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Standard suicide front

The role's baseline bot lab opening: secure mexes, push out Thugs, Aggravators and Grunts to contest the middle and hold until T2 arrives.

#rush · 353 distinct matches · 76 players · 67% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 51% of 366 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 0:34

  1. Take 3 mex, then rush a Bot Lab immediately for early army.
  2. Finish Bot Lab, start pumping Thug, Grunt and Aggravator.
  3. Push units to middle to contest and secure reclaim early.
  4. Add Advanced Metal Extractor to keep economy scaling with the fight.
  5. Hold middle with bots until T2 reinforcements arrive from Geo.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 353 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 Extractor1Mex
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 1 mexdone ~0:34, middle half 0:26–0:44

    By 0:17 in all: 1 mex

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:45 · typical 0:34
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    Army
    • Guard3 Guard
    • Thug14 Thug
    • Grunt3 Grunt
    • Aggravator2 Aggravator
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 34 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. GuardGuard
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. GruntGrunt ×2
    9. Mex
    10. GruntGrunt
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. ThugThug
    13. Mex
    14. ThugThug ×2
    15. GuardGuard
    16. ThugThug
    17. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    18. GraverobberGraverobber
    19. GuardGuard
    20. ThugThug
    21. GuardGuard
    22. ThugThug ×2
    23. Mex
    24. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    25. ThugThug
    26. Wind
    27. ThugThug ×6
    28. GuardGuard
    29. AggravatorAggravator
    30. GuardGuard
    31. Con turret
    32. AggravatorAggravator
    33. GuardGuard ×2
    34. AggravatorAggravator ×4
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine14Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Graverobber2 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Thug6 Thug
    • Grunt3 Grunt

    Some games also: aggravator (50%) · energy storage (47%) · Radar Tower (44%) · Twin Guard (31%) · converter (30%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 218 steps
    1. AggravatorAggravator ×5
    2. Wind
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. Wind
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. BeholderBeholder
    16. GraverobberGraverobber
    17. Wind
    18. AggravatorAggravator
    19. GraverobberGraverobber
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    21. Wind
    22. AggravatorAggravator
    23. GraverobberGraverobber
    24. Wind
    25. GraverobberGraverobber
    26. Wind
    27. AggravatorAggravator
    28. AgitatorAgitatordone 8:22
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Converter
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:08 · typical 9:42
    32. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    33. Converter
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    37. Con turret
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    39. Converter
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    41. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    43. Construction BotCon bot
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Construction BotCon bot
    48. Wind
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    51. Construction BotCon bot
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    55. Wind
    56. Mex
    57. Converter
    58. Construction BotCon bot
    59. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:37
    64. Con turret
    65. Dragon's MawDragon's Maw
    66. Mex
    67. Wind
    68. GruntGrunt
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind
    72. GraverobberGraverobber
    73. Wind
    74. Dragon's MawDragon's Maw
    75. Wind
    76. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    77. GraverobberGraverobber
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Energy storage
    80. GraverobberGraverobber
    81. Wind ×3
    82. GraverobberGraverobber
    83. Energy storage
    84. Dragon's MawDragon's Maw
    85. Wind
    86. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. Con turret
    90. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    91. Con turret
    92. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:16
    93. Wind
    94. GraverobberGraverobber
    95. HephaestusHeavy transport
    96. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:39
    97. Wind
    98. GraverobberGraverobber
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind
    101. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    102. GraverobberGraverobber
    103. Con turret
    104. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    107. RascalRascal
    108. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    109. ShurikenShuriken
    110. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    111. Wind
    112. GraverobberGraverobber
    113. RascalRascal
    114. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    115. ShurikenShuriken
    116. Con turret
    117. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    118. ShurikenShuriken
    119. RascalRascal
    120. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    121. Wind
    122. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    123. Dragon's MawDragon's Maw
    124. ShurikenShuriken
    125. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    126. RascalRascal
    127. Con turret
    128. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    129. ShurikenShuriken
    130. Wind
    131. RascalRascal
    132. GruntGrunt
    133. ShurikenShuriken
    134. GruntGrunt
    135. RascalRascal
    136. GruntGrunt
    137. Wind
    138. GruntGrunt
    139. RascalRascal
    140. GruntGrunt
    141. RascalRascal
    142. Wind
    143. GruntGrunt
    144. RascalRascal
    145. GruntGrunt
    146. RascalRascal
    147. GruntGrunt
    148. RascalRascal
    149. Wind
    150. GruntGrunt
    151. RascalRascal
    152. GruntGrunt
    153. RascalRascal
    154. GruntGrunt
    155. Wind
    156. RascalRascal
    157. GruntGrunt
    158. RascalRascal
    159. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    160. GruntGrunt
    161. RascalRascal
    162. Wind
    163. GruntGrunt
    164. RascalRascal
    165. GruntGrunt
    166. RascalRascal
    167. GruntGrunt
    168. RascalRascal
    169. GruntGrunt
    170. RascalRascal
    171. GruntGrunt
    172. RascalRascal
    173. GruntGrunt
    174. RascalRascal
    175. GruntGrunt
    176. RascalRascal
    177. GruntGrunt
    178. RascalRascal
    179. GruntGrunt
    180. RascalRascal
    181. GruntGrunt
    182. RascalRascal
    183. GruntGrunt
    184. RascalRascal
    185. GruntGrunt ×2
    186. RascalRascal
    187. GruntGrunt
    188. RascalRascal
    189. StarlightStarlightdone 14:38
    190. GruntGrunt
    191. RascalRascal
    192. GruntGrunt
    193. RascalRascal
    194. GruntGrunt
    195. RascalRascal
    196. GruntGrunt
    197. RascalRascal
    198. GruntGrunt
    199. RascalRascal
    200. Wind
    201. GruntGrunt
    202. RascalRascal
    203. Con turret
    204. GruntGrunt
    205. RascalRascal
    206. GruntGrunt
    207. Con turret
    208. RascalRascal
    209. GruntGrunt
    210. RascalRascal
    211. GruntGrunt
    212. RascalRascal
    213. GruntGrunt
    214. Wind
    215. RascalRascal
    216. Con turret
    217. GruntGrunt
    218. RascalRascal

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Horlof's (39 OS, 05/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:10 · in 69% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:32 · 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

366 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0027300
2:0095600
3:002058191130
4:003151663628
5:00432816971420
6:00553425652380
7:00676835643465
8:00797145054456
9:00923451865453
10:001045058116293
11:001194662887124
12:001361268158150
13:001530674618924
14:001705482219879
15:0018776887210532
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline aggressive job, winning half its games while both dealing and taking heavy metal losses fighting at middle.

  • + Fastest Bot Lab of any role (0:34), gets units fighting almost immediately.
  • + Destroys 8805 enemy metal by 15:00 through constant middle pressure.
  • − Loses 10461 own metal by 15:00, more than it destroys.
  • − Metal production lags behind other front role at 18297 by 15:00.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Horlof

39.1 OS · 05/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
11 metal received · 36512 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:34Middle 50%: 0:26–0:44 · n=362
Advanced Metal Extractor9:42Middle 50%: 8:46–10:57 · n=238

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