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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 · 1016 distinct matches · 176 players · 73% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 57% of 1085 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 0:39

  1. Open 3 mex, then rush Bot Lab almost immediately.
  2. Finish Bot Lab and start pushing Thug, Grunt, Aggravator.
  3. Send units straight to middle to contest and stop leaks.
  4. Eat the Bot Lab for metal if 32% of games reach that point.
  5. Transition into Advanced Metal Extractor once middle is stable.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1016 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
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 Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mexdone ~0:37, middle half 0:27–0:45

    By 0:21 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:33 · typical 0:37
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Builders
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    Army
    • Guard3 Guard
    • Thug16 Thug
    • Grunt3 Grunt
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: aggravator (39%) · con turret (30%)

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 31 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. GruntGrunt
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. GruntGrunt ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex
    7. ThugThug
    8. Mex
    9. ThugThug
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Mex
    12. GuardGuard
    13. ThugThug
    14. Wind
    15. ThugThug
    16. Mex
    17. GuardGuard
    18. Wind
    19. GraverobberGraverobber
    20. GuardGuard
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. ThistleThistle
    23. AggravatorAggravator ×7
    24. Con turret
    25. AggravatorAggravator
    26. GraverobberGraverobber
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. AggravatorAggravator
    29. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    30. JellyfishJellyfish
    31. AggravatorAggravator
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Graverobber3 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Thug11 Thug
    • Grunt1 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 · 286 steps
    1. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    2. Mex
    3. Wind
    4. AggravatorAggravator ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. Energy storage
    8. AggravatorAggravator
    9. JellyfishJellyfish
    10. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    11. Con turret
    12. AggravatorAggravator
    13. Wind
    14. AggravatorAggravator
    15. Wind
    16. Solar
    17. AggravatorAggravator
    18. Wind
    19. AggravatorAggravator
    20. Wind ×4
    21. GraverobberGraverobber
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Construction BotCon bot
    24. Wind ×3
    25. AggravatorAggravator
    26. Wind
    27. AggravatorAggravator
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. AggravatorAggravator
    31. Wind
    32. Con turret
    33. AggravatorAggravator
    34. Mex
    35. Wind
    36. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:55
    37. AggravatorAggravator
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. AggravatorAggravator
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. AggravatorAggravator
    46. Wind ×2
    47. GuardGuard
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×5
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. GruntGrunt
    54. Mex
    55. Wind
    56. GruntGrunt
    57. Converter
    58. GruntGrunt
    59. Wind ×3
    60. GruntGrunt ×2
    61. Wind
    62. GuardGuard
    63. Converter
    64. GruntGrunt
    65. Wind
    66. GruntGrunt
    67. Wind ×2
    68. GruntGrunt
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. GruntGrunt
    72. Wind
    73. GuardGuard
    74. GruntGrunt
    75. Wind ×3
    76. GruntGrunt
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:30 · typical 9:59
    78. GruntGrunt
    79. Wind
    80. GruntGrunt
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. GruntGrunt
    84. Wind
    85. GruntGrunt
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. GruntGrunt ×2
    89. Wind
    90. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    91. GruntGrunt
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. GruntGrunt ×2
    95. Wind
    96. GruntGrunt
    97. Converter
    98. GruntGrunt
    99. Wind
    100. GruntGrunt ×2
    101. Wind ×2
    102. GruntGrunt
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. GruntGrunt
    106. Wind
    107. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    108. GruntGrunt ×2
    109. Wind
    110. GruntGrunt ×5
    111. Wind
    112. GruntGrunt ×2
    113. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    114. GruntGrunt ×4
    115. Wind
    116. GruntGrunt ×3
    117. Wind
    118. GruntGrunt
    119. Wind
    120. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    121. GruntGrunt ×3
    122. Wind
    123. GruntGrunt ×3
    124. Converter
    125. GruntGrunt ×3
    126. Wind ×2
    127. GruntGrunt ×2
    128. Converter
    129. GruntGrunt ×3
    130. Wind
    131. GraverobberGraverobber
    132. Converter
    133. GruntGrunt ×4
    134. Wind ×2
    135. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 11:41
    136. GruntGrunt
    137. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Construction BotCon bot
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. GruntGrunt
    143. Wind
    144. GraverobberGraverobber
    145. Wind
    146. GruntGrunt ×3
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. GruntGrunt ×6
    150. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    151. GruntGrunt
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. GruntGrunt
    155. Wind
    156. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    157. GruntGrunt
    158. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    159. GruntGrunt ×2
    160. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    161. GruntGrunt ×2
    162. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    163. Converter
    164. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    165. Wind
    166. GruntGrunt ×2
    167. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    168. GruntGrunt ×3
    169. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    170. GruntGrunt ×2
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. GruntGrunt
    174. Wind
    175. GruntGrunt
    176. Con turret
    177. GruntGrunt ×3
    178. Wind
    179. GruntGrunt
    180. Converter
    181. GruntGrunt ×2
    182. Con turret
    183. GruntGrunt ×2
    184. Wind
    185. GruntGrunt
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. GruntGrunt ×2
    189. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    190. GruntGrunt ×2
    191. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    192. GruntGrunt ×2
    193. Wind
    194. Converter
    195. GruntGrunt ×2
    196. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    197. GruntGrunt ×2
    198. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    199. GruntGrunt
    200. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    201. GruntGrunt
    202. Wind
    203. GruntGrunt
    204. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    205. Wind
    206. Converter
    207. GruntGrunt ×2
    208. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    209. GruntGrunt
    210. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    211. GruntGrunt ×2
    212. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    213. GruntGrunt
    214. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    215. GruntGrunt ×2
    216. Wind
    217. GruntGrunt ×2
    218. Converter
    219. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    220. GruntGrunt ×2
    221. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    222. GruntGrunt ×2
    223. Wind
    224. GruntGrunt ×2
    225. Wind
    226. GruntGrunt
    227. Converter
    228. GruntGrunt ×8
    229. Wind
    230. Converter
    231. GruntGrunt ×5
    232. Wind
    233. ParalyzerParalyzerdone 14:52
    234. GruntGrunt ×2
    235. Wind
    236. Converter
    237. GruntGrunt ×3
    238. Mex
    239. GruntGrunt
    240. Wind
    241. GruntGrunt
    242. Converter
    243. GruntGrunt
    244. GraverobberGraverobber
    245. Wind
    246. GruntGrunt
    247. Wind
    248. GruntGrunt
    249. Converter
    250. GruntGrunt ×3
    251. Wind
    252. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:26
    253. GruntGrunt
    254. Converter
    255. GruntGrunt
    256. Wind
    257. GruntGrunt
    258. Wind ×2
    259. GruntGrunt ×2
    260. Con turret
    261. GruntGrunt ×2
    262. Wind
    263. GruntGrunt
    264. Wind
    265. GruntGrunt ×3
    266. Wind
    267. GruntGrunt ×3
    268. Wind
    269. Con turret
    270. Wind
    271. GruntGrunt
    272. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    273. GruntGrunt ×3
    274. GraverobberGraverobber
    275. GruntGrunt
    276. Wind ×2
    277. GuardGuard
    278. GruntGrunt
    279. Wind
    280. GruntGrunt
    281. GraverobberGraverobber
    282. GruntGrunt
    283. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    284. Wind
    285. GraverobberGraverobber
    286. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RockFish's (34 OS, 17/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:11 · in 69% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 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

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

1085 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033000
2:0094400
3:002033216172
4:003122732632
5:00427615381413
6:00546125002345
7:00664936083330
8:00782645654356
9:00896452905260
10:001023859936158
11:001160665386969
12:001316969977740
13:001478676358411
14:001655283038971
15:001785289169599
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

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.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

RockFish

33.9 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
266 metal received · 9663 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:37Middle 50%: 0:27–0:45 · n=1080
Advanced Metal Extractor9:59Middle 50%: 9:00–11:13 · n=687

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