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Standard suicide front

Cortex Suicide front build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's baseline: bot lab first, economy expands through the first minutes, and Thugs with Aggravators and Grunts carry the fight to the middle as T2 approaches.

#eco #defence · 422 distinct matches · 79 players · 70% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 51% of 438 · 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 422 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 0:27–0:44

    By 0:18 in all: 1 mex

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:42 · 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
    • Thug15 Thug
    • Grunt3 Grunt
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: aggravator (50%)

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 34 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. GuardGuard
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. GuardGuard
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. Mex
    9. AggravatorAggravator
    10. ThugThug ×3
    11. GuardGuard
    12. ThugThug ×2
    13. GuardGuard
    14. GraverobberGraverobber
    15. Mex
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. GraverobberGraverobber
    18. GuardGuard
    19. ThugThug
    20. Mex
    21. ThugThug ×2
    22. Construction BotCon bot
    23. ThugThug
    24. Wind
    25. ThugThug
    26. GraverobberGraverobber
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. Wind
    29. GraverobberGraverobber
    30. ThugThug ×2
    31. Wind
    32. ThugThug
    33. Construction BotCon bot
    34. ThugThug
  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
    • Thug5 Thug
    • Grunt3 Grunt

    Some games also: aggravator (50%) · energy storage (48%) · Radar Tower (42%) · Twin Guard (32%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 156 steps
    1. WardenWarden
    2. Wind
    3. ThugThug
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. Metal storage
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Energy storage
    15. Wind ×4
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Mex
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. AgitatorAgitatordone 8:51
    29. Converter
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter
    51. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:15
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×6
    54. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 11:07
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Con turret ×2
    65. Wind
    66. PersecutorPersecutordone 12:57
    67. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:19
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. GruntGrunt ×4
    71. Wind
    72. GruntGrunt
    73. GraverobberGraverobber
    74. GruntGrunt ×4
    75. Wind ×2
    76. GruntGrunt ×2
    77. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    78. GruntGrunt
    79. GraverobberGraverobber
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    81. GruntGrunt ×3
    82. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    83. GruntGrunt
    84. Wind
    85. GruntGrunt
    86. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    87. GruntGrunt
    88. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    89. GruntGrunt
    90. Wind
    91. GraverobberGraverobber
    92. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    93. GruntGrunt
    94. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    95. GruntGrunt ×2
    96. Wind
    97. GruntGrunt
    98. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    99. GruntGrunt ×2
    100. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    101. GruntGrunt
    102. GraverobberGraverobber
    103. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    104. GruntGrunt
    105. Wind
    106. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    107. GruntGrunt
    108. Wind
    109. CatalystCatalystdone 14:14
    110. GruntGrunt
    111. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    112. GruntGrunt
    113. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    114. GruntGrunt ×2
    115. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    116. Wind
    117. GruntGrunt
    118. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    119. GraverobberGraverobber
    120. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    121. PrevailerPrevailernot finished by 15:00
    122. GruntGrunt
    123. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    124. GruntGrunt
    125. Wind
    126. GruntGrunt
    127. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    128. Wind
    129. GruntGrunt
    130. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    131. GruntGrunt ×3
    132. Wind
    133. GraverobberGraverobber
    134. GruntGrunt ×2
    135. Wind
    136. GruntGrunt
    137. Wind
    138. GruntGrunt ×3
    139. Wind
    140. GruntGrunt
    141. GraverobberGraverobber
    142. GruntGrunt ×3
    143. Wind
    144. Con turret
    145. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    146. GruntGrunt
    147. Wind
    148. GruntGrunt
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. JunoJuno
    152. Wind
    153. Con turret
    154. Wind
    155. GruntGrunt
    156. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Derpiederp's (49 OS, 03/09/2026); 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 7:37 · 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

438 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0028500
2:0097000
3:002069195133
4:003161685638
5:00430816561425
6:00553625612419
7:00674535823533
8:00792945134525
9:00919452115491
10:001046559036310
11:001201763667124
12:001361268427999
13:001523475068807
14:001702082639520
15:0018420887210297
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

Derpiederp

48.9 OS · 03/09/2026

Open source match ↗

27 received units
37 metal received · 27469 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:34Middle 50%: 0:27–0:44 · n=434
Advanced Metal Extractor9:42Middle 50%: 8:47–10:57 · n=284

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