide front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 1:53
Mace in 94%5% of all Suicide front games by then
Centurion in 42%13% of all Suicide front games by then

Where those units first fight, in 64 games with kill data: in the middle 98%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,275 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (11% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Mace by 2:10

0:00Open Bot Lab immediately with mex spread as usual.
1:53Push Mace assault out earlier than the role's normal pace.
2:10Lead with Mace to push middle and pressure the enemy base.
4:58Mix in Centurion for anti-swarm support on the push.
5:11+Keep heavy Mace numbers flowing as your main bot ball.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 63 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD SUICIDE FRONT

1
20:34
32:07
45:00

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
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 0:34
Economy
- 2Mex
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:34after 2 mexdone ~0:50, middle half 0:34–0:58
Some games also: Sentry (50%)
By 0:34 in all: 2 mex
The example game in this phase · 2 steps
1. 0:03Mex
2. 0:10Bot Labdone 0:26 · typical 0:50
2
Bot Lab to T1 bot assault
0:34 – 2:07
Economy
- 2Mex
Order
1. T1 bot assault ~2:07after 4 mex
Builders
- 2 Con bot
- 2 Lazarus
Army
- 1 Sentry
- 1 Centurion
Other
- 1 Radar Tower
Some games also: solar (41%) · wind (36%)
By 2:07 in all: 4 mex
The example game in this phase · 13 steps
1. 0:27Lazarus
2. 0:29Mex
3. 0:41Sentry
4. 0:53Centurion
5. 1:11Con bot
6. 1:22Mex
7. 1:33Sentry
8. 1:34Con bot
9. 1:51Lazarus
10. 1:57Mex ×2
11. 2:04Centurion
12. 2:20Con turret
13. 2:24Macedone 2:34
3
T1 bot assault to 5:00
2:07 – 5:00
Economy
- 2Mex
- 6Wind+3 vs standard
Builders
- 1 Con turret
- 1 Lazarus
- 1 Con bot
Army
- 2 Sentry
- 11 Mace +11 vs standard
Some games also: Beamer (44%) · centurion (31%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 16 rocketeer
By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 7 wind (standard 5) · 1 con turret
The example game in this phase · 29 steps
1. 2:27Sentry
2. 2:35Mace
3. 2:40Sentry
4. 2:46Mace
5. 2:56Pawn
6. 2:57Mace
7. 3:07Pawn
8. 3:12Mace
9. 3:16Sentry
10. 3:27Wind
11. 3:28Lazarus
12. 3:33Sentry
13. 3:40Mace
14. 3:43Con turret
15. 3:47Sentry
16. 3:51Mace
17. 4:00Wind
18. 4:03Mace
19. 4:09Wind
20. 4:13Mace
21. 4:17Wind ×2
22. 4:29Mace
23. 4:29Wind
24. 4:35Con turret
25. 4:45Lazarus
26. 4:50Con turret
27. 4:55Wind
28. 4:57Mex
29. 4:57Mace
4
5:00 to 10:00
5:00 – 10:00
Economy
- 1Mex
- 19Wind
Builders
- 2 Con turret
- 4 Lazarus +2 vs standard
Army
- 18 Mace +18 vs standard
Some games also: centurion (39%) · Sentry (36%) · Radar Tower (34%) · Beamer (33%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 8 rocketeer
By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 25 wind · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 213 steps
1. 5:02Wind
2. 5:05Mace
3. 5:08Wind ×2
4. 5:12Mace
5. 5:13Wind ×3
6. 5:20Mace
7. 5:21Wind ×2
8. 5:23Beamer
9. 5:27Mace
10. 5:29Wind
11. 5:35Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
12. 5:35Lazarus
13. 5:37Con turret
14. 5:40Wind
15. 5:42Mace
16. 5:42Wind
17. 5:44Con bot
18. 5:45Wind ×2
19. 5:53Mace
20. 5:56Wind ×2
21. 5:57Bot Labdone 6:25
22. 5:59Mace
23. 6:03Wind
24. 6:05Mace
25. 6:09Wind
26. 6:12Mex
27. 6:25Mace
28. 6:26Wind ×3
29. 6:35Mace
30. 6:37Wind ×3
31. 6:45Con turret
32. 6:45Lazarus
33. 6:47Wind ×4
34. 6:56Mex
35. 6:57Wind
36. 7:00Mace
37. 7:00Converter
38. 7:01Wind ×3
39. 7:06Converter
40. 7:07Wind
41. 7:08Mace
42. 7:11Converter
43. 7:14Mace
44. 7:18Converter
45. 7:21Mace
46. 7:21Wind
47. 7:23Converter
48. 7:24Lazarus ×2
49. 7:32Pawn
50. 7:33Converter
51. 7:34T2 mexdone 8:05 · typical 10:25
52. 7:41Lazarus
53. 7:44Mace
54. 7:57Lazarus
55. 7:59Mex
56. 8:02Pawn
57. 8:06T2 mex
58. 8:06Radar Tower
59. 8:07Converter
60. 8:08Mace ×2
61. 8:18Pawn
62. 8:19Sentry
63. 8:24Mace
64. 8:28Pawn
65. 8:28Converter
66. 8:29T2 mex
67. 8:29Sentry
68. 8:39Converter
69. 9:00Con bot ×2
70. 9:12T2 mex
71. 9:19Mace ×4
72. 9:42Lazarus
73. 9:46Centurion ×3
74. 10:08Mace ×4
75. 10:26Lazarus
76. 10:31Mace ×3
77. 10:42Pawn
78. 10:44Mace
79. 10:46Pawn
80. 10:48Lazarus
81. 10:51Mace ×5
82. 11:10Lazarus
83. 11:14Mace ×3
84. 11:26Rocketeer
85. 11:28Centurion
86. 11:28Mace
87. 11:32Lazarus
88. 11:35Rocketeer
89. 11:37Mace
90. 11:38Rocketeer
91. 11:41Mace ×3
92. 11:47Vehicle Plantdone 11:57
93. 11:49Lazarus
94. 11:55Wind
95. 11:57Vehicle Plantdone 12:09
96. 11:58Wind
97. 11:59Mace
98. 11:59Lazarus
99. 12:00Pawn
100. 12:02Wind
101. 12:05Pawn
102. 12:06Wind
103. 12:09Con turret
104. 12:10Wind
105. 12:10Pawn
106. 12:13Wind
107. 12:15T2 mex
108. 12:17Wind
109. 12:17Con turret
110. 12:21Wind
111. 12:22Pawn
112. 12:25Wind
113. 12:25Pawn
114. 12:30Wind
115. 12:34Pawn
116. 12:34Wind
117. 12:36Pawn
118. 12:38Wind
119. 12:39Pawn
120. 12:39Lazarus
121. 12:40Blitz ×2
122. 12:40Wind
123. 12:42Lazarus
124. 12:43Wind
125. 12:43Con turret
126. 12:45Wind
127. 12:48Blitz
128. 12:48Con turret
129. 12:50Wind
130. 12:53Blitz
131. 12:54Wind
132. 12:55Blitz
133. 12:56Lazarus
134. 12:57Blitz
135. 12:58Wind
136. 12:58Blitz ×2
137. 13:01T2 mex
138. 13:02Wind
139. 13:02Blitz
140. 13:02Lazarus
141. 13:03Blitz
142. 13:05Rattlesnakedone 13:38
143. 13:05Blitz ×2
144. 13:09Lazarus
145. 13:09Wind
146. 13:09Blitz
147. 13:14Wind ×3
148. 13:32Pawn
149. 13:38Blitz
150. 13:38Wind
151. 13:39Dragon's Teeth
152. 13:40Pawn
153. 13:41Wind
154. 13:41Blitz ×2
155. 13:42Dragon's Teeth ×2
156. 13:43Pawn
157. 13:44Wind
158. 13:46Dragon's Teeth
159. 13:47Wind
160. 13:47Blitz
161. 13:50Wind
162. 13:50Blitz
163. 13:50Dragon's Teeth
164. 13:50Pawn
165. 13:53Wind
166. 13:53Blitz ×2
167. 13:55Wind
168. 13:56Pawn
169. 13:56Blitz ×2
170. 14:00Wind
171. 14:00Blitz
172. 14:00Pawn
173. 14:01Blitz ×2
174. 14:04Pawn
175. 14:05Wind
176. 14:05Blitz ×3
177. 14:08Pawn
178. 14:10Wind
179. 14:10Blitz ×2
180. 14:12Pawn
181. 14:14Blitz
182. 14:15Con turret
183. 14:15Blitz ×2
184. 14:17Pawn
185. 14:18Blitz ×2
186. 14:22Pawn
187. 14:24Blitz ×2
188. 14:26Pawn
189. 14:27Blitz
190. 14:29Wind
191. 14:30Mex
192. 14:30Pawn
193. 14:31Blitz
194. 14:32Wind
195. 14:32Pawn
196. 14:34Blitz
197. 14:35Pawn
198. 14:35Wind
199. 14:37Pawn
200. 14:39Wind
201. 14:39Pawn ×2
202. 14:42Wind
203. 14:43Pawn ×2
204. 14:46Wind
205. 14:47Pawn ×2
206. 14:50Wind
207. 14:51Pawn
208. 14:53Wind
209. 14:53Pawn ×2
210. 14:56Wind
211. 14:57Blitz ×2
212. 14:57Pawn
213. 14:59Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [crd]sisa's (44 OS, 13/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:11 · in 67% of games
1 T2 con bot from Tech or Geofirst at 8:27 · in 50% 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

05k10k15k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05k10k15k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

64 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard suicide front	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard suicide front	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard suicide front
1:00	311	226	0	0	0	0
2:00	975	889	31	0	0	0
3:00	2056	2056	292	172	166	106
4:00	3054	3161	840	660	598	486
5:00	4196	4236	1707	1413	1223	1020
6:00	5475	5430	2672	2327	1963	1785
7:00	6570	6661	4273	3179	3339	2732
8:00	7633	7910	4991	4035	4269	3631
9:00	8768	9298	5818	4816	4967	4516
10:00	10216	10688	6895	5426	5914	5336
11:00	11567	12241	8080	5898	7018	6080
12:00	13140	14024	8591	6517	8122	6842
13:00	14674	16042	9642	7013	9406	7523
14:00	16421	17969	10658	7680	10449	8336
15:00	18501	20297	11173	8302	11286	9228

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Dealt noticeably more damage than the standard build for slightly higher losses, but team win rate came in a bit lower.

+ Enemy metal destroyed above standard at every checkpoint (11209 vs 8172 by 15:00).
+ Mace timing at 2:10 is far ahead of the role's usual pace.

− Team win rate 52% versus standard's 58%.
− Metal produced trails standard by 15:00 (18386 vs 19882).

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[crd]sisa

44.3 OS · 13/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
170 metal received · 13884 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:50Middle 50%: 0:34–0:58 · n=64

Advanced Metal Extractor10:25Middle 50%: 9:01–11:20 · n=45

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Mace bot assault

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to T1 bot assault

T1 bot assault to 5:00

5:00 to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

[crd]sisa

Typical milestones

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