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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 · 1040 distinct matches · 181 players · 73% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 57% of 1109 · 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 1040 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 · 2 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:27 · 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 · 30 steps
    1. GruntGrunt ×2
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Solar
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. ThugThug ×3
    7. Mex ×2
    8. ThugThug
    9. GuardGuard
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Mex
    12. ThugThug ×3
    13. Mex
    14. Wind
    15. GraverobberGraverobber
    16. GuardGuard
    17. Wind
    18. GuardGuard
    19. ThugThug
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    21. ThugThug ×2
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    23. ThugThug ×2
    24. GuardGuard
    25. GraverobberGraverobber
    26. ThugThug
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. ThugThug ×4
    29. GraverobberGraverobber
    30. Twin GuardTwin Guard
  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 · 124 steps
    1. AggravatorAggravator ×3
    2. AgitatorAgitatordone 6:53
    3. AggravatorAggravator ×2
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    5. AggravatorAggravator
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    7. Wind
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
    10. AggravatorAggravator
    11. GuardGuard
    12. AggravatorAggravator
    13. GraverobberGraverobber
    14. GuardGuard
    15. GruntGrunt ×5
    16. GraverobberGraverobber
    17. Mex
    18. GruntGrunt ×3
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    20. GruntGrunt
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    22. GruntGrunt
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    24. Con turret
    25. GraverobberGraverobber
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. GruntGrunt ×3
    28. JellyfishJellyfish
    29. GruntGrunt ×2
    30. GraverobberGraverobber
    31. Wind
    32. GruntGrunt
    33. Wind
    34. GruntGrunt ×3
    35. Wind
    36. GruntGrunt
    37. GraverobberGraverobber
    38. Con turret
    39. GruntGrunt
    40. Wind
    41. GruntGrunt
    42. Wind
    43. GruntGrunt
    44. Wind
    45. GruntGrunt ×2
    46. Wind
    47. GraverobberGraverobber
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Construction BotCon bot
    50. Wind
    51. GruntGrunt ×2
    52. Wind
    53. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    54. GruntGrunt
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    56. Wind
    57. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    58. GruntGrunt
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    60. GruntGrunt
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    62. GraverobberGraverobber
    63. Wind
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    65. Wind
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    67. GruntGrunt
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    69. Wind
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    71. GruntGrunt
    72. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    73. GruntGrunt
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    75. GruntGrunt
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    77. Wind
    78. GruntGrunt
    79. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    80. GraverobberGraverobber
    81. Wind
    82. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    83. GruntGrunt
    84. Con turret
    85. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    86. Wind
    87. GruntGrunt
    88. AgitatorAgitator
    89. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    90. GruntGrunt
    91. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    92. Energy storage
    93. Wind
    94. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    95. GruntGrunt
    96. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    97. GruntGrunt
    98. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    99. Wind
    100. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    101. Wind
    102. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    103. GraverobberGraverobber
    104. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    105. Energy storage
    106. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    109. Wind
    110. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    111. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    112. Wind
    113. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    114. Wind
    115. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    118. Wind
    119. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    120. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    121. Wind
    122. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    123. Wind
    124. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Kontraption's (32 OS, 27/09/2026); 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 7:45 · 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

1109 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033000
2:0094400
3:002034216172
4:003123732629
5:00427615401402
6:00546125102340
7:00663236373323
8:00782645654355
9:00894152905259
10:001021259936155
11:001156865466953
12:001313570067734
13:001473876918408
14:001637283178923
15:001774489569568
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

Kontraption

31.9 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units
109 metal received · 24057 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=1103
Advanced Metal Extractor9:59Middle 50%: 9:01–11:14 · n=693

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