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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 · 1059 distinct matches · 187 players · 73% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 57% of 1129 · 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 1059 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 ~0:36, middle half 0:27–0:45

    By 0:21 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:20 · typical 0:36
  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 (38%) · con turret (31%)

    By 5:00 in all: 5 mex · 3 wind

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is FrontLiner69er's (33 OS, 11/10/2026); 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 7:46 · 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

1129 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033000
2:0094400
3:002036216173
4:003125733632
5:00428115421394
6:00547425052331
7:00664936373310
8:00782945654355
9:00894453015270
10:001021360176154
11:001158865676915
12:001316370367714
13:001475877548382
14:001637283518916
15:001774489709568
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

FrontLiner69er

32.8 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

11 received units · includes a constructor
35 metal received · 15472 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:36Middle 50%: 0:27–0:45 · n=1123
Advanced Metal Extractor10:00Middle 50%: 9:00–11:14 · n=703

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