SUPREME ISTHMUS / 8 VS 8 / SUICIDE FRONT

Suicide front
build orders.

The frontline position at the isthmus, cove side: fights for the middle from the first minute.
Players also call it Front, cove side.
What does Suicide front do? →

THE OPENING BOOK

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Suicide front · Armada 2,150 games · 4 builds · standard play in 71%

Suicide front · Cortex 617 games · 3 builds · standard play in 70%

Suicide front · Legion 38 games · 1 builds · standard play in 79%

Suicide front engages enemies earliest on the map

Suicide front scores its first kill at 2:05, well before the typical role time of 4:13.

By 15:00
First Centurion62%
First kill100%
First unit lost100%
T2 constructor81%
0:003:006:009:0012:0015:00

Dot: typical time. Bar: middle half of the games that get there. Right: share of games that get there.

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MilestoneTypicalMiddle halfShare of games
First Centurion1:401:27–2:1262%
First kill2:051:34–2:35100%
First unit lost2:111:32–2:48100%
T2 constructor8:047:04–9:1481%
MOST COMMON FIRST · WHAT SETS EACH BUILD APART · TYPICAL TIMINGSEVIDENCE
01
Suicide frontLegionQuick factory#rush#raid

Standard suicide front

Quick Bot Lab into Vehicle Plant to project force at middle early with Ballista, Satyr, Decurion and Lance, transitioning into Barrage artillery and an Advanced Metal Extractor as the game develops.

Legion Bot Lab → Legion Vehicle Plant

OPENINGMetal Extractor→Legion Bot Lab→Wind Turbine→Metal Extractor→Pharos→Metal Extractor ×3×3→Pharos→Wind Turbine

79% of Legion Suicide front games · team won 50% of 30 · Then: Ballista, Satyr, Lance · Last seen 28 Sept

29MATCHES16 players
02
Suicide frontCortexEconomy first#push#artillery#raid

Pounder assault push

An early vehicle plant produces a Pounder-led riot line by 1:16, paired with Wolverine artillery and Rascal raiders, before growing into Brutes for a forward assault push in the middle.

T1 vehicle riot from 1:16 · 9% of role by thenVehicle Plant in 100%Wolverine in 82%Rascal in 82%

Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Vehicle Plant→Metal Extractor→Guard→Metal Extractor→Guard→Radar Tower

4% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 68% of 22 · Then: brute, wolverine · Last seen 30 Sept

21MATCHES7 players
03
Suicide frontCortexEconomy first#artillery#raid#rush

Lasher artillery rush

Vehicle plant from the opening seconds leads straight into Lashers by 2:20, backed by Pounder riot and Rascal raiders, skirmishing forward in the middle well ahead of the role's usual timing.

T1 vehicle skirmishers from 2:20 · 6% of role by thenVehicle Plant in 100%Lasher in 77%Pounder in 77%

Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor

OPENINGWind Turbine→Vehicle Plant→Metal Extractor→Wind Turbine→Metal Extractor→Guard→Metal Extractor ×2×2→Guard

4% of Cortex Suicide front games · team won 38% of 26 · Then: Rattlesnake, brute · Last seen 23 Sept

26MATCHES8 players
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