Standard suicide front
Cortex Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus
The role's baseline economy-first play: fast Bot Lab, early Advanced Metal Extractor, and a Thug/Grunt/Aggravator mix pushed to hold the middle while teching up.
#raid #push · 1059 distinct matches · 187 players · 73% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 57% of 1129 · Recently observed
Key timing: Bot Lab by 0:39
- Open 3 mex, then rush Bot Lab almost immediately.
- Finish Bot Lab and start pushing Thug, Grunt, Aggravator.
- Send units straight to middle to contest and stop leaks.
- Eat the Bot Lab for metal if 32% of games reach that point.
- Transition into Advanced Metal Extractor once middle is stable.
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 1059 GAMESFollow 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
Economy
2Mex
Order
Bot Lab after 2 mexdone ~0:36, middle half 0:27–0:45
By 0:21 in all: 2 mex
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
- Mex ×3
- Wind ×3
Bot Labdone 1:04 · typical 0:36
- 2
Bot Lab to 5:00
Economy
3Mex
2Wind
Builders
4 Graverobber
3 Con bot
Army
3 Guard
16 Thug
3 Grunt
Other
1 Radar Tower
Some games also: aggravator (38%) · con turret (31%)
By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind
The example game in this phase · 41 steps
Grunt ×2
Graverobber ×2
Grunt ×2
Con bot- Wind ×2
Con bot
Thug- Mex
Aggravator
Guard
Thug
Aggravator
Radar Tower
Thug
Aggravator- Wind
Aggravator
Guard
Aggravator- Wind
Con bot
Guard
Aggravator- Wind
- Con turret
Graverobber
Guard ×2
Aggravator
Beholder
Aggravator- Wind
- Mex
Aggravator- Wind
Aggravator
Warden- Wind
Guard
Aggravator- Wind
Aggravator
- 3
5:00 to 10:00
Economy
1Mex
12Wind
Builders
1 Con turret
3 Graverobber
1 Con bot
Army
1 Guard
11 Thug
1 Grunt
Some games also: aggravator (42%) · Radar Tower (39%) · energy storage (37%) · Twin Guard (31%)
By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 16 wind · 2 con turret
The example game in this phase · 69 steps
- Wind
Aggravator- Wind
Thug ×2- Wind
Thug- Wind
Castro
Thug- Wind
- Converter
Thug- Wind
Thug- Converter
- Wind
Agitatordone 7:45
Thug- Wind
Thug- Wind
Eat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal- Wind ×2
- Con turret
- Converter
- Wind
Dragon's Teeth- Converter
Dragon's Teeth- Wind
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Converter
Dragon's Teeth ×3- Wind
- Converter
- Con turret
- Converter
- Wind
T2 mexdone 9:27 · typical 10:00- Converter
Agitator- Mex
- Wind ×3
T2 mex
Castro- Wind ×2
T2 mex- Con turret
- Wind ×3
T2 mex- Wind ×2
Aircraft Plantdone 11:05- Wind
Twin Guard- Wind ×2
Valiant- Wind
Rattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
Valiant- Wind
Valiant ×2- Wind
Valiant- Wind
Valiant- Wind
- Con turret
Valiant ×4
Eat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EthanTheEpic's (31 OS, 18/08/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
Nothing regular.
You get
4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:11 · in 69% of games
1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:46 · in 55% of games
How it plays out
Typical game of this build, running totals by minute
Metal produced
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
1129 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Own metal lost: This build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 944 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 | 2036 | 216 | 173 |
| 4:00 | 3125 | 733 | 632 |
| 5:00 | 4281 | 1542 | 1394 |
| 6:00 | 5474 | 2505 | 2331 |
| 7:00 | 6649 | 3637 | 3310 |
| 8:00 | 7829 | 4565 | 4355 |
| 9:00 | 8944 | 5301 | 5270 |
| 10:00 | 10213 | 6017 | 6154 |
| 11:00 | 11588 | 6567 | 6915 |
| 12:00 | 13163 | 7036 | 7714 |
| 13:00 | 14758 | 7754 | 8382 |
| 14:00 | 16372 | 8351 | 8916 |
| 15:00 | 17744 | 8970 | 9568 |
This baseline wins more often than most other roles' standard builds, with early aggression showing in high kills and losses alike.
- + Team wins 54% of games, best winrate among the roles shown.
- + First kill lands very early at 2:07 in all games.
- − Own metal lost is heavy early, 1439 by 5:00.
- − Enemy destroyed stays close to own losses through 15:00, a costly front.
EthanTheEpic
30.8 OS · 18/08/2026
Open source match ↗1 received units · includes a constructor
180 metal received · 48349 energy received
Typical milestones
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