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Standard suicide front

Cortex Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first start from a Bot Lab that pushes Thugs, Aggravators and Grunts to hold the middle while the player techs up as usual.

#rush #eco · 494 distinct matches · 91 players · 72% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 53% of 510 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 0:35

  1. Grab 3 mex while bot lab goes down almost immediately.
  2. Finish bot lab and start pushing Thugs to middle right away.
  3. Layer wind, guard turrets and sentries while holding the line.
  4. Expect first kill and first loss almost immediately as fighting starts early.
  5. Transition into advanced metal extractor once middle is stable.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 494 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 0:22 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 Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    Army
    • Guard3 Guard
    • Thug15 Thug
    • Grunt3 Grunt
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: aggravator (46%)

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 24 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. GruntGrunt ×4
    3. Wind
    4. GruntGrunt
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. GruntGrunt ×5
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. ThugThug ×5
    9. Mex
    10. ThugThug ×2
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. GraverobberGraverobber
    13. JanusJanus
    14. GuardGuard
    15. Mex ×2
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. GuardGuard
    18. Mex
    19. ThugThug ×2
    20. Energy storage
    21. ThugThug ×2
    22. GraverobberGraverobber
    23. ThugThug ×3
    24. GraverobberGraverobber
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine14Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Graverobber3 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Thug8 Thug
    • Grunt2 Grunt

    Some games also: energy storage (47%) · aggravator (45%) · Radar Tower (41%) · Twin Guard (31%) · eat Bot Lab (35%)

    By 10:00 in all: 6 mex · 18 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 159 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. ThugThug
    4. Wind
    5. ThugThug ×2
    6. Metal storage
    7. ThugThug
    8. Wind
    9. ThugThug ×4
    10. Wind
    11. ThugThug
    12. GraverobberGraverobber
    13. ThugThug
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Wind
    16. ThugThug ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. ThugThug ×2
    20. Wind
    21. Con turret
    22. Converter
    23. ThugThug
    24. Wind
    25. ThugThug
    26. Wind
    27. ThugThug
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. GraverobberGraverobber
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Construction BotCon bot
    34. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. ThugThug
    39. Wind
    40. AgitatorAgitatordone 9:41
    41. Wind
    42. ThugThug
    43. Con turret
    44. ThugThug
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. ThugThug
    48. Wind
    49. ThugThug
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. ThugThug
    53. GuardGuard
    54. ThugThug
    55. Wind ×2
    56. GraverobberGraverobber
    57. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    58. Wind
    59. GraverobberGraverobber
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. GraverobberGraverobber
    63. Wind
    64. Metal storage
    65. GraverobberGraverobber
    66. Wind
    67. GraverobberGraverobber
    68. Wind
    69. Construction BotCon bot
    70. Wind
    71. ThugThug
    72. Con turret
    73. Converter
    74. ThugThug ×2
    75. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    76. ThugThug
    77. Mex
    78. ThugThug
    79. Con turret
    80. ThugThug
    81. Wind
    82. GraverobberGraverobber
    83. Construction BotCon bot
    84. GruntGrunt ×3
    85. Converter
    86. GruntGrunt
    87. Wind
    88. GruntGrunt ×2
    89. GuardGuard
    90. GruntGrunt ×2
    91. Wind
    92. GuardGuard
    93. GruntGrunt ×3
    94. ThugThug
    95. StoutStout
    96. Wind
    97. GruntGrunt
    98. Con turret
    99. GruntGrunt ×3
    100. GuardGuard
    101. Wind
    102. GruntGrunt ×5
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. GruntGrunt ×4
    106. Wind
    107. GruntGrunt ×4
    108. Mex
    109. GruntGrunt
    110. Wind
    111. GruntGrunt ×2
    112. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 12:40 · typical 9:50
    113. GruntGrunt
    114. Converter
    115. GruntGrunt
    116. Wind
    117. GuardGuard
    118. GruntGrunt
    119. Con turret
    120. GruntGrunt
    121. Wind
    122. GuardGuard
    123. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    124. Wind
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Con turret
    129. ThugThug
    130. GuardGuard
    131. Con turret ×2
    132. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    133. Wind
    134. Con turret ×2
    135. Wind
    136. ArbalestArbalest
    137. Converter
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. ArbalestArbalest
    143. GuardGuard
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind
    146. Con turret
    147. GuardGuard
    148. Wind
    149. Con turret
    150. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    151. Con turret
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. GuardGuard
    155. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    156. Wind
    157. GuardGuard
    158. Fusion ReactorFusion
    159. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [MooDeng]NongJohn's (38 OS, 07/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:11 · in 69% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:38 · in 57% 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

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

510 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0032700
2:0096500
3:002069200140
4:003167712642
5:00432816511430
6:00554925842412
7:00675036083473
8:00796845704492
9:00923953275480
10:001049060336293
11:001202366217138
12:001361270967946
13:001518477998729
14:001697885519413
15:0018684921410163
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard suicide front wins slightly above average at 52%, with by far the heaviest early trading of any role.

  • + Fastest bot lab of any role at 0:35, matching its job of projecting force earliest.
  • − Highest own metal lost by far at 10162 by 15:00, reflecting constant frontline trading.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[MooDeng]NongJohn

38.5 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

76 received units · includes a constructor
1149 metal received · 37607 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=506
Advanced Metal Extractor9:50Middle 50%: 8:50–10:58 · n=330

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