MK 2 Barracks Footmen Tower Rush

An all-in: Mountain King and Footmen from two Barracks, Defend researched, then four Militia run across the map at nightfall to tower the enemy base while the Footmen stream in.

By DarkDestroy· Updated 23 September 2026

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Full guideMK 2 Barracks Footmen Tower Rush

The MK 2 Barracks tower push relies on heavy micro and out-microing your opponent while staying calm. It is an all-in: you need to win with the initial push, otherwise your opponent will out-scale and out-tech your tier 1 army. On maps like Echo Isles there is a variant with one Barracks and mass mercenaries.

This can work at all levels; it comes down to execution. Gym members have reached 1700 MMR with it and pros like Fortitude have won with it. Your opening is the same as a standard Human build, which we recommend perfecting first.

Build order · 23 steps

#	Food	Instruction
1	5	Send 4 of your first Peasants to gold, 1 starts a Farm. Right after starting it, use that Peasant to build an Altar, then send it to wood.
2	5	Queue 2 Peasants.
3	6	Send your 1st Peasant created to build a Barracks, then to wood when finished.
4	7	Send your 2nd Peasant created to continue building the 1st Farm, then to wood when finished.
5	7	Queue 2 Peasants.
6	8	Send your 3rd Peasant created to the gold mine and rally your 4th Peasant to the gold mine.
7	9	When the 4th Peasant is half trained, send 1 Peasant from gold to build a 2nd Farm and shift-click it to build a 3rd Farm after.
8	9	Queue 2 Peasants. When the 4th Peasant is created you put it on gold and have 5/5 on gold.
9	10	Send the 5th Peasant created to wood.
10	11	Make your Mountain King and the 1st Footman.
11	18	Queue 1 Peasant.
12	19	Make the 2nd Footman.
13	21	Queue 1 Peasant.
14	22	Make the 4th Farm with the Peasant that built the 3rd. Remember to Militia creep when the MK is out.
15	22	Build the 2nd Barracks and produce the 3rd Footman when available.
16	24	Queue 1 Peasant.
17	25	Build a Lumber Mill.
18	25	Research Defend.
19	25	Keep building Footmen. When night falls, pull 4 Militia and start running across to the enemy base.
20	-	Stop at the Goblin Merchant with your hero: sell all items, buy Boots of Speed, a Circlet and Dust if against Night Elf.
21	-	Keep building Footmen from both Barracks, go to the enemy base and start towers: an Arcane Tower first, then Guard Towers.
22	-	Add more Farms if you are supply blocked and have not lost many units.
23	-	Once you hit level 2 on the MK, skill level 1 Bash.